Best Developer Tools
36 products built by indie makers
Some of the best developer tools ever built started as a solo project. Indie developers build tools for other developers — which means they understand the problem deeply. This collection covers CLI tools, APIs, code editors, deployment helpers, testing utilities, and more, all built by independent makers and ranked by the dev community.
- —Built by developers for developers — the maker understands the exact pain point
- —Open source friendly — many indie dev tools are open source or have public repos
- —Integrates with existing workflows — built to complement tools you already use
- —Honest documentation — indie makers typically write accurate, detailed docs
- —Fast bug fixes — small teams respond to bug reports faster than large companies
MVP Builder - a structured sprint system for solo builders and indie devs
Ship your MVP - even with a full time job!
Shadcn Space
Your Space to Design, Build, and Launch Websites Faster.
shadcn/studio
Build Futuristic UIs at Warp Speed with AI Tools⚡️
VybeSec
Monitor browser & backend failures, get AI root causes fast!
WhyDoesMySiteSuck
324-point website audit. Find what is wrong.
Tailwindadmin
Free Shadcn Dashboard Template Built On React and Tailwind
Youtube Transcript Dev
Extract & Download Video Transcripts
CognifyAPI
Web data APIs for YouTube, Finance, Amazon and Google.
hookVM
Control Inbound and Outbound Webhooks in One Place
