Developer Tools

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Lots of technical news of higher quality. Very little clickbait kind of content. The comments and discussions can be interesting.

Medium has lots of good content. Unfortunately I'm not always happy with the direction that it's taking as a platform

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App great design tool. It's easy to use and especially get started. No installation required for example. Simply fireup your web browser and signup and get started.

UI and UX social plaform. It's great to browse through the designs from others. It motivates and inspires

UI and UX plaform. Teams can easily share their projects making it easy to see the contributions from everyone

Draw shapes and easily turn them into icons.

No-code environment for designing beautiful websites

Figma for 3D designs! Create 3D scenes, edit materials, and model 3D objects.

When working on a new project picking colours can be hard. This helps to find the right colour that is also accessible. Everybody benefits from accessible sites. I also like the simplicity of the site's design.

A well designed app that helps visually build out your sitemap. Useful to quickly visialise the different pages of your site.

Find the perfect colour swatch for your tailwind based project. It's great inspiration for possible new project.

Beautiful, fast issue tracking tool built for modern software teams. Streamlined workflows with keyboard shortcuts and Git integration.

All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis, and project management. Powerful blocks-based editor with database functionality.

Online collaborative whiteboard platform for visual collaboration, brainstorming, and design thinking workshops.

Online whiteboard from Figma for brainstorming, diagramming, and creative collaboration with your team.

Virtual collaborative whiteboard tool that lets you easily sketch diagrams with a hand-drawn feel.

Open-source design and prototyping platform for cross-domain teams. Web-based with SVG support and developer handoff.

Beautiful hand-crafted SVG icons by the makers of Tailwind CSS. Available in outline and solid styles.

Beautiful & consistent icon toolkit made by the community. Fork of Feather icons with 1000+ icons.

Flexible icon family with multiple weights and styles. Over 6,000 icons available in web font and SVG formats.

Over 4,000 free SVG icons designed for web interfaces. Consistent, pixel-perfect, and customizable.

Unified icon framework with 150,000+ icons from popular icon sets. Use any icon as SVG or web font.

High-quality stock photos from talented photographers worldwide. Free to use for any project.

Free stock photos, videos, and music for your creative projects. High-quality content from creators worldwide.

Fast color palette generator with trending palettes, accessibility checker, and export options.

Color palette generator and explorer with color wheel, trending palettes, and accessibility tools.

macOS app for quick access to WCAG color contrast ratios. Essential for accessible design.

Tool for creating accessible color systems. Generate color palettes with proper contrast ratios.

Open-source color system for design systems. Carefully crafted color scales for UI design.

Beautiful UI components and templates built with Tailwind CSS. Professional designs for modern web apps.

A great image server. Developers use it to serve images. It allows the image to be transformed before sending it to the client. This is especially important when serving responsive images.

Online playground to create html CSS and JavaScript projects. Use it to quickly experiment or see how others go about addressing certain issues.

Online playground to create html CSS and JavaScript projects. Use it to quickly experiment or see how others go about addressing certain issues.

Online playground to create html CSS and JavaScript projects, but also NodeJS apps. Use it to quickly experiment. However it's also possible to host anything you create.

In browser IDE that supports over 50 languages. Replit is especially special since most of the tools listed here don't support backend that much. However I have to admit that I don't use this much.

An online IDE for HTML, CSS and JavaScript snippets known as fiddles. The interface splits into four panes which can can resized.

StackBlitz's WebContainers tech is a novel approach to the online development environment space. These only work on chromium based browsers at the moment but the technology is very exciting.

Find the perfect shadows for your CSS styles. Use the handles to easily visualise the depth and blur levels of the shadows.

A well known tool to find just the right Cubic Bezier curve for a given CSS animation.

Generate beautify CSS waves for your next design. Export them as SVG or PNG files.

AI-powered code editor built on VS Code. Features intelligent code completion, chat with your codebase, and AI-assisted refactoring.

High-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. Built in Rust for speed and collaboration.

Beautiful, fast, flexible code editor for Mac. Native macOS app with powerful extensions and built-in Git integration.

Next-generation IDE from JetBrains. Lightweight editor that can transform into a full IDE when needed.

Powerful REST API client with GraphQL support, environment management, and team collaboration features.

Open-source API development ecosystem. Lightweight, fast, and beautiful alternative to Postman with real-time collaboration.

