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. Petri Dish – Generative Flocking launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Petri Dish - Flocking Experiment▲3

   A javascript canvas experiment using flocking algorithms

   2016 · jozefm.dev · its alternatives →

2. 2GA
   Generative art with ant colony optimization algorithms▲87

   2020 · amydyer.art · its alternatives →

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   Swarmation▲6

   The Multiplayer Pixel Formation Game

   2017 · swarmation.com · its alternatives →

4. 4HB
   HTML5 Bird Flocks Simulation in CoffeeScript▲47

   2012 · chrisp.gr · its alternatives →

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   Catenary▲90

   Spatial canvas IDE for AI coding agents

   Sep 2026 · thecatenary.app · its alternatives →

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   Causal▲105

   AI Powered Canvas for planning visual projects

   Sep 2026 · causal.so · its alternatives →

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   PixelCrew▲142

   Production-ready design from a crew of AI agents

   Sep 2026 · pixelcrew.ai · its alternatives →

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   Flock▲118

   A messaging app for making plans

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Clippo▲80

   Orchestrate AI agent teams on a visual canvas

   15d ago · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    Swarm simulation▲2

    Control an interactive model of collective animal behavior

    2016 · markallenthornton.com · its alternatives →

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    Acyclic▲69

    Rapid agent swarms for any agentic workflow

    13d ago · acyclic.dev · its alternatives →

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    Flocking Simulator (Boids)▲3

    After 20+ years of being fascinated by Craig Reynolds’ boids, I finally built my own flocking simulator this weekend. Added some simple predator/prey gameplay—curious how far this idea can go.

    Apr 2026 · vizbull.com · its alternatives →

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    Hopalong Attractor. An old classic with a new perspective in 3D▲25

    Generative Density Approximation for Deterministic Chaos The Hopalong Attractor - ratwolfzero/hopalong_python

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14PG
    Procedurally generate 2D spaceship sprites through directed evolution▲8

    2015 · proceduro.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15MA
    MediSim – A 3D simulation of emergent Behavior in little civilizations▲8

    2016 · stewart-taylor.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Growing fractal trees in HTML canvas▲7

    2020 · tsammons.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Simulating autonomous drone formations▲22

    Lightweight framework to simulate drone formations. - sushrut141/ketu

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Raft consensus algorithm visualization in Swift▲7

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19DA
    Drape – a Cloth Simulator▲9

    2016 · gitcdn.xyz · its alternatives →

20. 20GP
    Generate photorealistic images using Stable Diffusion and ControlNet▲6

    2023 · app.visoid.com · its alternatives →

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    A generative art algorithm – Treasure▲5

    2019 · anemy.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22OS
    Open-source Mondrian Art Generator with flexibility configurations▲7

    2021 · tool.graphics · its alternatives →

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    A selection of generative art coded in p5.js▲7

    Adam Fuhrer — artist & software engineer

    2023 · adamfuhrer.com · its alternatives →

24. 24HP
    High-Performance canvas data grid▲8

    2017 · tonygermaneri.github.io · its alternatives →

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