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24 alternatives to Leaf 3

Simple and elegant PHP

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Leaf 3 launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Leaf PHP▲113

   Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.

   2019 · leaf-docs.netlify.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Leaf PHP MVC Framework▲110

   Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.

   2019 · leafmvc.netlify.com · its alternatives →

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   Leaf PHP Framework 2▲2

   Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.

   2020 · leafphp.netlify.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Leaf API Framework (PHP)▲3

   Lightweight PHP MVC framework for rapid API development.

   2020 · leafphp.netlify.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Leafjs▲81

   A lightweight web-components based frontend framework

   2022 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Leaf – Create interactive coding tutorials▲127

   2021 · getleaf.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Postleaf▲260

   Simple & beautiful open source blogging platform.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Wolff▲103

   Ridiculously small PHP framework for building web apps 🐺

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Leaf UI▲7

   A PHP library for building dynamic user interfaces

   2023 · ui.leafphp.dev · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Leaf▲81

    Author interactive coding tutorials

    2021 · getleaf.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    FlutterFlow 3.0▲438

    Build beautiful, modern apps for mobile and web

    2022 · flutterflow.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Leaf▲336

    Plug-n'-plant automatic cannabis home grow system

    2016 · getleaf.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Leaf UI▲1

    A PHP library for creating user interfaces😅

    2020 · leafphp.netlify.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    A Full-Stack Web Framework for Go▲531

    Hey HN! I want to share my side project with you. It's called Bud and it's a full-stack web framework for Go. I created a short video to show you how to create a minimal Hacker News clone with Bud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoypcRqn-xA. The framework is free, open source and MIT Licensed. You can find it on Github: https://github.com/livebud/bud. I started working on Bud 2 years ago after watching the introductory Laracast videos about the Laravel web framework. I was just blown away by how productive you can be in Laravel. However, like many of you,…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15IR
    I rebuilt my blogging app on Node.js and just open sourced it▲76

    2017 · postleaf.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Leaf, a notepad chrome extension. My first public project!▲11

    2017 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Leaflet.pub – a web app for creating and sharing rich documents▲170

    Hi HN! For the last 8 months we've been working on leaflet.pub, a web app for making delightful documents. We're trying to strike a balance between Notion and Google Docs — very fast, ultralight and easy to share, but also supporting rich blocks and multiple pages. Weirdly, none of the many notetaking/document apps that we could find hit this combination, so we made Leaflet. With it you can: - Instantly create a doc, without an account - Share read and edit links - Sign-in with email to sync your docs to different devices - Add rich blocks, like canvases, subpages, rsvps, and polls It's…

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Flutter - Control Spotify or iTunes Using Gestures thru Webcam▲239

    Flutter transforms the entire app development process. Build, test, and deploy beautiful mobile, web, desktop, and embedded apps from a single codebase.

    2012 · flutter.io · its alternatives →

19. 19WA
    Windwalker – A Modern PHP Framework▲15

    2015 · windwalker.io · its alternatives →

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    LeafLink▲121

    Cannabis business platform for orders, sales, and CRM

    2017 · leaflink.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Beacon PHP▲5

    A modern PHP framework for maintainable web applications

    Jul 2026 · beacon.shworx.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    PHPRunner▲103

    Professional web apps with little or no coding

    2022 · xlinesoft.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Leaf-Let▲83

    Free-form board for visual note-taking.

    2021 · leaf-let.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Laravel Framework▲38

    The PHP Framework for Web Artisans

    2023 · laravel.com · its alternatives →

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