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24 alternatives to Light Table

An interactive IDE that lets you modify running programs

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Light Table launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Tables by Google▲783

   Tables helps teams easily track & automate tasks

   2020 · tables.area120.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   LightTable SX▲68

   Create a virtual canvas to layout, inspect & compare images.

   2019 · einsteinslegacy.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Electric Tables – an experiment in personal databases▲231

   Tom Critchlow. Move. Think. Create.

   2022 · tomcritchlow.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Light-Bot▲84

   Programming Apps Teaching the Basics of Code

   2015 · lightbot.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Darkroom▲207

   A quick, powerful photo editor that gives you control

   2015 · darkroom.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Light▲86

   One Stop Solution for Collaboration

   2022 · its alternatives →

7. 7JA
   Jarvis, a Light Table like companion for Python▲164

   2012 · madlag.github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   cre[ai]tion lite▲143

   A digital designer's muse powered by generative AI

   2024 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Linelight▲68

   An elegant puzzle game set in a universe of lines

   2017 · linelightgame.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tablelist▲84

    OpenTable for nightlife

    2014 · tablelist.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Nightlight, an editor that runs inside Clojure projects▲195

    An embedded editor for Clojure. Contribute to oakes/Nightlight development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Datamatic▲156

    Editable data visualizations for the web

    2017 · datamatic.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    bxxlght▲78

    Changeable lightbox - illuminate a graphic from behind

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tabulator – Easy-to-use JavaScript library for interactive tables▲205

    Create interactive data tables in seconds with Tabulator. A free, open source, fully featured JavaScript table / data grid generation library.

    2018 · tabulator.info · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Framer Studio: Code Highlighting▲121

    A new way to inspect and navigate your prototyping code

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Coherent UI▲89

    HTML5 GUI designed for real-time applications and games

    2015 · coherent-labs.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Blinkenlights▲106

    A minimal status dashboard app

    2015 · blinkenlights.jazzychad.net · its alternatives →

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    Lightrun Observability Platform▲63

    Dynamically instrument Live applications from your IDE

    2023 · lightrun.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    LightCMS▲98

    Build Beautiful Websites

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    LIFX▲67

    The lightbulb reinvented

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    microlight.js▲117

    Improves readability of code by highlighting

    2016 · asvd.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Cloud▲112

    Interactive lamp and sound system

    2014 · rclarkson.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    AppEnlight▲61

    Performance and error monitoring

    2014 · appenlight.com · its alternatives →

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    Luxafor▲87

    The LED status light and productivity tool

    2017 · kickstarter.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 →