Editors, IDEs & Terminals

A multi-language open-source IDE, strong for Java. Compared with IntelliJ IDEA it is entirely free and under Apache; in exchange its plugin ecosystem and smart completion are weaker.

A list gathering useful, small command-line tools. Unlike broad lists such as awesome-shell, it focuses on small single-purpose tools you can install and use right away.

A list of add-on commands and tools that enhance the git CLI. Unlike git clients, it collects not GUIs but tools that add new subcommands to git.

A list of themes and plugins for Hyper, the web-tech terminal. Unlike native terminals such as Alacritty it is built on Electron, so themes and plugins are HTML/CSS/JS; the price is weight.

A list of plugins and configurations for the Neovim editor. Unlike Vim plugin lists, it gathers plugins written in Lua that rely on Neovim-only features such as Tree-sitter and LSP.

A list of extensions and resources for Visual Studio Code. Unlike the Marketplace itself it is curated: instead of thousands of extensions, it groups proven ones by language and task.

A portable, pleasant console package for Windows that ships with bash and unix commands. Unlike the built-in cmd it offers tabs, themes and unix tools together.

Compares coding fonts two at a time in a tournament until one wins. Unlike a font list it turns browsing into a decision — it never puts twenty fonts side by side, only two.

A git diff pager based on delta with a GitHub-style file tree (Go). Unlike plain delta it adds a navigable file list.

An IDE framework that runs on the desktop and in the browser and takes VS Code extensions. The difference from VS Code is that it is a framework rather than a product — built for you to construct your own IDE on top of.

An open-source, in-browser Markdown editor with live preview and export. Unlike hosted note apps it is a component you embed in your own page, keeping the data yourself.

A lightweight C/C++ IDE. Unlike modern IDEs it runs on weak hardware and remains the standard install in many Turkish university labs; in exchange its modern tooling support is thin.

Brings flight search to the command line, usable as an MCP server, a CLI and a Python library. Unlike flight sites the results are scriptable, so you can hang price tracking off a cron job.

A wrapper extending the git command line with GitHub operations (PRs, issues, forks). Unlike the official gh tool it wraps git commands directly; it now trails gh, which is preferred for new setups.

An open-source terminal built with web technologies and extensible via plugins. Unlike native terminals such as Alacritty it is built on Electron, so you theme it with HTML/CSS/JS at the cost of more weight.

A modern, intuitive terminal-based text editor with familiar shortcuts. Unlike Vim and nano its learning curve is nearly flat: Ctrl+S saves, Ctrl+C copies — it works with desktop-editor habits.

A refactored Vim where configuration and plugins are written in Lua and language-server (LSP) support is built in. Unlike classic Vim, it has that Lua ecosystem and an asynchronous plugin architecture.

A lightweight source editor for Windows with syntax highlighting, multi-file search and replace, and macro recording. Unlike VS Code its edge is speed: it opens a huge log file in seconds without waiting on a language server.

A collaborative LaTeX editor in the browser; compilation runs on the server and thousands of journal and thesis templates are ready. Unlike a local TeX install it needs no setup and supports live co-editing; the free plan limits compile time and collaborators, and the Community Edition can be self-hosted.

A place to try monospaced coding fonts side by side on real code. Unlike a font download site, you see the ligatures and the 0/O and 1/l/I distinctions in the context that actually matters.

A tool that visualises when your system was running, right in the terminal; the repository has not been updated since 2013. Unlike plain last output it renders the data as a coloured time chart.

A text/code editor focused on speed and fluidity, opening very fast. Unlike VS Code it is native and opens instantly; in exchange its plugin ecosystem and built-ins are narrower, and it is paid.

A showcase of command-line and terminal-UI tools, each with a short pitch and install instructions. Unlike awesome lists it gives every tool its own page and a way to try it straight away.

A fast Rust tool that finds typos in source code and text. Unlike prose spell checkers it splits identifiers into words and keeps false alarms low.

A new typesetting language meant as an alternative to LaTeX, and its online editor; the compiler is open source (Rust) and recompiles changes instantly. Unlike Overleaf it does not use LaTeX but a simpler syntax with built-in scripting; in exchange the package ecosystem is smaller and most journals still ask for LaTeX.

The most widely used code editor: it starts light but approaches an IDE through language servers and debuggers. Unlike full IDEs such as JetBrains, every language comes as an extension — a small base with capability added on.

A gallery previewing VS Code themes on real code. Against the marketplace you see a theme without installing it, and can compare how it looks across several languages at once.

A community build of VS Code with Microsoft’s telemetry and branding stripped out. Same editor, same extension API; the difference is that the default marketplace is Open VSX rather than Microsoft’s, so some proprietary extensions are simply absent.

Measures how long you spend in which project and language through an editor plugin. Against general time trackers it needs no manual start — the measurement comes from the editor itself.

A terminal written in Rust that keeps each command and its output as a separate block instead of one scrolling stream, so you can copy a single command’s output in one click. That block model and the built-in AI command suggestions are what set it apart.

A terminal workspace written in Rust, with layouts and a plugin system. Unlike tmux its defaults are discoverable (on-screen key hints); the trade-off is that it is younger.