Fast and Git-friendly open-source API client. Stores collections directly in folders on your filesystem.

Full-featured HTTP client for Mac with beautiful native interface, dynamic values, and code generation.

Modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client and desktop app for API interaction and testing.

Next-generation ORM for Node.js and TypeScript. Type-safe database client with intuitive data modeling and migrations.

Lightweight TypeScript ORM with SQL-like syntax. Designed for performance with zero runtime overhead.

Modern, native database management tool with clean interface. Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and more.

Universal database tool for developers and database administrators. Supports all major databases with rich feature set.

Open-source Firebase alternative. Provides database, authentication, real-time subscriptions, and storage.

Serverless MySQL platform with branching, non-blocking schema changes, and global distribution.

Serverless PostgreSQL with branching, autoscaling, and point-in-time recovery. Built for modern development workflows.

Find great software as they are released.

Create and manage documentation.

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Fun little helpers on the web to get things done.

Document writing. Create documents. If you've used Microsoft Word, this is a capable online alternative from Google.

Write markdown documents and store them in your github account. Great online editor for writing notes in markdown

A medium like blog with more customization options. Host it on your own servers or opt for the (paid) hosted version.

Wrangle text files. Wrap text, add line numbers or convert it to an md5 hash. Remove the html tags from text or convert markdown to html.

An online editor that helps you write higher quality content. It will make suggestions for improvements and help you get to a higher quality article.

Google docs alternative. And it's open source.

Starlight is a full-featured documentation theme built on top of the Astro framework. It provides everything you need to create a beautiful, high-performance documentation site with minimal configuration.

Docusaurus is a modern static website generator built by Facebook. It's designed for creating documentation websites with features like versioning, internationalization, and search. Built with React and supports MDX for rich content creation.

GoodNotes is an app that lets you take digital notes and annotate PDFs. It allows you to combine handwritten and typed text, images, and even convert your handwriting to text.

A project management tools. Great for new projects. This is a great alternative for something like Jira. It's great for tracking your projects

The online collaborative whiteboard platform. Plan projects, create boards and use various media types.

Tweek Calendar is a Minimal Weekly Planner & To-Do List App. The design is quite intriguing and makes it a pleasure to use. I'm not sure that this is for larger projects though.

A nicely design full project management tools. This is very much for larger teams.

Powerful knowledge base that works on top of local folder of plain text Markdown files. Features linking, graph view, and extensive plugin ecosystem.

Note-taking tool for networked thought. Create bi-directional links between ideas and build a knowledge graph.

Open-source, local-first knowledge base. Block-based editor with bi-directional linking and privacy-focused design.

All-in-one tool for thinking and learning. Combines note-taking, spaced repetition, and PDF annotation.

Beautiful, native note-taking app for Apple devices. Structured documents with linking, media support, and collaboration.

Simple time tracking tool for teams and freelancers. Track time across projects with detailed reporting and analytics.

Automatic time tracking and productivity insights. Understand how you spend your time and improve focus.

Free time tracking software for teams. Track work hours across projects with reporting and team management features.

Work operating system for teams. Customizable workflows, project tracking, and team collaboration platform.

Team collaboration and project management platform. Track tasks, projects, and goals with timeline and calendar views.

All-in-one productivity platform. Combines tasks, docs, goals, and chat in one customizable workspace.

Voice, video, and text communication platform. Popular for gaming communities and developer teams.

Business communication platform. Organize conversations in channels with file sharing and app integrations.

Collaboration platform with chat, video meetings, file storage, and app integration. Part of Microsoft 365.

Video conferencing and online meeting platform. HD video, screen sharing, and recording capabilities.

Screen and video recording tool for async communication. Record your screen, voice, and face for quick video messages.

Social chatting app. Hangout on an island with a group of people and chat. Only works on Chrome browser for now though.

Send large files across the web. The company makes great product and has stellar design.

A simple but powerfull and free diagramming tool.

An AI based search engine specifically for developers. It's free to use.

Generic chatbot. It can also be used by developers. Free to use but requires signup.

Chat bot that's based on chat GPT.

OpenAI's conversational AI assistant that can help with coding, writing, analysis, and problem-solving. Excellent for code generation, debugging, and explaining complex concepts.

AI-powered code completion tool that suggests entire lines or blocks of code as you type. Trained on billions of lines of code to help developers write code faster and with fewer errors.

