An illustration of Web Developer tools in 2018

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This is a collection of web developer tools from 2018, available on GitHub. It serves developers who need reference materials and resources for web development practices current to that year. The compilation captures the state of tooling and best practices from early 2018, making it useful for understanding the developer landscape of that period.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  WebDev Town2023 · ▲90

  A curated list of web dev tools, articles, libraries & more

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  utilsfor.dev2025 · utilsfor.dev · ▲234

  Tools for developers

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  Web Development Toolkit2023 · 1amitarora.gumroad.com · ▲108

  Discover the best resource for learning web programming

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  Free Dev Tools2025 · free-devtools.vercel.app · ▲22

  Free Dev Tools For Developers

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  Web Designer & Developer Toolkit2021 · toolkit.addy.codes · ▲13

  500+ curated resources for web designers, devs & makers

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  Dev Tips2024 · thedevtips.com · ▲19

  Essential tools, resources, and tips for web developers.

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  /dev/null▲490

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 4d ago · dev-null.sh

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  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

  open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 29d ago · github.com

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  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 27d ago · github.com

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  Run full iOS 16.5 firmware on Android Devices▲366

  Contribute to oosexgang/hackios-xnu-kernel development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 14h ago · github.com

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  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 24d ago · openbot.run

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  Talanoa▲346

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

  Dev tools · 21d ago · talanoa.email

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  Buy Me a Coffee▲1,411

  A simple, meaningful way to fund your creativity.

  Growth · 2018 · buymeacoffee.com

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  Robinhood Crypto▲1,208

  Zero-fee cryptocurrency trading from Robinhood 💸

  Commerce · 2018

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  Launchaco 2.0 🦄▲1,113

  Simple landing pages for your startup

  Dev tools · 2018

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  Indie Hackers Community▲1,095

  Work together to build profitable businesses & side projects

  Work · 2018 · indiehackers.com

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  Typeform 2.0▲793

  Build beautiful conversational forms, surveys and more

  Life & fun · 2018 · typeform.com

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  Resume.io▲731

  Build your job-winning resume in minutes

  Work · 2018 · resume.io