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Curated tools for devs, designers & data scientists, from IDEs & APIs to ML, docs, security, and design. Find what you need, fast!

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## 💾 Developer Tools & Resources

A curated list of essential developer tools and platforms for software engineers, designers, and data scientists.



## Quick Navigation



- [Developer Tools & Resources](https://github.com/jillmpla/devtools/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file#-developer-tools--resources)

  - [Development Environments](https://github.com/jillmpla/devtools/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file#%EF%B8%8F-development-environments)

  - [APIs & Testing](https://github.com/jillmpla/devtools/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file#-apis--testing)

  - [DevOps & Infrastructure](https://github.com/jillmpla/devtools/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file#-devops--infrastructure)

  - [Machine Learning & Data Science](https://github.com/jillmpla/devtools/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file#-machine-learning--data-science)

  - [Security & Reliability](https://github.com/jillmpla/devtools/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file#-security--reliability)

  - [Accessibility Tools](https://github.com/jillmpla/devtools/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file#-accessibility-tools)

  - [Build & Test](https://github.com/jillmpla/devtools/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file#-build--test)

  - [Writing & Project Documentation](https://github.com/jillmpla/devtools/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file#-writing--project-documentation)

  - [Wireframing & Prototyping](https://github.com/jillmpla/devtools/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file#%EF%B8%8F-wireframing--prototyping)

  - [Design Resources](https://github.com/jillmpla/devtools/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file#-design-resources)



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### 🖥️ Development Environments

Tools for writing and editing code, ranging from lightweight editors to full IDEs and AI-enhanced platforms.



#### IDEs & Code Editors

- [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) – Lightweight, extensible editor with powerful integrations.

- [Notepad++](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/) – Free Windows text/code editor with syntax highlighting.

- [JetBrains IDEs](https://www.jetbrains.com/) – Professional IDEs including IntelliJ, WebStorm, and PyCharm.

- [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/) – Full-featured IDE for Windows/macOS with robust support for .NET and C++.

- [Eclipse](https://www.eclipse.org/) – Open-source IDE primarily used for Java, with plugin support for additional languages and tooling.



#### AI Tools

- [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot) – AI-powered code completion in your editor.

- [Cursor](https://www.cursor.com/) – AI-enhanced code editor for productivity and refactoring.

- [Replit](https://replit.com/) – Browser-based IDE with collaborative and AI features.



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### 🔄 APIs & Testing

Resources to discover, test, and generate APIs efficiently.



#### API Testing & Debugging Tools

- [Postman](https://www.postman.com/) – GUI-based tool for testing, documenting, and sharing RESTful APIs with support for collections, variables, and environments.

- [cURL](https://curl.se/) – Command-line tool for transferring data using various network protocols (great for quick API testing via terminal).



#### Public API Hubs & Directories

- [RapidAPI](https://rapidapi.com/) – The world’s largest API marketplace to discover, connect, and manage thousands of APIs.

- [API Hub by Postman](https://www.postman.com/explore) – A searchable directory of public APIs published and tested by the Postman community.

- [Public APIs](https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis) – A massive GitHub repo listing free public APIs categorized by topic.

- [API List](https://apilist.fun/) – Fun and useful public APIs categorized by subject (movies, games, food, etc.).



#### API Generators

- [DreamFactory](https://www.dreamfactory.com/) – Auto-generates REST APIs from SQL or NoSQL databases with built-in security and role-based access.

- [LoopBack](https://loopback.io/) – Extensible Node.js framework for building APIs quickly from models, with strong TypeScript support.

- [Xmysql](https://github.com/o1lab/xmysql) – Generate a REST API from a MySQL database instantly without writing code.

- [Sandman2](https://github.com/jeffknupp/sandman2) – Instantly turn any legacy database into a RESTful API using Python.

- [API Generators List (GitHub)](https://github.com/wrannaman/generators) – Curated list of open-source tools for auto-generating APIs.



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### 🧰 DevOps & Infrastructure

Core tools to build, deploy, and manage applications in scalable environments.



#### Backend Tools

- [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) – Container platform for building and deploying applications.

- [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/) – Container orchestration platform for scalable deployments.

- [Redis](https://redis.io/) – In-memory database for caching, queues, and fast data access.

- [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/) – Advanced, open-source relational database.

- [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/index.html) – Self-contained, serverless SQL database engine used in embedded and lightweight applications.

- [GraphQL](https://graphql.org/) – Query language and runtime for APIs.



#### Hosting Platforms

- [Vercel](https://vercel.com/) – Fast frontend hosting and serverless backend deployment.

- [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/) – Git-based deployment for JAMstack and static sites.

- [DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/) – Cloud hosting with simple UI and predictable pricing.

- [Heroku](https://www.heroku.com/) – PaaS that simplifies backend deployments and scaling.

