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24 alternatives to Ripl

One unified API for rendering on the web and in the terminal

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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   A JavaScript library for data visualization in both SVG and Canvas▲161

   Here's a project I've been working on for a little while now. Ripl is a JS library that provides a unified API for rendering shapes on both canvas and SVG interchangeably. Over the years I've used D3 extensively to create data visualisations so I figured I'd have a go at making my own version with a slightly more modern API and stricter TypeScript support. I am aware there are already libraries that can draw to multiple contexts interchangeably, but I've added a few little niceties to Ripl that (as far as I know) some other libraries don't have such as CSS-like query selectors, DOM-like…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Ripl – A unified 2D/3D engine for Canvas, SVG, WebGPU, and the Terminal▲17

   After several years, with a small hiatus in the middle, I've finally got Ripl to the point of being published. Ripl is a library for rendering 2D and 3D shapes to any context (canvas, SVG, WebGPU, and Terminal supported by default) using a single API. The library mimics the DOM as much as possible, replicating the event system, object graphing, CSS-like querying, gradients, and keyframe animations etc. I also built a complete data visualization library using the core package which is available as @ripl/charts. And yes, you can even render the charts to a terminal with about a 2-3 line…

   Mar 2026 · ripl.rocks · its alternatives →

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   Render▲318

   Hey HN, I'm Anurag, founder and CEO of Render, a cloud for application developers. We've just launched Render Workflows, a way to define durable tasks by decorating plain TypeScript or Python functions and running them on Render without operating queues, worker pools, retry logic, and state management. Code example below [1]. The use cases we have in mind include agent loops, ETL/data pipelines, billing flows, and other long-running jobs. The model is simple: mark an existing function as a Task, deploy the repo as a Workflow, then trigger runs from your application code or via our API.…

   2019 · render.com · its alternatives →

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   Pts.js – A library for visualization and creative coding▲611

   Pts is a javascript library for visualization and creative-coding.

   2018 · ptsjs.org · its alternatives →

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   A DOM text-selection highlight renderer▲93

   A simple and fast zero-dependencies-library to transform text-selections into serializable markings.

   2015 · bowlingx.github.io · its alternatives →

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   An ASCII 3D Rendering Engine▲211

   Render 3D models (OBJ, glTF, GLB, STL, .vox) as ASCII art — in the browser, in React or Vue, or straight in your terminal. A three.js-style API with no WebGL and no canvas: just text in a single <pre>.

   Jun 2026 · glyphcss.com · its alternatives →

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   Tonic – A data visualizing REPL for Node.js▲342

   2015 · tonicdev.com · its alternatives →

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   A gallery of graphs built with React and D3.js▲297

   Many JS libraries exist to build graphs on the web (Vega, chartJS, Plotly...). They allow to make charts quickly. But you lose flexibility: you're limited by the options they offer. I just created a gallery with hundreds of graphs made with d3.js and React. - Examples are split by graph types - They all come with explanation and code sandboxes - Gradual complexity to ease the learning curve It took me ages to create this project! Feedback welcome!

   2023 · react-graph-gallery.com · its alternatives →

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   ScrapeOwl▲389

   Simple and powerful web scraping API

   2020 · scrapeowl.com · its alternatives →

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    Sketch The Ripper▲230

    Rip and share .sketch files on any OS in one click 💎

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Screen.rip – API for capturing web screenshots▲195

    ScreenChunk is an ultra-fast live Screen Capture studio and WebRTC screen recorder. Capture your desktop, crop 2D regions, and broadcast live streams with zero-knowledge AES-256-GCM chunk protection.

    2017 · screen.rip · its alternatives →

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    G9.js – Automatically Interactive Differentiable Graphics▲237

    2016 · omrelli.ug · its alternatives →

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    Mixing WebGL and HTML, Both Rendered Out in React▲129

    2019 · subdued-health.surge.sh · its alternatives →

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    Chart.js▲263

    Simple, clean & engaging charts for designers and developers

    2014 · chartjs.org · its alternatives →

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    Tableau-Like Data Visualizations in JavaScript▲361

    2018 · charts.com · its alternatives →

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    Skia-canvas, a browserless implementation of the Canvas API for Node.js▲187

    A multi-threaded, GPU-powered, 2D vector graphics environment for Node.js - samizdatco/skia-canvas

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Flatdraw▲93

    Open-source canvas drawing web app with responsive UI

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Graphic-Walker – A different type of open-source alternative to Tableau▲148

    Hello, guys~ I recently developed a data exploration and visualization app which can be used as a different type of open-source alternative to Tableau. It is extremely easy to embed in your apps just as a react component. The original purpose is to develop a lite plugin that can be easily embedded in most cases, it doesn't have to be a large BI, but a lite graphic plugin. GitHub: Kanaries&#x2F;graphic-walker, https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;Kanaries&#x2F;graphic-walker The main features implemented: * A user-friendly drag-and-drop-based interaction for exploratory data analysis with…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    DontBeEvil.rip: Search, for developers (API, expressions, CLI)▲269

    I'd like to invite everyone to try out DontBeEvil.rip, an experimental search engine for developers. tl;dr $ alias rip="curl -G -H 'Accept: text&#x2F;plain' --url https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dontbeevil.rip&#x2F;search --data-urlencode " $ rip 'q=Heartbleed bug' DontBeEvil.rip is a year long experiment to see if a small team can build a developer-focused search engine that is self-sustaining on $10 monthly subscriptions. It works by only indexing high-quality resources that are relevant to developers. You won't get useless listicles because we'll never crawl them. Relevant urls are harvested from HN,…

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Rune.js – Graphic design systems with SVG in the browser or Node.js▲92

    A JavaScript library for programming graphic design systems with SVG

    2015 · runemadsen.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Puck▲188

    Open-source visual editor for React

    2025 · puckeditor.com · its alternatives →

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    A conformant WebGL implementation for Node.js▲57

    🎃 Windowless WebGL for node.js. Contribute to stackgl/headless-gl development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Codewich – A live-updating TypeScript/CSS/HTML playground▲114

    Create and share simple web demos using TypeScript, CSS, and HTML. Prototype new ideas quickly.

    2017 · codewich.com · its alternatives →

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    Pxl▲87

    Single div CSS illustrations made easy!

    2020 · pxl.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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