292 tools · 113 open-source · 179 SaaS
The best developer tools. Ranked by real activity.
The top-ranked open-source developer tool on Enlisted is OpenCode (211k GitHub stars), followed by Visual Studio Code and Codex CLI. Among SaaS products, other tools on Enlisted are most often compared with Cursor, Replit and Augment Code.
Enlisted lists 292 developer tools: 113 open source and 179 SaaS. 9 of the open-source ones can be self-hosted on your own server or computer. The most common open-source licences here are MIT (47 tools), Apache-2.0 (29) and GPL-3.0 (9). The open-source ones are most often listed as alternatives to Cursor, Augment Code and Claude Code.
Last updated October 3, 2026 · ranked by GitHub stars, growth and recent commits
The top 48 of 292 developer tools
OpenCode
AI Tools
The open source coding agent.
MITvs Claude Code★ 211k
Visual Studio Code
Developer Tools
Visual Studio Code
MITvs Sublime Text★ 193k
Codex CLI
AI Tools
Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal
Apache-2.0vs Claude Code★ 128k
Godot
Developer Tools
Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine
MITvs Unity★ 118k
Gemini CLI
AI Tools
An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.
Apache-2.0vs Claude Code★ 107k
Windows Terminal
Developer Tools
The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place!
MITvs Warp★ 105k
Neovim
Developer Tools
Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability
OSSvs Sublime Text★ 103k
Zed
Developer Tools
Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the
OSSvs Sublime Text★ 91k
OpenHands
AI Tools
🙌 OpenHands: AI-Driven Development
MITvs Devin★ 90k
code-server
Developer Tools
VS Code in the browser
MITvs Replit★ 80k
Ventoy
Developer Tools
A new bootable USB solution.
GPL-3.0★ 80kTesseract
Developer Tools
Tesseract Open Source OCR Engine (main repository)
Apache-2.0★ 77k
Tabby
Developer Tools
A terminal for a more modern age
MITvs Warp★ 75k
Cline
AI Tools
Autonomous coding agent as an SDK, IDE extension, or CLI assistant.
Apache-2.0vs GitHub Copilot★ 70k
Open Interpreter
AI Tools
A coding agent for open models like Kimi K3 and GLM 5.3
Apache-2.0vs Claude Code★ 68k
Ghostty
Developer Tools
👻 Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platfor
MITvs Warp★ 62k
Termux
Developer Tools
Termux - a terminal emulator application for Android OS extendible by variety of packages.
OSS★ 62k
Goose
AI Tools
an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute,
Apache-2.0vs Claude Code★ 55k
Helix
Developer Tools
A post-modern modal text editor.
MPL-2.0vs Sublime Text★ 46k
IT Tools
Developer Tools
Collection of handy online tools for developers, with great UX.
GPL-3.0★ 41k
Vim
Developer Tools
The official Vim repository
Vimvs Sublime Text★ 41k
Rufus
Developer Tools
The Reliable USB Formatting Utility
GPL-3.0★ 38k
Continue
AI Tools
open-source coding agent
Apache-2.0vs GitHub Copilot★ 36kkitty
Developer Tools
If you live in the terminal, kitty is made for you! Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GP
GPL-3.0vs Warp★ 35k
balenaEtcher
Developer Tools
Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily.
Apache-2.0★ 34k
VSCodium
Developer Tools
binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing
MITvs Sublime Text★ 33k
Google Workspace CLI
Developer Tools
Google Workspace CLI — one command-line tool for Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Docs, Cha
Apache-2.0★ 31k
Notepad++
Developer Tools
Notepad++ official repository
OSSvs Sublime Text★ 29k
WezTerm
Developer Tools
A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and imp
OSSvs Warp★ 29k
Kilo Code
AI Tools
Kilo is the all-in-one agentic engineering platform. Build, ship, and iterate faster with
MITvs Cursor★ 27k
Vagrant
Developer Tools
Vagrant is a tool for building and distributing development environments.
OSS★ 27k
Alacritty
Developer Tools
A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.
Apache-2.0vs Warp★ 66k
Marimo
Developer Tools
A reactive notebook for Python — run reproducible experiments, query with SQL, execute as
Apache-2.0vs Hex★ 23k
Wave Terminal
Developer Tools
An open-source, AI-integrated, cross-platform terminal for seamless workflows
Apache-2.0vs Warp★ 22k
GitHub Desktop
Developer Tools
Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git.
MITvs GitKraken★ 22k
golangci-lint
Developer Tools
Fast linters runner for Go
GPL-3.0★ 19k
iTerm2
Developer Tools
iTerm2 is a terminal emulator for Mac OS X that does amazing things.
GPL-2.0vs Warp★ 18kApprise
Developer Tools
Apprise - Push Notifications that work with just about every platform!
BSD-2-Clausevs Courier★ 18k
Coder
Developer Tools
Secure environments for developers and their agents
AGPL-3.0vs CodeSandbox★ 17k
JupyterLab
Developer Tools
JupyterLab computational environment.
BSD-3-Clausevs MATLAB★ 15k
Jupyter Notebook
Developer Tools
Jupyter Interactive Notebook
BSD-3-Clausevs MATLAB★ 13k
Distrobox
Developer Tools
Use any linux distribution inside your terminal. Enable both backward and forward compatib
GPL-3.0★ 13k
SonarQube
Developer Tools
Continuous Inspection
LGPL-3.0vs Codacy★ 11k
XGo
Developer Tools
XGo is a programming language that reads like plain English. But it's also incredibly powe
Apache-2.0★ 9.5k
Spyder
Developer Tools
Official repository for Spyder - The Scientific Python Development Environment
MITvs MATLAB★ 9.4kwitr
Developer Tools
Why is this running? Trace any process, port, container, or file back to what started it -
Apache-2.0★ 23k
Atlas
Developer Tools
Atlas is a native macOS workspace for coding agents. Install Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode
Apache-2.0★ 8.7k
Munder Difflin
Developer Tools
Free and open source multi agent harness. Run Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and nine more
MIT★ 8.3k
Developer tools: questions
- What is the best open-source developer tool?
- OpenCode is the top-ranked open-source developer tool on Enlisted, with 211k GitHub stars. It is followed by Visual Studio Code, Codex CLI and Godot.
- What are the best free developer tools?
- The top-ranked open-source developer tools with a standard licence are OpenCode (MIT), Visual Studio Code (MIT) and Codex CLI (Apache-2.0), so their code is free to use. 82 of the 179 SaaS products here have a free plan, including Cursor, Replit and Devin.
- Which developer tools can be self-hosted?
- 9 of the 113 open-source developer tools on Enlisted can be self-hosted on your own server or computer; the top-ranked are Coder, SonarQube and Inngest.
- How are these developer tools ranked?
- Open-source tools are ordered by a score built from GitHub stars, star growth over the last 30 days and how recently the code changed; 78 of the 113 had new commits or a release in the last 30 days. SaaS products have no public repository, so they get a fixed baseline score. GitHub data is refreshed daily, and nobody can pay to move up.