Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Silk 2

Draw beautiful flowing mandala-like art

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Silk 2 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Silk 2.0▲135

   Publish data online and create interactive visualizations

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Silk▲92

   An Interactive web canvas for "Light Painting"

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Silk 1.5▲133

   Publish data online and create interactive visualizations

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4MC
   Mandalagaba – Create mandalas and tessellations online▲124

   2018 · mandalagaba.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Art – draw one stroke, let symmetry complete it▲86

   Draw with radial symmetry, or generate a mandala from 19 motif types, 24 palettes and 9 colour harmonies. One page, nothing saved, no accounts.

   7d ago · mrdee.in · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Silk + import.io▲220

   Turn millions of Web pages into your own visualizations

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Mandala▲5

   An interactive and addictive app for drawing mandalas

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Make 8-Bit Art!▲107

   An in-browser canvas tool for making retro art.

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9SI
   Silk — Interactive generative art▲6

   2012 · new.weavesilk.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Lotus▲132

    Canvas for drawing in real-time with others around the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sketch2Code▲413

    Turn hand-drawn design into a HTML with AI. By Microsoft.

    2019 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Color Wander▲131

    Computer generated art

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Magnus▲270

    Shazam for art

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wand▲137

    Transforming blank walls into art

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15FA
    Free and open-source home for art made with code▲144

    2018 · shadergif.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pikazo 2.0▲189

    Turn anything into art in two taps

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17IB
    I built an interactive plotter art exhibit for SIGGRAPH▲167

    I'm enthralled with using pen plotters to make generative art. Last August at SIGGRAPH, I built an interactive experience for others to see how code can be used to make visual art. The linked blog post is my trials and tribulations of linking a MIDI controller to one of these algorithms and sending its output to a plotter, so that people may witness the end-to-end experience.

    2024 · lostpixels.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ai Pencil▲129

    Turn simple drawings into stunning artwork using AI

    2023 · its alternatives →

19. 19KA
    Kubist, a little web app to make cubism-like images▲231

    2015 · williamngan.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Subtle Patterns▲118

    Free textures for your next web project.

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Contemporary Magic▲88

    A tarot deck art collaboration from the makers of Dots

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Drawing Cartoons 2▲96

    Cartoon making app

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Scribble To Art▲149

    Turn your sketches into art with AI magic

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Cargo 2▲172

    Tools to design and build unique websites

    2017 · 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 →