What are the not-so-obvious tools that you don't want to miss?

1. frank_jwt

   1 381 252 3.1 Rust

   JSON Web Token implementation in Rust.

   

   I've usually got https://jwt.io/ and https://redkestrel.co.uk/products/decoder/ open, but I deal with x509 certs and JWTs all day long for various reasons.

2. Nutrient

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   Nutrient – The #1 PDF SDK Library, trusted by 10K+ developers. Other PDF SDKs promise a lot - then break. Laggy scrolling, poor mobile UX, tons of bugs, and lack of support cost you endless frustrations. Nutrient’s SDK handles billion-page workloads - so you don’t have to debug PDFs. Used by ~1 billion end users in more than 150 different countries.

   

3. actionlint

   2 5 3,021 9.5 Go

   :octocat: Static checker for GitHub Actions workflow files

   

   I recently discovered actionlint and immediately told everyone that would listen about it. And now you are too. Static analysis for github actions, it's been pretty useful.

4. synergy

   3 505 19 4.7 C++

   Use the keyboard, mouse, or trackpad of one computer to control nearby computers, and work seamlessly between them.

   

   i've been using synergy for like 10 years and while it's not perfect, it works really really well.

5. nix

   4 402 13,787 10.0 C++

   Nix, the purely functional package manager

   

   I resisted learning nix for a long time, because it does have a really steep learning curve. Once you get to the other side of the learning curve, it's been an extremely valuable investment. At an individual level, it's been great to be able to easily move configuration between machines, and being able to safely roll back to earlier configurations is nice too. The bigger benefit for managing my machines with nix is that you get a single unified way to configure all sorts of different parts of your system. You don't need to spend time remembering the syntax for iptables, or systemd unit files, or sshd configs. It's all managed through nix.

6. DevToys

   5 61 28,240 8.7 C#

   A Swiss Army knife for developers.

   

   Also recently came across DevToys which has a lot of handy tools in a clean interface

7. Flycut

   6 15 2,504 0.0 Objective-C

   Clean and simple clipboard manager for developers

8. rumps

   7 5 3,140 2.4 Python

   Ridiculously Uncomplicated macOS Python Statusbar apps

   

9. CodeRabbit

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   CodeRabbit: AI Code Reviews for Developers. Revolutionize your code reviews with AI. CodeRabbit offers PR summaries, code walkthroughs, 1-click suggestions, and AST-based analysis. Boost productivity and code quality across all major languages with each PR.

   

10. bitbar

    8 52 17,691 7.9 Go

    Put the output from any script or program into your macOS Menu Bar (the BitBar reboot)

    

11. SwiftBar

    9 19 3,113 6.7 Swift

    Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool

    

12. ngrok

    10 128 2,353 3.4 JavaScript

    Expose your localhost to the web. Node wrapper for ngrok. (by bubenshchykov)

    

    Ngrok - Easily create temporary HTTPS domains for your locally running dev services. This really comes in handy if you're developing against 3rd party services that require HTTPS for webhooks. I'm sure there's a million other uses though.

13. yalc

    11 7 5,856 0.0 TypeScript

    Work with yarn/npm packages locally like a boss.

    

    Yalc - Makes it easy to mock-publish NPM packages and try them in real projects before you publish a new version to NPM.

14. barrier

    12 618 28,252 0.0 C

    Open-source KVM software

    

    Barrier is this but free and open source. It's actually forked from Synergy before they went to a closed paid model.

15. entr

    13 52 4,877 6.1 C

    Run arbitrary commands when files change

    

    entr

16. Clipy

    14 38 7,874 0.0 Swift

    Clipboard extension app for macOS.

    

17. pre-commit

    15 202 13,500 8.0 Python

    A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks.

    

    I like to integrate static analysis tools (like actionlint) into pre-commit, at least in any situation where a Git repository is involved. Just before you commit something is a pretty convenient time to run those checks.

18. powerlevel10k

    16 295 48,297 7.6 Shell

    A Zsh theme

    

    zsh + powerline10k is a great starting point

19. SaaSHub

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    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

    

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