Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Pickaxe

It’s Hammer for Mac, with a new way to pay

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pickaxe launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Pickaxe▲90

   No code generative AI platform

   2023 · pickaxe.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pickaxe▲78

   Build and monetize AI tools

   2025 · pickaxe.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pickaxe Studio▲155

   Simple storefronts for GPTs

   2024 · pickaxe.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pickaxe▲10

   No Code GPT-3 Powered Apps

   2023 · pickaxe.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pickaxe▲190

   Embed AI anywhere

   2023 · pickaxe.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slapdash 1.0 ▲402

   Work at the speed of thought

   2019 · slapdash.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slides 6▲412

   Static website generator, create animated websites easily

   2022 · designmodo.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pickle▲291

   Screenshot, redact, and share — instantly and privately.

   Nov 2025 · pickleformac.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Bedrock▲165

   A powerful static site generator

   2018 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Flinto for Mac▲481

    The prototyping tool designers have been waiting for

    2015 · flinto.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Blocs 5.0▲181

    The ultimate Mac website builder

    2022 · blocsapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12MA
    Metalsmith – A pluggable static site generator▲174

    2014 · metalsmith.io · its alternatives →

13. 13BF
    Blades – fast static site generator written in Rust▲146

    Blazing fast dead simple static site generator

    2020 · getblades.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Universe for Mac▲324

    A magical new website builder made for Mac

    2020 · onuniverse.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hammerspoon▲142

    Powerful automation of Mac OS

    2019 · hammerspoon.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pickle▲112

    A simple website solution for makers of delicious things.

    2015 · pickle.pub · its alternatives →

17. 17BA
    Brick, a free Notion-like tool for zero-hassle site making▲187

    2020 · brick.do · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Metalsmith▲116

    An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator.

    2014 · metalsmith.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    create-dmg▲282

    Create a good-looking DMG for your macOS app in seconds

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    I made $8000 in one day on the Mac App Store▲190

    Aptonic create awesome apps for the Mac. We make Dropzone, an app which makes it faster and easier to move and copy files, launch applications, upload to many different services, and more.

    2012 · aptonic.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Makesite – A static site generator in 125 lines of Python▲146

    Simple, lightweight, and magic-free static site/blog generator for Python coders - sunainapai/makesite

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SVG Picker for Safari▲141

    View and copy SVGs effortlessly into design tools like Figma

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23JC
    Jumprock.co – HTML Forms for Static Sites▲161

    2018 · jumprock.co · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Brick.do▲104

    Free Notion-like tool for zero-hassle website making.

    2020 · brick.do · 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 →