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AI & AutomationFreemium

ChatGPT

An AI assistant for research, writing, analysis, coding and multimodal work.

AI assistantresearchwritingcoding
AI & AutomationFreemium

Claude

Anthropic’s AI assistant for writing, research, analysis and software development.

AI assistantwritingcoding
AI & AutomationFreemium

Gemini

Google’s AI assistant for everyday tasks, research and creative work.

AI assistantGoogleresearch
AI & AutomationFree

Qwen

Alibaba’s multilingual AI assistant for reasoning, research and content creation.

AI assistantAlibabamultimodal
AI & AutomationFree

DeepSeek

An AI chat assistant with reasoning, search and file-understanding capabilities.

AI assistantreasoningsearch
AI & AutomationFreemium

Kimi

Moonshot AI’s assistant for long-context reading, research and everyday productivity.

AI assistantlong contextresearch

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AI & AutomationFreemium

ChatGPT

An AI assistant for research, writing, analysis, coding and multimodal work.

AI assistantresearchwritingcoding
AI & AutomationFreemium

Claude

Anthropic’s AI assistant for writing, research, analysis and software development.

AI assistantwritingcoding
AI & AutomationFreemium

Gemini

Google’s AI assistant for everyday tasks, research and creative work.

AI assistantGoogleresearch
AI & AutomationFree

Qwen

Alibaba’s multilingual AI assistant for reasoning, research and content creation.

AI assistantAlibabamultimodal
AI & AutomationFree

DeepSeek

An AI chat assistant with reasoning, search and file-understanding capabilities.

AI assistantreasoningsearch
AI & AutomationFreemium

Kimi

Moonshot AI’s assistant for long-context reading, research and everyday productivity.

AI assistantlong contextresearch
AI & AutomationFree

Doubao

ByteDance’s AI assistant for conversation, writing, learning and creative tasks.

AI assistantByteDanceChinese
AI & AutomationFree

Tongyi

Alibaba’s Chinese-language AI assistant for questions, writing and productivity.

AI assistantAlibabaChinese
AI & AutomationFreemium

Grok

An AI assistant from xAI for conversation, research and image generation.

AI assistantxAIresearch
AI & AutomationFree

LongCat

Meituan’s AI assistant for conversational tasks and general-purpose problem solving.

AI assistantMeituanChinese
AI & AutomationFreemium

NotebookLM

A source-grounded research assistant for exploring and synthesizing your documents.

researchdocumentsGoogle
AI & AutomationFreemium

Suno

An AI music creation platform for generating songs from text prompts.

AI musicaudio generation
AI & AutomationFreemium

Kling AI

An AI creative platform for generating and editing video and images.

AI videoAI imagecreative
AI & AutomationFreemium

Hugging Face

A community hub for discovering, sharing and running machine-learning models and datasets.

modelsdatasetsopen source
AI & AutomationPaid

OpenRouter

A unified API gateway for accessing models from multiple AI providers.

APImodel routingLLM
AI & AutomationOpen source

Dify

An open-source platform for building LLM applications, agents and RAG workflows.

AI agentsRAGworkflow
AI & AutomationOpen source

n8n

Workflow automation documentation for connecting apps, APIs and AI services.

automationworkflowintegrations
AI & AutomationOpen source

Ollama

A local runtime for downloading and running open models on personal computers.

local AIopen modelsruntime
AI & AutomationFreemium

Coze

A visual platform for creating AI bots, agents and connected workflows.

AI agentsno-codeworkflow
AI & AutomationFreemium

MinerU

A document parsing tool designed for extracting structured content for AI and RAG.

document parsingRAGPDF
AI & AutomationOpen source

Hermes Agent

An open-source agent that combines tools, memory and reusable skills.

AI agentsopen sourceskills
AI & AutomationOpen source

Desktop Commander

A desktop-control and file-workflow tool that connects AI assistants with local environments.

MCPdesktop automationAI agents
Development & EngineeringFree

MDN Web Docs

A comprehensive reference for web standards, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

web standardsHTMLCSSJavaScript
Development & EngineeringFree

React

Official documentation for building component-based user interfaces with React.

ReactJavaScriptfrontend
Development & EngineeringFree

Vue.js

Official guide and API reference for the progressive Vue JavaScript framework.

VueJavaScriptfrontend
Development & EngineeringOpen source

Vite

A fast frontend build tool with a modern development server and bundling workflow.

build toolJavaScriptfrontend
Development & EngineeringOpen source

Ant Design

A design system and React component library for enterprise applications.

ReactUI librarydesign system
Development & EngineeringOpen source

Element Plus

A Vue 3 component library for building consistent web interfaces.

