Tools developers keep

DevOps 12

• OpenTofu

  An open-source, community-driven infrastructure-as-code tool that is a fork of Terraform.

  opentofu.orgCLI

• Ansible

  Agentless automation for configuring servers and deploying software using readable YAML playbooks.

  docs.ansible.comTool

• Prometheus

  A widely used open-source monitoring system and time-series database with its own query language.

  prometheus.ioTool

• Grafana

  Open-source dashboards for your metrics, logs and traces from many data sources.

  grafana.comTool

• k9s

  A terminal UI for managing Kubernetes clusters. It makes it much faster to inspect pods, read logs and jump between resources than typing kubectl commands.

  k9scli.ioCLI

• ShellCheck

  A linter that finds bugs in shell scripts, such as unquoted variables. Try it in the browser or add it to your CI.

  shellcheck.netCLI

• hadolint

  A Dockerfile linter that catches bad practices and checks the shell code inside your RUN instructions.

  github.comCLI

• dive

  Explore each layer of a Docker image and find wasted space, so you can make your images smaller.

  github.comCLI

• act

  Run your GitHub Actions workflows locally to test changes without pushing a commit every time.

  github.comCLI

• Uptime Kuma

  A self-hosted monitoring tool with a clean dashboard, status pages and many notification options.

  github.comTool

• tmux

  A terminal multiplexer. Split your terminal into panes and keep sessions running after you disconnect from a server.

  github.comCLI

• Renovate

  Automates dependency updates by opening pull requests, so your projects do not silently fall behind.

  github.comTool

Backend 8

• FastAPI

  A modern Python web framework that uses type hints for validation and automatic API docs.

  fastapi.tiangolo.comFramework

• PostgreSQL

  A powerful open-source relational database and a safe default for most applications.

  postgresql.orgTool

• Caddy

  A web server and reverse proxy that gets and renews HTTPS certificates automatically, with very little configuration.

  caddyserver.comTool

• Bruno

  An open-source API client that stores your collections as plain files, so they can live in Git with your code.

  usebruno.comTool

• SQLite

  A small, reliable database stored in a single file, with no server required. It is often all a small project needs.

  sqlite.orgLibrary

• Hoppscotch

  A lightweight, open-source API testing tool that runs in your browser and can also be self-hosted.

  hoppscotch.ioTool

• Valkey

  An open-source, high-performance key-value datastore, forked from Redis and backed by the Linux Foundation.

  valkey.ioTool

• HTTPie

  A friendly command-line HTTP client with readable syntax and formatted output, made for working with APIs.

  github.comCLI

General 8

• ripgrep

  An extremely fast tool for searching code that respects your .gitignore by default.

  github.comCLI

• jq

  A small command-line tool for slicing, filtering and transforming JSON.

  jqlang.orgCLI

• lazygit

  A simple terminal UI for Git. Staging single lines, rebasing and resolving conflicts all become much easier to see and do.

  github.comCLI

• fzf

  A general-purpose fuzzy finder for the command line. Use it to search files, shell history, Git branches and anything else you can pipe into it.

  github.comCLI

• pre-commit

  A framework for managing Git hooks, so linters and formatters run automatically before every commit.

  pre-commit.comTool

• bat

  A cat replacement with syntax highlighting, line numbers and Git integration.

  github.comCLI

• MkDocs

  Turn a folder of Markdown files into a clean documentation site, with very little setup.

  mkdocs.orgTool

• Excalidraw

  A free, open-source whiteboard with a hand-drawn style. It is great for quick architecture diagrams.

  excalidraw.comTool

Security 5

• Trivy

  An open-source scanner for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in containers, code and infrastructure.

  trivy.devCLI

• Gitleaks

  Finds passwords, API keys and tokens in your Git history. Run it as a pre-commit hook or in CI before a secret gets out.

  github.comCLI

• Semgrep

  Fast static analysis for many languages, with rules that look like the code you are searching for.

  github.comCLI

• ZAP

  A free, open-source web application security scanner. Only use it against applications you own or have permission to test.

  zaproxy.orgTool

• Wireshark

  The classic network protocol analyzer. See exactly what is on the wire when something will not connect.

  wireshark.orgTool

Data/ML 3

• scikit-learn

  The standard Python library for classic machine learning, with excellent documentation.

  scikit-learn.orgLibrary

• Hugging Face Transformers

  An open-source library for using and training state-of-the-art machine learning models.

  github.comLibrary

• DuckDB

  An in-process analytical database. Query CSV and Parquet files with SQL on your laptop, with no server to run.

  duckdb.orgTool

Frontend 2

• Vite

  A fast frontend build tool and dev server with instant updates as you edit.

  vite.devTool

• htmx

  A small library that adds dynamic behaviour with HTML attributes. Build interactive pages without a large frontend framework.

  htmx.orgLibrary

Web 1

• Playwright

  Reliable end-to-end browser testing across Chromium, Firefox and WebKit.

  playwright.devLibrary

Mobile 1

• Flutter

  Google's open-source UI toolkit for building mobile, web and desktop apps from a single codebase.

  flutter.devFramework

App 1

• Tauri

  Build small, secure desktop and mobile apps with a web frontend and a Rust backend.

  tauri.appFramework

GameDev 1

• Godot Engine

  A free and open-source 2D and 3D game engine with no royalties.

  godotengine.orgFramework

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