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. Not Some Cats – A collection of tools for web devs/designers launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Squints▲81

   Design tools for the live web

   29d ago · squints.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   AniJS▲87

   UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

   2014 · anijs.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Blueprint▲203

   A React UI toolkit for the web

   2016 · blueprintjs.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Designeer▲150

   Bringing the best of the internet together

   Sep 2026 · designeer.xyz · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fizzl.io▲162

   The fastest way for UX designers to fetch feedback

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Don't Make Me Think, Revisited▲80

   A common sense approach to web usability

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Layout - No One's Trying to Make a Shitty Website▲67

   How to work and collaborate with developers

   2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Whiteboard▲93

   the open-source IDE for thoughtful software design

   4d ago · dev.fast · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Front End Happy Hour – The State of Web Development▲60

    Thoughts on front end tools

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Turret▲115

    A Responsive Front-end Framework for accessible websites

    2015 · bigfishtv.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Communicating Design▲68

    Developing web site documentation for design and planning

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Designing for Performance: Weighing Aesthetics and Speed▲72

    Strike a Balance Between Aesthetics and Speed in Web Design

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Automated Responsive Design Testing▲65

    A step-by-step guide to cross-browser layout testing

    2016 · tinnedfruit.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Design for Hackers▲78

    Visual design, deconstructed

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Designing Web Usability▲56

    The practice of simplicity

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    for / with / in▲54

    Experiments and conversations about design in the browser

    2015 · htmloutput.risd.gd · its alternatives →

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    Dev Toolbelt - Handy micro-tools for developers▲8

    2014 · gimenete.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Macaw▲72

    The code-savvy web design tool

    2013 · macaw.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Avocado▲69

    A new toolbox for interaction designers

    2014 · ideo.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Makers - The Macaw Story▲72

    From 'HTML for dummies' to the web design tool of the future

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22SA
    Sitestencil, a new way of building websites with flexbox and gutters▲9

    2016 · sitestencil.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Does Not Compute Podcast▲26

    The lives and workflows of modern web developers.

    2015 · spec.fm · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Solis▲10

    A Live Design Output, Built For Responsive Web Design

    2018 · solisapp.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 →