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24 alternatives to JS Canvas

Classic MS-Paint redone as a web application

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. JS Canvas launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   JS Paint▲201

   MS Paint nostalgia made in JavaScript.

   2018 · jspaint.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   MS Paint Classic (JS Paint)▲84

   🎨 Classic MS Paint, ＲＥＶＩＶＥＤ + ✨Extras

   2018 · jspaint.ml · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Paint▲326

   A simple Microsoft Paint inspired web app

   2025 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   JSPaint.exe – MS Paint as a cross-platform binary▲20

   🌂JS Paint ~~ as a cross-platform native desktop app. In other words, the "🎨 Classic MS Paint, ＲＥＶＩＶＥＤ + ✨Extras".exe hehe - crisdosaygo/jspaint.exe

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   RoughJS – Create hand-drawn graphics using JavaScript▲1,087

   Rough.js is a light weight javascript library that lets you draw graphics with a hand-drawn, sketchy, appearance.

   2018 · roughjs.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Repaint – a WebGL based website builder▲236

   Hey HN! We're Ben and Izak, founders of Repaint (YC S23). Repaint is like Figma, but for creating real websites. It has panning, zooming, and dragging elements around. The settings closely follow html/css. We think an open canvas is a big improvement over other website builders. Everything is easier: styling, consistency, responsiveness… But making it work was hard! We thought HN would appreciate the tech behind it: - A custom WebGL rendering engine (w/text, shadows, blurs, gradients, & opacity groups) - A partial implementation of the css spec - A custom text editor & text shaper…

   2024 · repaint.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   JSPaint.exe – Original Windows 95 Paint.exe as a cross-platform binary▲17

   🌂JS Paint ~~ as a cross-platform native desktop app. In other words, the "🎨 Classic MS Paint, ＲＥＶＩＶＥＤ + ✨Extras".exe hehe - crisdosaygo/jspaint.exe

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Canvas for Chrome▲83

   Drawing from anywhere - right in Chrome

   2018 · canvas.apps.chrome · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Paint yourself in the style of classic art, in your browser▲266

   Demo of in-browser Fast Neural Style Transfer with deeplearn.js library - reiinakano/fast-style-transfer-deeplearnjs

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Flatdraw▲93

    Open-source canvas drawing web app with responsive UI

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Canvas▲202

    A simple, powerful blog publishing platform

    2018 · trycanvas.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Canvas▲324

    Notes for teams of nerds

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    CanvasJS Charts v2▲209

    Responsive HTML5 charts with 10x performance

    2017 · canvasjs.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Canvas▲251

    A DALL·E playground for the Mac

    2023 · kevinhermawan.com · its alternatives →

15. 15DJ
    Drawingboard.js▲233

    2013 · leimi.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Skia-canvas, a browserless implementation of the Canvas API for Node.js▲187

    A multi-threaded, GPU-powered, 2D vector graphics environment for Node.js - samizdatco/skia-canvas

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Canvas engines performance comparison – PixiJS, Two.js, and Paper.js▲193

    Render multiple moving rectangles to compare a number of canvas engines.

    2020 · benchmarks.slaylines.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    CanvasJS Charts▲121

    Beautiful high performance HTML5 charts.

    2016 · canvasjs.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Canvas by Rubiv▲75

    Create beautiful graphics posts through machine learning

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Pure CSS Francine▲210

    HTML/CSS portrait in the style of an 18th century painting

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Rune.js – Graphic design systems with SVG in the browser or Node.js▲92

    A JavaScript library for programming graphic design systems with SVG

    2015 · runemadsen.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    GIF Paint▲94

    Like MSPaint… for GIFs.

    2015 · beta.gifpaint.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Memes on Canvas▲129

    Buy beautiful canvas prints of popular memes

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Microsoft Whiteboard for iOS & Web▲127

    The canvas where ideas, content, & people come together.

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →