What are some underrated tools every game developer should know?

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/gamedev
Applications written in Rust Neovim Image html5-game obsidian-md

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  • ripgrep

    ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore

    • Grep and similar regex search tools (especially ripgrep).

  • quickfix-reflector.vim

    Change code right in the quickfix window

    • Being able to search for \bCameraZoom\b.*= to see if the zoom is set in either code or data in script or native code is powerful. Making it fast enough that you do it without thinking cements it in your toolbox (where ripgrep comes in). Having an editor that lets you edit the search results and apply them back to the files is even more powerful. (Emacs or vim + quickfix-reflector can both do the latter.)

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • obsidian-releases

    Community plugins list, theme list, and releases of Obsidian.

    • A note-taking app like Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/

  • taro

    Discontinued HTML5 multiplayer game engine (Now archived, new version available at https://github.com/moddio/moddio2) (by moddio)

    • I also wanted to toot my own horn a bit and share a tool I've been working on - www.modd.io which is a browser based game development platform. It has drag and drop coding and multiplayer features built in, so it's easier for beginners to get started.

  • ImageMagick

    🧙‍♂️ ImageMagick 7

    • Imagemagick - batch image converter (https://imagemagick.org/)

  • nvim-dap

    Debug Adapter Protocol client implementation for Neovim

    • (Neo)vim is at least on par with modern IDE's, but depending on the language even superior at times(e.g. Rust and C++) when it comes to features. Also, GDB also has many frontends in vim, like dap.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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