I Built 6 Free Developer Tools for AI APIs, Cron, Docker, and Self-Hosting
A developer has created six free tools to assist with common challenges related to AI APIs, cron syntax, and self-hosting alternatives. These tools include an AI prompt cost calculator, a cron expression generator, and a voice AI pricing calculator, all designed to run in the browser without requiring user accounts. The developer plans to expand these tools with additional features based on user feedback.
- ▪The AI Prompt Cost Calculator allows users to estimate costs across ten different AI models.
- ▪The Cron Expression Generator provides 161 cron expressions with explanations and a builder mode for user convenience.
- ▪The Self-Hosted Alternatives tool lists 36 popular SaaS tools along with their open-source counterparts.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3947447) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } w932635477-bit Posted on May 23 I Built 6 Free Developer Tools for AI APIs, Cron, Docker, and Self-Hosting #ai #productivity #showdev #tooling I keep running into the same friction points: "How much will this prompt cost on GPT-4o vs Claude?", "What's the cron syntax for every Monday at 9am?", "Is there an open-source alternative to Notion I can self-host?" I got tired of Googling each time, so I built a set of free tools that solve these problems.
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