Dev tools · 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. Whilelse – a programming platform that represents code as a web launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Codeanywhere▲92

   The only multi-platform cloud editor.

   2014 · codeanywhere.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Maybe Haskell▲60

   See what it’s like to program in a language without null.

   2015 · books.thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

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   NW.js▲77

   A new way of writing desktop apps with Web technologies

   2015 · nwjs.io · its alternatives →

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   Progressive Web App “An Easy Programming Language”▲5

   2018 · easyprog.app · its alternatives →

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   Nirvana, a WIP programming language▲8

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Coding WebIDE▲5

   2015 · coding.net · 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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   Quicklang.net – A Simple Programming Language That Runs in the Browser▲7

   2020 · quicklang.net · its alternatives →

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   Monkberry▲6

   A JavaScript library for building web user interfaces

   2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Repl.it Classroom▲19

    A platform for teaching programming

    2016 · replit.com · its alternatives →

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    tut, an open platform for programming tutorials▲8

    2013 · king-tutorial.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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    nickel.rs▲5

    Web framework for Mozilla's expressive programming language

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Stencil▲9

    A Compiler for Web Components

    2017 · stenciljs.com · its alternatives →

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    Windsock.js – A flux inspired library for building web applications▲6

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Sonar▲14

    A linting tool for the web

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Webmatr – It's Like IFTTT or Zapier but for Programmers▲5

    2017 · webmatr.com · its alternatives →

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    Ōryōki▲13

    A small web browser with a thin interface

    2016 · oryoki.io · its alternatives →

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    Sitestencil, a new way of building websites with flexbox and gutters▲9

    2016 · sitestencil.com · its alternatives →

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

    2016 · spiffcode.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Whistle, a different way to build interactive web apps in Elixir▲7

    2018 · moboudra.com · its alternatives →

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    A Python Web Framework with Rust Runtime▲5

    2022 · sanskar.me · its alternatives →

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    Online and open source low-code platform with live collaboration▲9

    2018 · icodebetter.com · its alternatives →

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    An easy JavaScript alternative for HTML canvas applications▲8

    easy online programming language to learn to programm

    2019 · easylang.online · its alternatives →

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