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* Adobe Dreamweaver - http://www.adobe.com/ie/products/dreamweaver.html
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* Microsoft Visual Studio - http://www.visualstudio.com/
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* NVIDIA CUDA Tools - https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-zone
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| Adobe Dreamweaver ||  || http://www.adobe.com/ie/products/dreamweaver.html
 
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* About.com The 10 Best Free Web Editors for Windows - http://webdesign.about.com/od/windowshtmleditors/tp/free-windows-editors.htm
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* http://builtwith.com which is very useful when trying to work out the technology a site is built with
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| Microsoft Visual Studio ||  || http://www.visualstudio.com/
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| NVIDIA CUDA Tools ||  || https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-zone
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| About.com || The 10 Best Free Web Editors for Windows ||  http://webdesign.about.com/od/windowshtmleditors/tp/free-windows-editors.htm
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* MySQL Server - http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/
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* MySQL Workbench - http://www.mysql.com/products/workbench/
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* Percona - Slow Log Analyzer - http://www.percona.com/doc/percona-toolkit/2.2/pt-query-digest.html
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| MySQL Server ||  ||  http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/
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| MySQL Workbench ||  || http://www.mysql.com/products/workbench/
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| Percona ||  Slow Log Analyzer ||  http://www.percona.com/doc/percona-toolkit/2.2/pt-query-digest.html
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* Microsoft Internet Explorer - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IE/internet-explorer/download-ie
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* Mozilla Firefox - http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
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* Google Chrome - http://www.google.com/intl/en_ie/chrome/browser/
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* Apple Safari - http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1531
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| Microsoft Internet Explorer ||  ||  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IE/internet-explorer/download-ie
 
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* Opera Opera - http://www.opera.com/computer/windows
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| Mozilla Firefox ||  ||  http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
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| Google Chrome ||  ||  http://www.google.com/intl/en_ie/chrome/browser/
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| Apple Safari ||  ||  http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1531
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| Opera Opera ||  ||  http://www.opera.com/computer/windows
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* Firebug - https://getfirebug.com/
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| Firebug ||  ||  https://getfirebug.com/
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| BrowserStack ||  ||  http://www.browserstack.com/
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* Encode URLs - http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/dencoder/
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| Encode URLs ||  ||  http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/dencoder/
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| HTML and XHTML Validation  ||  ||  http://validator.w3.org/
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| CSS Validation  ||  ||  http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
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| HTML Emails  || Email construction notes  ||  [[Writing_HTML_Emails]]
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| ColorMatch 5K  ||  ||  http://www.colormatch5k.com/
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* HTML and XHTML Validation - http://validator.w3.org/
 
 
* CSS Validation - http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
 
 
* HTML Email construction notes - [[Writing_HTML_Emails]]
 
 
* ColorMatch 5K - http://www.colormatch5k.com/
 
  
  
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= eLearning Tools =
 
  
 
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| 1001Free Fonts||  Not all fonts are free when used commercially but a lot of free stuff || http://www.1001freefonts.com/
 
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| Adobe Captivate || eLearning content authoring. || http://www.adobe.com/ie/products/captivate.html
 
| Adobe Captivate || eLearning content authoring. || http://www.adobe.com/ie/products/captivate.html
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= Video Codes and Players =
 
  
  
* CCCP - http://www.cccp-project.net/
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* DivX - http://www.divx.com/
 
  
* Quicktime - http://www.apple.com/ie/quicktime/download/
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| CCCP  ||  ||  http://www.cccp-project.net/
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| DivX  ||  ||  http://www.divx.com/
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| Quicktime ||  ||  http://www.apple.com/ie/quicktime/download/
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* 7Zip - http://www.7-zip.org/
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* WinRar - http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
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* AVG Free - http://free.avg.com/ie-en/homepage
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* Spybot 1.6.2 - http://www.safer-networking.org/mirrors16/
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| 7Zip ||  ||  http://www.7-zip.org/
 
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* CCleaner - https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
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| WinRar ||  ||  http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
 
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* Clonezilla - http://clonezilla.org/
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| AVG Free ||  ||  http://free.avg.com/ie-en/homepage
 
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* UBUNTU - http://www.ubuntu.com/
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| Spybot 1.6.2 ||  ||  http://www.safer-networking.org/mirrors16/
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| CCleaner ||  ||  https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
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| Clonezilla ||  ||  http://clonezilla.org/
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| UBUNTU ||  ||  http://www.ubuntu.com/
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* Kali (Linux Debian Operating system) - http://www.kali.org/
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| Kali || (Linux Debian Operating system) ||  http://www.kali.org/
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* Adobe Acrobat Viewer - http://get.adobe.com/reader/
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* Adobe Flash Viewer - http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
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* Adobe Shockwave Viewer - http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/
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* Microsoft Word Document Viewer - http://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/download/details.aspx?id=4
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| Adobe Acrobat Viewer ||  ||  http://get.adobe.com/reader/
 
