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24 alternatives to Pixnary

A visual way of learning words

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pixnary launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1PA
   Pixnary: A visual way of learning words▲5

   2015 · pixnary.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   WordsEye▲156

   Type a picture

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3EL
   Edabit – Like Duolingo for Learning to Code▲217

   2018 · edabit.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pixilart▲107

   A drawing app for delightfully retro pixel art

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5CA
   Colores – A simple app I built to find color palettes based on words▲157

   2014 · colores.manugarri.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   FlipWord▲214

   Intelligently integrate language learning into web browsing

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slate▲167

   A simple animated text meme generator

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Piktochart▲94

   Making Information Useful Has Never Been Easier

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Liquid Text 2.0▲157

   A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10PT
    Plain text for the web▲151

    2016 · saola.in · its alternatives →

11. 11AS
    A search engine that lets you 'add' words as vectors▲148

    2013 · insightdatascience.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pixsso▲87

    Cool, simple, eInk smart Display

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Word Lens▲83

    See the world in your language

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14PP
    Pix.pe – Easily sharable pixel art▲59

    2013 · pix.pe · its alternatives →

15. 15
    CleverDeck▲89

    Delightful, clever flashcards for learning languages

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16EI
    Etymap – interactive visualization of Wiktionary words and etymologies▲54

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Atavist▲116

    A web-based word processor as beautiful as Medium

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Word Vault▲96

    A simple iOS app to learn new words

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Brainyoo▲71

    Easy cross-platform learning with flashcards.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20CD
    Community-driven snippets for presentations in LaTeX, Beamer, and TikZ▲35

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21HF
    Handwriting for the web▲37

    2017 · handwriting.se · its alternatives →

22. 22
    FreeSpeech▲6

    Language learning via images

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23ET
    Experimental “Text-To-Color” engine I wrote for fun▲20

    2015 · berkin.me · its alternatives →

24. 24AT
    A tool for online learners to visualize your skills▲15

    2016 · skill.bar · 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 →