Work · 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. XMap – Replacing your walls of sticky notes launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   layernote▲63

   Visual feedback on websites, Figma files, PDFs and images

   29d ago · layernote.io · its alternatives →

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   Fulvid▲86

   A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   sidebranch▲102

   Easy git-based visual diffing

   Sep 2026 · sidebranch.dev · its alternatives →

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   Mapbox Studio▲95

   A design platform for radically custom maps

   2014 · mapbox.com · its alternatives →

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   Sorta Notebinder▲69

   A notebook with pages that can be removed & reordered

   2014 · sorta.la · its alternatives →

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   Tidy Design▲67

   Open Source Paper / Figma Alternative

   10d ago · tidydesign.co · its alternatives →

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   Layout – California Style Sheets▲72

   The future of Sketch and the story of how we got where here

   2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

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   Four Shadows▲64

   Time-aware algorithm driven shadows for icons

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Layout – Cropping is Hard▲68

   Figma, and the future of design tools

   2015 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

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    Diffboard, a pastebin alternative with diffs▲5

    2012 · diffboard.com · its alternatives →

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    Adobe Shortcut Mapper▲7

    An interactive visualisation of Keyboard Shortcuts

    2015 · fastprint.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    Headcache: note-taking program with markdown, search, external editing▲7

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Imagemaps Create annotated interactive images and HTML image maps▲8

    2020 · imagemaps.net · its alternatives →

14. 14NM
    Notably – minimalist markdown notes app▲5

    2018 · producthunt.com · its alternatives →

15. 15KM
    Krata Maps – open-source Figma like GeoJSON Editor▲8

    2024 · krata.app · its alternatives →

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    Collate Notes▲9

    A flexible cross-platform note-taking application

    2017 · collatenotes.com · its alternatives →

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    NoteMap: Hand-drawn mind maps from notes▲17

    Paste notes. Get hand-drawn mind maps instantly.

    Jan 2026 · notemap.pro · its alternatives →

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    Textyle – Online Tilemap Editor (ReactJS, WebGL and Rust (WASM))▲6

    2020 · textyle.app · its alternatives →

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    KeenWrite, a Desktop Text Editor▲6

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20RT
    Re-thinking note-taking in the browser▲5

    2021 · membr.shiftlabz.com · its alternatives →

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    Xenops: LaTeX editing with automatic asynchronous rendering in Emacs▲5

    An editing environment for LaTeX mathematical documents - dandavison/xenops

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22EV
    Embeddable Visitor Maps▲7

    2013 · maps.chrismacnaughton.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AS
    A scalable clipboard manager for Linux▲6

    This is incredibly over-engineered, but it was quite a fun process. :)

    2024 · alexsaveau.dev · its alternatives →

24. 24OC
    One-click ink saving and document optimization▲8

    2021 · halftoner.com · its alternatives →

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