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Postcode

Extensions

Postcode

An alternative to Postman, but as a VS Code extension.

termius

Terminals

termius STAFF PICK

Connect to your server with SSH on mobile and desktop. Your credentials are securely synced between devices.

Badgen

APIs

Badgen

A faster replacement for shields.io. Generate badges for your READMEs and more.

YunoHost

Hosting

YunoHost

YunoHost is an operating system aiming for the simplest administration of a server while making sure it stays reliable, secure, and lightweight.

PageSpeed Compare

Performance

PageSpeed Compare

Compare performance metrics of your pages against each other or your competitors using Google PageSpeed Insights.

Instatus

Monitoring

Instatus STAFF PICK

Create your own customized status page for free with all kinds of integrations. Only pay extra for a custom domain.

Lightrun

Monitoring

Lightrun

Debug applications in production with the ease and security of local debugging. Integrates seamlessly into your IDE.

FotaHub

Automation

FotaHub

Simple Over-The-Air updates for everyone. Especially useful for IoT devices.

web.dev

Learning

web.dev

A website made by Google to improve your Web Development skills. You can also test your website for speed and SEO.

Zink

Payments

Zink STAFF PICK

Accept micro-donations (from $0.05) from your website.

changes.page

Documentation

changes.page

Share product updates, important news and more using a public changes page. Unlimited posts, custom domain, integrations and everything you need for just $2/month.

diagrams.net

Other

diagrams.net

Plan out your next project with the help of diagrams.net. It's open source and you can decide where to store your data.

API Tracker

APIs

API Tracker

The world's largest API search engine, tracking 15,000+ APIs.

handshake

Domains

handshake

An experimental peer-to-peer root naming system. Domains, but decentralized.

Dotenv

Security

Dotenv

Sync your .env files, quickly & securely. Stop sharing them over insecure channels like Slack and email, and never lose an important .env file again.

MuteDeck

Productivity

MuteDeck

Take control of your meetings with MuteDeck

SQLime

Databases

SQLime STAFF PICK

A super simple but functional SQL playground website.

GitBook

Documentation

GitBook STAFF PICK

Easily create your own knowledge base/wiki for your software with GitBook. Custom domains and Git Sync included.

deepsource

Continuous Integrations

deepsource

Automate your code reviews and write cleaner code. Free for personal use.

AI Code Commenter by Quod AI

Extensions

AI Code Commenter by Quod AI

Generate comments for your code using AI. Supported are: JavaScript, Python, Java, TypeScript and Ruby. Works on any code snippets and functions.

Working Copy

Software

Working Copy

A powerful mobile git client, packed to the rim with features.

api.audio

APIs

api.audio

Build Audio Experiences With Code. Api.audio is an audio creation environment - by developers for developers.

repl.it

IDEs

repl.it

Free, collaborative, in-browser IDE to code in 50+ languages — without spending a second on setup.

GetTerms

Legal

GetTerms

Easily generate terms, privacy & cookie policies.

Polypane

Software

Polypane

The browser for developers. Test how your website looks and works, including accessibility testing.

iTerm2

Terminals

iTerm2

The successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with macOS 10.14 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always want.

Mocklets

APIs

Mocklets

Mocklets is a HTTP-based mock API simulator, which helps simulate APIs for faster parallel development and more comprehensive testing.

TMetric

Productivity

TMetric

Time tracking and productivity app to monitor activity and capture screenshots, manage tasks, projects, and teams, take care of payroll, billing, and invoicing.

Digger.dev

Hosting

Digger.dev

Infrastructure in one click - Digger.dev makes AWS simple. It automatically generates infrastructure for your code in your AWS account. So you can focus 100% on your product, not infra.

Type Anything

Design

Type Anything

Find great font combinations for your next project.

Cusdis

Communication

Cusdis

A lightweight, open source, and privacy oriented comments system for your website.

GenDocu

Documentation

GenDocu

gRPC API Documentation with live code examples

Build with Flexbox

Productivity

Build with Flexbox

Flexbox is a layout system optimized for building user interfaces. Use this interactive reference tool to recall flexbox properties and experiment with layouts.

pageclip

Hosting

pageclip

A server for your HTML forms. Now you don't need to code a backend only for a form.

Loggram

Logging

Loggram

Simple and secure cloud logging based on Telegram

Emtrey

Testing

Emtrey

Emtrey automates visual testing for web applications. Every time you push a change to a web app, Emtrey checks it for any impact that change might have had visually.

Panelbear

Analytics

Panelbear STAFF PICK

Cookie-less and GDPR-compliant website analytics service.

