TypeScript AlternativesProgramming Languages and other similar apps like TypeScript

TypeScript is described as 'Language for application-scale JavaScript development. It is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript in any browser, any host, any OS and it is Open Source' and is a popular programming language in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to TypeScript for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Node.JS apps. The best TypeScript alternative is JavaScript, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TypeScript are Dart, Kotlin, CoffeeScript and Babel.

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  1. JavaScript icon

    JavaScript

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    JavaScript (sometimes shortened to JS) is a lightweight, interpreted, object-oriented language with first-class functions, most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but also used in many non-browser environments.

    60 JavaScript alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • AROS
    • Haiku
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    Doesn't have static typing

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    • Most users think JavaScript is a great TypeScript alternative.

    • JavaScript is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to TypeScript.

    • JavaScript is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to TypeScript.

    • JavaScript is Free and Open SourceTypeScript is also Free and Open Source
    • JavaScript is LightweightTypeScript is not according to our users
  2. Dart icon

    Dart

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    Dart (originally called Dash) is a Web programming language developed by Google. It was unveiled at the GOTO conference in Aarhus, 2011 October 10-12. The goal of Dart is "ultimately to replace JavaScript as the lingua franca of web development on the open web platform.

    68 Dart alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  4. Kotlin icon

    Kotlin

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    Kotlin is a cross-platform, statically typed, general-purpose programming language with type inference. Kotlin is designed to interoperate fully with Java, and the JVM version of its standard library depends on the Java Class Library, but type inference allows its syntax to be...

    51 Kotlin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  5. CoffeeScript icon

    CoffeeScript

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    CoffeeScript is a little language that compiles into JavaScript. Underneath all those awkward braces and semicolons, JavaScript has always had a gorgeous object model at its heart. CoffeeScript is an attempt to expose the good parts of JavaScript in a simple way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  6. Babel icon

    Babel

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    Babel is a generic multi-purpose compiler for JavaScript. Using Babel you can use (and create) the next generation of JavaScript, as well as the next generation of JavaScript tooling.

    17 Babel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Node.JS
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  7. PureScript icon

    PureScript

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    PureScript was initially designed by Phil Freeman in 2013. He started to work on PureScript since he wasn't satisfied by other attempts to transpile Haskell to JavaScript (e.g. using Fay, Haste, or GHCJS).

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    • Free
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    • Online
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
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  9. Bosque icon

    Bosque

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    The Bosque programming language is an experiment in regularized design for a machine assisted rapid and reliable software development lifecycle.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
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    Flow.org

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    Flow is a static type checker for JavaScript that we built at Facebook. The overall mission of Flow is to deliver an immersive coding experience for JavaScript developers—a fast edit-refresh cycle—even as the codebase evolves and grows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  11. Mint (Programming language) icon

    Mint (Programming language)

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    The programming language for writing single page applications. Mint has all the tools you need to write error free, easily readable and maintainable applications in record time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Mint (Programming language) is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to TypeScript.

    • Mint (Programming language) is Free and Open SourceTypeScript is also Free and Open Source
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    ReScript

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    ReScript is a robustly typed language that compiles to efficient and human-readable JavaScript. It comes with a lightning fast compiler toolchain that scales to any codebase size.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • JavaScript
    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • Visual Studio Code
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    RapydScript

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    RapydScript is a pre-compiler for JavaScript, similar to CoffeeScript, but with cleaner, more readable syntax. The syntax is very similar to Python, but allows JavaScript as well. It's not another Python-in-a-browser clone, it's actually JavaScript with more Pythonic...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
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    Sucrase

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    Sucrase is an alternative to Babel that allows super-fast development builds. Instead of compiling a large range of JS features to be able to work in Internet Explorer, Sucrase assumes that you're developing with a recent browser or recent Node.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Node.JS
    • npm
     
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