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. Pineapple, a standalone IPython front end for Mac launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Macaw▲90

   A simple code editor for Swift

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Composé▲91

   An editor for creating interactive iOS prototypes and apps

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   MuM▲93

   A reading-first Markdown engine for macOS

   23d ago · mum.jiker.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Nodeterm▲130

   A node-based free open source terminal manager

   Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Glorium▲83

   A contextual filler text generator for Mac

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Starlie▲104

   A fast, native Jira client for Mac

   Aug 2026 · starlie.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Jarvey - a local JARVIS for MacOS▲5

   Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cactus for Mac▲92

   A better workflow for hand coding websites

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9DE
   Dawn – easily annotate code▲8

   2016 · dawn.io · its alternatives →

10. 10PA
    PyTill: A Python Package for Till Mobile▲9

    2018 · blog.manifold.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Collection of visualizations for IPython▲5

    2015 · nbviewer.ipython.org · its alternatives →

12. 12JR
    Just released TeaCode 1.0 for Mac▲7

    2018 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →

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    Plask▲2

    A multimedia programming environment.

    2017 · plask.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Penc▲7

    Trackpad-oriented window manager for macOS

    2018 · dgurkaynak.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15GA
    Guietta, a new module to quickly assemble Python GUIs▲6

    2020 · guietta.readthedocs.io · its alternatives →

16. 16MD
    Miki Desktop for Mac, an offline wiki for macOS▲7

    2021 · miki.mimix.io · its alternatives →

17. 17AC
    A cross-platform, native, desktop application for Python notebooks▲5

    2021 · id.rsa.pub · its alternatives →

18. 18IA
    Idio, a Programmable Shell▲6

    2021 · idio-lang.org · its alternatives →

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    Quiver▲9

    A notebook built for programmers

    2016 · yliansoft.com · its alternatives →

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    Openemacs – a tiny emacs clone, ≤ 1024 LOC (C), based on kilo (BSD)▲8

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Coderviews▲7

    A real-time, collaborative compiler.

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22BA
    BeforeShutdown – a macOS menubar todo app with reminders on system off▲9

    2020 · beforeshutdown.app · its alternatives →

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    Prizmo▲5

    An Innovative Scanning Experience for the Mac

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24PP
    Poetry – Python dependency management and packaging made easy▲7

    2018 · poetry.eustace.io · 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 →