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24 alternatives to LightTable SX

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

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. LightTable SX launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   I made a pixel art editor for Windows desktop▲161

   Lightcube is a pixel art editing tool for game developers and artists that make quality game assets, animations and awesome art.

   2024 · lightcube.art · its alternatives →

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   Light Table▲70

   An interactive IDE that lets you modify running programs

   2014 · lighttable.com · its alternatives →

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   UnderlayX▲215

   Place shapes, text, and glowing effects behind your images

   2024 · underlayx.com · its alternatives →

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   VSCO Canvas▲198

   Mood boards for photographers and visual creators

   2025 · vsco.co · its alternatives →

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   LightBox▲325

   The easy, enjoyable animation tool.

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   Lightpack▲255

   Ambient backlight synced to your TV or monitor

   2015 · lightpack.tv · its alternatives →

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   lightgallery▲146

   A modern image viewer for Mac, Windows and Linux.

   2016 · sachinchoolur.github.io · its alternatives →

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   SnippetX▲196

   Beautiful screenshots, made easy directly in your browser

   2024 · snippetx.com · its alternatives →

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   Vectary Photon▲181

   One-click photorealistic rendering for 2D designers

   2019 · vectary.com · its alternatives →

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    Silk▲92

    An Interactive web canvas for "Light Painting"

    2015 · weavesilk.com · its alternatives →

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    Microsoft Whiteboard▲248

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

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Canvas by Magic Studio▲245

    Create amazing product photos in minutes, not days

    2023 · magicstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    Relate▲199

    Free social UI kit for Sketch and Photoshop

    2016 · miro.com · its alternatives →

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    Canvas▲251

    A DALL·E playground for the Mac

    2023 · kevinhermawan.com · its alternatives →

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    Darkroom▲207

    A quick, powerful photo editor that gives you control

    2015 · darkroom.co · its alternatives →

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    LightPaper▲169

    Simple, beautiful yet powerful text/md editor for your Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    AnyPixels.js▲198

    A web-friendly way for anyone to build unusual displays

    2016 · googlecreativelab.github.io · its alternatives →

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    lightGallery▲78

    Full-featured JavaScript image and video gallery

    2021 · lightgalleryjs.com · its alternatives →

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    SocialBook PhotoStudio AI Editor▲87

    All in one generative AI editor

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    LightTable▲6

    Vision Pro media viewer

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Lightform▲190

    The design tool for projected AR

    2018 · lightform.com · its alternatives →

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    Photoleap Editor by Lightricks▲116

    A creative photo editor for iOS by the makers of Facetune

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    lightGallery - A modern, responsive, modular, lightbox gallery plugin.▲34

    A customizable, modular, responsive, lightbox gallery plugin. - GitHub - sachinchoolur/lightGallery: A customizable, modular, responsive, lightbox gallery plugin.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Microsoft Whiteboard for iOS & Web▲127

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

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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