A curated list of Visual Studio Code extensions described as must-use. It links to the official Microsoft Visual Studio Code Marketplace. Themes and icons are excluded, and extensions are free from cost.
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A curated list of browser extensions for GitHub, organized by categories such as code, pull requests, notifications and themes, and browsable by browser. It includes entries such as Octotree for reading source without downloading repositories and Refined GitHub for simplifying the interface.
github-material-icons-extension is a GitHub repository or organization with source code, releases, documentation, or project resources.
VsixHub is a directory for free Visual Studio Code extensions distributed as .VSIX files. It lists extensions by categories such as themes, programming languages, linters, debuggers, snippets, keymaps and formatters, with sections for trending, most installed and most popular extensions and version history links.
Hackertab is a free start page for developers that shows daily developer news, trending GitHub repositories and tech conferences, curated hourly from more than 50 sources. It is available as a browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, Brave and Edge and as a web version, with no account required to browse news. The site describes it as free and open source with no tracking.
Accessibility Insights is an open-source set of tools for finding and fixing accessibility issues. Accessibility Insights for Web is a browser extension for Chrome and Microsoft Edge that tests webpages and web applications; Accessibility Insights for Windows is a desktop tool for Windows applications. FastPass is used to find common accessibility issues. The Android tool is no longer available for download.
An unofficial Discord.js beginner's guide for version 13 of the library, maintained by York and Discordaholic with contributors. It aims to explain use of the library and its extension with the reader's own code. The text states that a basic understanding of JavaScript is expected before writing bots.
Chaos Frontend Toolkit is a browser extension bundling tools intended to break web apps so developers can find ways to improve them, applying chaos engineering principles to the frontend. It covers areas such as network, timers, history, accessibility, localization and inputs, and is available on Chrome, Firefox and Edge as an open-source GPLv3 project.
DomainTyper is an instant domain name search tool that helps users find available domain names. It searches as you type, supports every extension, and provides alternative suggestions when a domain is already registered.
GNU Emacs is a free/libre, extensible and customizable text editor. Its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, and it offers content-aware editing modes with syntax coloring, built-in documentation and a packaging system for installing extensions. It also provides functionality beyond text editing, such as a project planner, mail and news reader, debugger interface and calendar.
FreeHostingEU.com offers free web hosting with PHP and MySQL support, no forced ads on free sites, and short free domain names under the .eu5.net extension. The free plan lists 200 MB of web space, 4000 MB monthly data transfer, five short web addresses, one-click WordPress and Joomla installation, and FTP and webmail access.
GPLDL offers downloads of GPL-licensed premium WordPress themes, plugins and WooCommerce extensions and themes. The site states its repository holds 1220 items and that items are true originals with no nulled scripts. A free GPLDL Club membership is required to download. A separate page describes WordPress help tiers and recommends service providers on Fiverr.
Graphite is a code review platform for teams on GitHub. It offers AI code review through Graphite Chat, stacked pull requests, a pull request inbox, a merge queue, and developer metrics. A CLI and VS Code extension support creating and managing stacks. The first 30 days are free.
Joomla! is a free and open source content management system used to build, organize, manage and publish content for websites, blogs, intranets and mobile applications. The site lists benefits including search engine friendly and mobile friendly output, multilingual support, unlimited design, multi-user permission levels and extensibility, along with thousands of free extensions and templates.
Mobirise is website builder software for Windows, Mac and Linux that also runs online with AI. Users build sites by arranging blocks and editing text and photos visually, without coding. Mobirise AI generates draft site designs from a description. The software is free for personal and commercial use, and premium themes and extensions are sold as a kit.
Neovim is a hyperextensible Vim-based text editor. It is a fork of Vim, maintaining compatibility with Vim's editing model and Vimscript v1 where possible, and provides features such as Lua plugins, LSP-based code inspection and refactoring, and Tree-sitter parsing. Extensions can be built in any language through RPC, and GUI and IDE frontends can embed it as an editor or script host.
Selenium is an umbrella project of tools and libraries for automating web browsers. It provides extensions to emulate user interaction and infrastructure for W3C WebDriver implementations, letting developers write interchangeable code for major browsers. It is primarily used for automating web applications for testing.
Star History is a web tool for viewing and comparing the GitHub star history graph of open source projects. The site also lists a top committers ranking and provides a Chrome extension.
WAVE is a suite of evaluation tools that helps authors make web content more accessible. It can identify many accessibility and WCAG errors while facilitating human evaluation. WAVE is available as an online tool and as Chrome, Firefox, and Edge browser extensions for checking password-protected, locally stored, or highly dynamic pages. A subscription API and testing engine are also offered.
Web Maker is a browser-based code editor and frontend playground for building, experimenting with, and prototyping HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It works offline as a free Chrome extension and supports SCSS, TypeScript, and Pug. It also offers real-time collaboration over a shareable link, a file tree, six layouts, CDN library support, and export to CodePen.
WordPress is an open-source blog tool, publishing platform, and content management system. It can be used to build websites, blogs, or applications. The platform is used by millions of websites globally, ranging from individual creators and small businesses to large enterprises, and offers tools for design, content building, and extension via plugins, themes, and community resources.