This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Trix Cyrus
Hey everyone,
Over the past few months, I’ve been curating a list of high-quality, lesser-known but incredibly useful tools, platforms, and resources for developers, hackers, sysadmins, and tech nerds alike. These are tools I either personally use or came across while building side-projects, automating tasks, or doing security research.
Here’s a compact list I think many of you might find helpful:
🔧 Developer Tools
- Liveblocks (https://liveblocks.io/): Add real-time collaboration to any web app (great Figma-style presence).
- Ray.so (https://ray.so/): Turn code snippets into beautiful images—great for social/blog sharing.
- PlayCode.io: Instant live preview playground for JavaScript/TypeScript.
🧠 AI-Powered Resources
- Perplexity.ai: AI-powered search that actually cites sources—good for dev research.
- Cursor.sh: A VS Code fork built with AI pair programming deeply integrated.
- PromptHero: Inspiration for AI prompts (DALL·E, ChatGPT, Midjourney).
🌐 APIs & Data
- Public-apis.io: Curated list of open, free APIs for every possible need.
- Shodan.io: Search engine for the Internet of Things (for security researchers).
- IPinfo.io: Robust IP data (great for geolocation, threat intelligence).
🧪 Cybersecurity / Hacking
- TShark (CLI for Wireshark): Monitor traffic directly in terminal.
- HackTricks: Encyclopedia of pentesting techniques and privilege escalation tricks.
- Waybackurls: Tool to pull archived endpoints for a domain from Wayback Machine (great for recon).
🛠️ Self-hosted & Infra Tools
- Uptime Kuma: Self-hosted status monitoring like UptimeRobot, with a beautiful UI.
- N8N.io: Open-source Zapier alternative—automate anything with full control.
- Firefly III: Self-hosted personal finance manager. Tech folks love tracking logs, so why not finances too?
🎁 Bonus Dev Gems
- Repl.it Ghostwriter (now Replit AI): Surprisingly good AI coding assistant with real-time environment.
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Github1s.com: View any GitHub repo in VS Code layout by replacing
github.comwithgithub1s.com. - Can I Use (https://caniuse.com/): For frontend devs—check browser support instantly.
✅ I’ve tried to avoid the overly hyped ones and focus on tools that either make you faster, help you self-host, or teach you something new.
If you have any gems in your personal stack—niche libraries, CLI tools, weird APIs, browser extensions—drop them below 👇 I’d love to add them to v2 of this list.
Let’s build a living library of underrated tools. 🚀
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Trix Cyrus
Trix Cyrus | Sciencx (2025-07-22T13:25:45+00:00) 🚀 15+ Free & Powerful Tools Every Developer, Hacker, and Tech Enthusiast Should Bookmark in 2025 💻✨. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/07/22/%f0%9f%9a%80-15-free-powerful-tools-every-developer-hacker-and-tech-enthusiast-should-bookmark-in-2025-%f0%9f%92%bb%e2%9c%a8/
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