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24 alternatives to Soft

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Environment Switcher▲7
Switch environments without changing the URL path
Oct 2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
2
Switch 1.0▲223
Your browser, but more productive
2021 · its alternatives →
3
TrackChanges▲110
Share what you've changed
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
4
I made a CLI tool to create web extensions with no build configuration▲381
Hello HN! I'm the creator and solo developer of Extension.js, a development tool for browser extensions with built-in support for TypeScript, WebAssembly, React, and modern JavaScript. Developers use it to spend less time configuring the compilation config or learning new frameworks and more time actually writing code. Most projects similar to Extension.js rely on some sort of abstraction or configuration to get started, making the initial development process slow given the extra learning curve and setup guidelines. By using Extension.js, adding the package to your npm scripts is all it…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Switch Browser▲113
macOS extension to view current page in a different browser
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
Sudo Focus▲96
Swap distracting sites with your favorite quotes
2024 · sudofocus.com · its alternatives →
7
Reploy▲297
Instant, shareable links for every feature
2020 · its alternatives →
8
Koding▲246
Say goodbye to your localhost and code in the cloud.
2015 · koding.com · its alternatives →
9
Gallery▲133
Environments per-pull-request, on your own cloud
2021 · its alternatives →
10
Freshenv▲77
Provision and manage local developer environments.
2022 · its alternatives →
11
SwitchHosts▲83
Free and open source hosts management & switching app
2018 · oldj.github.io · its alternatives →
12
Repl.it Chrome▲173
Run code anywhere, with just a click 🖱️
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
13
Enable right click and copy on websites that disabled it▲71
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
14
Staging App▲78
Manage your staging environments right from Slack
2021 · staging-envs.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
15
Chrome™ Extensions Manager (aka Switcher)▲82
Enable, disable, uninstall extensions quickly & easily
2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
16
File Ops▲59
Easily tag/alias files & quick switch between files
2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
17
GitHub Night Mode▲78
A Chrome extension to experience GitHub in night mode.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
ctx_▲11
One command to switch your entire DevOps context
Feb 2026 · ctxuse.dev · its alternatives →
19
Quickly navigate to any URL in Chrome with one word▲14
2018 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
20
Ultimasaurus▲21
Customize your desktop web experience
2024 · ultimasaurus.com · its alternatives →
21
Like Momentum in Chrome but for VS Code▲6
Extension for Visual Studio Code - Stay organized with minimal context switching, all inside your VS Code.
2020 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
22
Chrome extension to navigate dependencies in Node.js projects on Github▲34
A Google Chrome extension for navigating Node.js `require()`s in Github. - lxe/require-navigator
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
BrowseFast▲16
Click Less. Browse Faster. Save Time.
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Know Your Environment▲3
Never test in the wrong environment again.
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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