Tools Directory

The modern dev stack

Every tool worth knowing - curated, categorized, and linked. AI coding assistants, terminals, databases, deployment platforms, and everything in between.

AI Coding

6
Cursor🔥 Staff Pick
Freemium

The AI-first code editor. Deep codebase understanding, multi-file edits, and chat directly in your editor. Built on VS Code.

editoraiautocompletechat

Microsoft/OpenAI's AI pair programmer. Multi-model support (GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini), inline suggestions, chat, and agent mode.

autocompletevs-codejetbrainsagent
Freemium

Codeium's agentic IDE. Cascade Flow for multi-step autonomous coding tasks with deep contextual awareness.

editoragentcascadeflow
FreeOSS

Open-source AI code assistant. Connect any LLM to VS Code or JetBrains - self-hosted, privacy-first, fully customizable.

open-sourcevs-codeself-hostedcustom-llm
Freemium

Free AI autocomplete for 70+ IDEs. Fast, accurate code suggestions trained on billions of lines of code.

autocompletefreemulti-idefast

AI Chat

4
Claude🔥 Staff Pick
Freemium

Anthropic's AI assistant. Best-in-class for coding, analysis, and long-form writing. Artifacts for interactive outputs.

anthropiccodingartifactslong-context
Freemium

OpenAI's flagship chat interface. Access to GPT-4o, o3, o4-mini, image gen, code interpreter, and browsing.

openaimultimodalcode-interpreterplugins
Freemium

AI-powered search engine. Real-time web citations, research mode, and coding answers with sources.

searchresearchcitationsreal-time
Freemium

AI search for developers. Fast answers to technical questions with code examples and documentation references.

dev-searchcodingfastfree

IDEs & Editors

3
FreeOSS

Microsoft's open-source editor. The ecosystem king - 50k+ extensions, excellent debugging, and now deep Copilot integration.

microsoftopen-sourceextensionsdebugger
FreeOSS

Blazing-fast collaborative code editor built in Rust. Native performance, real-time co-editing, built-in AI assistant.

rustperformancecollabfast
FreeOSS

Hyperextensible Vim-based text editor. Lua scripting, LSP support, tree-sitter parsing. Loved by keyboard power users.

vimkeyboardlualsp

Terminal

3
Warp🔥 Staff Pick
Freemium

The AI-powered terminal. Warp AI for natural language commands, command recall, workflows, and team sharing.

airustfastworkflows
FreeOSS

The minimal, blazing-fast, infinitely customizable prompt for any shell. Works with bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell.

promptcross-shellrustcustomizable
FreeOSS

Fast, native terminal emulator by @mitchellh. GPU-accelerated with platform-native UI and rich feature set.

gpunativefastzig

Version Control

3
Freemium

VS Code extension that supercharges Git. Line blame, commit history, visual file history, and interactive rebase editor.

vs-codeblamehistoryrebase
FreeOSS

Simple terminal UI for git commands. Navigate branches, stage hunks, rebase, all with keyboard shortcuts.

terminaltuikeyboardopen-source

API Testing

3
Bruno🔥 Staff Pick
FreeOSS

Open-source API client that stores requests in plain text files alongside your code - perfect for git workflows.

open-sourcegit-friendlyofflinecollections
Freemium

The industry-standard API platform. Collections, environments, monitors, mock servers, and team collaboration.

industry-standardmock-serversmonitorsteam

Databases

3
Freemium

Modern, native database GUI. Works with PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB and more. Fast and beautiful.

postgresqlmysqlguiredis
Supabase🔥 Staff Pick
FreemiumOSS

Open-source Firebase alternative. Postgres, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, and Realtime - all from one platform.

postgresauthstoragerealtime
Freemium

Serverless Postgres with branching. Create database branches for PRs, auto-scale to zero, instant provisioning.

serverlesspostgresbranchingscale-to-zero

Deployment

3
Vercel🔥 Staff Pick
Freemium

The Frontend Cloud. Zero-config deployments for Next.js and beyond. Edge network, preview deployments, analytics.

nextjsedgepreview-deploymentsserverless
Freemium

Deploy anything from GitHub in seconds. Works with any language, built-in databases, simple pricing, beautiful UX.

simpleany-languagedatabasesgithub
FreeOSS

Open-source Heroku/Netlify alternative. Self-host on your own server. Full control, no vendor lock-in.

self-hostedopen-sourcedockerheroku-alternative

Monitoring

2
Freemium

Application monitoring and error tracking. Distributed tracing, performance monitoring, and AI-assisted debugging.

errorstracingperformancealerts
FreemiumOSS

Open-source product analytics. Feature flags, session replays, A/B tests, and funnels - all self-hostable.

analyticsfeature-flagssession-replayopen-source