Short intro…. is to showcase some tools that really help me and people who I work with to develop front-end apps faster & easier. The purpose of this article This is going to be a guide for those, who still look how they can improve their workstation with must-have tools to create awesome solutions. Atom Available for / / Mac Windows Linux _At GitHub, we're building the text editor we've always wanted: hackable to the core, but approachable on the first day…_atom.io A hackable text editor for the 21st Century This awesome code editor has pretty everything I need… Syntax highlighting )_, well… Package manager📦, Built-in hints❗️, and beautiful UI (yep, I know that’s common feature_😂 (as for me, it is important). (but be careful, as some of them may slowdown Atom editor). For using Atom like a pro, you need to install some plugins Here’s what I use and would definitely recommend to anyone: _Very simple but really useful plugin. Must-have for MacOS users with Retina display._atom.io 1. antialiased _If you work on multiple projects that require different code styles — this plugin will help you to switch editor preferences automatically._atom.io 2. editorconfig _Another must-have, but this time for EVERYONE. “highlight-selected” helps you quickly find other appearances of the same highlighted word._atom.io 3. highlight-selected atom.io 4. project-manager Absolutely awesome plugin, that gives me full control over multiple projects. Switching between projects is as simple as pressing Ctrl-Cmd-P. atom.io 5. todo-show I usually leave some TODO comments that I forget after some time. This plugin helps me organize them and track project state. Atom is nice, but some users say it has bad performance. As to me — it completely satisfies my needs, but if you face such issue, you can try or . Sublime Text 3 VS Code GitKraken Available for / / Mac Windows Linux _Unleash the Kraken! GitKraken is the legendary Git GUI client for Windows, Mac and Linux. Git beginners and advanced…_www.gitkraken.com Git GUI for Windows, Mac & Linux | GitKraken Awesome made by . GitKraken is absolutely for everyone. I like mostly because of it’s modern design and futuristic UI-concepts. Git Client axosoft free Image from https://forum.unity.com/threads/gitkraken-com.393521/ And they always make simplistic cheatsheets & instructions for everything: Note that as well as Atom, GitKraken is built on top of platform using JS, HTML & CSS and the difference is that GitKraken is not Open Source:( Electron …and that’s because they also have a , which you can get for OR (free for 1 year). paid PRO version $49 per year if you own a GitHub Student Pack Terminal.app Available for Mac only terminal.app But worth to mention, as it’s much better than what we have in Windows. Yep… A built-in Mac app. For Please consider using one of the following: Windows users. — I was using it as my main command line tool. It is highly customizable and powerful tool. Cmder — Yet another desktop app made with Electron. The advantage of this terminal is that you can easily customize it for your needs with some Javascript code. Hyper — Also worth to mention. You get this bash console app after you . The advantage is that you have But I faced the problem that I get less runtime output then with other terminal apps (for example if you run a command like — you won’t see the installation progress). Git Bash install git built-in bash commands. npm install Other apps These are apps that make development more social, … _Step up your game with a modern voice & text chat app. Crystal clear voice, multiple servers and channel support, mobile…_discordapp.com Discord - Free Voice and Text Chat — Voice and Text chat app made originally for gamers, but either widely used by developers. There you can find communities like and . Discord reactiflux SpeakJS _Slack is where work flows. It's where the people you need, the information you share, and the tools you use come…_slack.com Slack. Where work happens — Chat app made for teamwork. Another popular chat client in developers world. Definitely worth to check out team. Slack FrontEndDevelopers _Infinitely flexible. Incredibly easy to use. Great mobile apps. It's free. Trello keeps track of everything, from the…_trello.com Trello — For my needs it is a powerful TODO task manager that helps me track my progress in learning things, assign tasks to other people and arrange work. Trello You can download their desktop app by this link: https://trello.com/platforms Conclusion No conclusion. These are just apps that I prefer for my needs 😎. Not an advertisement or something made for self-profit. Feel free to showcase desktop apps you use every day for front-end development in comments!

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