The best new tools for designers are ones that make your life easier and your workflows faster. You’ll find some of those in this list this month for sure.
From tools React component for managing cookie consent, macOS app that helps developers track their tasks, a simple, privacy-friendly analytics tool, things for development such as frameworks, libraries, CLI tools, tailwind tools, AI-powered assistants and more right below.
Plus I’ve include plugins and themes for WordPress, fonts, UI kits. So there’s something for almost every designer or developer in this list.
If you think I’ve missed something that you think should of been on the list, let me know in the comments or if you know of a new a that should be featured on the May 2025 edition, please either send to me through bluesky, tweet/X it to me @SomeWhatCrtv or even use the Submit Resource form and your resource could be seen on next month list.
PDFSlick
PDFSlick is a library for viewing and interacting with PDF documents in React, SolidJS, Svelte, and JavaScript applications. Built on top of Mozilla’s PDF.js, it leverages Zustand to provide a reactive store for loaded documents.
React Cookie Manager
A powerful and customizable React component for managing cookie consent, featuring built-in tracking prevention. It offers a modern, user-friendly approach to obtaining and handling cookie consent from website visitors.
Holo
Holo.js is a lightweight, component-based JavaScript framework for building dynamic web applications with minimal boilerplate. It features reactive state management, custom component registration, and flexible routing—all within a simple and intuitive API.
Cordlang
A specialized programming language built on JavaScript, designed for creating powerful Discord bots with minimal code and maximum efficiency.
Dailies – Mac App
A privacy-focused macOS app that helps developers track yesterday’s progress, today’s tasks, and blockers for daily standups. It features auto-rolling tasks, a complete history, and zero data collection—so you’re never scrambling to recall what you did before your next scrum meeting.
Price: Free
DockFlow – Mac App
DockFlow instantly switches you into the right workflow with a one-time setup for lifetime productivity—perfect for coding, designing, or multitasking.
Price: $4.99 one time
Colorkeep – Mac App
ColorKeep is a lightweight yet powerful clipboard companion that automatically captures and organises HEX codes from your clipboard. Designed for professionals working with colour daily, it ensures you never lose track of your colours.
Price: $2.99
Notestudio – iOS App
Notestudio seamlessly combines traditional handwriting with powerful digital tools for a natural and intuitive note-taking experience. With flexible paper styles, advanced drawing tools, and a smooth, customizable interface, it’s perfect for capturing and organizing ideas effortlessly.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
LogShow – iOS App
LogShow offers a flexible and convenient way to work with logs. Import logs from files, clipboard, URLs, or direct SSH connections, and let the app automatically detect the format. Logs are presented in a clean, syntax-highlighted interface for easy analysis.
Price: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
Debugly – iOS App
Debugly is a mobile browser with built-in developer tools, enabling you to inspect elements, edit CSS, monitor network requests, view console logs, manage cookies, and analyze website resources—debug and optimize websites anytime, anywhere.
Price: $5.99
PAS Code – Web App
A fast and lightweight online editor supporting 10+ languages, ideal for testing, block engineering, debugging, and experimentation. Features include cloud syncing, multi-language support, AI tools, custom themes, and persistent sessions.
Price: Free & £1.99 Month 7 Day Free Trial
Peasy – Web App
Peasy is a simple, privacy-friendly analytics tool designed for SaaS. It offers powerful features like Google Search Console integration and visitor journey tracking, keeping your focus on insights without the clutter.
Price: Free and Starting at $9.00 per month
Xsission
A Visual Studio Code extension that generates an interactive graph to visualize JavaScript and TypeScript function dependencies.
cosmoCSS
cosmoCSS is a drop-in stylesheet for modern web development—just write semantic HTML and include the stylesheet to get a clean, stylish design with minimal effort.
TailCI
TailCI is a lightweight, fast, and modern web application built with CodeIgniter and styled with Tailwind CSS. It blends the simplicity of CodeIgniter’s PHP framework with Tailwind’s utility-first approach, enabling rapid development and clean, responsive design.
StyleXui
StyleXUI is a lightweight, responsive CSS framework built for speed, flexibility, and control—without the bloat. Featuring utility classes, pre-built components, and intuitive naming conventions, it streamlines the creation of stunning, responsive interfaces.
