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17 Most Powerful AI Tools for Developers

Anmol Baranwal on July 29, 2024

There are countless AI tools but only a few can actually improve the daily life of developers. Today, I'm covering the 17 most powerful AI tools f...
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Anmol Baranwal

Which one is your favorite?

I really wanted to include Raycast, but it’s only available for Mac users 😅
Anyway, I know some people dislike listicles, but it takes me days to research, test and write properly. I hope you find something useful here :)

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Antonio | CEO at Litlyx.com

My favourite is: Mintlify, they created the best docs out there. We use them too!

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Anmol Baranwal

Yeah, it's special because we can generate entire docs for free with just a business email.

Plus, there's the extension that I discussed!

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Dumebi Okolo

I can't even decide. 😩

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Haha, Even I couldn't decide if I just had to choose one :)

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Andreas

Thank you for this great list! It would be great to actually know how these tools perform in a real-life setting, and perhaps group them according to those needing minimal setup, those that are open source or commercial etc.

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Anmol Baranwal

It will be hard to cover real-life experiences for all the tools plus it might be a bit overwhelming.

You can just check if it's open source by looking at the button at the end of each section.

If there's a star.. that means it's open source, otherwise there will be a fire logo and a "Visit" CTA.

I'm sure many would not notice this but I've done it so it's easier to classify.

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Andreas

Thank you for putting this button Anmol. But, having such an eye-catching title, I would also like it very much if the content entries were backed with actual experience. You know, there are lots of articles out there, and it is hard to filter out what has been tried, and at which setting and extent (to use it). Again, thank you!

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Antonio | CEO at Litlyx.com

You are Amazing Anmol, always super valuable contents. Thanks for your amazing work!!

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Anmol Baranwal

Thank you Antonio 🙌
All thanks to this awesome community.

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Jose Bernard Lagumbay

this is amazing development tools. I already use Mintlify, CodiumAI and Codeium. can you recommend tools for code security and vulnerability detection?

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Manuel Malagon

What's the difference between MarsCode and github Copilot? They seem pretty similar.

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Anmol Baranwal

I've never used GitHub Copilot (I know it sounds weird), but it's for obvious reasons!
There are a few differences, like MarsCode providing its own IDE...

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val von vorn

Thanks for the very comprehensive guidance! Which one is your favorite?
Do you think that Mars code is the GOAT of them all, and, if so,
for which most crucial reason?

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I won't say it's the best one out there because there are a lot of interesting tools like Raycast or Warp, which are absolutely great :)

Each has its own use cases and areas where it's stronger than others.

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Tanvir Shaikh

This list is amazing, founad many helpful stuff, Thanks for sharing

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Martin Baun

I appreciate you sharing your top AI tool picks - it's fascinating to see how these tools streamline different development tasks.

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Jake Page

Very comprehensive list here, thanks for putting this together!

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Anmol Baranwal

I'm happy that you loved reading this, Jake 🙌

I always wanted to put together the best list of useful AI dev tools :)

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WTP | WhatThePortal.com

Going to try a few of these... so many to choose from!

We've been rocking Supermaven for a bit, will give these others a shot too. Thanks for the list!

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