Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Notebook
The open-source computational canvas for STEM
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Open Notebook▲144Open Notebook is a tool where you can upload your own sources - PDFs (textbooks, research papers), Github repos, documentation websites, and other URLs. Once uploaded, you can either chat with an AI about them or run “apps” on top of those sources. Apps can be anything. Right now, I’ve built the following: - turn articles into short video overviews - create a mind map of the source - create summaries or other reports about the source - generate quizzes or flashcards to help study the source You can also remix existing apps or create one from scratch. I built this because I wanted to make…
2025 · noodleflow.ai · its alternatives →
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2018 · beta.observablehq.com · its alternatives →
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Obsidian Canvas gives you infinite space to research, brainstorm, diagram, and lay out your ideas.
2022 · obsidian.md · its alternatives →
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2016 · jaltekruse.github.io · its alternatives →
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One document with code, text, math, charts and rich media.
2014 · ipython.org · its alternatives →
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I'm building an online text-editor editor to write and save scientific documents fast. Here's a video of how it works: https://youtu.be/Hyk8CvCdEWE As an engineering student, I hated that handwriting was the only viable way to do fast or impromptu scientific writing. It would be the only way to take quick notes in class or in a lab, write an assignment, or create a presentation. Here's a few things I witnessed in academia: * Unsuitable editors: Students attempt to resort to text editors unoptimized for science, such as Notion or Word, to take notes and write assignments. *…
2024 · stempad.io · its alternatives →
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Gemini Canvas▲294Interact and collaborate with AI to create
2025 · gemini.google · its alternatives →
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Turn YouTube videos, docs & websites into content that wins
2025 · notebooks.app · its alternatives →
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Notebooks for data scientists and data analysts.
2021 · deepnote.com · its alternatives →
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Documenting Sketchapp artboards made easy
2014 · marcosvid.al · its alternatives →
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Spine Canvas▲227Hey HN Community! We're excited to introduce Spine, a tool we've been developing for the past month that aims to streamline the process of building and sharing AI-driven natural language interfaces like ChatGPT for various data formats. With Spine, you can: * Upload numerous data types such as websites, PDFs, docs, PowerPoints, CSVs, audio files, YouTube videos, and more * Navigate lots of data and get in-depth referenced results with our hybrid search * Built-in Feedback: Craft accurate, personalized & adaptive experiences -- we will update the search models and eventually your LLM with the…
Nov 2025 · getspine.ai · its alternatives →
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Lunagraph▲162Your design canvas that writes code powered by AI
Apr 2026 · lunagraph.com · its alternatives →
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I'm enthralled with using pen plotters to make generative art. Last August at SIGGRAPH, I built an interactive experience for others to see how code can be used to make visual art. The linked blog post is my trials and tribulations of linking a MIDI controller to one of these algorithms and sending its output to a plotter, so that people may witness the end-to-end experience.
2024 · lostpixels.io · its alternatives →
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Flatdraw▲93Open-source canvas drawing web app with responsive UI
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A GUI Notepad completely made from scratch using C++ native library and Graphics library coupled with mouse events as part my 12th Grade Project in 2015 - vibhoothi/CNotepad
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Making conference guidebooks from idea to finish.
2016 · its alternatives →
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