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Developer Tools

Useful developer websites help you debug, validate, research, and ship without turning a small task into a new platform commitment.

Editorial note

We favor practical references, API and data validators, formatters, inspectors, and deployment aids that expose what they are doing.

What we look for

Clear documentation, stable behavior, useful output before signup, and a direct path from input to an answer you can verify.

Best for

engineers debugging an issue, checking an artifact, or preparing a release

Useful pages in this category should explain the job they solve quickly and link to a trustworthy destination.

Use it when

  • Inspect an API contract, repository, or build artifact before shipping a change.
  • Validate JSON, schemas, configuration, accessibility, or output formats before they fail downstream.
  • Research an unfamiliar error and reduce it to a readable, reproducible answer.

Before you click

  1. 1Does it produce output you can copy, test, or verify immediately?
  2. 2Are docs, examples, limits, and failure messages visible before signup?
  3. 3Can it fit into an existing workflow without becoming a new platform dependency?

Not a fit

It should not be used for novelty wrappers that hide the actual workflow or require a sales demo to explain the value.

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Practical tasks

What people actually do here

Inspect an API contract, repository, or build artifact before shipping a change.

Validate JSON, schemas, configuration, accessibility, or output formats before they fail downstream.

Research an unfamiliar error and reduce it to a readable, reproducible answer.

Related categories

Start with the category that matches the task, then move sideways if the use case is broader.

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Approved sites

A few practical picks

These are approved because they solve a concrete problem, explain themselves clearly, and are useful without requiring a long sales pitch.

Score 92

Developer Tools

Can I Use

Quick browser support checks for web platform features.

Best used when

engineers debugging an issue, checking an artifact, or preparing a release

Review lens

Clear documentation, stable behavior, useful output before signup, and a direct path from input to an answer you can verify.

Visit site

Score 75

Developer Tools

Archive.org

Internet archive and free books

Best used when

engineers debugging an issue, checking an artifact, or preparing a release

Review lens

Clear documentation, stable behavior, useful output before signup, and a direct path from input to an answer you can verify.

Visit site

Score 75

Developer Tools

AlternativeTo

Find alternatives to software

Best used when

engineers debugging an issue, checking an artifact, or preparing a release

Review lens

Clear documentation, stable behavior, useful output before signup, and a direct path from input to an answer you can verify.

Visit site

Score 75

Developer Tools

Fast.com

Check internet speed

Best used when

engineers debugging an issue, checking an artifact, or preparing a release

Review lens

Clear documentation, stable behavior, useful output before signup, and a direct path from input to an answer you can verify.

Visit site

Score 75

Developer Tools

VirusTotal

Scan files for malware

Best used when

engineers debugging an issue, checking an artifact, or preparing a release

Review lens

Clear documentation, stable behavior, useful output before signup, and a direct path from input to an answer you can verify.

Visit site

Score 75

Developer Tools

10MinuteMail

Disposable email address

Best used when

engineers debugging an issue, checking an artifact, or preparing a release

Review lens

Clear documentation, stable behavior, useful output before signup, and a direct path from input to an answer you can verify.

Visit site