Hacker News with Generative AI: Tools

PowerToys Command Palette Utility (microsoft.com)
PowerToys Command Palette allows you to easily access all of your most frequently used commands, apps, and development tools - all from a single solution that is fast, customizable to your unique preferences, and extensible to include your favorite apps.
Windows, Productivity, Software, Tools, Customization
13 points by quyleanh 12 hours ago | 9 comments
Show HN: Await-Tree – Visualize Async Rust Task Execution in Real-Time (github.com/risingwavelabs)
await-tree allows developers to dump this execution tree at runtime, with the span of each Future annotated by instrument_await.
Rust, Async Programming, Debugging, Visualization, Tools
23 points by Sheldon_fun 16 hours ago | 2 comments
SSLyze – SSL configuration scanning library and CLI tool (github.com/nabla-c0d3)
SSLyze is a fast and powerful SSL/TLS scanning tool and Python library.
Security, Python, Tools, Network Security
46 points by Brysonbw 1 day ago | 5 comments
LightkeeperRM: Lightweight drop-in replacement for maintaining servers over SSH (github.com/kalaksi)
LightkeeperRM (Remote Management) is a lightweight and modular drop-in replacement for maintaining servers over SSH.
Server Management, SSH, Open Source, Tools, GitHub
7 points by thunderbong 1 day ago | 0 comments
Free, simple, fast interactive diagrams for any GitHub repository (github.com/ahmedkhaleel2004)
Turn any GitHub repository into an interactive diagram for visualization in seconds.
GitHub, Visualization, Tools, Software, Open Source
10 points by sharjeelsayed 1 day ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Calculation Hub: Every Calculation Tool You'll Ever Need (calculation-hub.com)
Access hundreds of free calculators in one place. Financial, scientific, health, and more — all the tools to make informed decisions.
Tools, Finance, Science, Health
15 points by saguiitay 1 day ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: What's the best way to get started with LLM-assisted programing? (ycombinator.com)
Currently, I use Perplexity or ChatGPT via the web prompt for small coding tasks, but sometimes I'll use Ollama. Stuff like writing a shell script perform some task, or maybe a small Python function. I'd like to get to the next level, but I don't know where to start.
Programming, AI, Tools
56 points by mywittyname 2 days ago | 34 comments
Win98-quickinstall: A framework and installer to quickly install Windows 98 (github.com/oerg866)
This is a framework that is intended for creating and preparing Windows 98 installation ISO images in a way that is optimized for extremely quick installation, similar to nLite, but with a completely different method and context.
Operating Systems, Software, Retro Computing, Tools
205 points by userbinator 3 days ago | 120 comments
Show HN: OmniTools – Self-Hosted Open-Source Swiss Army Knife for Everyday Tasks (omnitools.app)
Open Source, Self-Hosted, Tools, Productivity, Software
40 points by ludiciouss 4 days ago | 15 comments
Show HN: A GUI Builder for Python GUIs (pyuibuilder.com)
Python, GUI, Software, Tools
9 points by pauls_freeman 4 days ago | 4 comments
Free Output – AI output copyright status checker (freeoutput.org)
Copyright, Artificial Intelligence, Tools
35 points by knewter 4 days ago | 19 comments
Why Software Engineering Will Never Die (i-programmer.info)
A new published paper, "Preparing Students for the Software Industry New Demands", is ostensibly a study on how graduates can become job ready. However, it also prompts thinking about the extent to which programmer jobs are threatened by low code tools or ai-assisted tools.
Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Programming, Tools
8 points by aquastorm 4 days ago | 2 comments
Sales Compensation Simulator (exec.com)
Experiment with different sales compensation scenarios to see how they impact earnings.
Sales, Business, Compensation, Simulation, Tools
108 points by seanlinehan 4 days ago | 23 comments
Show HN: Create presentations with smart animations using Excalidraw (github.com/excalidraw-smart-presentation)
Create dynamic, animated presentations directly within Excalidraw.
