100+ Free Resources Every Developer & Designer Should Bookmark
Images, icons, CSS tools, AI prompts, SEO, hosting, and more — organized by category.
A hand-picked directory of free tools, libraries, and guides for developers and designers, sorted into 30 clickable categories so you can find what you need in seconds.
125+ free tools, libraries, and guides across 29 categories — jump to any section below, or scroll through the whole list. A handful are our own tools, marked with a By 92nodes badge.
Free Images & Stock Photos
Free Illustrations
Icons
CSS Generators & Tools
Build linear or radial gradients and copy the CSS instantly.
Another solid gradient builder with an easing curve editor.
Generate ready-to-use glass-effect CSS.
Soft-UI neumorphic shadow generator.
Visually design custom CSS easing curves.
Ready-made CSS animations you can copy and tweak.
Generate SVG blobs, waves, and background shapes.
Ready-Made CSS Components
HTML, CSS & JavaScript Learning
The definitive reference for every web API and standard.
Free courses, projects, and certifications.
A full, project-based full-stack curriculum.
A deep, modern JavaScript tutorial from the fundamentals up.
Google's guidance on performance, PWAs, and modern web APIs.
Coding Practice Platforms
AI Prompt Libraries
AI Tools Directories
UI/UX Design Inspiration
Design shots from working designers worldwide.
Full case studies and project breakdowns.
Real screens captured from production mobile and web apps.
Award-winning websites judged on design and UX.
A curated gallery of landing pages.
Inspiration for single-page websites.
Color Tools
Generate harmonious 5-color palettes with HEX, RGB, and HSL values.
The fastest way to generate and lock color schemes.
Build palettes from color theory rules or an uploaded image.
Trending, hand-picked color palettes.
Preview a palette on a live mock website.
Fonts
SVG Resources
Placeholder Images & Mock Data
Free APIs for Developers
Developer Utilities
Turn any text or URL into a downloadable QR code, generated locally.
Format, validate, and beautify JSON.
A strict JSON validator.
Build and debug regular expressions with live explanations.
A drag-and-drop toolkit for encoding, hashing, and parsing data.
Code Sharing & Playgrounds
Git & GitHub Tools
Regex & Cheat Sheets
Website Performance Tools
Google's Core Web Vitals and performance report for any URL.
Detailed waterfall analysis and performance scoring.
Advanced, multi-location performance testing.
Compress images in the browser with a live before/after preview.
Smart PNG and JPEG compression.
SEO Tools
Turn a list of URLs into a valid, downloadable sitemap.xml.
Build a valid robots.txt with presets for WordPress and Next.js.
Generate title, description, and canonical tags with a live Google search preview.
Generate Open Graph and Twitter Card tags with a live social preview.
Monitor how Google indexes and ranks your site.
Check whether your structured data qualifies for rich results.
A free site audit and backlink data for verified sites.
Domain, DNS & Network Tools
Security Tools
Generate a strong, random password with instant strength feedback.
Scan and score your site's HTTP security headers.
A broader security and best-practices scan for your site.
Check if an email or password has appeared in a data breach.
Database Tools
Web Design Mockup Tools
Browser Compatibility
Free Hosting & Deployment
Open-Source Projects
Common questions
Are all of these tools actually free?+
Yes. Every one of the 125+ links here has a genuinely useful free tier — some also offer paid upgrades, but you can get real value without paying.
How is this list organized?+
Into 29 categories — images, icons, CSS tools, AI, SEO, hosting, and more — so you can jump straight to what you need from the table of contents.
What does the "By 92nodes" badge mean?+
It marks tools we built ourselves, like the color palette and QR code generators, which run entirely in your browser alongside the third-party links.
How often is this list updated?+
We add and refresh entries periodically as tools change or better alternatives appear, so a link that disappoints is worth telling us about.
Can I suggest a resource to add?+
Yes — reach out through our contact page with the tool and category, and we'll take a look for a future update.
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