Issue #597 (Top Tools of 2024 (Part 1))

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Now on to the top tools of 2024!
 

Top Tools of 2024 (#60 – #51)

i-html — A drop-in custom element that allows for dynamically importing HTML, inline, similar to an iframe except the HTML gets adopted into the page.

remoteStorage — A simple library that combines the localStorage API with a remote server to persist data across sessions.

CodeViz — A VS Code extension that builds a visual map of your codebase for faster understanding and navigation, from architecture to functions.

PDFSlick — A library built on top of Mozilla's PDF.js and Zustand that enables viewing of and interaction with PDF documents in React, SolidJS, Svelte, and vanilla JavaScript.

Dropflow — A CSS layout engine created to explore the reaches of the foundational CSS standards (that is: inlines, blocks, floats, positioning, but not flexbox or grid).

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Iconify — A unified SVG framework that offers one syntax for multiple icon sets including FontAwesome, Material Design Icons, Dashicons, etc., with over 200,000 icons.

Fluidmotion — A small set of 6 animated video backgrounds (not for every project!) that you can interactively customize and export as MP4.

Logoipsum — A library of 100 free logo placeholders in various styles, fonts, colors, etc., that you can try out directly on the page and download as SVG.

htmz — A minimalist HTML microframework (similar to htmx, but simplified) for creating interactive and modular web user interfaces with the familiar simplicity of plain HTML.

Balloons-js — A simple JavaScript utility that adds colorful animated rising balloons to any web page using a simple function call.
 

Top Tools of 2024 (#50 – #41)

screenshot-to-code — A simple but ambitious tool to convert screenshots, mockups and Figma designs into clean, functional code using AI.

Tailframes — A UI components library built with Tailwind that includes about 20 primary components along with variations for each.

Avaaatars — A large library of 600+ free photo avatars, with customizable backgrounds and border shape, available in Figma, PNG, Sketch, Adobe XD, or as a Figma plugin.

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Cami — A simple and powerful UI framework for interactive islands in web applications with no build step required. Includes reactive web components, async state management, streams, and cross-component state management.

Ordena.js — A dependency-free utility that enhances nested lists, allowing you to create drag-and-drop, editable, and interactive lists of elements, featuring serialized JSON output and dragstart/stop events.

CodeDiagram — A VS Code extension that lets you create a visual diagram of your codebase, side-by-side with your code, so you can better understand the architecture and improve refactoring.

Best Free Fonts — A curated selection of 150+ beautiful free fonts in four categories (serif, sans serif, script, and monospace), sourced from various places.

htmldocs — An online document editor for creating and automating generation of PDF documents from HTML/CSS. No installation needed and includes templates for invoices, reports, resumes, legal documents, and more.

Baklava — A component library and design system based on native Web Components and can be easily integrated with your framework of choice.

Homepage — A modern, fully static, fast, secure fully proxied, highly customizable application dashboard, configured via YAML files, with integrations for over 100 services and translations into multiple languages.