NoCost Tools Database

Open source database of free developer tools used by https://nocost-dev.vercel.app.

This is the public community repo. Contributors only need this repository to add, update, or remove tools. The private site repository Darkmintis/NoCost.dev pulls tools.json from here automatically after changes are merged.

What lives here

• tools.json: the source of truth for all tool entries
• scripts/validate.js: validates the dataset
• scripts/search.js: helps contributors find duplicates before opening a PR
• scripts/remove.js: removes tools that are no longer free or should be delisted
• .github/workflows: validates changes and triggers the private site sync after merges

Quick contribution flow

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/NoCost.git
cd NoCost
node scripts/search.js "tool-name"
node scripts/validate.js
node scripts/remove.js --dry-run "tool-name"

Then edit tools.json, commit your change, and open a pull request.

Data format

Each entry in tools.json follows this shape:

{
  "name": "Tool Name",
  "description": "Clear description of what the tool does",
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "category": "Developer Tools"
}

Required fields:

• name
• description
• url
• category

Useful commands

node scripts/search.js "supabase"
node scripts/validate.js
node scripts/remove.js --exact "https://example.com"

More details

See CONTRIBUTING.md for the full submission rules and review checklist.