Fresh Resources for Web Designers and Developers (November 2025)
It’s time for another Fresh Resources roundup!
In this edition, we’ve got another solid lineup of tools you can explore, from infrastructure helpers, smart scrapers, UI builders, CLIs, system utilities, and more.
Each one aims to save you time, simplify your stack, or help you build faster.
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Dockform
Dockform is a lightweight tool that adds a simple, declarative layer on top of Docker Compose. With one file, you can manage volumes, networks, secrets, and configs without messy scripts or manual commands.
It’s an ideal tool for homelabs and small servers that don’t need full orchestration but still want clean, Git-friendly Infrastructure-as-Code.
Below
Below is Meta’s modern take on Linux system monitoring. It’s a fast, interactive tool that allows you to “time-travel” through system performance.
It shows live and historical data for CPU, memory, cgroups, PSI, processes, and more, with modes for live viewing, recording, replaying, and exporting data in JSON/CSV. It’s the perfect tool if you want deep, flexible insight into what your Linux machine has been doing over time.
HappyDeliver
HappyDeliver is a self-hosted, open-source alternative to mail-tester.com that helps you check and improve your email deliverability. Just send an email to your HappyDeliver instance, and it runs it through authentication checks (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, ARC) and spam filters like SpamAssassin, then gives you a clear score from A+ to F.
A great tool for anyone running their own mail server who wants quick, reliable deliverability testing without relying on third-party services.
Pipet
Pipet is a lightweight, hacker-friendly CLI tool for web scraping. It can parse HTML, JSON, or run JavaScript with Playwright, then pipe the results into whatever you want.
It also supports page monitoring, change alerts, and pagination handling. A great tool for scraping the web to track things like tickets, shipments, or stock updates without complex tooling.
Frappe Builder
Frappe Builder is an open-source, low-code website builder that works like a Figma-style drag-and-drop editor. It supports dynamic data from Frappe ecosystem, custom scripts, responsive layouts, and one-click publishing. Great option for anyone who wants to build clean, modern sites without heavy coding.
Nanobanana for Gemini CLI
NanoBanana for Gemini CLI lets you generate and edit images straight from the terminal using the Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model. You can create images from text, transform existing ones, and produce icons, patterns, and diagrams with simple commands.
It plugs into the Gemini CLI and only needs an AI Studio API key. A useful tool if you want quick, scriptable image generation in your workflow.
Toon
Toon is a compact, human-readable alternative to JSON designed to use far fewer tokens in LLM prompts. It removes punctuation and repeated keys, using an indentation-based, table-like format that can cut token usage by 30-60%. If you’re working with large JSON data in LLMs and want to save on token costs, Toon is worth checking out.
PHPStan Disallowed Calls
phpstan-disallowed-calls is a PHPStan extension that blocks unwanted or unsafe PHP functions, methods, constants, and superglobals. It helps teams enforce clean, secure coding practices by flagging things like var_dump() or risky functions before they reach production. It’s a simple and effective extension for keeping your codebase tidy.
Notifuse
Notifuse is an open-source, self-hosted email and notification platform that allows you to send newsletters and transactional emails without relying on services like Mailchimp. It includes a drag-and-drop email builder, and works with your own email provider. It’s a good alternative if you want full control, low cost, and no vendor lock-in.
GPUI Component
GPUI Component is a Rust UI library offering 60+ fast, GPU-powered components for building modern cross-platform desktop apps. It includes everything from buttons and tables to charts, virtual lists, and a Tree-Sitter-powered code editor.
It’s themeable, lightweight, and designed for high performance. A solid option if you develop with Rust and want a polished, flexible UI toolkit for your desktop apps.
Valdi
Valdi is Snapchat’s open-source UI framework that lets you build native iOS, Android, and macOS apps using declarative TypeScript. It compiles directly to real native views, supports fast animations, uses a high-performance C++ layout engine, and delivers instant hot reloads with full VSCode debugging.
Snap has been using it in production for years, and it is ideal for developers who want native performance with a fast, modern workflow.
WordOps
WordOps is a CLI tool that makes it easy to deploy and manage WordPress sites on your own server. It sets up a Nginx configuration, PHP, and database stack, handles SSL automatically, and includes caching and monitoring out of the box.
It’s a great choice if you need a quick, production-ready WordPress setup without manual server work.
Liam
Liam is an open-source tool that instantly turns your database schema into clean, interactive Entity Relationship (ER) diagrams. It handles large schemas smoothly, works with public or private repos, and gives you a quick, beautiful way to explore and understand your databases with zero configuration.
Tianji
Tianji is an open-source, lightweight monitoring tool that combines website analytics, uptime checks, and server stats in one place. It’s privacy-friendly and easy to self-host with Docker. It’s a solid choice if you want a simple, all-in-one monitoring solution without relying on third-party services.
System.css
System.css is a pure CSS library that lets you build retro Apple OS-style interfaces without any JavaScript. It includes classic UI elements like windows, buttons, and text fields, works with any framework, and can be added via CDN or npm. Great for nostalgic or vintage-themed projects.
Rose Pine Theme
Rosé Pine is a soft, minimalist color theme with gentle, eye-friendly palettes available across editors like Neovim, VS Code, and Typst. It comes in light and dark variants, is highly customizable, and is loved by developers who want a calm, elegant look for their coding environment—and even full desktop theming.
Sttr
sttr is a lightweight, cross-platform CLI tool for fast string transformations like encoding, decoding, hashing, and format conversions. If you often manipulate text or data in the terminal, sttr makes those tasks quick and painless.
Vfox
vfox is a fast, cross-platform version manager that lets you easily install and switch between multiple language and SDK versions on any system. It supports languages like Java, Node.js, Golang, Python, and Flutter, all managed through a single CLI.
It’s a lightweight, unified tool for those who work with multiple runtimes.
Killport
Killport is a fast, cross-platform CLI tool that instantly frees ports by killing the processes or containers using them. It supports multiple ports, dry-run previews, custom signals, and works on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
It’s a handy tool if you need to clear stuck ports quickly.
JD
JD is a CLI tool for structural JSON diffs. It allows you to see meaningful changes between two JSON files without the noise of text-based diffs.
It also works well with Kubernetes YAML, supports ignoring fields, and can generate reusable patches. It’s a handy tool for those who want cleaner, smarter JSON comparisons.
