Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Refbox
Collect, organize and float your references. Refbox is a fast reference board app for Mac, Windows and iPad.
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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Refero 2.0▲458Together with my partner, we are bootstraping a service that allows product designers (and actually startup founders) to find design references from real life product (web and iOS). Why is this important and why does it even work? Every designer spends up to 6 hours a week (we've talked to over 100 of our users to make sure) looking at references on sites like Dribbble and Behance for sources of inspiration. Sometimes they just need to find payment form or specific dashboard, for example. And Refero solves this problem in the best way possible. Refero allows you to find iOS pages or web…
2023 · refero.design · its alternatives →
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- 5Duck Float▲155
A small tool software that can float other full-screen app
2024 · duckfloat.ruyicode.com · its alternatives →
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Scan, share, collaborate & provide feedback on your ideas
2016 · dropbox.com · its alternatives →
- 7RResurf▲301
Hi HN folks, Deep here. I am a design engineer and I have been building Resurf for the past 4 months. Resurf is a local first Mac app for quickly capturing notes, thoughts, ideas, inspiration, links, and files like PDFs and images without switching context. As a design engineer who cares a lot about craft, I built resurf because my “stuff I want to keep” was scattered across tabs, different apps, notes, screenshots, random folders, and I kept losing good references. A lot of tools exist, but I wanted something calm + polished that feels native on Mac (not another file manager). with Resurf…
Sep 2026 · resurf.so · its alternatives →
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2010 · radiapp.com · its alternatives →
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refine▲480100% open source React framework to build web apps 3x faster
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Explore, discover and organize your digital inspirations
2018 · south-side.cl · its alternatives →
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Pichon for Mac▲270Best design graphics at your fingertips, just drag and drop
2021 · icons8.com · its alternatives →
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Fix grammar, rewrite sentences, translate text, and get clear explanations across your Mac apps. Do it all offline with local AI.
2025 · refine.sh · its alternatives →
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Reach a community of hipsters, hackers, and hustlers
2017 · refind.com · its alternatives →
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Reference▲102An online tool to help you sketch human figures.
2020 · reference.riteshkr.com · its alternatives →
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Use 3d models as reference while you sculpt, draw or paint
2024 · 3danatomy.store · its alternatives →
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Hintapp▲135An app for creating perfect note cards (cue cards)
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Collect▲157Save, organize and share ideas from all your apps
2018 · collect.wetransfer.com · its alternatives →
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Angle 4▲146Create presentations with a library for Figma, Sketch and XD
2021 · angle.sh · its alternatives →
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2016 · refinator.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
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