Issue #618 (JS Utils, AI Tools, Vue Tools)05/22/25
Barcode & QR Code Scanning for Your App
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JavaScript Utilities
Crosspost — A JavaScript utility for posting across multiple social networks at once, including Bluesky, X, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Discord, Telegram, and even Dev.to.
mono-jsx — A JSX runtime that renders an <html> element to a Response object in JavaScript runtimes like Node.js, Deno, Bun, Cloudflare Workers, etc.
Barcode Scanning for Web Apps — Add fast, reliable 1D/2D barcode scanning to your web app with just one line of JavaScript. STRICH runs in the browser, has zero dependencies, and works with any framework. Try it free for 30 days or test it instantly in the Demo App. SPONSORED
SakuraFlow — A lightweight, memory-efficient library for working with generator functions in TypeScript, enabling you to transform, combine, and process data streams with an elegant API that maintains the benefits of lazy evaluation.
StringTune — A JavaScript library designed to deliver high-performance, modular web effects with an attribute-driven approach, adding smooth parallax scrolling, dynamic cursor interactions, progress tracking, or autoplay videos.
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parse-duration — A JavaScript utility that parses a human readable duration (e.g. 1hr 15mins) to milliseconds or other computer-friendly formats.
refractor — A lightweight, robust, and elegant virtual syntax highlighting solution powered by Prism, useful when you want to perform syntax highlighting in a place where serialized HTML wouldn’t work.
xlsx-parse-table — A library to parse tables from Excel worksheets in Node.js or the browser. You can upload an example .xlsx file on the demo which demonstrates how a sheet can be displayed after parsing.
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AI Tools & ChatGPT
OpenAPI TypeScript — An AI-powered code generation CLI tool for Node.js that allows you to generate clients, SDKs, validators, and more.
Clippy — A cross-platform native app that lets you run a variety of large language models (LLMs) locally using an interface from the 1990s.
Sim Studio — An open-source AI agent workflow builder that provides a lightweight, intuitive way to quickly build and deploy LLMs that connect with your favorite tools.
Learn Full-stack Development with Cursor — 7 hours of video material teaching you to build a micro SaaS from the ground up using Cursor IDE, Vercel, shadcn/ui, Windsurf, and more. SPONSORED 
SillyTavern — LLMs for power users, offering a cross-platform locally installed user interface that allows you to interact with text generation LLMs, image generation engines, and TTS voice models.
OpenAI.fm — An interactive demo for developers to try the new text-to-speech model in the OpenAI API.
Rowboat — A low-code, a state-of-art AI IDE to build multi-agent AI systems in a visual interface, with the help of a copilot.
Awesome MCP Servers — A categorized and curated list of Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, which is the latest popular trend that enables AI models to securely interact with local and remote resources.
Data Formulator — An AI-powered visualization system that attempts to ease the development of iterative data transformation and creation of rich visualizations.
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Write Code. Shape Character.
Daily Dev Reflections is a short daily ritual for thoughtful developers.
Each entry offers one clear idea rooted in Stoic philosophy and shaped by real engineering work.
It isn't advice. It's practice.
For those who want to show up with intention, write with care, and lead with clarity.
No fluff. No noise. Just one reflection daily to sharpen how you build and who you become.
Start Reflecting Today →
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Vue Tools
vue-pdf-embed — A Vue component to embed PDFs in Vue apps, with features like controlled rendering, handling password-protected documents, among others.
nuxt-swiper — A Nuxt module for Swiper.js, the popular modern mobile touch slider with hardware accelerated transitions.
GitHub Copilot Beginner to Pro — 8 sections and 7 hours of course material covering how to use GitHub Copilot and related tools to build apps, write unit tests, generate documentation, and more. SPONSORED 
nuxt-ui-vue-starter — A starter template to get up and running developing a project with Vue 3, TypeScript, Vite, and Nuxt UI.
Nuxt Formkit Tempo — An unofficial Nuxt module port of @formkit/tempo, offering an easy way to work with dates in Nuxt 3.
Vue Glow — A Vue component that adds a mouse-tracing glow effect to your Vue apps, with customization options to affect color, opacity, and styles for child elements.
OTP Input for Vue — An accessible and unstyled one-time passcode (OTP) input component for Vue, based on a similar React version of the same component.
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vue-dompurify-html — A small wrapper around DOMPurify that provides a "safe" replacement for the `v-html` directive in Vue.
Vue Spring Bottom Sheet — A modern and performant bottom sheet component for Vue that's built on Motion Vue, the animation library.
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Commercial Apps & Classifieds
AI Website Builder – Official tool from WordPress to prompt, edit, and launch WordPress websites with AI.
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Athina – A collaborative AI dev platform designed for your team to build, test, and monitor AI features.
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Polygonjs – A 3D design tool for the web to create shareable, interactive, and real-time 3D scenes.
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Techpresso – Join 300,000+ free daily readers for the latest AI and tech news, tools, and insights. AD
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Tips.io – A no-code, AI-powered website builder with Tailwind, animations, themes, and more.
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Agent Runner – A platform to build, manage, and version AI prompts and plan AI workflows visually.
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A Social Post for Thought
This 2013 Tweet from Jeff Atwood demonstrates that annoying UI patterns have been going on for way too long!
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