Resources
// worth a look
Web Design & Development
// barebones html & js essentials, no bloat
MDN Web Docs
free
The reference. If MDN and a tutorial disagree, MDN is right.
web.dev
free
Google's guides on performance, accessibility, and modern web patterns.
W3Schools
free
Quick syntax lookups and try-it-yourself sandboxes for beginners.
Google Fonts
free
Every typeface on this site lives here. Pair, preview, self-host.
CodePen
free
Front-end playground and the best place to steal ideas ethically.
JSFiddle
free
Minimal HTML/CSS/JS scratchpad for isolating a bug fast.
Pastebin
free
Share raw code and configs without ceremony.
Can I Use
free
Browser support tables before you ship that shiny CSS feature.
Three.js
free
3D in the browser. Every game on this site runs on it.
CSS-Tricks
free
Deep, practical CSS writing. The flexbox and grid guides are canon.
Firebase Hosting
free tier
Where this site lives. One CLI command to deploy a static site.
Coolors
free
Palette generation when you need colors that agree with each other.
AI Tooling & Utilities
// free or mostly-free, workflow-first
Claude
free tier
Anthropic's assistant. Co-author of most of what you see here.
Google AI Studio
free
Prototype with Gemini models, generous free API tier included.
ChatGPT
free tier
OpenAI's assistant. Great second opinion when models disagree.
Google Magenta
free
Open-source ML for music and art. Inspired the audio tools here.
Hugging Face
free
The open model hub: try, download, and run community AI models.
Ollama
free
Run capable LLMs locally on your own machine with one command.
LM Studio
free
Desktop app for running local models with a real GUI. Easiest on-ramp to offline AI.
Open WebUI
free
Self-hosted ChatGPT-style front end for Ollama and any OpenAI-compatible API.
Text Generation WebUI
free
The power user's local LLM interface. Extensions, characters, fine control.
ComfyUI
free
Node-based image generation. Build diffusion pipelines like patch cables.
Automatic1111
free
The classic Stable Diffusion WebUI. Still the fastest way to start generating.
n8n
free self-host
Visual automation builder. Wire AI models into real workflows without code.
OpenRouter
free tier
One API key, every model. Includes genuinely free model endpoints.
Perplexity
free tier
AI search with citations. Good when you need sources, not vibes.
Pinokio
free
One-click installer for local AI apps. Skips the dependency nightmare.
AnythingLLM
free
Turn your own documents into a private, local RAG chatbot.
Anthropic Academy
free
Prompting and building with Claude, from the source.
GitHub Copilot
free tier
Autocomplete for code with a free tier for casual builders.
Google Labs
free
Experimental AI toys and tools before they graduate.
LM Arena
free
Blind-compare frontier models and see live leaderboards.
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