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Awesome DevTools — A Curated List of Tools for Developers

Let’s be real: half of being a developer is writing code — the other half is finding the right tool to fix something, debug faster, or automate the boring stuff.

Over the years, I’ve collected a ton of bookmarks, extensions, CLI tools, web apps, and random utilities that have saved me time (and sanity). So I finally put them all in one place:

👉 awesome-devtools – a GitHub repo full of developer tools that actually help.


💡 Why I built this

There are already a bunch of “awesome” lists on GitHub, but most are either outdated or mix in too much stuff — libraries, frameworks, articles, courses, you name it.

I wanted something clean, practical, and focused on tools — not packages, not tutorials. Just tools that make your dev workflow better.

If it helps you:

  • Debug faster 🐞
  • Write better code ✍️
  • Test smarter ✅
  • Ship safer 🚢
  • Or just save time 🕐 …it’s probably in there.

🧰 What’s inside

The list is organized by category, so you can quickly jump to what you need:

  • 🧪 Testing & Debugging tools
  • 🛡️ Security & privacy utilities
  • 🧠 Productivity & workflow helpers
  • 🌐 Browser extensions
  • ⚙️ DevOps, CI/CD, monitoring
  • 🧱 API tools
  • 🖥️ Desktop & terminal tools
  • 📦 Package managers & dependency scanners ...and more.

Browse the whole thing here → https://github.com/devtoolsd/awesome-devtools


🔎 A few tools I love from the list

Here are just a few personal favorites:

  • HTTPie – clean UI for API testing
  • tldr.sh – simplified man pages for common commands
  • Can I Use – browser support reference
  • mkcert – make localhost HTTPS easy
  • Wappalyzer – tech stack detector for websites

But honestly, there’s a lot more. And I'm constantly adding to it.


🧩 Got something cool to add?

This repo is open-source and totally community-driven. If you know a tool that belongs on the list (or built one yourself), send a PR!

✅ Add a link

✅ Brief description

✅ Keep it awesome

Submit a pull request

Or just star the repo if you think it’s useful ⭐


📌 TL;DR

  • I made a GitHub repo called awesome-devtools
  • It’s a curated list of useful dev tools (no fluff)
  • It’s open-source — you can contribute
  • If you like it, share it or star it 🙌

Thanks for checking it out! Hope it becomes one of those tabs you leave open forever 😉

Happy coding 👨‍💻👩‍💻

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