Developer software

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GitLab

Code hosting and CI in one app

Free plan · Web

Postman

Build and test APIs

Free plan · Web, Windows, Mac +1

Replit

Write and run code in the browser

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android

Insomnia

An open source API client

Free plan · Windows, Mac, Linux

Sublime Text

A very fast code editor

Paid · Windows, Mac, Linux

Neovim

A modern take on Vim

Open source · Windows, Mac, Linux

Node.js

JavaScript on the server

Open source · Windows, Mac, Linux

GitHub

Host code and work on it together

Free plan · Web, Windows, Mac +2

CodePen

A playground for HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Free plan · Web

JetBrains

Full IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA

Free plan · Windows, Mac, Linux

Flutter

Build apps for any screen

Open source · Windows, Mac, Linux

Cypress

Front-end testing

Free plan · Windows, Mac, Linux

Tailwind CSS

Style pages with utility classes

Open source · Web

Bitbucket

Git hosting from Atlassian

Free plan · Web

Bun

A fast JavaScript toolkit

Open source · Windows, Mac, Linux

Deno

A secure JavaScript runtime

Open source · Windows, Mac, Linux

Git

The standard for version control

Open source · Windows, Mac, Linux

Playwright

Browser tests that work everywhere

Open source · Windows, Mac, Linux

Zed

A high-speed code editor

Open source · Mac, Linux, Windows

Vue.js

An approachable JavaScript framework

Open source · Web

Warp

A modern terminal with AI

Free plan · Windows, Mac, Linux

React

A library for building interfaces

Open source · Web

Svelte

A compiler for web interfaces

Open source · Web

iTerm2

A better terminal for the Mac

Open source · Mac

Next.js

A React framework

Open source · Web

Linear

Fast issue tracking for product teams

Free plan · Web, Windows, Mac +1

Twilio

APIs for SMS, voice and email

Paid · Web

MongoDB

A document database

Free plan · Web, Windows, Mac +1

Vercel

Deploy front-end apps

Free plan · Web

Docker

Run apps in containers

Free plan · Windows, Mac, Linux

Terraform

Infrastructure as code

Free plan · Windows, Mac, Linux

Replicate

Run AI models with an API

Paid · Web

Railway

Deploy apps with little setup

Free plan · Web

Sanity

A content platform you can shape

Free plan · Web

Supabase

An open source backend on Postgres

Free plan · Web

PostHog

Open source product tools

Free plan · Web

Redis

A fast in-memory data store

Free plan · Windows, Mac, Linux

LangChain

Build apps on language models

Free plan · Web

Heroku

Deploy apps with a git push

Paid · Web

Firebase

Google’s app backend

Free plan · Web

Retool

Build internal tools fast

Free plan · Web

Jira

Issue tracking for software teams

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android

Cashfree

Payments and payouts in India

Paid · Web

Mistral

AI models and a chat app from France

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android

Raycast

A fast launcher for the Mac

Free plan · Mac

Fly.io

Run apps close to users

Paid · Web

Payload

A CMS built on Next.js

Open source · Web

SendGrid

Email delivery from Twilio

Free plan · Web

Snyk

Find security holes in code

Free plan · Web

Bolt

Prompt, run and deploy in the browser

Free plan · Web

Cursor

A code editor built around AI

Free plan · Windows, Mac, Linux

Strapi

An open source headless CMS

Open source · Web

Lovable

Build web apps by chatting

Free plan · Web

Sentry

Find and fix errors in apps

Free plan · Web

n8n

Automation you can host yourself

Free plan · Web

PostgreSQL

A trusted open source database

Open source · Windows, Mac, Linux

Datadog

Monitor servers and apps

Paid · Web

Render

Run web apps and databases

Free plan · Web

Netlify

Host modern websites

Free plan · Web

Hetzner

Low-cost servers from Germany

Paid · Web

Algolia

Fast search for your site

Free plan · Web

Contentful

A headless CMS for teams

Free plan · Web

regex101

Build and test regular expressions

Free · Web

FFmpeg

Work with audio and video files

Open source · Windows, Mac, Linux

Godot

A free game engine

Open source · Windows, Mac, Linux

JSONLint

Check and format JSON

Free · Web

Mailgun

An email API for developers

Free plan · Web

Directus

Turn a database into a CMS

Open source · Web

GTmetrix

Check how fast a page loads

Free plan · Web

Grafana

Dashboards for your data

Open source · Web

v0

Generate web interfaces from text

Free plan · Web

Postmark

Fast delivery for app emails

Paid · Web

Tailscale

A private network in minutes

Free plan · Windows, Mac, Linux +2

Clerk

Ready-made sign-in for web apps

Free plan · Web

Resend

Email for developers

Free plan · Web

Kubernetes

Run containers at scale

Open source · Linux

AWS

The largest cloud provider

Paid · Web

Appwrite

Open source backend server

Open source · Web

Rive

Interactive animation

Free plan · Web, Windows, Mac

PocketBase

A backend in one file

Open source · Windows, Mac, Linux

Auth0

Sign-in as a service

Free plan · Web

Screaming Frog

A website crawler for SEO

Free plan · Windows, Mac, Linux

ImageMagick

Edit images from the command line

Open source · Windows, Mac, Linux

Unreal Engine

High-end real-time 3D

Free plan · Windows, Mac, Linux

Elastic

Search and log analysis

Free plan · Web

Pastebin

Share text and code quickly

Free plan · Web

Neon

Serverless Postgres

Free plan · Web

New Relic

Watch how your software runs

Free plan · Web

Unity

A widely used game engine

Free plan · Windows, Mac, Linux

WireGuard

A fast, modern VPN protocol

Open source · Windows, Mac, Linux +2

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About Developer software

Developer tools help you write, test, ship and run software. This category covers editors, code hosting, API clients, runtimes, frameworks and testing tools.

What are the most popular Developer products?

Popular choices right now include GitLab, Postman, Replit, Insomnia and Sublime Text. The list above is ordered by what people view and like, and it changes over time.

Is there any free Developer software?

Yes. GitLab, Postman, Replit, Insomnia and Neovim have free plans or are free to use. Check each website for current limits.

How do I choose Developer software?

Check that it supports your language and stack, how active its community is, and how easily it fits your workflow.

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