Sharing quality websites and tools
What for?
Organized by category.
Pixel Evapo
Fast, batch image compression.
Canva
PPTs, WeChat cover images, posters, business cards, and logos.
Online toolbox
Online tools with a wide range of features.
Note-taking tools
Technical newsletters
Technical blogs
Design and art resources
- unDraw: free SVG illustrations.
- Unsplash: free images. The cover image for this article is fetched through its API; see the developer documentation.
Frontend UI
- uiverse: small UI effects.
JavaScript ecosystem
- javascript.fun: related resources.
Excalidraw collaborative diagram notes
- Excalidraw: hand-drawn diagrams.
Metaso search
An AI search tool that turns resources into course-like material in a slide format, with AI voice explanations and quizzes.
Mermaid editor
Use Mermaid syntax to generate different diagrams (Gantt charts, flowcharts, ER diagrams, and more). It is useful for clarifying a project’s ideas and asking AI to generate corresponding images; the same applies to diagrams for papers.
DeepWiki
https://deepwiki.com/{github-address}
Generate a wiki from a project’s documentation and publish it as a website with images, AI Q&A, and more.
Zen
An open-source browser based on Firefox: GitHub. It currently has more than 30k stars.
The beta emphasizes privacy and calm. Its categorized sidebar tabs and overall design feel promising. I still mainly use Google, but it is fun to try.
