HyperCard Alternatives

HyperCard is described as 'Application program and programming tool for Apple Macintosh and Apple IIGS computers, that mong the first successful hypermedia systems before the World Wide Web' and is an app in the development category. There are seven alternatives to HyperCard for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best HyperCard alternative is Delphi. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Easy code or HyperNext Studio. Other great apps like HyperCard are LiveCode, My Visual Database, ViperCard and Decker.

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  1. Delphi icon
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    Embarcadero Delphi, formerly CodeGear Delphi and Borland Delphi, is a software development environment for Microsoft Windows applications originally developed by Borland and now owned and developed by Embarcadero Technologies.

    41 Delphi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Delphi is the most popular Windows alternative to HyperCard.

    • Delphi is the most popular commercial alternative to HyperCard.

    • Delphi is Paid and ProprietaryHyperCard is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. LiveCode icon
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    Enables development of cross-platform applications from a single codebase with minimal modification, offering native deployment on Windows, Mac, Linux, web browsers, servers, and mobile devices, with both open-source and proprietary licensing options for royalty-free distribution.

    26 LiveCode alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Comments about LiveCode as an Alternative to HyperCard
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    The language is a direct descendant from HyperTalk and it even can import old HC stacks

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    Livecode is hypercard on steroids with cross platform exporting. Code once and export to all.. Brilliant stuff. I am an early way out of the box hypermedia developer who started on Hypercard. Fuck Apple for killing that and quicktime. Livecode is free for open code use. I have a permanent Indy license and was very happy to pay for it. !

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    • Almost everyone thinks LiveCode is a great HyperCard alternative.

    • LiveCode is the most popular Android, Mac, iPhone, Linux, iPad, SaaS, Android Tablet & Self-Hosted alternative to HyperCard.

    • LiveCode is Paid and ProprietaryHyperCard is also Paid and Proprietary
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    A simple development environment databases, without the help of specialists and programming skills, you will create a Windows application databases. It can be as simple telephone directory and accounting system in your business.

    55 My Visual Database alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Easy code icon
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    Easy Code is the visual assembly programming environment made to build 32-bit Windows applications. The Easy Code interface, looking like Visual Basic, allows you to program Windows assembler applications (executable files, dynamic and static libreries, COFF object files...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Easy code is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to HyperCard.

    • Easy code is Free and Open SourceHyperCard is Paid and Proprietary
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    HyperNext Studio is an easy to use software creation system that allows almost anyone, to quickly start building their own software that works.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. ViperCard icon
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    ViperCard is an open source re-creation and re-imagination of 1987's HyperCard. You can use it to make animations, games, and interactive art!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • ViperCard is the most popular Web-based alternative to HyperCard.

    • ViperCard is Free and Open SourceHyperCard is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Decker icon
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    »Decker is a multimedia platform for creating and sharing interactive documents, with sound, images, hypertext, and scripted behavior.

    3 Decker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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