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184 developer tools products built by independent developers and small teams.
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Bannerbear
Generate images and videos via API
API for auto-generating images and videos from templates, e.g. social media graphics and OG images.
Paid · Web, API · Website ↗
Beekeeper Studio
Open-source SQL editor and database manager
Beekeeper Studio is a cross-platform SQL editor and database GUI for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server and more, with a free community edition.
Free plan · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗
Better Auth
Framework-agnostic authentication library for TypeScript
Better Auth is an open-source TypeScript auth library with email/password, social login, 2FA, organizations and a plugin system.
Free plan · API · Website ↗
Braintrust
Evals, logging and prompt playground for AI products
Braintrust helps teams evaluate AI models and prompts, log production traces, and iterate in a shared playground.
Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗
Docusaurus
Build documentation websites with React
Docusaurus is an open-source static site generator from Meta for docs sites with versioning, search and blogs.
Free · Web · Website ↗
Drizzle ORM
Lightweight TypeScript ORM with SQL-like syntax
Drizzle ORM is a headless TypeScript ORM for Postgres, MySQL and SQLite with type-safe queries and a migration toolkit.
Free · API · Website ↗
FusionAuth
Customer identity and auth you can run anywhere
FusionAuth is a downloadable or hosted CIAM platform with login, MFA, SSO and user management APIs.
Free plan · Web, Self-hosted, API · Website ↗
GrowthBook
Open-source feature flags and experimentation
GrowthBook combines feature flags with a warehouse-native A/B testing and experimentation platform.
Free plan · Web, Self-hosted, API · Website ↗
Healthchecks.io
Cron job and background task monitoring with alerts
Healthchecks.io alerts you when scheduled jobs, cron tasks or backups fail to check in on time. It is open source and can be used hosted or self-hosted.
Free plan · Web, API, Self-hosted · Website ↗
Hexclave (formerly Stack Auth)
Open-source user authentication and management platform
Hexclave, formerly Stack Auth, is an open-source authentication and user-management platform with prebuilt components and a dashboard.
Free plan · Web, Self-hosted, API · Website ↗
Hoppscotch
Open-source API development ecosystem
Hoppscotch is a lightweight web and desktop API client for REST, GraphQL and WebSocket requests, self-hostable for teams.
Free plan · Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, Self-hosted · Website ↗
JSON Crack
Visualize JSON and other data formats as interactive graphs
JSON Crack turns JSON, YAML, CSV and XML into interactive graph diagrams to make large data structures easier to explore.
Free plan · Web · Website ↗
Kaleidoscope
File and image comparison app for Mac
Kaleidoscope compares text, images and folders side by side and integrates with git as a diff and merge tool.
Paid · Mac · Website ↗
Litestream
Streaming replication of SQLite databases to S3
Litestream continuously replicates SQLite databases to S3-compatible storage and other targets, giving simple disaster recovery for SQLite in production.
Free · Linux, Mac, Self-hosted · Website ↗
Material for MkDocs
Documentation framework built on MkDocs
Material for MkDocs is an open-source theme and framework for building technical documentation sites from Markdown, with search and many built-in features.
Free · Self-hosted, Web · Website ↗
OpenReplay
Open-source session replay and product analytics
OpenReplay records user sessions with console and network logs so teams can debug issues, and can be self-hosted.
Free plan · Web, Self-hosted · Website ↗
PocketBase
Open-source backend in a single file
Open-source backend in one executable: database, auth, file storage and realtime API.
Free · Self-hosted · Website ↗
Rancher Desktop
Open-source Kubernetes and containers on the desktop
Rancher Desktop, from SUSE, provides local Kubernetes and container runtimes (containerd or Moby) with a GUI.
Free · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗
Sequel Ace
Free open-source MySQL and MariaDB client for Mac
Sequel Ace is the community-maintained successor to Sequel Pro for managing MySQL and MariaDB databases on macOS.
Free · Mac · Website ↗
Sublime Merge
Fast git client from the makers of Sublime Text
Sublime Merge is a cross-platform git GUI with fast search, a three-way merge tool and side-by-side diffs.
Paid · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗
Sublime Text
Fast, sophisticated text editor for code
Sublime Text is a cross-platform code editor known for speed, multiple cursors and a Python plugin API.
Paid · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗
SuperTokens
Open-source authentication for your app
SuperTokens offers prebuilt login UI, session management and auth recipes that you can self-host or use managed.
Free plan · Web, Self-hosted, API · Website ↗
Tabby Terminal
Configurable terminal, SSH and serial client
Tabby is an open-source terminal emulator with an integrated SSH and Telnet client, serial terminal and plugins.
Free · Mac, Windows, Linux, Web · Website ↗
TelemetryDeck
Privacy-focused app analytics for Apple and other platforms
TelemetryDeck provides anonymized usage analytics for iOS, macOS and other apps, without collecting personal data.
Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗
Tinkerwell
Code runner for PHP and Laravel apps
Tinkerwell lets you run PHP code in the context of local or remote Laravel, WordPress and other PHP projects, including over SSH.
Paid · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗
Trigger.dev
Background jobs and AI workflows in TypeScript
Trigger.dev runs long-running background tasks, scheduled jobs and AI agents written in TypeScript, with retries and observability.
Free plan · Web, Self-hosted, API · Website ↗
TruffleHog
Find, verify and analyze leaked credentials
TruffleHog scans repos, cloud storage and chat tools for secrets and checks whether found credentials are live.
Free plan · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗
Uptime Kuma
Self-hosted uptime monitoring
Open-source, self-hosted monitoring for websites and services, with alerts and status pages.
Free · Self-hosted · Website ↗
Wave Terminal
Open-source terminal with inline previews and AI
Wave is a terminal that adds file previews, web widgets, remote connections and AI chat alongside the shell.
Free · Mac, Windows, Linux · Website ↗
Webhook.site
Instantly inspect, test and automate webhooks
Webhook.site gives you a unique URL and email address to capture and inspect incoming HTTP requests, with optional custom actions to transform and forward them.
Free plan · Web, API · Website ↗
Woodpecker CI
Simple community-run open-source CI/CD engine
Woodpecker is a lightweight, container-based CI/CD system that integrates with Gitea, Forgejo, GitHub and GitLab and is configured with YAML pipelines.
Free · Self-hosted · Website ↗
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