VueUI librarycomponents
Development & EngineeringFreemium

GSAP

A JavaScript animation platform for creating high-performance web motion.

animationJavaScriptmotion
Development & EngineeringOpen source

Swiper

A touch-enabled slider library with responsive demos and framework integrations.

sliderJavaScriptUI
Development & EngineeringOpen source

Axios

A promise-based HTTP client for browsers and Node.js.

HTTPJavaScriptAPI
Development & EngineeringFreemium

CodePen

An online playground for creating, testing and sharing frontend code.

playgroundHTMLCSSJavaScript
Development & EngineeringFreemium

npm

The package registry and discovery platform for JavaScript and Node.js packages.

packagesJavaScriptNode.js
Development & EngineeringOpen source

Socket.IO

A library for real-time, bidirectional communication between clients and servers.

WebSocketreal-timeNode.js
Development & EngineeringFreemium

GitHub

A platform for hosting code, reviewing changes and collaborating on software.

Gitrepositoriescollaboration
Development & EngineeringFreemium

Docker

A platform and toolchain for building, shipping and running containerized applications.

containersDevOpsdeployment
Development & EngineeringOpen source

Kubernetes

Official documentation for automating deployment, scaling and management of containers.

containersorchestrationDevOps
Development & EngineeringOpen source

Traefik Proxy

Documentation for a cloud-native reverse proxy and application gateway.

reverse proxygatewayDevOps
Development & EngineeringOpen source

Prometheus

Official getting-started documentation for metrics monitoring and alerting.

monitoringmetricsDevOps
Development & EngineeringFree

jsDelivr

A public CDN for delivering open-source npm and GitHub-hosted packages.

CDNJavaScriptopen source
Development & EngineeringOpen source

Go

The official home for the Go programming language, downloads and documentation.

Golanguagedocumentation
Development & EngineeringOpen source

Gin

Official documentation for the Gin HTTP web framework written in Go.

Goweb frameworkbackend
Development & EngineeringOpen source

GORM

Official documentation for the developer-friendly ORM library for Go.

GoORMdatabase
Development & EngineeringOpen source

go-zero

A Go framework for building web and RPC services with code-generation tooling.

GomicroservicesRPC
Development & EngineeringOpen source

gRPC for Go

Official quickstart for building gRPC services and clients in Go.

GogRPCRPC
Development & EngineeringOpen source

Rust

The official website for the Rust programming language, tools and learning resources.

Rustsystems programming
Marketing & GrowthFreemium

Ahrefs

An SEO and marketing platform for keyword research, backlinks and competitive analysis.

SEOkeywordsbacklinks
Marketing & GrowthFreemium

Semrush

A digital marketing suite for SEO, competitor research and campaign planning.

SEOcompetitor researchmarketing
Marketing & GrowthFree

PageSpeed Insights

Analyze page performance and receive optimization recommendations from Lighthouse and field data.

performanceCore Web VitalsGoogle
Marketing & GrowthFreemium

GTmetrix

A website performance testing service with loading diagnostics and reports.

performancespeedtesting
Marketing & GrowthFreemium

WebPageTest

A detailed website testing tool for measuring loading behavior across browsers and locations.

performancewaterfalltesting
Marketing & GrowthFree

Lighthouse

Documentation for auditing web performance, accessibility, SEO and best practices.

performanceaccessibilitySEO
Marketing & GrowthFree

Google Analytics

A web analytics platform for understanding traffic, engagement and conversion behavior.

analyticsGA4conversion
Marketing & GrowthFreemium

Similarweb

A digital intelligence platform for analyzing website traffic and market competition.

trafficmarket intelligencecompetitors
Marketing & GrowthFreemium

Mixpanel

A product analytics platform for exploring user journeys, retention and conversion funnels.

product analyticsfunnelsretention
Marketing & GrowthFreemium

Hunter

A B2B prospecting tool for finding and verifying professional email addresses.

B2Bemailprospecting
Marketing & GrowthFreemium

Grammarly

An English writing assistant for grammar, clarity and tone suggestions.

writinggrammarediting
Marketing & GrowthPaid

Shopify

An ecommerce platform for building and managing online stores.

ecommercestorefrontcommerce
Marketing & GrowthPaid

Jungle Scout

An ecommerce research suite for Amazon product discovery and seller analytics.

Amazonproduct researchecommerce
Marketing & GrowthFreemium

Helium 10

A suite of tools for Amazon keyword research, listing optimization and seller operations.

AmazonSEOecommerce
Design & CreativeFreemium

One Page Love

A curated gallery of one-page websites, landing pages and templates.

landing pagesinspirationtemplates
Design & CreativeFreemium

Land-book

A gallery of curated website designs for visual research and inspiration.

web designinspirationgallery
Design & CreativeFreemium

Lapa Ninja

A collection of landing page examples for layout and conversion design research.

landing pagesinspirationconversion
Design & CreativeFreemium

Awwwards

An awards platform showcasing notable web design, creativity and digital experiences.

web designawardsinspiration
Design & CreativeFreemium

Mobbin

A reference library of real mobile and web product interfaces and flows.