Treblle

APIs

Treblle

Treblle makes it super easy to understand what’s going on with your APIs in every stage of the API life cycle, from development to post-production.

Spline

Design

Spline

Make 3D experiences and embed them into your website with ease.

SpeedVitals

Performance

SpeedVitals

SpeedVitals is a website performance testing tool for improving Core Web Vitals.

TheseMetrics

Analytics

TheseMetrics

Simpler analytics for your website - easy to implement and without cookies.

VirusTotal

Security

VirusTotal

Analyse suspicious files, domains, IPs and URLs to detect malware and other breaches. Use VirusTotal's APIs for more use cases.

Meta Tags

Other

Meta Tags

Generate and test your website's meta tags and social images.

HTTP Toolkit

Testing

HTTP Toolkit

Beautiful & open-source tools to debug, test and develop with HTTP(S).

UITest.com

Testing

UITest.com

A web-based check to facilitate testing a website in more than 80 other tools.

LibHunt

Libraries

LibHunt STAFF PICK

Find open source alternatives to open source software and libraries.

Codepng

Design

Codepng

Codepng allows you to create awesome snapshots from your source code that you can share on social media. Choose between beautiful hand-selected background gradients and editor themes before exporting.

Hyper

Terminals

Hyper STAFF PICK

Hyper is the extendable terminal of the future. It's built to be reliable yet minimalistic.

Fontless

Design

Fontless

Self-host Google Fonts for more privacy and speed.

PostHog

Analytics

PostHog

A suite of product and data tools built on the modern data stack. Understand your users & build a better product. Open source product analytics, built for developers.

Haikei

Design

Haikei

Haikei is a web-based design tool to generate unique SVG design assets.

Doppler

Security

Doppler

Use Doppler to keep your secrets and app configurations in sync across devices, environments, and team members.

uiGradients

Design

uiGradients

Quickly find good-looking color gradients and copy the required HEX codes.

Logflare

Logging

Logflare

An easy to integrate logging app. You can also get alerts when something goes wrong.

Web Formatter

Other

Web Formatter

Format your HTML, CSS, XML, PHP, and JSON files to comply with popular formats.

Encode

Learning

Encode STAFF PICK

Learn to code in Python, JavaScript, Swift, and more with this iOS/Android app.

FriendlyCaptcha

Security

FriendlyCaptcha STAFF PICK

A good alternative to Google Captchas. GDPR-compliant and simple to integrate.

Resumey.Pro

Design

Resumey.Pro

Markdown-based resume designing tool, with beautiful templates that help you stand out without any effort.

Logseq

Documentation

Logseq

Take notes, track your knowledge or your progress. Every note is connected. Your data is synced to a GitHub Repo.

fly.io

Hosting

fly.io

Deploy your app close to your users from the console.

updown.io

Monitoring

updown.io STAFF PICK

Simple & inexpensive website monitoring with REST API, Webhooks, SSL testing, integrations, and hosted status pages. Pay as you go.

Nova

IDEs

Nova

A beautiful and powerful IDE from Panic.

vim-bootstrap

IDEs

vim-bootstrap

Easy to use configuration generator for Neovim/Vim.

aliceandbob.io

Security

aliceandbob.io

Generate PGP key pairs and easily encrypt/decrypt messages online and on your desktop.

Linear

Issue Tracking

Linear STAFF PICK

Linear is an easy to use but also very functional issue tracker. It allows you to collaborate on issues, make roadmaps, and set goals.

Yerbo

Productivity

Yerbo

Yerbo is a mental health app for developers, integrating with Slack and monitoring 36 factors to help you prevent burnout. It presents actionable steps to help you feel healthy and engaged.

hashnode

Blogging

hashnode

Create your own developer blog and newsletter for free without annoying ads or popups.

Krane

Continuous Integrations

Krane

The best way to run self-hosted container infrastructure.

Glitch

IDEs

Glitch

Write code in your browser and instantly test it out. Upgrade for always-on servers.

Karate

Testing

Karate

Karate is the only open-source tool to combine API test-automation, mocks, performance-testing and even UI automation into a single, unified framework.

calmcode

Learning

calmcode STAFF PICK

Learn how to use open source software, packages and advanced Python without distractions.

Pluto

Productivity

Pluto

Pluto is an Open-source On-device debugger for Android applications, which helps in inspection of HTTP requests/responses, capture Crashes and ANRs and manipulating application data on-the-go.

Checkly

Monitoring

Checkly

Monitor the uptime and performance of your APIs and services.

