itsfree.dev

itsfree.dev is a curated, bilingual directory of genuinely useful free tools for developers, makers, and small teams.

It focuses on products with a practical free tier—not just a short trial—and makes their limits, access requirements, and current pricing pages easy to find.

What is included

• Free developer tools across hosting, databases, AI, authentication, observability, CI/CD, APIs, design, security, and more.
• English and Spanish copy throughout the interface.
• Direct links to each product’s current pricing page.
• Clear free-tier summaries and card or sign-up requirements.
• Search and category filters.
• Static resource pages with structured data, canonical metadata, and sitemap support.

Tech stack

• Astro for the static site.
• TypeScript for the catalog and supporting data.
• Plain CSS for the design system and responsive layout.
• Tabler Icons for category icons.

Run locally

Requirements: Node.js 22 or newer and pnpm.

pnpm install
pnpm dev

The development server is available at http://localhost:4321 by default.

Available commands

Command	Purpose
pnpm dev	Start the Astro development server.
pnpm check	Run Astro and TypeScript diagnostics.
pnpm build	Validate and generate the production site in dist/.
pnpm preview	Preview the generated production build.
pnpm preview:cloudflare	Build and preview the site in the Workers runtime.
pnpm deploy	Build and deploy the static assets with Wrangler.

Project structure

src/
├── components/          Reusable interface components
├── data/                Resources, pricing links, and free-tier details
├── layouts/             Shared page metadata and document layout
├── pages/               Home, sponsor, sitemap, and resource pages
└── styles/              Global and resource-detail styles
public/
├── favicons/            Local resource icons
├── fonts/               Self-hosted fonts
└── robots.txt           Search crawler rules

The catalog lives primarily in src/data/resources.ts, while free-tier limits and access requirements live in src/data/free-tiers.ts.

Deploy to Cloudflare Workers

The project is configured as an assets-only Cloudflare Worker in wrangler.jsonc. Astro generates a static dist/ directory and Wrangler uploads it to Workers Static Assets; no SSR adapter or Worker entrypoint is required.

To preview the production build locally:

pnpm preview:cloudflare

To deploy from an authenticated local environment:

pnpm exec wrangler login
pnpm deploy

For Cloudflare Workers Builds, connect this GitHub repository and use:

• Production branch: main
• Build command: pnpm build
• Deploy command: pnpm exec wrangler deploy
• Root directory: /

After the first deployment, attach itsfree.dev as a custom domain from the Worker’s Settings → Domains & Routes section. The custom domain is intentionally not hard-coded in wrangler.jsonc, so preview deployments and different Cloudflare accounts remain safe to use.

Contributing

Corrections and genuinely useful additions are welcome. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request.

When proposing a resource, include evidence of its current free tier and link directly to its official pricing or limits page.

Acknowledgements

Category icon paths come from Tabler Icons, available under the MIT license.

License

No license has been granted for this repository yet. Please open an issue before reusing substantial parts of the project.