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DevFreeBooks is a collection of free ebooks designed for software developers. Launched in 2015, the site aggregates programming-related books available at no cost, covering topics relevant to the developer community.… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DevFreeBooks – Free ebooks for developers launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   DevFreeBooks – A collection of free books for developers▲571

   A collection of free books for devs

   2016 · devfreebooks.github.io · its alternatives →

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   DevFreeBooks▲288

   A collection of free books for developers

   2016 · devfreebooks.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3DS
   Devbook – Search Engine for Developers▲168

   2020 · usedevbook.com · its alternatives →

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   Devbook▲286

   Search engine for developers

   2021 · its alternatives →

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   DevFreeBooks▲11

   A collection of free ebooks for devs

   2021 · devfreebooks.github.io · its alternatives →

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   HackerBooks.com▲351

   2011 · hackerbooks.com · its alternatives →

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   DevBooks – Help Developers find indy books▲124

   Find information, resources and relevant links for cakhiatvii.cc. This domain may be for sale.

   2021 · thesmartcoder.dev · its alternatives →

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   Best-Books.dev▲152

   Compiling 1000's of programming books list in one place.

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Makerbook▲767

   A directory of the best free resources for creatives

   2015 · cursorup.com · its alternatives →

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    Devual▲10

    Free books for developers

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    iOS Development E-Book Bootcamp▲161

    Learn to code & build iOS apps with no experience for $0 💻📱

    2018 · devslopes.com · its alternatives →

12. 12BB
    Best-Books.dev, the best programming books, all in one place▲27

    2020 · best-books.dev · its alternatives →

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    The Beginner’s Guide to Faster Websites▲166

    Free ebook on how to optimize your websites

    2017 · git-tower.com · its alternatives →

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    Programming Design Systems▲97

    A free digital book on design systems

    2019 · programmingdesignsystems.com · its alternatives →

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    DevFreeCasts – A huge collection of free screencasts for developers▲23

    2015 · devfreecasts.org · its alternatives →

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    I wrote an entire book to build a mouseless dev environment▲353

    Building Your Mouseless Development Environment

    2021 · themouseless.dev · its alternatives →

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    DevFreeCasts – A collection of free screencasts for developers▲29

    2016 · devfreecasts.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18JB
    JavaScript books, free online▲222

    2016 · exploringjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Dev Free Books▲4

    A huge collection of free books for developers.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    GoodBook▲134

    A large selection of free ebooks and audio books 📚

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    LibreRead 1.0 – Self-Hosted Free Ebook Reader▲210

    2017 · libreread.org · its alternatives →

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    Programming React Native▲83

    Free eBook on cross platform mobile app development

    2016 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

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    Getting Real▲234

    The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.

    2015 · basecamp.com · its alternatives →

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    DRM-Free Books▲118

    After several years of mandatory DRM lockdowns from most commercial book sources, now authors have a choice when it comes to DRM for their books. Pick authors and books that are DRM-free, or download DRM-free classics that are out of copyright. https://frequal.com/Perspectives/DrmFreeAuthors.html

    Jun 2026 · frequal.com · its alternatives →

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