Quality Website Collection

The internet has millions of tool sites; maybe a hundred deserve a permanent bookmark. This collection is our hand-maintained shortlist: websites we actually use, each with an honest description of what it does, why it is good, and who it is for. No SEO filler, no affiliate rankings — if an entry stops being good, it gets removed.

What gets in

Works in the browser — no install required for the core use case.
Genuinely useful for free — the free tier must stand on its own.
Respectable privacy posture — no dark patterns, no data resale.
Actually maintained — abandoned projects do not survive a re-review.

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Developer Tools

References, sandboxes, and utilities that live in a developer's browser: documentation, compatibility tables, in-browser IDEs, whiteboards, and security checkers.

11 websites →

Design Resources

Fonts, icons, stock imagery, animation libraries, and inspiration galleries that professional designers keep open all day.

8 websites →

Platforms & Hosting

The mainstream free tier for building anything: GitHub, Cloudflare, Vercel, Supabase and friends — where to host code, ship sites, and store data without a credit card.

12 websites →

How this list is maintained: entries are re-checked periodically. When a site degrades — paywalls its core feature, adds aggressive tracking, or stops working — it is removed with a note. Suggestions are welcome via our contact page. If you like browser-based tools, our own toolbox runs 100% locally.