Best Developer Tools & Resources

Free, extensible code editor by Microsoft. Dominates the market with a massive extension ecosystem, built-in Git, terminal, and debugging.

AI-powered code editor built on VS Code. Autocomplete, inline editing, and chat powered by large language models.

Professional IDEs for every language — WebStorm, PyCharm, IntelliJ IDEA. Unmatched refactoring and debugging capabilities.

Blazing fast editor written in Rust. Native performance with collaborative editing built in.

Hyperextensible Vim-based editor. Terminal-native, incredibly fast, with a rich plugin ecosystem via Lua.

Open-source password manager. Free for individuals, syncs across all devices, with browser extensions and mobile apps.

Premium password manager with excellent UX, team sharing, and developer-friendly CLI and SSH agent.

Privacy-focused VPN from the makers of ProtonMail. Free tier available, no-logs policy, open-source apps.

Anonymous VPN that accepts cash payments. No email required, no logging, flat €5/month.

Hardware security key for phishing-resistant 2FA. Works with FIDO2, WebAuthn, and most password managers.

Industry-standard API platform for building, testing, and documenting APIs. Free tier is generous.

Open-source API client with REST, GraphQL, and gRPC support. Clean, fast, and developer-friendly.

Open-source API development ecosystem. Runs in the browser with no installation needed.

Offline-first API client that stores collections in your filesystem. No cloud, no accounts.

Modern API testing tool with a beautiful CLI and web interface. Makes HTTP requests intuitive.

Free Markdown knowledge base with bidirectional linking, graph view, and hundreds of community plugins.

All-in-one workspace combining docs, databases, wikis, and project management. Generous free tier.

Distraction-free Markdown editor with beautiful typography. Focused writing experience for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android.

React-based documentation framework by Meta. MDX support, versioning, search, and i18n built in.

Modern documentation platform with AI-powered search, beautiful themes, and API reference generation.

Deploy frontend projects instantly. Automatic HTTPS, edge functions, and preview deployments. Free tier is excellent.

Fast, free hosting with unlimited bandwidth. Built on Cloudflare's global network with Workers integration.

Jamstack hosting with serverless functions, form handling, and identity management. Great free tier.

Deploy databases, backends, and full-stack apps with a single click. Generous free tier for hobby projects.

Deploy full-stack apps close to your users. Run containers on bare metal globally. Free tier included.

Industry-standard collaborative design tool. Free for individuals with unlimited files in drafts.

Utility-first CSS framework that makes building custom UIs fast and consistent. Used by this very site.

Beautiful, accessible component collection for React. Copy-paste components, not a dependency.

Free SVG icons by the Tailwind CSS team. 300+ icons in outline and solid styles.

Color palette generator. Press spacebar to generate beautiful palettes. Export to CSS, Tailwind, and more.

Open-source Firebase alternative with PostgreSQL, auth, storage, and realtime subscriptions. Generous free tier.

Serverless MySQL platform with branching, schema migrations, and horizontal scaling.

Serverless PostgreSQL with branching, autoscaling, and a generous free tier.

Managed Redis with a free 30MB database. Perfect for caching, sessions, and rate limiting.

TypeScript ORM that's lightweight, type-safe, and SQL-like. Works with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite.

Privacy-friendly, lightweight web analytics. No cookies, GDPR-compliant, open-source.

Error tracking and performance monitoring. Free tier covers 5K errors/month and 10K transactions.

Free uptime monitoring for 50 monitors. Get alerts when your sites go down.

Open-source product analytics with feature flags, session recording, and A/B testing. Self-hostable.

Log management and observability. Ingest, store, and query logs at any scale. Free for 500GB/month.