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24 alternatives to Slimhtml – An Emacs org-mode export back-end which outputs minimal HTML

a minimalist HTML org-export backend. Contribute to balddotcat/ox-slimhtml development by creating an account on GitHub.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Slimhtml – An Emacs org-mode export back-end which outputs minimal HTML launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   This page is a truly naked, brutalist HTML quine▲633

   2019 · secretgeek.github.io · its alternatives →

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   An open-source, collaborative, WYSIWYG Markdown editor▲460

   Inspired by the design and UI/UX of apps like Notion, and utility of open-source apps like StackEdit, I decided to create a minimalistic, local-only WYSIWYG Markdown editor. Some features worth highlighting: - Monaco editor and Prettier integration for code snippets - Tables (apparently the holy grail of WYSIWYG editing) - Embeds (for CodePen, CodeSandbox and YouTube, most useful for HTML or JSON exports) - Accepts Markdown paste-in, and "exports"/generates HTML, Markdown and JSON outputs - Collaboration (with real-time awareness and initial commenting system, available only when…

   2023 · editor.vrite.io · its alternatives →

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   Chromely – Lightweight Alternative to Electron for .NET and .NET Core▲143

   Build Cross Platform HTML Desktop Apps on .NET using native GUI, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, Owin, AspNetCore (MVC, RazorPages, Blazor) - chromelyapps/Chromely

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A tiny web browser implementation with V8 JavaScript engine and Rust▲144

   An example implementation of a tiny Web browser for educational purposes. - lmt-swallow/puppy-browser

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   LHTML – local, portable webapps▲37

   An app for working with local HTML files. Contribute to iffy/lhtml development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Eel – a simple Python library for making little HTML GUI applications▲201

   A little Python library for making simple Electron-like HTML/JS GUI apps - python-eel/Eel

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   JavaScript-free (X)HTML Includes▲211

   (spoiler: its XSLT) I've been working on a little demo for how to avoid copy-pasting header/footer boilerplate on a simple static webpage. My goal is to approximate the experience of Jekyll/Hugo but eliminate the need for a build step before publishing. This demo shows how to get basic templating features with XSL so you could write a blog post which looks like My Article some content hello hello Some properties which set this approach apart from other methods: - no build step (no need to setup Jekyll on the client or configure Github/Gitlab actions) - works on any webserver…

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   I built an open-source email builder, alternative to Beefree/Unlayer▲169

   Try the Templatical drag-and-drop email editor in this interactive playground. Build, preview, and export email templates directly in your browser.

   May 2026 · play.templatical.com · its alternatives →

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   display.dev▲183

   Last week's post from Thariq "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of HTML" went viral in X. He made a good point about HTML being the more expressive and human friendly alternative to markdown files. I completely buy in where he's coming from, I've been asking Claude Code to create me HTML files to better understand what we're planning and building together. What Thariq didn't address was the part of sharing and collaborating on these HTML artifacts (he proposed uploading to S3). While I've been heavy user of HTML artifacts to share quarterly plans, implementation specs, technical guides and…

   May 2026 · display.dev · its alternatives →

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

    2019 · dmitripopov.com · its alternatives →

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    Wolff▲103

    Ridiculously small PHP framework for building web apps 🐺

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Gomponents, HTML components in pure Go▲113

    Hey everyone! I just released v1.0.0 of gomponents last week. It's an HTML component builder in pure Go, with a DSL-like HTML syntax. It's been 4 years in the making, and makes it really easy to build HTML in your web apps.

    2024 · gomponents.com · its alternatives →

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    Polly: A templating language for Rust▲47

    A truly logic-less templating language for Rust servers.

    2016 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

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    Lowdefy – Build internal tools with YAML on an open-source framework▲107

    We're excited to announce Lowdefy V4, a full-stack web framework built on top of Next.js that simplifies building web applications, internal tools, admin panels, BI dashboards, and CRUD apps using YAML or JSON configuration files. New in V4: Next.js: Lowdefy now runs on top of the Next.js framework. All of Auth.js: App auth is now handled by Auth.js supported providers, adapters and callbacks and events, easy to configure, but all of which can be customized. Plugin extensibility: Apps can now be extended with any npm or pnpm workspace plugins. Our story: We have developed a simple…

    2021 · lowdefy.com · its alternatives →

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    Free HTML/CSS Landing Page Templates Without JavaScript▲80

    Uisual: Free Figma, Framer, & Tailwind CSS Components & Templates

    2020 · uisual.com · its alternatives →

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    SHML (shell markup language)▲71

    2015 · maxcdn.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Slab – A programmable markup language for generating HTML▲39

    2024 · slab-lang.org · its alternatives →

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    Rendora – Dynamic server-side rendering for modern JavaScript websites▲36

    Dynamic server-side rendering using headless Chrome - rendora/rendora

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    An HTML abstraction centered on simplicity▲7

    An HTML abstraction focused on simplicity, with support for JavaScript and CSS. Perfect for experts and beginners! - ntrupin/abstractml

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A programmable embedded browser written in pure Java▲52

    A programmable, embeddable web browser driver compatible with the Selenium WebDriver spec -- headless, WebKit-based, pure Java - hollingsworthd/jBrowserDriver

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I made an open-source publishing platform (with minimal JavaScript)▲41

    2021 · zentrum.alles.cx · its alternatives →

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    A django-inspired JavaScript templating system▲14

    Spicy templating for node and the browser inspired by Twig, Dust.JS and Hogan.JS - deoxxa/node-ginger

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I made a Chrome extension to export web element to code▲5

    Recently I'm working on CopyUI which is an extension to copy UI element from websites and export html(or jsx) and css(or tailwind). I'm building this tool in order to create better landing pages because I'm really not good at layout and colors. So I hope to learn from others' design and innovate later, not to simply replicate.

    2025 · copyui.online · its alternatives →

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    FastHTML, a new Python-based system for writing web applications▲18

    2024 · about.fastht.ml · its alternatives →

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