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24 alternatives to PaintCode 2

The missing bridge between developers and graphic designers

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PaintCode 2 launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PaintCode 3▲187

   Turn drawings into code with PaintCode 3.

   2016 · paintcodeapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Colourcode▲227

   Find your colour scheme

   2014 · toptal.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Don't Make Me Code - 8: I Only Work On Ugly Products▲58

   Why designers and dev co's need each other

   2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cycles▲179

   Visual feedback and approvals for web development

   2016 · cycleshq.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   A to Z CSS▲163

   CSS screencasts for designers & developers

   2015 · atozcss.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   webdesignrepo V2▲121

   A curation of the best webdesign tools and resources

   2016 · ruto77kita.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Layout - No One's Trying to Make a Shitty Website▲67

   How to work and collaborate with developers

   2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sketch Style Guides▲172

   Never start another design project from scratch

   2016 · uxpower.tools · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Material Colors▲133

   A tool for material design colors

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Developer Manifesto▲125

    A tribute to the art and profession of software development.

    2017 · git-tower.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Design+code▲177

    Learn iOS design and Xcode

    2014 · designcode.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Code Doodles▲84

    See an amazing code demo on every new tab

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Creative Coding Podcast▲61

    Podcast about visual and creative applications.

    2017 · creativecodingpodcast.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Colors▲127

    Dive Into the World of Colors

    2021 · colors.tools · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Input▲97

    Fonts for Code

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Speculo▲81

    Colour palette visualisation

    2016 · speculo.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Bridge▲78

    Connecting designers with top startups

    2014 · designerfund.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Swatches for Sketch▲111

    Make a palette of color swatches for style guides

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    App Developer Atlas▲89

    Helping developers make the right tool choices

    2014 · appdeveloperatlas.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Studio 2.0▲91

    Let's design together. Create and remix photos.

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Fragments▲86

    Design/Dev/Art news

    2020 · fragments.pro · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Craft Sync for Sketch and Photoshop▲91

    Sync with 1 click from your native design environement

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    To Be Continuous - 19: Have We Forgotten How To Code?▲61

    Paul and Edith discuss the fallout from left-pad

    2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    UXPin + Slack▲95

    Keep tabs on design projects in Slack

    2016 · uxpin.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 →