Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Mandelbrot Explorer launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Planet Explorer▲150

   Interactive global satellite images

   2017 · planet.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Shade▲131

   Gradient explorer

   2015 · jxnblk.io · its alternatives →

3. 3AB
   Algorand Block Explorer▲7

   2019 · medium.com · its alternatives →

4. 4SE
   Steam Explorer▲6

   2021 · eki-anjo.shinyapps.io · its alternatives →

5. 5BE
   Buddhabrot explorer: A high-performance PWA using Rust and WebAssembly▲11

   2017 · buddhabrot.paulg.fr · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Scalebrowser▲57

   Human browser capabilities. Now for AI agents.

   26d ago · scalebrowser.net · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tomnod▲78

   Crowdsourced Malaysian plane search via satellite images

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Adioso▲100

   Flight search with complete flexibility.

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Piste.io▲89

   Lets you explore mountains in your browser.

   2014 · piste.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    World View▲66

    Voyage to the edge of space.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Orbitor▲61

    Navigate the mysterious Quantum Nebula

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

12. 12M
    Mapster▲8

    2012 · gsundeep.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    A Mandelbrot set viewer that runs in the browser▲5

    Explore the infinite complexity of the Mandelbrot Set with this online fractal viewer. Zoom in and generate high resolution images.

    2024 · mandelbrot.site · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Mandelbrot – programmed in widely unknown Easylang, speeded up by WASM▲22

    easylang code runner

    2023 · easylang.dev · its alternatives →

15. 15AR
    A real-time 4D fractal explorer in the browser using WebGPU▲26

    Hi HN, I've always been interested in fractals, especially the Mandelbrot and Julia sets. A few years ago I created a 2d viewer of this inherently 4d space. But the other day I decided to ask Claude and GPT how to make this a full RT 3d explorer. A few hours later and this was vibe coded. To use it you can use the mouse to rotate the fractal the the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. to map from 4d to 3d, one of the dims is mapped to an adjustable slider. the there is also a clipping plane slider to help visualize the internal structures of the fractal. I have mixed feelings about vibe coding.…

    Dec 2025 · bryanjj.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16TF
    The Fastest JavaScript Mandelbrot Renderer▲5

    2023 · hgreer.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Path Guide▲5

    An infrastructure-free indoor navigation service

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Python AST explorer▲5

    2016 · python-ast-explorer.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Forestry.io▲11

    A simple CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

    2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Vesmeer▲3

    A space simulator running in your browser

    2015 · vesmeer.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Galaxy Explorer Project▲8

    Transform your room into our galaxy and explore new worlds

    2017 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Google Search from the Terminal▲8

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    GitHub Advanced Explorer▲1

    explorer

    Mar 2026 · githubcodergithub.netlify.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Periscope▲3

    Explore the world through someone else's eyes

    2015 · its alternatives →

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