- [AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/) – Full-featured cloud platform with global infrastructure.



#### Monitoring & Logging Tools

- [LogRocket](https://logrocket.com/) – Frontend monitoring with session replay, error tracking, and performance analytics.

- [Sentry](https://sentry.io/) – Real-time error tracking and performance monitoring across your stack.

- [New Relic](https://newrelic.com/) – Full-stack observability platform for application performance monitoring.

- [Grafana](https://grafana.com/) – Open-source visualization and alerting platform for metrics and logs.



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### 📊 Machine Learning & Data Science

Frameworks, platforms, and tools used for machine learning, AI experimentation, and data science.



#### Notebooks & Experimentation

- [Jupyter Notebook](https://jupyter.org/) – Open-source web application for creating and sharing documents containing live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.

- [Google Colab](https://colab.research.google.com/) – Free Jupyter notebook environment from Google that runs in the cloud with GPU/TPU support.



#### Competitions & Datasets

- [Kaggle](https://www.kaggle.com/) – Online platform for data science competitions, datasets, notebooks, and collaborative ML projects.

- [Papers with Code](https://paperswithcode.com/) – Resource for finding ML research papers along with code implementations and benchmarks.



#### Experiment Tracking & Lifecycle

- [Weights & Biases](https://wandb.ai/) – Tool for experiment tracking, dataset versioning, and model performance visualization.

- [MLflow](https://mlflow.org/) – Open-source platform for managing the ML lifecycle, including experimentation, reproducibility, and deployment.



#### Pretrained Models & APIs

- [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/) – Hub for pre-trained models and datasets, especially in natural language processing (NLP).



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### 🔐 Security & Reliability  

Essential tools for protecting your web apps, securing infrastructure, and ensuring system uptime.



#### Network & Application Security

- [Cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com/) – DDoS protection, CDN, SSL/TLS, WAF, and security analytics for web apps.

- [SSL Labs](https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/) – SSL Server Test to evaluate your HTTPS configuration and certificate strength.

- [NordLayer](https://nordlayer.com/) – Business VPN and secure remote access for hybrid teams.



#### Code & DevSecOps

- [Aikido Security](https://www.aikido.dev/) – Code-to-cloud vulnerability scanning and developer-centric security tools.



#### Threat Detection & Monitoring

- [Teramind](https://www.teramind.co/) – Insider threat detection, user behavior analytics, and monitoring.

- [Log360](https://www.manageengine.com/log-management/) – SIEM solution for log management, auditing, and compliance.



#### Endpoint & Infrastructure Management

- [Endpoint Central](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/) – Unified endpoint management with patching, asset tracking, and remote control.



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### ♿ Accessibility Tools

Resources to evaluate, test, and improve accessibility for websites, applications, and digital products.



- [WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool](https://wave.webaim.org/) – Browser-based tool to identify WCAG errors and accessibility issues visually.

- [axe DevTools](https://www.deque.com/axe/) – Browser extension and automated testing framework for accessibility auditing.

- [Color Oracle](https://colororacle.org/) – Cross-platform color blindness simulator.

- [Contrast Checker (WebAIM)](https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/) – Test text/background color contrast against WCAG standards.

- [Pa11y](https://pa11y.org/) – Command-line tool for automated accessibility testing.

- [Accessibility Insights](https://accessibilityinsights.io/) – Microsoft’s open-source suite for accessibility testing on web and desktop apps.



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### 📦 Build & Test

Utilities for managing dependencies, testing applications, and documenting APIs.



#### Package Managers & Dependency Tools

- [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) – Node.js package manager and largest ecosystem of open-source libraries.

- [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/) – Fast, reliable, and secure alternative to npm with better caching and workspaces support.

- [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) – Efficient, disk-saving package manager with strict dependency resolution.



#### Testing Frameworks & Tools

- [Jest](https://jestjs.io/) – Delightful JavaScript testing framework with snapshot testing and easy setup.

- [Mocha](https://mochajs.org/) – Flexible test framework for Node.js with rich plugin support.

- [Cypress](https://www.cypress.io/) – Fast, reliable end-to-end testing for web apps with time-travel debugging.

- [Playwright](https://playwright.dev/) – Headless browser testing tool with multi-browser support by Microsoft.



#### API Specification & Documentation Tools

- [Swagger UI](https://swagger.io/tools/swagger-ui/) – Interactive browser-based tool for exploring and testing OpenAPI-compliant REST APIs.

- [Swagger Editor](https://editor.swagger.io/) – Online YAML/JSON editor for designing and validating OpenAPI definitions.

- [OpenAPI Spec](https://swagger.io/specification/) – Standardized specification for building RESTful APIs that can be visualized and tested automatically.



#### HTML & CSS Validators

- [W3C Markup Validator](https://validator.w3.org/) – Checks HTML and XHTML documents for conformance to W3C standards.

