Website is now required in almost all businesses either small or corporate. In the process of Web development, we have to follow many steps, like finalizing the design, note-taking, creating graphics, coding, and much more. The main task is to complete the task smartly and quickly. Well, as a developer there are some software and tools that you must have to simplify your work.
In today’s post, I am going to provide you with free software and tools that will help you make your work much easier.
Web Browser
Web Browser!, it kind of may look at how it can help the developer. Well, the browser plays an important role in development as it is the space where you will test your project visually.
As it comes to development, Google Chrome is really the best browser to go for. Here are some key features which will help you consider it.
- Clean Interface
- Faster browsing
- Developer tools
- HTML5 and CSS3 support
Other Alternatives: Mozilla Firefox, Opera Web Browser, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge
Notetaking
Before starting with the process of development, we must make a note of all the required things like features, design, references, deadline,s and other plans. As it will help to clearly complete the project in a defined period of time without missing anything. I recommend the Notion for such tasks. It is a tool that multiple components that make it easy to manage projects throughout the development cycle.
Features
- Note Taking
- Data management
- Project management
- and much more
Other Alternatives: Google Keep, Evernote, Microsoft OneNote
Web Design
In the development phase designing is the crucial stage as it is going to depict the main theme of the website. There are a lot of tools available for website designing. But I recommend Figma, it is a web-based design tool. It allows the collaboration of the team to work on the same web template. You can also share your project with your client and he will be able to view live changes done on the design.
Figma is free up to two editors and three projects. Just give it a try.
Other Alternatives: Sketch, Canva, InVision
Coding Editor
Code Editor is always required in the development phase and there are ample free code editors available in the market to choose from. When it comes to advanced coding, Visual studio code and Notedpad++ are excellent choices. I recommend Notepad++ as it is lightning fast with all common features available in complex editors. You can optionally add required plugins to make more out of your editor.
Other Alternatives: Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text
FTP/File Transferring
The FTP (File Transfer Protocol) software is used for the transfer of computer files between a client and server on a computer network.
Filezilla is a free and open-source FTP solution for client and server. It provides a secure connection to the client and server to maintain the security of files.
Other Alternatives: WinSCP, FTP Rush, Core FTP
I hope this list will help you decide on the correct tools for your Web development. If you already are using some other software to ease up your development work, then feel to share it in the comment form below. Thanks for reading feel free to share your feedback down below.
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