UIUXproduct design
Design & CreativeFree

Siteinspire

A curated showcase of websites organized for visual discovery.

web designgalleryinspiration
Design & CreativeFreemium

Dribbble

A creative community for sharing and discovering interface and visual design work.

UIvisual designcommunity
Design & CreativeFree

Behance

A portfolio platform for discovering creative projects across design disciplines.

portfoliographic designcommunity
Design & CreativeFreemium

Figma

A collaborative design platform for interface design, prototyping and team workflows.

UIprototypingdesign systems
Design & CreativeFreemium

Pixso

A collaborative interface design and prototyping tool with shared design workflows.

UIprototypingcollaboration
Design & CreativeFree

Huaban

A visual bookmarking community for collecting design, fashion and lifestyle references.

visual inspirationdesignmoodboard
Design & CreativePaid

Shutterstock

A commercial stock library for photos, illustrations, video and audio assets.

stock photosvideolicensing
Design & CreativeFree

Pixabay

A library of free images, illustrations, videos and other creative media.

free imagesvideostock assets
Design & CreativeFree

Pexels

A free stock library for photos and videos contributed by creators.

free photosvideostock assets
Design & CreativeFreemium

Unsplash

A photography library for discovering and using high-quality visual imagery.

photographystock photosvisuals
Design & CreativeFreemium

Freepik

A creative asset platform for stock media, vectors and AI-assisted visual production.

stock assetsvectorsAI design
Design & CreativeFree

Iconfont

A large icon library for searching, collecting and using vector icons.

iconsSVGdesign assets
Design & CreativeFreemium

Font Awesome

An icon and toolkit library for adding scalable icons to websites and apps.

iconsSVGweb design
Design & CreativeFreemium

TinyPNG

A simple online tool for compressing PNG, JPEG and WebP images.

image compressionoptimizationWebP
Design & CreativeFreemium

Adobe Express

A browser-based creative tool for designing graphics, social posts and simple videos.

graphic designsocial mediaAdobe
Design & CreativeFreemium

remove.bg

An AI-powered tool for removing image backgrounds automatically.

background removalAI imageediting
Productivity & UtilitiesFree

Vivaldi Browser

A customizable web browser with built-in productivity and privacy features.

browserproductivityprivacy
Productivity & UtilitiesFree

Homebrew Formulae

The searchable package catalogue for installing command-line tools with Homebrew.

macOSpackage managerCLI
Productivity & UtilitiesFreemium

ProcessOn

An online workspace for flowcharts, mind maps and collaborative diagrams.

diagrammind mapcollaboration
Productivity & UtilitiesFreemium

DeepL Translator

A translation service for text and documents across multiple languages.

translationlanguagewriting
Productivity & UtilitiesFree

Wayback Machine

Explore archived versions of websites and pages from the Internet Archive.

web archiveresearchhistory
Productivity & UtilitiesFree

DuckDuckGo

A search engine focused on private search and reduced personal tracking.

searchprivacy
Productivity & UtilitiesFreemium

IPinfo

IP address intelligence for network diagnostics, geolocation and developer integrations.

IP lookupnetworkAPI
Research & Market IntelligenceFreemium

iResearch

A Chinese research publisher covering digital industries, consumers and market trends.

market researchindustry reportsChina
Research & Market IntelligenceFreemium

Trend Hunter

A trend research platform tracking emerging products, consumer behavior and ideas.

trendsconsumer insightsinnovation
Research & Market IntelligenceFreemium

Business Next

A Taiwanese business and technology publication covering startups and digital transformation.

technologybusinessTaiwan
Research & Market IntelligenceFreemium

Manager Today

A publication focused on management practice, workplace trends and business leadership.

managementworkplacebusiness
Research & Market IntelligenceFreemium

ELLE Taiwan

A fashion, beauty and lifestyle publication covering consumer interests and cultural trends.

fashionbeautyconsumer trends
Learning & KnowledgeFreemium

LeetCode

A coding practice platform for algorithms, data structures and technical interviews.

coding practicealgorithmsinterviews
Learning & KnowledgeFreemium

Bilibili

A video platform with a broad library of technical tutorials and learning content.

video learningtutorialscommunity
Learning & KnowledgeFree

Runoob

A Chinese tutorial library covering programming languages, web development and databases.

programmingtutorialsreference
Learning & KnowledgeFreemium

CSDN

A Chinese developer community for technical articles, discussions and software resources.

developer communityarticlesprogramming
Learning & KnowledgeFree

HelloGitHub

A curated community that introduces interesting open-source projects and practical tools.

open sourceGitHubcommunity
Learning & KnowledgeFree

OSCHINA Projects

A Chinese open-source community and directory for discovering software projects.

open sourcesoftwarecommunity