3rd Party Toolkit
The tools we actually use.
90 external tools across 21 categories — every one free or with a genuinely usable free tier. No affiliate links, no filler.
SEO
9 tools
- Google Search ConsoleHow Google actually sees your site — indexing, queries and errors.
- Bing Webmaster ToolsThe same picture from Bing, with free keyword research built in.
- Google TrendsWhether interest in a term is rising, falling or seasonal.
- Google Keyword PlannerSearch volumes and related terms, straight from Google Ads.
- Rich Results TestCheck a page qualifies for rich snippets before you publish.
- Schema Markup ValidatorValidate structured data against the schema.org spec.
- LighthousePerformance, accessibility, SEO and best-practice audits in Chrome.
- SEO Meta in 1 ClickEvery meta tag and heading on a page, in one click.
- Detailed SEO ExtensionA fast on-page SEO summary for any URL.
Development
9 tools
- Visual Studio CodeThe editor most of the web is built in.
- GitHubVersion control, code hosting and CI in one place.
- PostmanBuild, test and document APIs.
- InsomniaA lighter API client, good for quick REST and GraphQL calls.
- CodePenFront-end sketches you can share as a link.
- StackBlitzFull Node projects running in the browser, instantly.
- JSFiddleQuick HTML/CSS/JS test cases.
- ReplitCollaborative coding in the browser — free plan available.
- GlitchRemix and host small web apps in seconds.
Icons
7 tools
- HeroiconsClean MIT-licensed icons from the Tailwind team.
- LucideThe community fork of Feather — and what FastSites uses.
- Bootstrap IconsOver 2,000 icons, free for any use.
- Tabler IconsA large, consistent stroke-based set.
- Phosphor IconsFlexible family with six weights per icon.
- Remix IconNeutral system icons, Apache licensed.
- Feather IconsThe original minimal open-source set.
Free Stock Photos
5 tools
CSS & UI Generators
8 tools
- CSS GradientBuild gradients visually and copy the CSS.
- ClippyDraw a clip-path and take the code.
- SVG BackgroundsConfigurable SVG background patterns.
- HaikeiGenerate blobs, waves and mesh gradients as SVG.
- Fancy Border RadiusOrganic shapes from border-radius alone.
- Get WavesSVG wave dividers for section edges.
- CSS Grid GeneratorSketch a grid and copy the CSS.
- Flexbox LabsSee what every flexbox property actually does.
Monitoring
1 tool
Browser Extensions
6 tools
- LighthouseRun performance and SEO audits from DevTools.
- WappalyzerIdentify the stack behind any website.
- SEO Meta in 1 ClickInstant on-page meta and heading breakdown.
- Detailed SEO ExtensionA fast on-page SEO summary for any URL.
- ColorZillaEyedropper and gradient reader for the browser.
- Web DeveloperA long-standing toolbar of page-inspection utilities.
Our own tools
FastSites ships a toolkit of its own — free, in the browser, nothing to install.
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