Tools tagged: indie-hackers

Bolt.new

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Build and deploy full-stack applications in minutes with AI from StackBlitz

Bolt.new by StackBlitz is an open-source, AI-powered development environment that creates complete full-stack applications from natural language prompts. Built on StackBlitz's WebContainers technology, it runs a full-stack environment including Node.js servers and package managers directly in the browser. Can now handle projects 1,000 times larger than before. Bolt Cloud provides enterprise-grade backend infrastructure. Bolt can build and deploy production-ready apps in 8-10 minutes with full control over generated code, real-time preview, and instant deployment.

Codeium (Now Windsurf)

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Free AI code completion - Note: Rebranded to Windsurf in April 2025

**Note: Codeium has been rebranded to Windsurf (April 2025) and was subsequently acquired by Cognition AI (July 2025). See our Windsurf listing for the latest information.** Codeium was a free AI-powered code completion tool that offered unlimited completions for individual developers. Supporting 70+ programming languages and 40+ IDEs, it provided fast, accurate AI suggestions powered by in-house models. The product has evolved into Windsurf, which includes the Cascade agentic chat feature and support for frontier models like Claude Opus 4.5, Gemini 3 Pro, and GPT-5.1.

CrewAI

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Role-based multi-agent task execution framework for collaborative AI teams

CrewAI is an open-source framework for orchestrating role-based multi-agent AI systems. Designed with team-oriented agents and task delegation, CrewAI is beginner-friendly while being powerful enough for production use. Agents work together like a crew, each with specialized roles, making it perfect for building AI systems that mimic human team workflows.

Cursor

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The AI-first code editor built to make you extraordinarily productive

Cursor is an AI-powered code editor built on a fork of VS Code. It allows you to write, edit, and chat about your code with state-of-the-art AI models like GPT-4.1, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Gemini 2.5 Pro. Cursor integrates AI directly into the editor with features like Tab (autocomplete), Composer (multi-file editing), and Agent (autonomous tasks), enabling a flow state where you can build software faster than ever before.

GitHub Copilot

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Industry-leading AI code completion with 100M+ accepted suggestions daily

GitHub Copilot is the industry's most widely adopted AI coding assistant, developed by GitHub and Microsoft. With over 100 million suggestions accepted daily, Copilot provides intelligent code completion, chat-based assistance, and multi-model support including GPT-4.1, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Gemini 2.5 Pro. It integrates seamlessly with VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, and Neovim, offering developers context-aware suggestions that learn from billions of lines of code. Copilot now offers a generous free tier with 2,000 completions per month, making it accessible to all developers.

Lovable

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Build complete apps through chat - 20x faster than traditional coding

Lovable (formerly GPT Engineer) is an AI-powered platform that builds complete applications through natural conversation. Claiming 20x faster development than traditional coding and reaching $200M ARR, Lovable enables anyone to create full-stack applications without extensive coding knowledge. Perfect for entrepreneurs and non-technical founders who need to build MVPs quickly.

Replit

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Cloud-based IDE with Ghostwriter AI and instant deployment for rapid development

Replit is a collaborative, browser-based IDE with powerful AI capabilities through Ghostwriter and Agent 3. Build, run, and deploy applications entirely in the browser with support for 50+ languages. Perfect for education, rapid prototyping, and collaborative coding, Replit offers instant deployment, real-time collaboration, and AI-powered code generation. No setup required - start coding immediately.

v0

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AI-powered React component generator by Vercel with Tailwind and shadcn/ui

v0 by Vercel is a generative UI system that creates beautiful React components from text prompts. Built on Next.js with Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui, v0 generates production-ready, accessible components that follow modern web development best practices. Perfect for designers and developers who want to rapidly prototype interfaces or kickstart projects with high-quality components. v0 understands design systems and creates consistent, customizable code you can export and use immediately.