Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to QBasic 1.1 in the Browser

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   RetroTick – Run classic Windows EXEs in the browser▲195

   RetroTick parses PE/NE/MZ binaries, emulates an x86 CPU, and stubs enough Win32/Win16/DOS APIs to run classics like FreeCell, Minesweeper, Solitaire and QBasic, entirely in the browser. Built with Preact + Vite + TypeScript. Demo: https://retrotick.com GitHub: https://github.com/lqs/retrotick

   Feb 2026 · retrotick.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   I made an interactive hex calculator in ncurses▲113

   Terminal based bit manipulator in ncurses. Contribute to mellowcandle/bitwise development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Introducr▲124

   Simplifying the opt-in introduction.

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   bmux▲73

   Browser multiplexer for the agentic era

   21d ago · bmux.cc · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Online C/C++ Code Browser▲72

   Codebrowser homepage

   2016 · code.woboq.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Nuklear▲64

   A small ANSI C gui toolkit

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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

   2018 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →

8. 8NF
   New Fwix Local API (from the team at Fwix)▲8

   2011 · developers.fwix.com · its alternatives →

9. 9X1
   XWiki 17.3.0 has just been released▲9

   2025 · xwiki.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Qwilr▲10

    Bringing the power of the web to documents.

    2015 · qwilr.com · its alternatives →

11. 11OS
    Open-source CAD in the browser (DXF-native, no install)▲5

    Apr 2026 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    An alternative to AlternativeTo (GitHub version)▲6

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Chezmoi dotfile manager version 2 released▲9

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14AY
    Automate your UI testing with a click of a button▲13

    2019 · qanairy.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    qaq▲3

    qa

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16IM
    I made a browser TUI with its own layout engine▲6

    Try it at: ssh krnl.duetbrowser.com No sign up, totally free - no download. Let me know what you think. Prior art exists (brow.sh) but I wasn't satisfied with their graphical take. I wanted the raw, old skool terminal days of the early internet - BBS, and old green phosphor library comptuers - but running the modern web, with all the bells and jingle jangle whistles (JavaScript, etc). No funding, no VC, just 100% raw terminal fun. Not sure how long the demo will last, but try it out.

    Jul 2026 · its alternatives →

17. 17OB
    OneSidebar – browser extension for navigating GitHub▲5

    2022 · onesidebar.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Masonite 2.2 Released – The Modern Python Web Framework▲7

    2019 · reddit.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    QuarkXpress▲11

    Page layout software for design and publishing

    2014 · en.wikipedia.org · its alternatives →

20. 20EC
    Ekorn - Convert your browser into your terminal!▲5

    2023 · ekorn.xyz · its alternatives →

21. 21BB
    Browser based state machine simulator and visualizer▲9

    Feb 2026 · svylabs.github.io · its alternatives →

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

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Parallac.js – A JavaScript clone of Chapel for distributed computing▲6

    A Distributed Computing library written for Node.js based on Chapel. - briangu/parallac.js

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24CO
    Codebox – Open Source Alternative to Atom▲7

    2014 · codebox.io · its alternatives →

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