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Most Popular Frontend Web Development Tools

· · 3 min read

Web development moves fast, and staying current with the underlying technologies is part of the job. Frontend tools are what make that possible, they turn raw data into the graphical interface people actually see and interact with, built on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

How do Frontend Web Development Tools Help?

Frontend Web Development Tools

There are plenty of reasons to reach for a frontend framework, but three stand out:

  • Allows you to build prototypes
  • Quickly jumpstart your web projects.
  • Provides a great user-interface for web developers who lack designing skills.

Also, check out:

👉 Top 11 Chrome Extensions That Will Speed Up Your Web Development Workflow

👉 The 10 Best Premium Online Graphic Design Tools 2019

Frontend Web Development Tools

Here’s a shortlist of the front-end tools worth knowing about.

Tool Name Description Price Get the tool
GuideGuide create grids and manipulate guides with a consistent UI in Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, and Adobe XD. Starts from ₹ 3,093.00 / YR Get Access
CodePen build, test, and discover front-end code Sign up for free
Pro version starts at just $8
Get Access
LivePage Reloads website resources such as CSS, HTML and JavaScript as they update on the server. Buy for ₹182 Get Access
Sublime Text Text editor for code, markup and Prose USD $80 Get Access
GitHub A software development platform – Basic Plan is free
– Pro Plan starts from $7 Per month
Get Access
Codekit Codekit makes it easy to build websites faster and better Starts from $34 Get Access
Unheap A tidy repository of JavaScript plugins Free Get Access
Foundation Provides framework for HTML, CSS, & Javascript to create websites and HTML emails for all devices. MIT licensed and free to use Get Access
FullPage Screen Capture Open source Chrome extension to save screenshot of an entire webpage Free Get Access
WhatFont Allows to identify fonts on web pages Free Get Access
NPM A public collection of packages of open-source code for Node.js, front-end web apps, mobile apps, robots, routers, and countless other needs of the JavaScript community. Free Get Access
Responsive Test Check your website at different screen resolutions. Free to use Get Access
Chrome Developer Tools A set of web developer tools built directly into the Google Chrome Free to use Get Access
Jquery A JavaScript library that allows to manipulate, event handling, animation, and Ajax with an API that works across a multitude of browsers. Free to use Get Access
Bootstrap from Twitter Simple and flexible HTML, CSS, and Javascript for popular user interface components and interactions. Free to use Get Access
Angular JS A toolset for building the framework most suited to your application development Free to use Get Access
Sass A stylesheet language that allows to use variables, nested rules, mixins, functions, and more, all with a fully CSS-compatible syntax. Free to use Get Access
Grunt A javaScript Task Runner Free to use Get Access
TypeScript An open source superset of JavaScript, existing JavaScript programs Free to use Get Access
HTML5 BOILERPLATE A front-end template that allows you to build fast, robust, and adaptable web apps or sites. Free to use Get Access
Backbone A JavaScript library with a RESTful JSON interface and is based on the Model–view–presenter (MVP) application design paradigm Free to use Get Access

Over to you

Which of these are already in your stack?

Give a few of the new ones a try and see what sticks.

Questions or suggestions? Get in touch, we’re happy to help.