indie-hacker-tools

The first step in going global is to set up your toolkit.

This repository only collects tech stacks and tools for independent developers going global. It's continuously being updated...

Inclusion criteria:

Helps independent developers improve development efficiency
Helps independent developers reduce costs
Sufficiently popular in the market

Welcome to submit PRs and issues for updates.

Web Development Templates

Template	Features
smart-excel-ai (Free)	Next.js. Integrates login, payment (lemon squeezy), and AI functionality
Opensaas (Free)	React + Node.js. Integrates login, payment (stripe), email, and AI functionality
Shipfast (Paid)	Next.js. Integrates login, payment (stripe), email, and AI functionality
SupaStarter (Paid)	Offers both Next.js and Nuxt templates with comprehensive features

Chrome Extension Development Templates

Template	Features
Plasmo	Supports multiple frontend frameworks like React, Vue, etc.
wxt.dev	Supports multiple frontend frameworks like Vue, Svelte, etc.

Landing Page Templates

Platform	Notes
tailsc	Provides many components, Developer: Twitter@zissy_w, Github@ZissyW
landing-page-boilerplate	Open-source, free template with zero design resources

Recommended Tech Stacks and Tools

Frontend

Tech Stack	Notes
Next.js🌟	Based on React, Additional learning tutorial: Next.js Practice
Remix	Based on React, Next.js's biggest competitor
Nuxt	Based on Vue

Backend

Tech Stack	Notes
Nest.js	Based on Node.js
Midway.js	Based on Node.js

Database

Tech Stack	Notes
Supabase🌟	Supports database, file storage, login authentication
Upstash🌟	Supports Redis, Kafka, vector database
Mongodb	MongoDB officially provides a free database
Realm	Fast, scalable alternative to SQLite
TiDB Cloud	MySQL-compatible TiDB serverless, supports high availability, free up to 5G

ORM

Tech Stack	Notes
Prisma🌟
TypeORM

Styling and UI Libraries

Tech Stack	Notes
Tailwind CSS🌟
Shadcn/ui🌟
NextUI🌟
radix-ui
Framer Motion	Animation library
Responsive Viewer	Chrome extension. One-click validation of multi-device responsive layout

Prototype Design

Platform	Notes
v0	Text to UI, free users get 200 Credits/month
vx.dev	Text to UI, open-source alternative to v0.dev
https://framer.com/	A website for designing your website, framer-motion is their product
usegalileo	Text to UI, free users get 200 Credits
saaslandingpage <br/> framer landing page	Landing page templates

Login Authentication

Tech Stack	Notes
Clerk🌟
Supabase	PostgreSQL database, file storage, login authentication
Lucia	Login authentication
Next-Auth v4
Next-Auth v5	v5 configuration differs from v4, please note the distinction<br> v5 Demo
Logto	Login authentication, offers cloud version and open-source private deployment version

Payment

Tech Stack	Notes
Lemon Squeezy🌟	Supports personal Hong Kong cards, virtual cards, first choice for Chinese developers
Stripe	Requires corporate qualifications

Email

Tech Stack	Notes
Resend
Nodemailer
React Mail

Website Analytics

Platform	Notes
Google Analytics
Plausible
Umami	Open-source, self-deployable
Clarity	Analytics tool by Microsoft
AITDK Extension 🌟	Chrome extension. Website SEO analysis tool

Online Customer Service and Feedback

Tech Stack	Notes
Tawk	Online customer service, can be registered in China
Tencent Rabbit Nest	Product feedback platform, can be used for services in China

Deployment and Hosting

Platform	Notes
Vercel🌟	First choice, mostly inaccessible in China
Zeabur	Product of a Chinese global team, Author: @MichaelYuhe
Railway	Directly accessible in China
Github Pages	Free
Cloudflare Pages
Alibaba Cloud Server <br> Tencent Cloud Server	Chinese cloud services, often have promotions

Domain Purchase

Platform	Notes
Namesilo🌟	Automatically blocks whois
Namecheap	Said to be relatively cheap
Godaddy	You know if you know
Cloudflare
Alibaba Cloud <br> Tencent Cloud <br> ByteDance Volcano Engine	Chinese platforms, preferred for .cn domains

Documentation Management

平台	备注
Notion
VitePress	基于 Vite 和 Vue 的静态网站生成器
VitePressSimple	VitePress 可视化工具
Astro Starlight	基于 Astro 框架的全功能文档主题。<br>Astro 团队成员与中文文档翻译者：@liruifengv

标志设计

平台	备注
iconbuddy	标志设计
iconray	标志设计
logodiffusion	生成你的标志
icon horse	标志识别
favicon generator 1	生成多平台多种类标志(ico、PNG、SVG)
favicon generator 2	生成多平台多种类标志(ico、PNG、SVG)
bit bug	PNG/JPG 转 ico

图标库

平台	备注
iconbuddy
fontawesome
MingCute
iconify

图片视频素材

平台	备注
vectorove	完全免费，风格统一的插画库，支持预定义颜色以及png和svg格式导出

图片视频处理工具

平台	备注
Tinypng	图片压缩
tiny-img	PNG、JPG 压缩并转 WEBP
video-to-gif	视频转 GIF

录屏

平台	备注
focusee
Screen Studio
OBS Studio	开源，支持 Windows、Mac、Linux

短链接

平台	备注
dub	免费用户每月可创建25个链接

信息渠道

平台	备注
Product Hunt	新产品展示平台。Product Hunt 助手：PHCopilot.AI
Hacker News
Indie Hackers
w2solo	中文独立开发者社区
出海团	专注于分享优秀出海产品的拼团平台

产品发布提交

平台	备注
Product Hunt	新产品主要发布平台，发布后其他导航站会来抓取，首选发布地。Product Hunt 助手：PHCopilot.AI
Hacker News	发布时注意要写软文，否则容易被删帖
PoweredByAI	免费提交产品
Pinterest	发布视频频道也会被Google收录（免费）