👋 Hi DEV friends!
Here are my top 10 picks for 2025:
1️⃣ Ray.so – Beautiful Code Snippets 🎨
- Generate gorgeous images of your code for blogs, slides, or social posts.
2️⃣ Excalidraw – Hand-drawn Style Diagrams ✍️
- Perfect for quick sketches of system designs or workflows.
3️⃣ DevDocs.io – All Docs in One Place 📚
- Blazing-fast, searchable documentation for almost any language or framework.
4️⃣ Cronitor.io (Free Plan) – Monitor Your Cron Jobs ⏱️
- For all those background jobs that should “just work.”
5️⃣ Postman – API Testing Made Easy 🔌
- Still one of the best free tools for working with APIs.
6️⃣ JSON Crack – Visualize Your JSON 🕸️
- Paste your JSON and instantly see it as a graph.
7️⃣ Readme.so – Write Great READMEs 📖
- Drag-and-drop editor to make your project docs shine.
8️⃣ Regex101 – Test & Debug Regex 🧩
- A lifesaver for regex struggles (with explanations).
9️⃣ Canva (Free Plan) – Quick Design for Devs 🎨
- From pitch decks to LinkedIn banners — simple and fast.
🔟 ChatGPT (Free Plan) – Instant Brainstorming Buddy 🤖
- Debugging help, code explanations, or even blog title ideas.
🎯 Final Thoughts
These are tools I wish I had when I was starting out — they save time, reduce headaches, and make projects shine.
👉 Which free tools do you swear by? Drop your favorites in the comments — let’s build the ultimate 2025 dev toolbox together!
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