AI-first code editor built on VS Code that integrates AI directly into your development workflow. Features include AI chat, code generation, and intelligent code editing.

Anthropic's AI assistant that excels at complex reasoning, coding, and analysis tasks. Particularly strong at understanding context and providing detailed technical explanations.

Free AI-powered code completion and chat assistant that works with 70+ programming languages. Offers real-time suggestions and explanations directly in your IDE.

AI code assistant that provides intelligent code completions based on your codebase and coding patterns. Supports team training and on-premises deployment for enterprise security.

AI-powered coding assistant integrated into Replit's online IDE. Provides code completion, generation, and debugging assistance across multiple languages.

Amazon's AI coding companion that generates code suggestions in real-time. Trained on billions of lines of code and optimized for AWS services integration.

AI coding assistant that understands your entire codebase to provide contextually relevant suggestions. Integrates with popular IDEs and supports code search and explanation.

AI-powered research and answer engine that provides cited sources for technical questions. Excellent for researching programming concepts and finding up-to-date technical information.

AI-powered UI generator that creates React components from text descriptions. Generates clean, production-ready code using modern frameworks like Next.js and Tailwind CSS.

AI-powered full-stack development environment that can build and deploy web applications from natural language descriptions. Supports modern frameworks and provides instant preview capabilities.

Frontend cloud platform optimized for Next.js and modern web frameworks. Provides instant deployments, automatic scaling, and edge functions with excellent developer experience.

All-in-one platform for modern web projects with continuous deployment from Git. Features include serverless functions, form handling, and powerful build tools.

Modern deployment platform that simplifies shipping applications. Supports databases, services, and provides instant deployments with automatic scaling.

Global application platform that runs applications close to users worldwide. Excellent for full-stack applications with built-in database and edge deployment capabilities.

Unified cloud platform for building and running applications and websites. Provides automatic deployments, managed databases, and background services.

Open-source Firebase alternative with PostgreSQL database, authentication, and real-time subscriptions. Includes hosting capabilities for full-stack applications.

Serverless MySQL platform with branching capabilities for database schema changes. Provides global edge database deployment with automatic scaling.

JAMstack platform for deploying static sites and serverless functions. Leverages Cloudflare's global network for exceptional performance and security.

Static site hosting directly from GitHub repositories. Perfect for documentation, portfolios, and open-source project sites with automatic deployment.

Cloud platform that enables companies to build, deliver, monitor, and scale applications. Supports multiple programming languages with add-on ecosystem for databases and services.

Platform-as-a-Service offering that simplifies deploying, managing, and scaling applications. Supports static sites, APIs, databases, and background workers.

Full-stack development platform for building scalable web and mobile applications. Provides hosting, authentication, APIs, and database services with AWS integration.

React framework with hybrid static & server rendering, TypeScript support, smart bundling, and more. Provides excellent developer experience with zero-config setup and automatic optimizations.

Full-stack web framework focused on web standards and modern UX. Emphasizes server-side rendering, progressive enhancement, and excellent performance.

Full-stack framework built on Svelte with server-side rendering, routing, and code-splitting. Offers excellent performance with minimal JavaScript bundle sizes.

Vue.js framework for building performant and production-grade full-stack web applications. Features server-side rendering, static site generation, and excellent developer experience.

Modern static site generator that delivers lightning-fast performance with a component-based architecture. Supports multiple UI frameworks and ships zero JavaScript by default.

Next-generation frontend build tool that provides instant server start and lightning-fast HMR. Works with multiple frameworks and offers excellent development experience.

Platform and framework for building single-page client applications using HTML and TypeScript. Provides comprehensive tooling, dependency injection, and enterprise-grade features.

Progressive JavaScript framework for building user interfaces. Designed to be incrementally adoptable with excellent documentation and gentle learning curve.

JavaScript library for building user interfaces with component-based architecture. Maintained by Meta with large ecosystem and excellent community support.

Declarative JavaScript library for building user interfaces with fine-grained reactivity. Offers React-like developer experience with better performance and smaller bundle sizes.

Resumable framework for building instant-loading web applications. Features O(1) loading time regardless of application complexity through resumability.

Full-stack web framework for Deno that delivers zero runtime overhead. Uses islands architecture and provides excellent performance with minimal JavaScript.

Opinionated full-stack TypeScript framework combining Next.js, tRPC, Tailwind CSS, and Prisma. Provides type-safe development experience from database to frontend.