Presentations, Animation, Excalidraw, Software, Tools
12 points by OmarBrikaa 5 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: I built a tool that generates quizzes from documents using LLMs (ycombinator.com)
Hey everyone! I recently built this little side project that takes any document you upload and turns it into practice quizzes using LLMs to generate the questions: https://www.cuiz-ai.com
LLMs, Generative AI, Education, Tools
10 points by nelson687 5 days ago | 4 comments
Caido – A lightweight web security auditing toolkit (caido.io)
Caido aims to help security professionals and enthusiasts audit web applications with efficiency and ease.
Security, Web Development, Tools
50 points by charlieirish 5 days ago | 4 comments
Cursor Under the Hood (roman.pt)
In this post, I’m diving into what Cursor, the AI Code Editor, does behind the scenes when I ask it to write code for me. My main goal is to figure out how to craft my prompts for the best results and see if there’s a better way to tap into its workflow.
AI, Programming, Tools, Code Generation
7 points by rohitpaulk 5 days ago | 0 comments
Swiftly 1.0 (swift.org)
Today we’re delighted to introduce the first stable release of swiftly, a Swift version manager that takes the pain out of installing, managing and updating your Swift toolchain.
Software, Swift, Programming, Tools, New Releases
180 points by todsacerdoti 5 days ago | 82 comments
Auto-Formatting Prolog Code (occasionallycogent.com)
My Prolog LSP server has recently gained a new feature – the ability to automatically format code.
Programming, Prolog, Tools
6 points by Tomte 5 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: One-Click GA/GTM Tracking Plan Generator for SaaS Teams (jtracking.ai)
AI-powered JTracking generates expert event tracking plans for Google Analytics (GA) and enables deployment to Google Tag Manager (GTM) in just one click!
Software, Analytics, Marketing, SaaS, Tools
10 points by billyellow 6 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: Dish: A lightweight HTTP and TCP socket monitoring tool written in Go (github.com/thevxn)
tiny one-shot monitoring service remote configuration of independent 'dish network' (via -source ${REMOTE_JSON_API_URL} flag) fast concurrent testing, low overall execution time, 10-sec timeout per socket by default 0 dependencies
Networking, Tools, Monitoring
39 points by tackx 6 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: Hosted MCP Platform (natoma.id)
Effortlessly integrate AI agents with your tools and data
AI, Software, Tools, Integration
11 points by benjlang 6 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: How does Anthropic use Claude internally? (ycombinator.com)
We could use any current LLM serving company, but let's focus on Anthropic.
Anthropic, AI, Software, Tools
12 points by dpflan 6 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: I made a tool that builds your portfolio in seconds from GitHub. (devfol.io)
Connect your GitHub or Dribbble account, pick a theme, and instantly bring your portfolio to life. Import effortlessly or add manually—the choice is yours.
Software, Web Development, Portfolio, GitHub, Tools
14 points by lucasr1b 7 days ago | 3 comments
Ask HN: Which agentic framework/tool do you prefer and why? (ycombinator.com)
Software, Artificial Intelligence, Tools, Programming
5 points by bobosha 7 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: I built a tool to add noise texture to your images (vercel.app)
Drop or select a file
Image Processing, Tools, Show HN
53 points by Rayid 7 days ago | 40 comments
Ask HN: Share Your Favorite Bookmarklets (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Share Your Favorite Bookmarklets
Web Development, Productivity, Tools, User Experience
28 points by takinola 7 days ago | 9 comments
Microsoft Math Solver (microsoft.com)
Microsoft Products, Mathematics, Tools
31 points by danielam 7 days ago | 4 comments
Playwright Tools for MCP (github.com/microsoft)
Playwright, Software, Microsoft, Tools, Automation
181 points by alex_hirner 7 days ago | 34 comments
Show HN: Surf – open-source Web Access for LLMs (github.com/44za12)
SURF (Search Utility & Reading Framework) is an elegant, self-deployable API that bridges the gap between Large Language Models and the web.
Open Source, Web Development, AI, Tools
6 points by 44za12 8 days ago | 0 comments