Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Earl Grey language – pattern matching, macros, compiles to JS launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   NotebookJS▲109

   Scientific computation for JavaScript

   2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Remarkable▲82

   a JavaScript Markdown and Commonmark parser

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Eloquent Javascript▲20

   A modern introduction to Javascript

   2014 · eloquentjavascript.net · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Polished js▲6

   A lightweight toolset for writing styles in JavaScript

   2017 · polished.js.org · its alternatives →

5. 5EP
   Efficient pattern matching for JavaScript▲5

   2017 · codemix.github.io · its alternatives →

6. 6AA
   Awl, a toy Lisp language written in C and transpiled to JavaScript▲8

   2014 · skepsi.me · its alternatives →

7. 7AP
   AllJS – Popular JavaScript libraries ready for tinkering▲6

   2015 · alljs.net · its alternatives →

8. 8PO
   Picket – Object orientated JavaScript - Type hinting, interfaces, much more▲5

   2015 · picketjs.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Adas.ana – clojure productivity macros, a novel take on anaphoras▲5

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10TA
    Ten – A Tiny Scripting Language▲8

    2019 · ten-lang.io · its alternatives →

11. 11PM
    Practical Modern JavaScript▲7

    2017 · ponyfoo.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Prettier 1.0▲11

    An opinionated JavaScript formatter

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Monkberry▲6

    A JavaScript library for building web user interfaces

    2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

14. 14AS
    A smart Django/Node code generator written in Haskell▲7

    2021 · app.imagine.ai · its alternatives →

15. 15TA
    Tweed – An OO JavaScript VDOM UI Library▲5

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

16. 16CI
    Cheatcode.io, a Swift syntax reference▲9

    2014 · cheatcode.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Natto – a canvas for writing and manipulating JavaScript▲5

    2021 · natto.dev · its alternatives →

18. 18CA
    Clause: an expressive JavaScript contract system, inspired by clojure.spec▲8

    2017 · clause.js.org · its alternatives →

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    JsonTree, a tool for turning JSON data into a collapsible html tree▲9

    A lightweight vanilla Javascript micro-library for making collapsible trees with JSON - MaxLeiter/jsonTree

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Nirvana, a WIP programming language▲8

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Julia Language▲10

    A high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language

    2017 · julialang.org · its alternatives →

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    YDML – YAML DOM Markup Language▲5

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23QT
    Quokka – The Live Scratchpad for JavaScript▲8

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    jducers: A js transducers-like implementation using generators and es8▲2

    javascript

    2018 · github.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 →