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24 alternatives to TheCodePlayer

Timelapse video walkthroughs of cool stuff created with code

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TheCodePlayer launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Schnapps▲123

   Create time-lapse videos of your designs

   2014 · lovepetsdiy.com · its alternatives →

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   Codelapse.com▲28

   2019 · codelapse.com · its alternatives →

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   Video Loops▲70

   Be creative. Loop.

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Letter Lapse▲151

   Customized handwritten timelapse videos

   2016 · letterlapse.com · its alternatives →

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   Persecond▲107

   Create timelapses effortlessly

   2015 · flixel.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Codecrap▲93

   Where developers go to laugh and cry

   2014 · codecrap.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Explee▲163

   Create Animated Videos

   2014 · explee.com · its alternatives →

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   Vimeo Player▲59

   The (new) HTML5 player

   2014 · vimeo.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   SketchCasts▲212

   A weekly screencast, all about how to use Sketch

   2014 · sketchcasts.net · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Wipster▲96

    A workflow and collaboration tool for video creatives

    2015 · wipster.io · its alternatives →

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    Clipter▲93

    8 Second Video stories, together

    2015 · clipter.ai · its alternatives →

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    Motion Array▲62

    Make videos easily.

    2014 · motionarray.com · its alternatives →

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    Project GIFV▲164

    Imgur is reimagining the looping GIF video

    2014 · imgur.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PowToon▲93

    Create awesome animated videos and presentations

    2014 · powtoon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Making Live▲77

    Watch how people make cool things in real time.

    2015 · makinglive.com · its alternatives →

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    Video Brewery▲83

    Explainer video marketplace

    2016 · videobrewery.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Mindie▲99

    Create 7-Second Music Videos

    2013 · mindie.co · its alternatives →

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    Playola▲107

    Clip a YouTube video into a GIF with sound

    2015 · playola.co · its alternatives →

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    Timelapse Sketch▲96

    Create high-speed videos of your work in Sketch.

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Light-Bot▲84

    Programming Apps Teaching the Basics of Code

    2015 · lightbot.com · its alternatives →

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    GIFSNAP▲91

    Make and share awesome GIFs

    2014 · gifsnap.com · its alternatives →

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    QuartzCode▲83

    Vector Animation to Code

    2014 · quartzcodeapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Codecademy▲72

    Learn to code interactively, for free

    2014 · codecademy.com · its alternatives →

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    Give ’n’ Go▲97

    A curated gallery of Dribbble shots as interactive code pens

    2014 · give-n-go.co · its alternatives →

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