Free Chome Extensions
Set up your Chrome compatible browser (Chrome, Brave, Edge) for web development.
- Grepper – Adds coding answers to search results
- Clear Cache – Adds a simple button to clear the cache while you reload/test.
- Grammarly – Checks web page input for correct spelling and grammar.
- Codexplainer AI (beta) – Select code for auto analysis and explanation.
- JSON Formatter – auto format JSON data for readability
Free Web Software For Your Computer
- VS Code – popular source code editor
- Sublime Text – an alternative IDE
- Postman – indespensible API testing tool
- BBEdit – plain text app with advanced features
- Cyberduck – FTP app for uploading files to an external server
- iTerm2 – alternative to Mac terminal
- Sequel Ace – MySQL/MariaDB database management
- Site Sucker – web scraping app
Free Web-Based Software
- Google Docs – Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) alternative
- Photopea – amazing Adobe Photoshop alternative
Free Web Services
- MailChimp – free newsletters up to 10,000 email sends per month
- Google Forms – quickly gather data/inputs via a web form
Free Analysis Tools
- Built With – find how what technology a website is built with
- Email Tester – analyze an email/newsletter message’s spam score
- Mail Genius – another tool to test an email message’s spam score
- Google Pagespeed Insights – view how Google sees your site speed
- Pingdom Website Speed Test – further analyze your page speed
- Bitly – minify links for use in emails, newsletters, or chats.
Free VS Code Extensions
- Tabnine – AI based code completion
Free Server Virtualization
- Docker – virtualization for local testing and prod deployment
- Vagrant – mirror production environments on your local computer
Free Web Content
- Google Fonts – free fonts for use in design and websites
- Pixabay – free stock photography
- Pexels – free stock photos and video
- Mixkit – free stock video, music, and templates
- Chosic – free background music for videos
Free Web Education
- Free Code Camp – overview of modern web development
- Harvard CS50 – free intro to computer science
Free Online Code Sandboxes
- JS Fiddle – test javascript, HTML, CSS online
- PHP Tester – test php code online