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* Microsoft Excel Document Viewer - http://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/download/details.aspx?id=10
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| Adobe Flash Viewer ||  ||  http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
 
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* Microsoft PowerPoint Document Viewer - http://www.microsoft.com/en-IE/download/details.aspx?id=6
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| Adobe Shockwave Viewer ||  ||  http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/
 
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* Microsoft Visio Document Viewer - http://www.microsoft.com/en-IE/download/details.aspx?id=21701
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| Microsoft Word Document Viewer ||  ||  http://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/download/details.aspx?id=4
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| Microsoft Excel Document Viewer ||  ||  http://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/download/details.aspx?id=10
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| Microsoft PowerPoint Document Viewer ||  ||  http://www.microsoft.com/en-IE/download/details.aspx?id=6
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* TeamViewer - http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/windows.aspx
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* Filezilla - https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client
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* GIMP - http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
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| TeamViewer ||  ||  http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/windows.aspx
 
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* Flux - https://justgetflux.com/
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| Skype ||  ||  http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/
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| Filezilla ||  ||  https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client
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| GIMP ||  ||  http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
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| Flux ||  ||  https://justgetflux.com/
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[[Category:Topic:Development Tools]]
 
[[Category:Topic:Development Tools]]

Latest revision as of 16:53, 30 July 2015

There are many tools available on the web that can save time and be really really helpful for developers.


Here is a list of our favourites and most heavily used tools.


1 Development Tools

Tool Use Link
Adobe Dreamweaver http://www.adobe.com/ie/products/dreamweaver.html
Notepad ++ Notepad++
Microsoft Visual Studio http://www.visualstudio.com/
NVIDIA CUDA Tools https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-zone
About.com The 10 Best Free Web Editors for Windows http://webdesign.about.com/od/windowshtmleditors/tp/free-windows-editors.htm
Is very useful when trying to work out the technology a site is built with http://builtwith.com


2 Database Tools

Tool Use Link
MySQL Server http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/
MySQL Workbench http://www.mysql.com/products/workbench/
Percona Slow Log Analyzer http://www.percona.com/doc/percona-toolkit/2.2/pt-query-digest.html


3 Browsers

Tool Use Link
Microsoft Internet Explorer http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IE/internet-explorer/download-ie
Mozilla Firefox http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Google Chrome http://www.google.com/intl/en_ie/chrome/browser/
Apple Safari http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1531
Opera Opera http://www.opera.com/computer/windows


4 Browser plugins for developers

Tool Use Link
Firebug https://getfirebug.com/
BrowserStack http://www.browserstack.com/


5 HTML Formatting Tools

Tool Use Link
Encode URLs http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/dencoder/
HTML and XHTML Validation http://validator.w3.org/
CSS Validation http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/
HTML Emails Email construction notes Writing_HTML_Emails
ColorMatch 5K http://www.colormatch5k.com/


6 eLearning Tools

Tool Use Link
1001Free Fonts Not all fonts are free when used commercially but a lot of free stuff http://www.1001freefonts.com/
Adobe Captivate eLearning content authoring. http://www.adobe.com/ie/products/captivate.html
DVDVideoSoft Video format conversion. Exceptionally useful for converting MP4, MKV, AVI, DIVX and others to SWF format for cross browser compatibility. http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/
GIMP Free GNU Image Manipulation Tool http://www.gimp.org
iStock Stock photography and illustrations http://www.istockphoto.com/
Sparkol Easily make videos appear as animated hand drawn output http://www.sparkol.com/
To learn more about converting to Flash format Converting_MP4_to_SWF


7 Video Codes and Players

Tool Use Link
CCCP http://www.cccp-project.net/
DivX http://www.divx.com/
Quicktime http://www.apple.com/ie/quicktime/download/


8 Maintenance and System Speed

Tool Use Link
7Zip http://www.7-zip.org/
WinRar http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
AVG Free http://free.avg.com/ie-en/homepage
Spybot 1.6.2 http://www.safer-networking.org/mirrors16/
CCleaner https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
Clonezilla http://clonezilla.org/
UBUNTU http://www.ubuntu.com/


9 Security Testing

Tool Use Link
Kali (Linux Debian Operating system) http://www.kali.org/
Vega (Windows based penetration Testing) https://subgraph.com/vega/download/


10 File Viewers and Document Reading

Tool Use Link
Adobe Acrobat Viewer http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Adobe Flash Viewer http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Adobe Shockwave Viewer http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/
Microsoft Word Document Viewer http://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/download/details.aspx?id=4
Microsoft Excel Document Viewer http://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/download/details.aspx?id=10
Microsoft PowerPoint Document Viewer http://www.microsoft.com/en-IE/download/details.aspx?id=6
Microsoft Visio Document Viewer http://www.microsoft.com/en-IE/download/details.aspx?id=21701


11 Support Tools

Tool Use Link
TeamViewer http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/windows.aspx
Skype http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/
Filezilla https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client
GIMP http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
Flux https://justgetflux.com/