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24 alternatives to Natto – a canvas for writing and manipulating JavaScript

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Natto – a canvas for writing and manipulating JavaScript launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   NotebookJS▲109

   Scientific computation for JavaScript

   2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Eloquent Javascript▲20

   A modern introduction to Javascript

   2014 · eloquentjavascript.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   NW.js▲77

   A new way of writing desktop apps with Web technologies

   2015 · nwjs.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Draft.js▲166

   A framework for building rich text editors in React

   2016 · facebook.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Remarkable▲82

   a JavaScript Markdown and Commonmark parser

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   JavaScript Air: For the Beginners▲62

   Stories and wisdom from the panel, for beginner programmers

   2016 · javascriptair.com · its alternatives →

7. 7QT
   Quokka – The Live Scratchpad for JavaScript▲8

   2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

8. 8PO
   Picket – Object orientated JavaScript - Type hinting, interfaces, much more▲5

   2015 · picketjs.com · its alternatives →

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   Monkberry▲6

   A JavaScript library for building web user interfaces

   2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Polished js▲6

    A lightweight toolset for writing styles in JavaScript

    2017 · polished.js.org · its alternatives →

11. 11PM
    Practical Modern JavaScript▲7

    2017 · ponyfoo.com · its alternatives →

12. 12JM
    Jindo – minimalist reactive backend for JavaScript applications▲7

    2016 · jindo.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Windsock.js – A flux inspired library for building web applications▲6

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14AP
    AllJS – Popular JavaScript libraries ready for tinkering▲6

    2015 · alljs.net · its alternatives →

15. 15RA
    Roadroller, a heavyweight packer for large JavaScript demos▲6

    2021 · lifthrasiir.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16TA
    Tweed – An OO JavaScript VDOM UI Library▲5

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

17. 17SR
    Space Rock, a realtime JavaScript framework▲7

    2015 · space-rock.meteor.com · its alternatives →

18. 18OP
    Object Playground - The definitive guide to object-oriented JavaScript▲5

    2013 · objectplayground.com · its alternatives →

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    Prettier 1.0▲11

    An opinionated JavaScript formatter

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Nullstack – A framework for full stack JavaScript components▲7

    2023 · nullstack.app · its alternatives →

21. 21LJ
    Learn Javascript by interactive coding▲5

    2012 · learnjs.info · its alternatives →

22. 22
    An easy JavaScript alternative for HTML canvas applications▲8

    easy online programming language to learn to programm

    2019 · easylang.online · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Simple framework for JavaScript apps▲7

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Descartes▲3

    An experimental library for writing CSS in JavaScript

    2016 · descartes.io · its alternatives →

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