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“Top 7 Free Developer Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed (Until Now)”

We all know Postman, GitHub, and VS Code. But these lesser-known tools will save you HOURS in dev time:

Insomnia – lightweight Postman alternative

Ray.so – create beautiful code screenshots in 2 clicks

Carbon.now.sh – similar but even more customizable

Responsively.app – test your UI across screen sizes instantly

Quokka.js – live JS prototyping inside your editor

TLDR pages – CLI help but in plain English

DevDocs.io – ultra-fast API docs in one tab

These tools are in my everyday dev stack now.

🔍 Curious to try them out and see how I use them in real-world projects?
I just shared a full write-up and walkthrough:

🔗 Check out the full list with examples

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