Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Lapas
Browser-based nesting software - cut more, waste less
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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A year ago, my co-founder launched Desktop Docs here on HN. It's a Mac app we built with Electron that uses CLIP embeddings to search photos and videos locally with natural language. We got positive feedback from HN and our first paying customers, but the app was almost 1GB and clunky to use. TLDR; rebuilding in Rust was the right move. So we rewrote the app with Rust and Tauri and here are the results: - App size is 83% smaller: 1GB → 172MB - DMG Installer is 70% smaller: 232MB → 69.5MB - Indexing files is faster: A 38-minute video now indexes in ~3 minutes instead of 10-14 minutes -…
2025 · desktopdocs.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · lambdaway.free.fr · its alternatives →
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Sheetsbase▲198AI formulas generator and shortcuts for Google Sheets
Jan 2026 · sheetsbase.com · its alternatives →
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Ferrite: Fast Markdown/Text/Code editor in Rust with native Mermaid diagrams Built a Markdown editor using Rust + egui. v0.2.1 just dropped with major Mermaid improvements: → Native Mermaid diagrams - Flowcharts, sequence, state, ER, git graphs - pure Rust, no JS → Split view - Raw + rendered side-by-side with sync scrolling → Syntax highlighting - 40+ languages with large file optimization → JSON/YAML/TOML tree viewer - Structured editing with expand/collapse → Git integration - File tree shows modified/staged/untracked status Also: minimap, zen mode,…
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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QuickSheet▲127Instantly create and edit spreadsheets from your menu bar
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Porosheets▲126An AI tool to help teachers generate lesson material
2024 · porosheets.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Since 2019, I’ve been working on a writing platform designed for creating complex documents (e.g., theses). I personally use it for everything as it also allows to classify documents in categories so you can organize them efficiently. As of a few months ago, the app is also available in the browser, and you can now invite coworkers to collaborate on a document in real time. The app is somewhat inspired by LyX. It offers an intuitive, modern editor, but users don’t need to know any LaTeX. When it’s time to export, they can choose from a range of templates (IEEE paper, thesis, etc.). A…
2025 · its alternatives →
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I built a web-based app for building websites. The main unique features are: 1. The ability to copy and paste any HTML and CSS into the editor with no limits. I was never able to find another app that could do this without some form of limitation. 2. CSS filtering, which means you can click on an element to view and edit the CSS selectors and rules that apply to that element alone. In many cases I've found CSS naming conventions like BEM to become irritating at certain scales, so this is an alternative solution. This part of the app needs some more development work but the concept is there.…
2024 · demo.gocodestudio.com · its alternatives →
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2025 · nestable.dev · its alternatives →
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A web app that lets you create and download svg documents.
2019 · webgrid.com · its alternatives →
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May 2026 · cadara.app · its alternatives →
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Open source nesting for laser cutters, plasma cutters and other CNC machines.
2018 · deepnest.io · its alternatives →
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Nesto▲14Organize code and notes effortlessly — powered by AI.
2025 · nestoai.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Hey all! I always wanted to arrange my text/markdown/pdf files on a 2D canvas and visualize them without opening all the windows. An extra feature I added is also visualizing folders within - so kind of a 3D visualization? It was also important to be an offline desktop app, rather than online tool like Miro or Mural, because once I edit files in Sublime or AdobePDF then I want changes to sync in the canvas right away. Some technical points and lessons learned: being Android developer helped a lot with this project since I used Kotlin Multiplatform with Compose Desktop renderer…
2024 · limandoc.com · its alternatives →
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I’ve been a software engineer for 10+ years and a hobby photographer for even longer. Over time my family archive grew to 100k+ photos and videos, and browsing it smoothly on macOS became surprisingly hard. So I started building Lap app. The current focus (v0.1.6) is simple: fast local photo library browsing and management - Smooth scrolling through very large libraries - Works directly on your existing folders (no import/catalog) - Fully local Planned next: deduplication, photo comparison tools, and RAW support.
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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