Awesome web tools to simplify front-end development
As a developer, I really like tools that can help me save time, or just make the whole development process easier. In this article, I have compiled my favorite web tools to simplify front-end web development.
Form builder
Forms are a very important part of any website, but they can also be quite long and complicated to built. This very handy tool will assist and help you to create efficient web forms. A real time saver!
→ visit form builder
Colllor
Need help with color associations? Here is a useful tool for you. Colllor makes it easier to generate color palettes and variations with just a few clicks.
→ visit colllor
JSconsole
Need to debug your JavaScript code? JSconsole allow easy online debugging of any JS code.
→ visit JSconsole
CleanCSS
CleanCSS is a tool that allow you to make your css stylesheet smaller, cleaner and easier to read. Simply set the settings, paste your valid CSS code, and let CleanCSS do the hard work.
→ visit CleanCSS
Mystic Paste
As you probably know if you often read my blog, I really like to collect and share code snippets. Mystic Paste is a very useful pastebin-like website to paste, share and keep your favorite code snippets.
→ visit Mystic Paste
Dabblet
Do you need to test some HTML? Do you want to see what some CSS code can do? Dabblet is one of my favorite web tools for front-end web development. It allows you to see your CSS and HTML code in action. Very useful for testing purposes.
→ visit Dabblet
Screenqueri.es
In 2012, it is very important that your website is responsive and display correctly in either big screens and portable devices. To test how your website looks in various screen resolutions, I use Screenqueri.es, and you should too!
→ visit Screenqueri.es
Moqups
Moqups is an awesome HTML5 App used to create wireframes online. Super useful when you need to create a quick mockup of a website.
→ visit Moqups
Minus
Images are indeed a very important media on the web. I often need to be able to stock some image, and also to execute basic tasks as such as resizing or cropping. Minus is definitely my favorite website for all those purposes.
→ visit Minus
Font Face Generator
Do you like to use custom fonts on your website? Font Squirrel font-face generator generate all font formats as well as the CSS code needed for using cross-browser compatible custom fonts on your website. A must have in your bookmarks!
→ visit Font Face Generator
Awesome! Thanks for sharing this.
complete and useful. if you use this tools?
I use 0to255, it’s a great tool to find similar colors.
Hi Jean-Baptiste, great collection. I’m a big fan of dabblet.com and often use it. The form builder is an especially good find – I might use it on my website.
Awesome resources for fronted development
I Loved Moqups and Screenqueri.es thanks for sharing
Moqups is great. Didn’t know that
But what about http://jsfiddle.net/? I think it is far ahead of dabblet and for sure one of the greatest web site to test your js, css, and html. Especially if you are using libraries like jQuery, Backbonejs, YUI and so on.
Nice. Form builder looks very handy.
Definitely agree with you that in whatever we do especially the ones we do online for projects, we want tools that can save us time and enable us to do more.
very nice list, but i missing here codepen
Great selection, I could really use Colllor at the moment working out a web design I’ve been stuck on, thanks for posting so much.
Should be noted that CleanCSS (which is the same thing as lots of other CSS minifiers, same template, same engine), does not work properly when you try to minify some CSS 3. Problems occur with expressions such as media queries.
I discovered other great tools, especially the form generator. Thanks very much for that.
Font Builder and JS Console are what I usually use. Thanks for the additional list.
Screenqueries & Moqups most useful and important for me, thanks for sharing, like those super tools.
Form Builder and Collor are really amazing. Definitely helpful!
Great collection of useful tools.. Form Builder is really easy to use..
These tools helps to reduce the job o coding. So everyone can develop the front end easily. Form builder is the tool that I like the most. I think all these tools are free to use to.
Finally an easy way to add custom fonts! I owe you one for real!