ComfyUIComfy-Org/ComfyUI
Node-based UI for diffusion image and video modelsPersonalAI & LLM toolingDesign & creativeWebDesktop★ 136kGPL-3.0commit 11 hours ago85worth
Open-source alternatives to Caelestia Shell
24 projects in the catalog are in the same category as Caelestia Shell: Design & creative. They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 2 run with Docker, 14 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caelestia Shell (this project) | Desktop | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 13k | |
| ComfyUI | Web, Desktop | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 136k | |
| Godot Engine | Desktop | Not listed | MIT | 118k | |
| FreeCAD | Desktop | Not listed | LGPL-2.1 | 34k | |
| Open Design | Desktop | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 99k | |
| Hyprland | Desktop | Not listed | BSD-3-Clause | 39k | |
| draw.io Desktop | Desktop | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 63k | |
| InvokeAI | Web, Desktop | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 28k | |
| AFFiNE | Web, Docker / self-host, Desktop | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 73k | |
| Onlook | Web, Desktop | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 27k | |
| end-4 Hyprland dotfiles | Desktop | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 16k | |
| GDevelop | Web, Desktop | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 27k | |
| Rnote | Desktop | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 12k | |
| Fira Code | Desktop | Not listed | OFL-1.1 | 82k | |
| Graphite | Web, Desktop | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 27k | |
| Blender | Desktop | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 21k | |
| Penpot | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MPL-2.0 | 61k | |
| Mermaid | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 91k | |
| shadcn/ui | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 125k | |
| three.js | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 116k | |
| Ant Design | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 100k | |
| Material UI | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 99k | |
| Storybook | Web, Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 91k | |
| Tabler | Library / SDK | Not listed | MIT | 42k | |
| UI UX Pro Max Skill | Extension / plugin | Not listed | MIT | 133k |
Desktop apps (15)
Godot Enginegodotengine/godot
Free 2D and 3D game enginePersonalMedia & photosDesign & creativeDesktop★ 118kMITcommit 24 hours ago83worth
FreeCADFreeCAD/FreeCAD
Parametric 3D modelerPersonalDesign & creativeDesktop★ 34kLGPL-2.1commit 17 hours ago83worth
Open Designnexu-io/open-design
Local-first AI design app driven by your coding agentPersonalAgent skillsDesign & creativeDesktop★ 99kApache-2.0commit 3 days ago82worth
Hyprlandhyprwm/Hyprland
Dynamic tiling Wayland compositorPersonalDeveloper toolsDesign & creativeDesktop★ 39kBSD-3-Clausecommit 15 hours ago82worth
draw.io Desktopjgraph/drawio-desktop
Diagram editor for your desktopPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDesign & creativeDesktop★ 63kGPL-3.0commit 2 days ago81worth
InvokeAIinvoke-ai/InvokeAI
Creative engine for Stable Diffusion modelsPersonalMedia & photosDesign & creativeWebDesktop★ 28kApache-2.0commit yesterday81worth
AFFiNEtoeverything/AFFiNE
Docs, whiteboards and databases in one workspacePersonalNotes & docsDesign & creativeWebDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 73kcommit 4 days ago78worth
Onlookonlook-dev/onlook
AI-first visual editor for React appsPersonalCoding assistantsDesign & creativeWebDesktop★ 27kApache-2.0commit 2 months ago72worth
end-4 Hyprland dotfilesend-4/dots-hyprland
Usability-first Hyprland desktopPersonalDesign & creativeDesktop★ 16kGPL-3.0commit 5 days ago72worth
GDevelop4ian/GDevelop
No-code 2D and 3D game enginePersonalMedia & photosDesign & creativeWebDesktop★ 27kcommit yesterday71worth
Rnoteflxzt/rnote
Sketch and take handwritten notesPersonalNotes & docsDesign & creativeDesktop★ 12kGPL-3.0commit 19 hours ago70worth
Fira Codetonsky/FiraCode
Monospaced font with programming ligaturesPersonalDeveloper toolsDesign & creativeDesktop★ 82kOFL-1.1commit 2 months ago69worth
GraphiteGraphiteEditor/Graphite
2D graphics editor with node-based workflowsPersonalDesign & creativeWebDesktop★ 27kApache-2.0commit 12 hours ago67worth
Blenderblender/blender
Free 3D creation suitePersonalMedia & photosDesign & creativeDesktop★ 21kcommit 15 hours ago63worth
Web apps (2)
Penpotpenpot/penpot
Open-source design and prototyping for teamsPersonalEnterpriseDesign & creativeWebDocker / self-host★ 61kMPL-2.0commit yesterdaylive demo87worth
Storybookstorybookjs/storybook
Build, document and test UI components in isolationPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsDesign & creativeWebLibrary / SDK★ 91kMITcommit 23 hours ago86worth
Libraries & SDKs (6)
Mermaidmermaid-js/mermaid
Diagrams from Markdown-like textPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDesign & creativeLibrary / SDK★ 91kMITcommit yesterday87worth
shadcn/uishadcn-ui/ui
Accessible components you copy into your own codePersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksDesign & creativeLibrary / SDK★ 125kMITcommit yesterday86worth
three.jsmrdoob/three.js
JavaScript 3D library for the webPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksDesign & creativeLibrary / SDK★ 116kMITcommit 22 hours ago86worth
Ant Designant-design/ant-design
Enterprise-class React UI libraryEnterpriseWeb frameworksDesign & creativeLibrary / SDK★ 100kMITcommit yesterday86worth
Material UImui/material-ui
React components that implement Material DesignPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksDesign & creativeLibrary / SDK★ 99kMITcommit yesterday86worth
Tablertabler/tabler
HTML dashboard UI kitPersonalEnterpriseDesign & creativeLibrary / SDK★ 42kMITcommit yesterday86worth
Extensions & plugins (1)
UI UX Pro Max Skillnextlevelbuilder/ui-ux-pro-max-skill
Agent skill with design knowledge for better UIsPersonalAgent skillsDesign & creativeExtension / plugin★ 133kMITcommit 6 days ago84worth