Developer tools
A curated list of tools for everyday development: terminals, editors, databases, design, and debugging.
| Tool | Category | Description | Pricing | Platforms | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursor | AI IDE | AI-native code editor with agents, autocomplete and codebase context | Freemium | macOSWindowsLinux | |
| Claude Code | Coding agent | Terminal-based agent that can modify, run and test entire projects | Freemium | macOSWindowsLinux | |
| OpenAI Codex | Coding agent | Agentic coding across repositories and development tasks | Freemium | WebmacOSWindowsLinux | |
| GitHub Copilot | Coding assistant | Autocomplete, chat, agents and GitHub integration | Freemium | WebmacOSWindowsLinux | |
| Windsurf | AI IDE | AI-first editor with autonomous coding workflows | Freemium | macOSWindowsLinux | |
| Gemini Code Assist | Coding assistant | Gemini-powered coding assistance in IDEs and GitHub | Freemium | WebmacOSWindowsLinux | |
| Cline | Coding agent | Open-source agent operating directly inside VS Code | Free | macOSWindowsLinux | |
| Aider | CLI coding agent | Git-aware AI pair programmer that works directly in your repo | Free | macOSWindowsLinux | |
| JetBrains AI | IDE AI | AI features integrated into IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc. | Freemium | macOSWindowsLinux | |
| Amazon Q Developer | Coding assistant | Coding + AWS assistance, security and infrastructure help | Freemium | WebmacOSWindowsLinux | |
| Devin | Coding agent | Autonomous software engineering | Paid | Web | |
| Google Jules | Coding agent | Async coding tasks and repository changes | Freemium | Web | |
| Factory | Coding agent | AI software engineering agents | Freemium | Web | |
| Replit Agent | Coding agent | Build and deploy applications from natural-language instructions | Freemium | Web | |
| Kiro | Coding agent | Spec-driven agentic development | Freemium | macOSWindowsLinux | |
| Augment Code | Coding assistant | AI coding with large-codebase context | Freemium | macOSWindowsLinux | |
| CodeRabbit | Debugging | AI reviews pull requests and code changes | Freemium | Web | |
| Qodo | Debugging | AI code review, testing, and quality workflows that generate and maintain tests | Freemium | WebmacOSWindowsLinux | |
| Greptile | Debugging | AI codebase understanding and PR reviews | Freemium | Web | |
| Snyk | Debugging | AI-assisted security/code vulnerability detection | Freemium | WebmacOSWindowsLinux | |
| Semgrep | Debugging | Code security and automated analysis | Freemium | WebmacOSWindowsLinux | |
| Diffblue Cover | Debugging | Automatically generates Java unit tests | Paid | macOSWindowsLinux | |
| Playwright | Debugging | Browser automation/testing with AI-assisted workflows | Free | macOSWindowsLinux | |
| Browserbase | Debugging | Browser infrastructure for AI agents and testing | Freemium | Web | |
| Applitools | Debugging | AI-powered visual testing | Paid | Web | |
| Sentry Seer | Debugging | AI debugging and root-cause analysis | Freemium | Web | |
| Datadog Bits AI | Debugging | AI-assisted observability and incident investigation | Freemium | Web | |
| New Relic | Debugging | AI-assisted application monitoring | Freemium | Web | |
| Logfire | Debugging | Observability for AI/LLM applications | Freemium | Web | |
| Mintlify | Productivity | AI-assisted developer documentation | Freemium | Web | |
| DeepWiki | Productivity | Turns GitHub repositories into explorable AI documentation | Free | Web | |
| Swimm | Productivity | Documentation that stays connected to the codebase | Freemium | Web | |
| Context7 | Productivity | Provides up-to-date library documentation to coding agents | Freemium | Web | |
| Warp | Terminal | AI-powered terminal and command-line workflows | Freemium | macOSWindowsLinux | |
| Pieces | Productivity | AI-powered developer productivity/context management | Freemium | macOSWindowsLinux | |
| Continue | Coding assistant | Open-source AI coding assistant for IDEs | Free | macOSWindowsLinux | |
| v0 | AI IDE | Generate UI and applications from natural language | Freemium | Web | |
| Lovable | AI IDE | AI-powered application development | Freemium | Web |