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24 alternatives to Stencil

A Compiler for Web Components

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

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   Site Stencil▲93

   A new breed of website builder

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Stencil▲344

   The fastest way to create and share visual content

   2016 · getstencil.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Stellify▲77

   A graphical web application development environment

   2021 · stellisoft.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Codekit ▲215

   Steroids for web developers - build web applications fast.

   2014 · incident57.com · its alternatives →

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   Fulvid▲86

   A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

   13d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Remarkable▲82

   a JavaScript Markdown and Commonmark parser

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   MarkRight▲84

   A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Stencil – Simple code templating for Go▲11

   2017 · laddoo.net · its alternatives →

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   CoderPad▲77

   In-browser REPL and compiler for programmer interviews.

   2014 · coderpad.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Coderviews▲7

    A real-time, collaborative compiler.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Encrusted – A Zork Interpreter Written in Rust / WebAssembly▲6

    2018 · sterlingdemille.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Rust 1.0▲6

    A high-level, safe and concurrent alternative to C++

    2015 · rust-lang.org · its alternatives →

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    svelte▲9

    The magical disappearing UI framework

    2016 · svelte.dev · its alternatives →

14. 14AL
    A LESS compiler for all platforms▲9

    2011 · wearekiss.com · its alternatives →

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    Wick▲5

    A free and open-source creation suite

    2016 · wickeditor.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    GHEdit: web-based GitHub-integrated code editor forked from VS Code▲8

    2016 · spiffcode.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Diffboard, a pastebin alternative with diffs▲5

    2012 · diffboard.com · its alternatives →

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    Wasienv – WebAssembly WASI Development Toolchain for C/C++▲8

    2019 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    Awl, a toy Lisp language written in C and transpiled to JavaScript▲8

    2014 · skepsi.me · its alternatives →

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    Prettier 1.0▲11

    An opinionated JavaScript formatter

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21WA
    Whilelse – a programming platform that represents code as a web▲7

    2016 · whilelse.com · its alternatives →

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    Polished js▲6

    A lightweight toolset for writing styles in JavaScript

    2017 · polished.js.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Custom Markup▲7

    A simple HTML framework

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Monkberry▲6

    A JavaScript library for building web user interfaces

    2016 · monkberry.js.org · 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 →