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The Build LogWeek of November 2, 20263 min read

Replace Squarespace / Wix with Astro

Plus: OmniDiff – Opensource, super fast, content aware Git difftool,….

Morning, builders. This week we’re replacing Squarespace / Wix — your website builder. Below are the 2 open-source tools that do the job, ranked, with how hard each is to run. Then: what builders shipped this week. Every item links to its source.

Replace this subscription: Squarespace / Wix

It’s your website builder. Here’s what you can run instead:

  1. 01
    Astro

    Content-driven site framework.

    ★ 63.7k · License unclear · effort: an afternoon
  2. 02
    WordPress

    The CMS behind a huge share of the web.

    ★ 21.5k · License unclear · effort: an afternoon

What builders shipped

Version control

OmniDiff – Opensource, super fast, content aware Git difftool, in Rust

The story
254 points and 71 comments on Hacker News · github.com.
The signal
open source
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open source

Hob - Open-source, on device alternative to Claude Cowork and ChatGPT

The story
173 points and 43 comments on Hacker News · github.com.
The signal
open sourcealternativelocal-first
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open source

Harvey raised 500M for legal AI, I built the same and open sourced it

The story
69 points and 38 comments on Hacker News · github.com.
The signal
open source
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How this was made. Replacement: one subscription per week, rotating through every product in the catalog with at least two open-source replacements, tools ranked by GitHub stars. Stories: Hacker News and Lobsters posts from the past seven days that clear an engagement floor and carry a build-it-yourself signal, ranked by points × signal strength. Climbing: stars gained over seven days from nightly GitHub snapshots.

nightly index · archived edition