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Companies in the category 'Developer Tools'

These are companies that provide open source tools that assist developers in software creation and maintenance.

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Headroom Labs

Context compression for AI agents

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Headroom Labs develops open-source context-compression software for AI agents. Its tools reduce repeated content in tool calls, database rows, file reads, and RAG payloads before model inference. The product is available as an agent wrapper, proxy, SDK, and MCP server, with enterprise VPC deployment and support options.

Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2026
Industries
Software
Technologies
Context EngineeringModel Context Protocol
Sectors
Developer
Licenses
Apache-2.0
Updated: August 21, 2026
2 people
2 headlines
Supabase

Comprehensive Postgres development platform

Supabase is an open-source Firebase alternative that provides a dedicated Postgres database, authentication, instant APIs, edge functions, real-time subscriptions, storage, and vector embeddings.

Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2020
Industries
Software
Technologies
Database ManagementPostgreSQL
Sectors
Enterprise
Licenses
Apache-2.0
Updated: August 10, 2026
2 people
38 headlines
Anomaly

Open source dev tools. Maintainers of OpenCode.

Anomaly, short for Anomaly Innovations Inc., is a software company that builds open-source developer tools. Anomaly is the provider of the open source AI coding agent OpenCode.

Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2017
Industries
Software
Technologies
AWSTypeScript
Sectors
Enterprise
Licenses
MIT
Updated: August 7, 2026
2 people
14 headlines
StackBlitz

In-browser dev environments with WebContainers

StackBlitz is the collaborative browser-based IDE for web developers. StackBlitz eliminates time-consuming local configuration and lets developers spend more time building. StackBlitz is also the company behind Bolt.new, a service that leverages AI technology to automate coding tasks and help users build applications.

Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2018
Industries
Software
Technologies
Vibe CodingAI Coding Agents
Sectors
Enterprise
Licenses
MIT
Updated: August 7, 2026
2 people
15 headlines

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dbtrail

Time-travel & recovery for MySQL/Postgres

dbtrail is an open-source database change-tracking tool that records every row change in MySQL and PostgreSQL databases, making historical data searchable and reversible. It captures before-and-after images of every row via the binary log or WAL replication protocol, enabling time-travel queries and precise row-level recovery without touching the production database host.

Location: Cali, Colombia
Founded: 2026
Industries
Software
Technologies
Data RecoveryDatabase
Sectors
Developer
Licenses
Apache-2.0

No headlines available

Updated: July 18, 2026
1 person
0 headlines
DearSQL

Native C++ SQL client for all major databases

DearSQL is a native desktop SQL client for SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, Oracle, MSSQL, and Redshift, built with C++ and ImGui. It runs natively on macOS, Linux, and Windows with no Electron or JVM dependency, offering a fast, lightweight interface with features including syntax highlighting, inline table editing, SSH tunneling, TLS/SSL support, and an optional AI assistant.

Location: Hà Nội, Vietnam
Founded: 2025
Industries
Software
Technologies
Cross-PlatformDesktop
Sectors
Developer
Licenses
FSL-1.1-Apache-2.0

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Updated: July 16, 2026
1 person
0 headlines
Kilo Code

AI coding agent for VS Code

Kilo Code provides an AI coding agent for VS Code. Its technology combines features of Cline, Roo, and its own additions.

Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2025
Industries
Software
Technologies
Vibe Coding
Sectors
Developers
Licenses
MIT
Updated: July 15, 2026
2 people
28 headlines
InsForge

Agent-native cloud infrastructure platform

InsForge is an open-source, agent-native cloud infrastructure platform that provides AI coding agents with the services needed to build and run production applications end-to-end. Its platform includes a model gateway, PostgreSQL database, authentication, file storage, edge functions, compute, site deployment, cron jobs, and realtime capabilities, all accessible via CLI and MCP server. InsForge is backed by Y Combinator (Spring 2026) and is designed to serve as an alternative to platforms like Supabase and AWS, purpose-built for AI coding agents.

Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2025
Industries
Software
Technologies
AuthenticationDatabase
Sectors
Enterprise
Licenses
Apache-2.0
Updated: June 17, 2026
2 people
4 headlines
VoidZero

JavaScript toolchain company. Creators of Vite.