Notion

Productivity

Notion

Notion is an application that provides components such as notes, databases, kanban boards, wikis, calendars and reminders. Users can connect these components to create their own systems for knowledge.

umami

Analytics

umami

Fast, beautiful, and open source self-hosted website analytics.

Mesh•y

Design

Mesh•y

Generate custom mesh gradients and download them as a PNG.

Ponicode

Extensions

Ponicode

Create, visualize, and modify unit tests easily with their VS Code extension.

Codiga

Productivity

Codiga

Codiga is a Coding Assistant and Code Analysis/Automated Code Reviews platform. Boost your productivity by creating and sharing code snippets with your team and getting your code reviewed in seconds.

Rocket.Chat

Communication

Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat is a free, open-source communication platform for teams & communities.

tiiny.host

Hosting

tiiny.host

Share your web project superfast.

Tally

Other

Tally

A good Typeform alternative with a lot of great free features and a simple to use editor.

Deta

Hosting

Deta STAFF PICK

The free and simple cloud provider to boost your ideas. Deta offers Node.js & Python hosting, a database, and file storage.

Gridbox.io

Design

Gridbox.io

One-page website & landing page builder with HTML export

fabform.io

Other

fabform.io

Fabform.io is an intelligent forms backend for handling HTML forms on static websites. Collect form submissions, reduce form spam, send form to email notifications.

mjml

Emails

mjml

Build responsive emails with this open source framework.

Swetrix

Analytics

Swetrix

Privacy-focused, cookieless and opensource web analytics service

Ray.so

Design

Ray.so

Create beautiful images of your code.

HelloConsent

Legal

HelloConsent

Easy to use cookie consent for your website to comply with GDPR.

Archbee

Documentation

Archbee

A lightweight tool to create your team/product docs effortlessly.

pREST

APIs

pREST

PostgreSQL REST, low-code, simplify and accelerate development, instant, realtime, high-performance on any Postgres application, existing or new.

Cyberduck

Software

Cyberduck

A free file transfer client for macOS and Windows. Comes with a command line interface (CLI) for Linux, macOS and Windows.

SEO Peek

Extensions

SEO Peek

A Chrome extension to get a quick peek into on-page SEO factors of a web page you've visited in just one click.

HTTPdump

APIs

HTTPdump

HTTP Dump gives you a unique URL to dump your data and shows it in a human-friendly way.

Standard Notes

Productivity

Standard Notes STAFF PICK

Encrypted, privacy focused, and open source notes app. Sync to all kinds of operating systems.

Hero Patterns

Design

Hero Patterns STAFF PICK

Find and generate a great background pattern for your website.

surge

Hosting

surge

Superfast static website publishing through the command line.

Push

APIs

Push STAFF PICK

Quickly send push notifications to your iOS or Android device with one simple API call.

Color Review

Design

Color Review

Test, tweak, and explore accessible colors visually for your app or website.

PopSQL

Databases

PopSQL

A modern and collaborative SQL Editor.

Scaleway

Hosting

Scaleway STAFF PICK

Scaleway helps developers and businesses to build, deploy and scale applications to any infrastructure. Located in Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw, Scaleway is used by 25,000+ businesses.

Student Status

APIs

Student Status

Verify students in seconds with the help of AI.

lobe.ai

AIs

lobe.ai STAFF PICK

Build and train your own AI and export it to all kinds of Frameworks like TensorFlow, CoreML, or ONNX.

Porter

Hosting

Porter

Heroku, but in your own cloud. Host easily on AWS/GCP/DO and more.

Figside

Design

Figside

Ship websites right from Figma.

Temp API

APIs

Temp API

Test your applications by generating a temporary REST API that matches yours.

Constructor

Issue Tracking

Constructor

Constructor is a new lightweight and flexible tracking tool for small teams with basic needs. You can get your team up and running very quickly.

Hoppscotch

APIs

Hoppscotch

Open source API development ecosystem.

DevBox

Productivity

DevBox

65+ small developer tools, 20+ cheat-sheets, 65+ code snippets, works offline and respects your data.

Apideck

APIs

Apideck

Integrate APIs 100x faster. Simplify integration development by using our standardized APIs aggregating the most popular software categories.

httpstatus.io

Testing

httpstatus.io

httpstatus.io is a popular HTTP status checker, redirect checker and header checker. You can use this tool to easily check HTTP status codes, status messages, response headers, and redirect chains.

RefiApp

Databases

RefiApp

A GUI tool to make interacting with Firestore less painful

KalendMe

APIs

KalendMe

An alternative to Calendly, with an API built for developers. Launch your tool using your own scheduling without having to build it.

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