I Built AlgDevs: A Free Directory of 4,200+ Resources

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I have 2,000+ browser bookmarks. Most are dead links.

Two years of collecting tools for freelance work, side projects, and friends meant one thing: the useful ones were scattered across three devices, three note apps, and browser history I couldn't search. I'd find the same tool four times under different names. I'd discover duplicates weeks later.

So I built AlgDevs—a searchable directory of development resources. No affiliate links. No paywalls hiding behind "free trials." Just documented, tested tools organized by what they do.

What's in it

AI tools, hosting platforms, payment processors, learning resources, privacy tools, downloaders, streaming sites, game dev frameworks.

The AI section has 105 carefully documented resources. I cut from 400 to 105 because quantity doesn't matter. Usefulness does. Each one works. Each description shows what it's actually for. Each link is tested.

Other sections—hosting, payments, learning, privacy—follow the same pattern. Fewer resources. Better descriptions. Real verification.

Why this matters

As a developer in Algeria, I hit two specific walls:

Many services are geographically blocked or unreliable locally
Resource lists decay. Fast. Tools disappear. Paid tiers quietly launch. Links rot.

A list of 500 tools where half are broken is worse than useless. It wastes time.

I wanted something that stayed current. That meant I had to own the maintenance cost upfront.

The work nobody sees

Building the site took a weekend. Keeping it accurate takes everything else.

I verify links weekly. I test whether resources actually work in Algeria. I remove broken tools immediately. I update descriptions when services change their pricing or feature set. I categorize new tools as they launch.

Dead links appear constantly. Descriptions get stale. New tools emerge faster than any human can categorize them alone. But that friction is the point. A directory that costs nothing to maintain isn't worth using.

What's different

Most resource lists are:

Outdated (last updated: 2021)
Flooded with affiliate links
Padded with paid tools labeled "free"
Unmaintained after the first week

AlgDevs trades volume for accuracy. You get fewer resources because each one has been tested, filtered, and documented. You get current data because I rebuild categories every month.

The site is fully client-side. No database. No tracking. No ads. Everything is free because there's nothing to monetize.

What I need

I'm building this alone, which means gaps exist. What am I missing?

Which categories should exist that don't?
What tools do you use that aren't listed?
What would make a directory actually useful instead of another abandoned bookmark list?
Are there specific regions or use cases I'm not covering?

I read every suggestion. If it's useful, it gets added and verified.