VoidZero is a company building next-generation tooling for JavaScript and TypeScript development. Founded by Evan You, creator of Vue.js and Vite, the company develops a unified high-performance toolchain including parser, transformer, resolver, linter, formatter, minifier, bundler, test runner, and meta framework support to make web developers more productive than ever before.

Location: Singapore
Founded: 2020
Industries
Software
Technologies
JavaScriptTypeScript
Sectors
Developers
Licenses
MIT
AnnouncementOctober 13, 2025
VoidZero Blog: Announcing Vite Plus
AnnouncementMarch 13, 2026
VoidZero Blog: Announcing Vite+ Alpha
Updated: June 8, 2026
3 people
31 headlines
Coder

Cloud Development Environment Platform

Coder provides a platform for self-hosted, secure, and scalable cloud development environments. It enables developers and platform teams to build faster, standardize smarter, and maintain control over their development infrastructure.

Location: Austin, TX, USA
Founded: 2017
Industries
Software
Technologies
Cloud DevelopmentIDE
Sectors
Enterprise
Licenses
AGPL-3.0
Updated: May 1, 2026
6 people
21 headlines
Warp

AI-powered agentic development terminal

Warp is an agentic development environment built around a modern, Rust-based terminal. Originally launched as an AI-powered terminal for macOS, Warp has evolved into a full platform for agentic software development, combining a GPU-accelerated terminal with built-in AI coding agents, cloud agent orchestration via its Oz platform, and collaborative workflow tools. On April 28, 2026, Warp open-sourced its client under the AGPL-3.0 license, with OpenAI as the founding sponsor of the open-source repository.

Location: New York, NY, USA
Founded: 2020
Industries
Software
Technologies
AI Coding AgentsCLI Tools
Sectors
Enterprise
Licenses
MIT
Updated: April 29, 2026
1 person
29 headlines
Shuttle

Cloud platform for Rust backend deployment

Shuttle is an open-source cloud development platform that lets developers build and deploy Rust backends without writing any infrastructure configuration files. Infrastructure is defined directly from code function signatures and annotations, enabling zero-config deployments to AWS-backed cloud infrastructure in seconds.

Location: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2019
Industries
Cloud Infrastructure
Technologies
Cloud PlatformRust
Sectors
Developers
Licenses
Apache-2.0
Updated: April 29, 2026
3 people
6 headlines
Swark

VS Code extension for architecture diagrams

Swark is a free and open source VS Code extension that automatically generates architecture diagrams from codebases using large language models (LLMs). It integrates directly with GitHub Copilot, requires no API keys or additional authentication, and outputs diagrams in Mermaid.js format.

Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Founded: 2024
Industries
Software
Technologies
DiagrammingSoftware Architecture
Sectors
Developers
Licenses
AGPL-3.0

No headlines available

Updated: April 28, 2026
1 person
0 headlines
Protoqol

Custom software dev & Laravel OSS tools

Protoqol is a custom software development studio based in Arnhem, Netherlands, specializing in scalable, secure, and maintainable web applications and technical consulting. The company also develops and maintains several open source tools for the PHP and Laravel ecosystem, including Prequel, a browser-based database management GUI for Laravel, and Quasi, a Laravel API resource generator. Protoqol additionally offers CHKS, a proprietary SaaS platform for checklist and compliance management.

Location: Arnhem, Netherlands
Founded: 2019
Industries
Software
Technologies
Database ManagementLaravel
Sectors
Developers
Licenses
MIT

No headlines available

Updated: April 28, 2026
1 person
0 headlines
Chromatic

Visual testing and UI review platform for Storybook, Playwright, and Cypress.

Chromatic is a visual testing and UI review platform built by the core maintainers of Storybook. It automates gathering UI feedback, visual testing, and documentation for Storybook, Playwright, and Cypress workflows, enabling frontend development teams to catch visual, interaction, and accessibility issues before they ship. The platform scans every possible UI state across multiple browsers, facilitates team collaboration through streamlined feedback and sign-off processes, and integrates with existing development workflows.

Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2017
Industries
Enterprise SoftwareSoftware
Technologies
DevOpsVisual Development
Sectors
Enterprise
Licenses
MIT
Updated: April 19, 2026
2 people
2 headlines