React-based static site generator with GraphQL data layer and plugin ecosystem. Excellent for content-heavy sites with automatic performance optimizations.

Modern end-to-end testing framework for web applications that works across all browsers. Provides reliable testing with auto-wait, powerful selectors, and comprehensive debugging tools.

JavaScript end-to-end testing framework that makes testing fast, easy, and reliable. Features real-time browser preview, time-travel debugging, and excellent developer experience.

Blazing fast unit testing framework powered by Vite with Jest-compatible API. Provides instant feedback, TypeScript support, and excellent integration with modern build tools.

Delightful JavaScript testing framework with focus on simplicity and comprehensive features. Includes built-in mocking, code coverage, and snapshot testing capabilities.

Family of packages that help test UI components in a user-centric way. Encourages better testing practices by focusing on how users interact with applications.

Tool for building UI components and pages in isolation with comprehensive testing capabilities. Enables visual testing, interaction testing, and component documentation.

Node.js library that provides high-level API to control Chrome/Chromium browsers. Excellent for automated testing, web scraping, and generating PDFs or screenshots.

Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js. Supports multiple testing protocols and provides extensive plugin ecosystem.

Portable framework for testing web applications across different browsers and platforms. Industry standard for automated browser testing with support for multiple programming languages.

Feature-rich JavaScript test framework running on Node.js and in the browser. Provides flexible and accurate reporting with support for asynchronous testing.

Behavior-driven development framework for testing JavaScript code. Provides clean syntax for writing tests without dependencies on other JavaScript frameworks.

Test runner that allows testing JavaScript code in multiple real browsers. Provides continuous integration support and works with popular testing frameworks.

Visual testing platform for Storybook that catches UI bugs automatically. Provides visual regression testing, review workflows, and component library publishing.

Visual testing and review platform that integrates with your existing workflow. Automatically detects visual changes and provides collaborative review tools.

Application monitoring platform that helps developers identify, triage, and resolve issues in real-time. Provides error tracking, performance monitoring, and release health insights.

Frontend monitoring solution that records user sessions to help reproduce bugs and understand user behavior. Combines session replay with performance monitoring and error tracking.

Comprehensive monitoring and analytics platform for cloud applications, infrastructure, and logs. Provides real-time visibility across your entire technology stack.

Observability platform that helps engineers create more perfect software through data-driven insights. Offers application performance monitoring, infrastructure monitoring, and digital experience monitoring.

Privacy-friendly web analytics that provides insights into your website's performance and user behavior. Integrates seamlessly with Vercel deployments and respects user privacy.

Web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic and user behavior. Provides comprehensive insights into audience, acquisition, behavior, and conversions.

Simple, privacy-focused web analytics alternative to Google Analytics. Provides essential insights without cookies, tracking scripts, or personal data collection.

Product analytics platform that helps teams track user interactions and measure engagement. Focuses on event-based analytics to understand user behavior and product usage.

Digital analytics platform that helps product teams build better products through data-driven insights. Specializes in user behavior analysis and product optimization.

Behavior analytics tool that provides heatmaps, session recordings, and user feedback. Helps understand how users interact with your website to improve user experience.

Open-source analytics and interactive visualization platform for monitoring and observability. Supports multiple data sources and provides customizable dashboards.

Open-source monitoring system with dimensional data model and powerful query language. Designed for reliability and scalability in cloud-native environments.

Website monitoring service that checks your websites every 5 minutes and alerts you when they're down. Provides uptime statistics, status pages, and multiple notification channels.

Website performance and availability monitoring service with global monitoring locations. Provides detailed performance insights and real user monitoring capabilities.

The power of GitHub Copilot, in the command line. The Copilot CLI translates natural language into shell commands, and provides explanations for command-line tools.

An open-source, Google-developed CLI that gives you direct, lightweight access to Gemini models in your terminal. It offers a generous free tier for Gemini 1.5 Pro.

A frontier coding agent from Sourcegraph that lets you wield the full power of leading models directly from your terminal. Offers a free, ad-supported tier.

An open-source AI coding agent built for the terminal. It can be configured to use various models, including Z.AI's GLM models, with plans starting at $3/month.

An open-source AI agent from Alibaba Cloud that lives in your terminal. It offers a generous free tier and can be configured to use various models.

An open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and the CLI. It supports over 500 models and offers a free tier to get started.