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24 alternatives to Mozilla Appmaker

Visually Create Firedox OS Apps

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

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    Hi HN! I've been working lately on unifying firefox configuration. Many people work on creating custom `userChrome.css` files and modules, browser user scripts, etc, but it's hard to actually use these a lot of the time. It usually involves cloning a repo, finding a folder and lots of copy paste. My tool (firebuilder) has an interactive CLI to select what to apply, (e.g. firefox hardening, custom CSS, etc) then creates a brand new profile folder for you. You can also seamlessly port from an existing profile folder to preserve all of your history, bookmarks, extensions, etc. For those more…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A collection of UI components from Mozilla

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    OpenUI▲543

    Describe UI and see it rendered live

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    Built for those who build the Web

    2014 · firefox.com · its alternatives →

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    Turn GitHub into a project management suite! Plus, socks

    2015 · app.zenhub.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I’m Kiet, one of the creators of Onlook studio. I made this app that allows you to visually edit your locally running React app and write the code back to it in real-time. The purpose is to allow you to develop UI while fully owning your code the whole time. There are other visual builders out there but they either require you to upload your code to the cloud or some lengthy setup process. Onlook runs locally, deterministically, and only requires adding a plugin for the compile step (2 lines of config change). Technical details: This is technically a web browser that can point to your…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Zazu▲193

    Open source launcher, an alternative to Alfred

    2017 · zazuapp.org · its alternatives →

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    Create websites and apps right in your browser

    2014 · hacks.mozilla.org · its alternatives →

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    Easily create modular, blazing-fast and bloat-free web apps

    2023 · meshblaze.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, I’m Kiet – one half of the two-person team building Onlook (https://beta.onlook.com/), an open-source [https://github.com/onlook-dev/onlook/] visual editor that lets you edit and create React apps live on an infinite canvas. We launched Onlook [1][2] as a local-first Electron app almost a year ago. Since then, “prompt-to-build” tools have blown up, but none let you design and iterate visually. We fixed that by taking a visual-first, AI-powered approach where you can prompt, style, and directly manipulate elements in your app like in a design…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    MacGap▲166

    Build native OS X apps with web technologies

    2014 · macgapproject.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Custom apps to run your business.

    2018 · zoho.com · its alternatives →

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    Mokkit▲305

    Hey HN, I built Mokkit as an alternative to shots.so. The goal is to provide a better animation UX, deeper template library, and more affordable features. The highlight of the app is the WebM backgroundless video feature; it works well to present a product demo inside an iPhone or browser mockup and fits naturally on any web page.

    Mar 2026 · mokkit.co · its alternatives →

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    BuilderX▲279

    Design to code, designers and developers on one platform.

    2019 · rapidnative.com · its alternatives →

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    we built sleek.design: you describe your app idea and it generates mobile mockups designs. it is possible to export them into html, react or figma. it is also possible to get a prompt that can be pasted into bolt and will generate the actual app starting from the design created. this is our third huge pivot and honestly the last shot we're giving ourselves. quick backstory: we're 3 bootstrapped builders. launched about a year ago with what's now on v1.reweb.so, basically a visual builder for nextjs/tailwind/shadcn. it went pretty viral and started growing, but we couldn't get past…

    Nov 2025 · sleek.design · its alternatives →

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    JitBlox▲152

    Interactive prototyping of modern web apps without coding

    2024 · jitblox.com · its alternatives →

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    Blueprint▲203

    A React UI toolkit for the web

    2016 · blueprintjs.com · its alternatives →

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    BuildFire▲111

    Build amazing mobile apps in minutes.

    2015 · buildfire.com · its alternatives →

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    App.js▲100

    library for creating mobile webapps behave like native apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    HotGloo▲84

    Wireframe UX prototyping tool

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Create interactive animated product pages without code

    2021 · moos.app · its alternatives →

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    Build mobile apps visually

    2016 · microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    A web components gallery for modern web apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Bashoto▲88

    Build instant real-time local apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

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