Here is a list of must have free web development tools for every web developer. These tools are all free, do not forget to subscribe and bookmark this post.
1. ScriptSrc
Tired of hunting down the script tag for the latest version of your Javascript Library of choice? ScriptSrc allows you to copy the latest library (jQuery, MooTools, YUI)
2. Procssor – Advanced CSS Prettifier
Procssor is a useful tool that will ‘prettify’ and format CSS files on the fly.
3. Firebug
Firebug is a must have tool for all developers. Firebug can be integrated with Firefox and you can easily edit, debug and monitor, HTML, CSS and javascript while you are browsing the web. It even tells users what they need to know about the style on the web page and easily helps you find details about the HTML, CSS and javascript errors.
4. GIMP
GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program which helps users take care of tasks such as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Its an excellent software for those designers and developers who want a good alternative to Adobe Photoshop to perform basic image editing tasks.
5. HTMLform.com
With HTMLform.com all you have to do is design your HTML form and you will get a Zip file that can be very easy installed in your website, with everything needed to make it work: a form that can be embedded in any webpage, a small but very potent database to suit your needs, a tool for checking data online and a button for exporting to CSV and Excel formats.
6. FileZille (Portable)
FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client with lots of handy features. It supports resume on both downloads and uploads, timeout detection, firewall support, SOCKS4/5 and HTTP1.1 support, SSL, SFTP and more, all with an intuitive drag and drop interface.
7. Spritebox
Spritebox is a WYSIWYG tool to quickly and easily create CSS classes and IDs from a single sprite image.
8. Tiny Fluid Grid
Tiny Fluid Grid is a super-simple CSS grid framework generator, inspired by the 1kb Grid, that ships with an index.html with demo code, and the grid.css containing the CSS for the grid you created.
9. HTML Purifier
HTML Purifier is a standards-compliant HTML filter library written in PHP. It will not only remove all malicious code (better known as XSS) with a thoroughly audited, secure yet permissive whitelist, it will also make sure your documents are standards compliant.
10. TABLEIZER!
TABLEIZER! is a quick tool for creating HTML tables from spreadsheet data.
11. Web Developer Toolbar
Web Developer Toolbar is a must have extension for Firefox if you are a developer. It provides developer with wide range of tools in your browser which can help you manage HTML and CSS while you browse.
12. Plupload
Plupload allows you to upload files using HTML5 Gears, Silverlight, Flash, BrowserPlus or normal forms, providing some unique features such as upload progress, image resizing and batch uploads.
13 . Pingdom Tools
Pingdom tools helps developers find out how fast their website loads on different internet connections and help users find out bottlenecks which are slowing down the loading of the website.
14. Super Conversion Button
A call-to-action is one of the most important parts of any web page, displaying the primary action you want people to take. With this simple tool you can create a beautiful, effective call-to-action button in seconds
15. HTML-Ipsum
HTML Ipsum is a great tool that gives you lorem ipsum snippets with HTML markup to help test your CSS.
Thanks so much! I had an XLS file sitting in my ToDo list and just converted it to HTML using TABLEIZER – sent it live and emailed the client to let him know the task is complete. Took about five minutes to complete everything!
GREAT LIST!
Excellent list. I love pingdom tools.