Goravel
Goravel is a fully featured and scalable web application framework designed to help Gophers quickly scaffold and build their own applications.
Animate UI
Animate UI is a collection of React components built with Tailwind CSS and Motion, designed for fluid and engaging user interfaces. Inspired by shadcn/ui and Magic UI, it expands on these projects with a versatile set of animated components that are easy to integrate and extend.
TailwindGenAI
An AI-powered tool that generates Tailwind CSS code from text prompts. Free, simple, and efficient for building beautiful UIs. Live preview and edit your code in real time.
uiHue
Generate Tailwind CSS v4 palettes with P3 gamut colors in the OKLCH space. Export to Tailwind v4/v3 config formats, save palettes, and share them with your team—no registration required. Perfect for aligning brand colors with Tailwind’s color system.
Bug.to
Bug.to is a professional profile platform designed for developers. Quickly create a page at bug.to/yourname to showcase your bio, portfolio, tech stack, GitHub contributions, and more.
Exponent
Exponent is a powerful AI agent that assists with software engineering tasks, from exploration to deployment. Early users have leveraged it for debugging Docker, writing SQL queries, automating incident response, and more.
Blueprints
Mozilla.ai’s Blueprint Hub provides tools to explore, collaborate, and quickly build with open-source local models. It offers pre-configured templates designed for common applications, streamlining the development process.
AIGitCommit
A lightweight AI-powered tool that helps you craft clearer, more effective Git commit messages.
SnippetKit
SnippetKit is a powerful CLI and web-based snippet management tool that helps developers efficiently store, fetch, and integrate commonly used code snippets. With its CLI, you can search, preview, and install snippets seamlessly into your projects.
GitHubTree
Effortlessly visualize and explore the folder structure of any public GitHub repository, with one-click file path copying.
Ecliptica – Theme
A versatile and highly customizable multipurpose theme for building stunning websites with drag-and-drop ease. It includes a pre-designed homepage, five header styles, and over 35 ready-to-use content blocks. Customize effortlessly or create your own blocks using more than 25 drag-and-drop components.
Price: Free
BigGroup – Theme
BigGroup is a flexible and powerful WordPress theme built for the WordPress Site Editor, offering a seamless drag-and-drop experience with no coding required. Designed for businesses, portfolios, and enterprise websites, it’s perfect for showcasing professional content effortlessly.
Price: Free
Dashwall – Theme
Dashwall is a versatile blog and magazine theme packed with customization options. Fully optimized for all devices, it features a distinctive design with built-in dark and light mode for a seamless reading experience.
Price: Free
Feux – Theme
Feux is a versatile agency business template tailored for creative agencies, digital services, design firms, marketing teams, and AI startups. Ideal for consultation and digital service businesses, it features a fully responsive layout, ensuring a seamless and visually appealing experience across all devices.
Price: $29.00
Vastcon – Theme
Vastcon is a sleek, professional, and highly flexible theme designed for construction, building, and renovation businesses. Built on in-depth industry research, it’s fully responsive, retina-ready, and easy to customize. With stunning styles and elements, Vastcon helps you create a professional website quickly and effortlessly.
Price: $19.00
Entries Display for WPForms – Plugin
WPForms Entries Display lets you showcase WPForms submissions as beautifully styled comments on any page or post. It seamlessly connects form collection with public display, making it ideal for testimonials, reviews, feedback, and other user-generated content.
Price: Free
Repeaterly – Plugin
Repeaterly is a powerful plugin that seamlessly integrates ACF repeater fields, gallery fields, and dynamic content into Elementor—no coding required.
Price: Free
TextHumanizer – Plugin
TextHumanizer is an advanced WordPress plugin designed to transform AI-generated content into more natural, human-like text. Utilizing cutting-edge natural language processing technologies such as the OpenAI API, Gemini API, and HIX.AI, it enables users to create high-quality content with ease.
The plugin features an intuitive interface, simplifying content creation for blog posts, custom pages, and other website content. Its intelligent algorithms analyze user input to generate contextually relevant and engaging text, aligning perfectly with your content goals.
Price: $19.00