Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Parse Grotesk Mono
A programming font with a bit of personality.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Parse Grotesk Mono launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A mildly quirky grotesk font for IDEs and longform.
2018 · archetype-foundry.com · its alternatives →
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JetBrains Mono▲256A free font that makes it easier for devs to read code 🛠️
2020 · jetbrains.com · its alternatives →
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FontSpark▲379Quickly discover the best fonts for your next design project
2018 · fontspark.app · its alternatives →
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MonoLisa▲197Originally we (Andrey, Marcus, Juho) built MonoLisa in 2020 as we realised there's room for a better monospaced typeface for developers. The key insight was to make the glyphs slightly wider to make more room for design to make letters like m feel less cramped. Since then we've released a variable v2 (2022) and now we're happy to expand the typeface with a new family called MonoLisa Text. The reasoning was to cover *other* use cases beyond coding with this proportional font. We hope you give Monolisa a go as there's a free trial to try. We also welcome feedback!
2020 · monolisa.dev · its alternatives →
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Google Sans Code▲392The new font meticulously crafted for coders from Google
2025 · fonts.google.com · its alternatives →
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The world’s most accurate open source parser
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 9MI
2020 · icons.mono.company · its alternatives →
- 10PA
Parinfer - simpler Lisp editing
2015 · shaunlebron.github.io · its alternatives →
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- 12BM
2022 · berkeleygraphics.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, we are Marcus Sterz, Andrey Okonetchnikov, and Juho Vepsäläinen from Vienna. Marcus is a font designer while Andrey and Juho are more on the web development side of things. Today, we're launching a new monospaced font called MonoLisa (https://monolisa.dev) to the public. After Marcus saw me (Juho) and Andrey working, he was curious about the fonts we use. In programming, we're stuck with the monospaced format as code has to align to a grid in order to be readable. For a font designer, that's an interesting constraint as you'll have to make compromises to fit the format.…
2020 · its alternatives →
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I always believe in using what one makes, which is unfortunate because I made Monocraft. For the past year I've been stuck looking at those pixels while I code, so over the weekend I tried my hand at making a version of Monocraft that was more legible. Introducing Miracode, a Minecraft programming font that is actually usable! Using a custom algorithm, I've converted adjacent pixels from the original font into strokes, which allow for a more smooth look while maintaining that Minecraft-y look. Give it a try and let me know what you think!
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I made this because building UIs in a lexical medium like code is super annoying. I have to pre-render what I’m making in my head, and then jump between the browser and IDE to test. I was inspired by the developer console in chrome and safari since I end up editing css there because it’s ironically more convenient. Hope it’s useful!
2022 · dev.aspect.app · its alternatives →
- 17PPPapa Parse 3▲363
2014 · papaparse.com · its alternatives →
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A syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, grep, rg --json, and blame output - dandavison/delta
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Sort & compare Google Fonts by their visual attributes.
2017 · jmattthew.github.io · its alternatives →
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http://app.programmingfonts.org I've spent some time collecting monospace programming fonts, particularly those that are free to use. (Monospace because you can program with any font and you've got to draw the line somewhere). Usually I include some background info and basic stats in a blog post, and add it to a test drive "app". I've gone through some iterations here, and currently the backbone is a JSON data set (https://github.com/braver/programmingfonts/blob/gh-pages/fon...). I've been wondering what further to include here, e.g. glyph counts,…
2018 · its alternatives →
- 24PA
2015 · primroseeditor.com · its alternatives →
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