Development Tools & Editors
11 entriesWrite and build software.
01Visual Studio CodePopular extensible code editor.
02JetBrains IDEsIntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm and other IDEs.
03NeovimModern Vim-based editor.
04Node.jsJavaScript runtime.
05PythonPython language and downloads.
06FlutterInstall Flutter and build cross-platform apps.
07Flutter step-by-step tutorial (Codemagic)Beginner Flutter tutorial.
08Build a JavaScript CLI with Node.js (SitePoint)Tutorial on command-line tools.
0921 Best Software Development Tools (Guru99)Roundup of development tools.
10Software ToolsSoftware tools directory on this site.
11IDEsIDE directory on this site.
Source Control, Delivery & Infrastructure
15 entriesVersion, build, deploy.
12GitDistributed version control.
13GitHubCode hosting and collaboration.
14GitLabDevSecOps platform.
15GitHub ActionsCI/CD in GitHub.
16JenkinsOpen-source automation server.
17DockerContainer platform.
18KubernetesContainer orchestration.
19TerraformInfrastructure as code.
20OpenTofuOpen-source Terraform fork.
21AnsibleAutomation platform.
22VagrantDevelopment environments.
23MultipassUbuntu VMs on demand.
24VirtualBoxDesktop virtualisation.
25Source Code RepositoriesRepository hosting directory.
26DevSecOps ToolsDevSecOps tool directory.
Testing & Quality Tools
9 entriesVerify software.
27PlaywrightBrowser test automation.
28SeleniumBrowser automation.
29PostmanAPI testing platform.
30k6Load testing.
31Apache JMeterPerformance testing.
32SonarQubeCode quality and security analysis.
33SnykDeveloper security platform.
3430+ Web Application Testing ToolsRoundup of web testing tools.
35Software Test Automation ToolsTest automation directory on this site.
Network, System & Operations Utilities
14 entriesDiagnose and run systems.
36WiresharkNetwork protocol analyser.
37NmapNetwork scanner.
38OpenSSHSecure remote access.
39curlCommand-line data transfer.
40jqCommand-line JSON processor.
41PowerShellMicrosoft automation shell.
42SysinternalsWindows system utilities.
43PrometheusMonitoring and alerting.
44GrafanaDashboards and observability.
45DBeaverUniversal database client.
46HomebrewPackage manager for macOS and Linux.
47WinGetWindows package manager.
48IT Management SoftwareIT management software directory.
49Observability ToolsObservability tools directory.
Docs, Design & Free Software
14 entriesDocument, diagram and everyday software.
50diagrams.net (draw.io)Free diagramming.
51MermaidDiagrams from text.
52ObsidianMarkdown notes.
53NotionWorkspace for docs and projects.
54FigmaCollaborative design.
55Regex101Regular expression tester.
56LibreOfficeFree office suite.
577-ZipFile archiver.
58VLCMedia player.
59GIMPImage editor.
60OBS StudioRecording and streaming.
61KeePassXCOffline password manager.
62The Best Free Software (PCMag)PCMag list of free software.
63AlternativeToFind alternatives to software.
Related Pages
6 entriesNeighbouring pages on this site.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are IT tools?
Software used to build, test, deploy, run and support systems, from editors and version control to monitoring and utilities.
Where are the detailed directories?
This page links to the Software Tools, IDEs, DevSecOps Tools, Source Code Repositories, Test Automation and Observability pages on this site.
What should a new developer install first?
An editor such as VS Code, Git, a language runtime, Docker, and a terminal toolkit including curl and jq.
What replaced the older entries?
Dead, dated or off-topic links were removed, redirects updated, and current standards, news and tools added.
How current is this list?
Links were checked in October 2026. Sites that block automated checks are kept and may need a manual click.