- [W3C CSS Validator](https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/) – Validates CSS stylesheets for syntax and compatibility.



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### 🧠 Writing & Project Documentation

Documentation tools to support writing, structuring, and publishing project materials.



- [Docusaurus](https://docusaurus.io/) – Static site generator for project documentation, built by Meta.

- [Markdown Guide](https://www.markdownguide.org/) – Comprehensive reference for writing markdown, including GitHub-flavored syntax.

- [Typora](https://typora.io/) – Minimal markdown editor with real-time preview and export options.



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### ✏️ Wireframing & Prototyping

Design tools for sketching, prototyping, and communicating interface and flow ideas.



#### Code-Enabled UI Design Platforms

- [Framer](https://www.framer.com/) – Interactive design platform with support for custom React components and real-time prototyping.

- [UXPin](https://www.uxpin.com/) – UI/UX tool that allows you to use real HTML, CSS, and JS logic, including interactive states and variables.

- [Figma](https://www.figma.com/) – Provides developer-friendly code inspection (CSS/Swift/XML) and supports code-export plugins like Anima.

- [Penpot](https://penpot.app/) – Open-source UI design platform with CSS code inspection and developer handoff tools.



#### Design-Focused UI Tools

- [Adobe XD](https://www.adobe.com/products/xd.html) – Vector-based design tool with prototype sharing and basic CSS snippets for handoff.

- [Sketch](https://www.sketch.com/) – macOS-based UI design tool with export and dev handoff via plugins like Zeplin or Avocode.



#### Low-Fidelity Wireframing Tools

- [Balsamiq](https://balsamiq.com/) – Low-fidelity wireframing tool that helps teams sketch out UI ideas quickly.

- [Whimsical](https://whimsical.com/) – Fast and intuitive tool for wireframes, flowcharts, and sticky notes.



#### Flowchart & Diagramming Tools

- [draw.io (diagrams.net)](https://www.diagrams.net/) – Free tool for creating flowcharts, mockups, UML, and technical diagrams.

- [Lucidchart](https://www.lucidchart.com/) – Visual workspace for collaborative diagramming, wireframing, and process modeling.

- [Mermaid Live Editor](https://mermaid.live/edit) – Generate flowcharts and sequence diagrams from markdown-style text.

- [PlantUML](https://plantuml.com/) – Write UML diagrams as code with support for flowcharts, class diagrams, and sequence diagrams.

- [DrawSQL](https://drawsql.app/) – Design and collaborate on database entity relationship diagrams (ERDs) online.



#### Pseudocode & Logic Visualization

- [Code2Flow](https://www.code2flow.com/) – Convert pseudocode or structured logic into readable flowcharts instantly.

- [Flowgorithm](http://flowgorithm.org/) – Visual tool for creating flowcharts that also generates pseudocode or code in various languages.

- [PseudoEditor](https://pseudoeditor.com/) – Web-based pseudocode editor with syntax highlighting and logic visualization.



#### Slide-Based Prototyping

- [PowerPoint / Google Slides](https://www.google.com/slides/about/) – Commonly used for simple mockups or click-through prototypes.



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### 🎨 Design Resources

Design and UI assets to support interface development, visual design, and front-end creativity.



#### Frontend Dev Tools

- [cdnjs](https://cdnjs.com/) – Free CDN for open-source JS/CSS libraries.

- [Browsersync](https://browsersync.io/) – Sync your browser sessions during local dev.

- [CodePen](https://codepen.io/) – Live editor for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript demos.

- [JSFiddle](https://jsfiddle.net/) – Collaborative web code editor for testing snippets.



#### Stock Photos & Videos

- [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/) – Beautiful, high-quality free stock images.

- [Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/) – Free stock photography and videos.

- [Pixabay](https://pixabay.com/) – Library of free images, videos, and music.

- [FreeImages](http://www.freeimages.com/) – Stock image archive for commercial use.

- [Stockio](https://www.stockio.com/) – Fonts, icons, images, and videos for free use.



#### Illustrations & Vectors

- [Lukasz Adam Illustrations](https://lukaszadam.com/illustrations) – Open license vector art and illustrations.

- [unDraw](https://undraw.co/) – Open-source illustrations for web and mobile.

- [Awesome Images](https://github.com/heyalexej/awesome-images) – Curated image and illustration resource list.



#### Graphic & Layout Tools

- [Canva](https://www.canva.com/) – Drag-and-drop graphic design tool with templates for social media, marketing, and more.



#### Patterns & Textures

- [Subtle Patterns](https://www.toptal.com/designers/subtlepatterns/) – Seamless background textures and patterns.



#### Pixel Art

- [Piskel](https://www.piskelapp.com/) – Online pixel art and animated sprite editor.