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24 alternatives to Shrinkray

Lightweight alternative to electron for making apps

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shrinkray launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Shrinkray▲112

   One click image optimization for GitHub

   2014 · shrinkray.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   One click image optimization for GitHub▲34

   Compress more. Ship faster. Waste nothing.

   2014 · shrinkray.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Shrink▲94

   A little Mac app for your (Github) issues

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Expand Board for macOS▲132

   Expand ideas, concepts, and plans across limitless boards

   Sep 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Backbeam▲93

   Build web and mobile apps in half the time.

   2014 · loryn.me · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Glorium▲83

   A contextual filler text generator for Mac

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Lightwell▲246

   Make mobile apps without writing code

   2017 · stuartkerrs.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Better Window Manager▲233

   A tiny window management app for the Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Spool▲94

    A simple & beautiful lighting dock for iOS

    2016 · houseonthehillaustin.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    small▲149

    The ultra lightweight code editor for OS X.

    2016 · mediachicken.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tinycon▲197

    A small library for manipulating the favicon

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Shrink for Github▲145

    A macOS app for your Github issues

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Markoff▲94

    A free Markdown previewer for OS X

    2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Flashlight▲240

    The missing plugin platform for the Mac Spotlight

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Zazu▲193

    Open source launcher, an alternative to Alfred

    2017 · zazuapp.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Gow▲59

    The lightweight alternative to Cygwin

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Reactor▲86

    Build mobile apps with deep WordPress integration

    2015 · reactor.apppresser.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Min▲85

    A smarter web browser

    2016 · palmeral.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    null▲61

    null

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Cactus for Mac▲92

    A better workflow for hand coding websites

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24IC
    I created a portable lightweight replacement for Microsoft HTML Help▲77

    2019 · dmitripopov.com · 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 →