Alternatives

Products that do what “Run” – Enabling tools that are more customizable and easy to use does

1. 1RE
   Run – Easily manage and invoke small scripts and wrappers▲107

   2019 · github.com

2. 2AG
   A Go unikernel capable of running GUI programs▲184

   2020 · groups.google.com

3. 3
   Run▲93

   Development tooling: ✔ Fixed

   2018

4. 4TA
   Task – A simple build tool written in Go▲95

   2019 · taskfile.org

5. 5AN
   A new hobby OS from “scratch” in C#▲310

   2017 · github.com

6. 6MM
   Maid – Markdown driven task runner▲83

   2018 · github.com

7. 7CA
   Cantools – an extensive set of CAN bus tools▲220

   2020 · github.com

8. 8AE
   An Easy Programming Language That Runs in the Browser▲138

   2018 · kabas.online

9. 9WB
   Watermill – Building event-driven applications easy way in Go▲85

   2019 · github.com

10. 10TA
    Task – A task runner / simpler Make alternative written in Go▲13

    2018 · github.com

11. 11ST
    Startup Tools (and who actually uses them)▲54

    2011 · b2brev.com

12. 12UA
    Ultra, a Leiningen plugin for a superior development environment▲144

    2015 · github.com

13. 13MA
    Marathono – A GUI tool for managing long-running processes in macOS▲165

    2016 · marathono.com

14. 14AE
    An Easy Programming Language – Built with WebAssembly▲144

    2019 · easyprog.online

15. 15RB
    Run, Bucket, Run – Source code as a game▲13

    2015 · bitbucket.org

16. 16MA
    Mjolnir, an automation/productivity app for OS X▲43

    2014 · mjolnir.io

17. 17AR
    Ast.run – WebAssembly playground▲9

    2016 · ast.run

18. 18
    Workflowy but Open Source▲7

    Think Workflowy meets OSS with the plugin extensibility of Obsidian and beauty of Linear

    Jul 2026 · twitter.com

19. 19TA
    Task: a task runner / build tool, alternative to Make▲6

    2020 · taskfile.dev

20. 20BA
    Better – A simple retro tool that makes continuous improvement easy▲12

    2020 · bebetter.team

21. 21AT
    A tool to get “Deep Work” done▲6

    2016 · github.com

22. 22MO
    Machinable – open-source Back end-as-a-Service▲6

    2020 · medium.com

23. 23RA
    Runiq, a little Lisp-inspired language that runs on JavaScript▲24

    2015 · github.com

24. 24BA
    Beginning, a work-in-progress init system▲22

    2015 · github.com

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