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Web designers, what are the bits of software/hardware/websites/resources you couldn’t do your job without?

This page summarizes and extends the software alternatives mentioned in the source post on Reddit.
2021-03-14

ImageOptim Caesium Image Compressor DevDocs Squoosh ColorSnapper Instant Eyedropper Placeholder.com GoodUI Foundation Tailwind CSS
Design Tools Image Optimisation Color Tools
  1. ImageOptim Landing Page
    ImageOptim Landing Page
    1

    ImageOptim

    Faster web pages and apps.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    On the mac, ImageOptim optimizes SVGs, JPEGs, PNGs, and even animated GIFs.

    #Image Optimisation #Image Editing #Image Effects 53 social mentions

  2. Caesium Image Compressor Landing Page
    Caesium Image Compressor Landing Page
    2

    Caesium Image Compressor

    Compress your pictures up to 90% without visible quality loss.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    I use Caesium, which has been great for me in terms of customisation and effectiveness.

    #Image Editing #Image Optimisation #Photos & Graphics 10 social mentions

  3. DevDocs Landing Page
    DevDocs Landing Page
    3

    DevDocs

    Open source API documentation browser with instant fuzzy search, offline mode, keyboard shortcuts, and more
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    DevDocs

    #Cryptocurrencies #Software Development #Productivity 123 social mentions

  4. squoosh.app
    4

    Squoosh

    Compress and compare images with different codecs, right in your browser
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    I like to optimize my images by using https://squoosh.app/.

    #Image Editing #Image Optimisation #Photos & Graphics 173 social mentions

  5. ColorSnapper Landing Page
    ColorSnapper Landing Page
    5

    ColorSnapper

    The missing color picker for Mac.
    Colorsnapper.com is amazing for grabbing colours.

    #Color Tools #Color Picker #Design Tools 3 social mentions

  6. Instant Eyedropper Landing Page
    Instant Eyedropper Landing Page
    6

    Instant Eyedropper

    Identifying the color code of an object on the screen is usually an involved, multistep process:...
    VS Code + plugins, Git Bash or WSL, Instant Eyedropper, Snagit (not free though).

    #Color Tools #Color Picker #Photos & Graphics 5 social mentions

  7. Placeholder.com Landing Page
    Placeholder.com Landing Page
    7

    Placeholder.com

    Placeholder.com generates custom placeholder images on the fly.

    #Placeholder Images #Mockups #Design Tools 16 social mentions

  8. GoodUI Landing Page
    GoodUI Landing Page
    8

    GoodUI

    Collection of clever UX patterns & ideas

    #Productivity #Safari Extensions #News 9 social mentions

  9. Foundation Landing Page
    Foundation Landing Page
    9

    Foundation

    The most advanced responsive front-end framework in the world
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #CSS Framework #Design Tools #Development Tools 18 social mentions

  10. Tailwind CSS Landing Page
    Tailwind CSS Landing Page
    10

    Tailwind CSS

    A utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom user interfaces.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    I don't think I ever want to use anything else than TailwindCSS anymore. It's just so comfortable to use.

    #Developer Tools #Design Tools #Website Design 870 social mentions

  11. crontab guru Landing Page
    crontab guru Landing Page
    11
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    crontab guru

    The quick and simple editor for cron schedule expressions by Cronitor

    #Cron Monitoring #Cron #OS & Utilities 152 social mentions

  12. WinSCP Landing Page
    WinSCP Landing Page
    12

    WinSCP

    WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows.
    I prefer winscp

    #FTP Client #SSH #File Transfer 63 social mentions

  13. Devilbox Landing Page
    Devilbox Landing Page
    13

    Devilbox

    Cross-platform, Docker-based alternative to XAMPP.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    I use devilbox

    #Web And Application Servers #Development Tools #Web Servers 16 social mentions

  14. JSFiddle Landing Page
    JSFiddle Landing Page
    14

    JSFiddle

    Test your JavaScript, CSS, HTML or CoffeeScript online with JSFiddle code editor.
    Https://jsfiddle.net/ to test things / store frequently used snippets & templates.

    #Programming #Text Editors #Programming Tools 193 social mentions

  15. CSSGradient.io Landing Page
    CSSGradient.io Landing Page
    15

    CSSGradient.io

    As a free css gradient generator tool, this website lets you create a colorful gradient background for your website, blog, or social media profile.
    Https://cssgradient.io/ for gradient making.

    #Gradient Generator #Gradient Editor #Color Gradients 37 social mentions

  16. ImageAlpha Landing Page
    ImageAlpha Landing Page
    16

    ImageAlpha

    ImageAlpha is a GUI for pngnq and pngquant.
    Try ImageAlpha by the same author as ImageOptim for transparent PNG optimization.

    #Image Optimisation #Image Editing #Image Effects 3 social mentions

  17. Random User Generator Landing Page
    Random User Generator Landing Page
    17

    Random User Generator

    Like Lorem Ipsum, but for people.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Random User randomuser.me/

    #Productivity #Web App #Design Tools 31 social mentions

  18. Paletton Landing Page
    Paletton Landing Page
    18

    Paletton

    Color Scheme Designer
    Colors: paletton.com/

    #Color Tools #Design Tools #Color Gradients 53 social mentions

  19. Get waves Landing Page
    Get waves Landing Page
    19

    Get waves

    A simple web app to generate svg waves, unique every time
    CSS separators getwaves.io/

    #Vector Graphic Editor #Design Tools #Animation 19 social mentions

  20. Adobe Color CC Landing Page
    Adobe Color CC Landing Page
    20

    Adobe Color CC

    Generates color themes that can inspire any project.
    color.adobe.com/

    #Design Tools #Color Tools #Color Gradients 72 social mentions

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