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24 alternatives to ofBook

Free book about openFrameworks, written by the community

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ofBook launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   DevFreeBooks – A collection of free books for developers▲571

   2016 · devfreebooks.github.io · its alternatives →

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   DevFreeBooks▲288

   A collection of free books for developers

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Makerbook▲766

   A directory of the best free resources for creatives

   2015 · cursorup.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Art of Community▲70

   Awesome open source book to manage communities in general

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   The Unsplash Book▲107

   The world's first 'fully' open source book

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Swift Summary Book▲157

   Summary of Apple's Swift language written on Playgrounds

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Writebook▲333

   Instantly publish your own books on the web for free

   2024 · once.com · its alternatives →

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   Book about writing web apps in Go without a framework▲158

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Groundera▲257

   Indie books by entrepreneurs. 90% are free to download

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Project Guide to Enterprise Product Design▲93

    Free e-book. UX best practices from real projects.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Enterprise Sales For Startups▲184

    Free book for founders and sales reps selling to large orgs

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Devbook▲286

    Search engine for developers

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Storybook (Beta)▲99

    Write and publish stories, poems & more for free

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    OpenWork – An open-source alternative to Claude Cowork▲231

    hi hn, i built openwork, an open-source, local-first system inspired by claude cowork. it’s a native desktop app that runs on top of opencode (opencode.ai). it’s basically an alternative gui for opencode, which (at least until now) has been more focused on technical folks. the original seed for openwork was simple: i have a home server, and i wanted my wife and i to be able to run privileged workflows. things like controlling home assistant, or deploying custom web apps (e.g. our customs recipe app recipes.benjaminshafii.com), legal torrents, without living in a terminal. our initial setup…

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    openFrameworks Essentials▲3

    Guide to interactive openFrameworks-based applications.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Book of Ideas▲67

    A journal of creative direction and graphic design

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    UINotebook▲183

    A notebook for creatives and engineers

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Openillux▲214

    Find awesome free illustrations across the Internet

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Devbook – Search Engine for Developers▲168

    2020 · usedevbook.com · its alternatives →

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    Framer Cloud▲218

    A modern design workflow

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    DevBooks – Help Developers find indy books▲124

    2021 · thesmartcoder.dev · its alternatives →

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    HTML Canvas Deep Dive▲96

    Free ebook for game and animation development

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Fake it Make it▲168

    A free eBook about UX design and rapid app prototyping

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    DevFreeBooks – Free ebooks for developers▲24

    2015 · devfreebooks.org · its alternatives →

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