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<td align="center"><b>🌐 Free APIs</b><br><code>109</code></td>
<td align="center"><b>🌐 Free APIs</b><br><code>110</code></td>
<td align="center"><b>🤖 AI & LLMs</b><br><code>104</code></td>
<td align="center"><b>⚡ CLI Tools</b><br><code>130</code></td>
<td align="center"><b>🧪 Testing & QA</b><br><code>68</code></td>
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### 🎯 The Race to 1,000 Verified Tools (Hacktoberfest Milestone)

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[████████████░░░░░░░░] 576 / 1,000 Tools Verified (58% • 424 to go!)
[████████████░░░░░░░░] 577 / 1,000 Tools Verified (58% • 423 to go!)
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*Help us curate the definitive zero-paywall index! [Submit your favorite developer tool, API, or AI framework →](#-how-to-submit-your-project-or-api)*
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│ $ npx devshelf search "postgres" │
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│ 📚 DevShelf CLI v1.1.0 — 576 Curated Tools (Live CI Audited) │
│ 📚 DevShelf CLI v1.1.0 — 577 Curated Tools (Live CI Audited) │
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│ [1] Neon (Database / Serverless) │
│ Serverless Postgres with autoscaling, branching, and generous free tier. │
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## 📂 Browse Catalog by Category

Explore our curated collections of **576+ zero-paywall developer tools**, categorized into dedicated guides with subcategory indexing:
Explore our curated collections of **577+ zero-paywall developer tools**, categorized into dedicated guides with subcategory indexing:

| Category | Resources | Description & Subcategories | Guide |
| :--- | :---: | :--- | :---: |
| 🌐 **Free & Public APIs** | **109** | Weather, Finance, Mock/Dev APIs, Geocoding, AI/ML, Media, Entertainment | [**Browse APIs →**](docs/apis.md) |
| 🌐 **Free & Public APIs** | **110** | Weather, Finance, Mock/Dev APIs, Geocoding, AI/ML, Media, Entertainment | [**Browse APIs →**](docs/apis.md) |
| 🤖 **AI Agents & Local LLMs** | **104** | Local LLM Runtimes, Autonomous Agents, Coding Assistants, Orchestration | [**Browse AI Tools →**](docs/ai-tools.md) |
| ⚡ **CLI & Productivity Tools** | **130** | Terminal Utilities, Git Power Tools, Docker & DevOps, Benchmarking, DBs | [**Browse CLI Tools →**](docs/cli-tools.md) |
| 🧪 **Testing & QA Reliability** | **68** | E2E Testing, Mock Servers, Contract Testing, Security Auditing, Performance | [**Browse Testing Tools →**](docs/testing-qa.md) |
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[← Back to Main Directory](../README.md) • [🌐 Live Search App](https://devshelf.ritualdev.in) • [➕ Submit New Resource](../README.md#-how-to-submit-your-project-or-api)

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**Jump to Subcategory:**
[AI & Machine Learning](#ai-machine-learning) • [Animals & Fun](#animals-fun) • [Books & Literature](#books-literature) • [Development & Testing](#development-testing) • [Entertainment & Media](#entertainment-media) • [Finance & Crypto](#finance-crypto) • [Food & Health](#food-health) • [Games & Media](#games-media) • [Geocoding & IP](#geocoding-ip) • [Media & Images](#media-images) • [News & Media](#news-media) • [Other](#other) • [Science & Astronomy](#science-astronomy) • [Travel & Transit](#travel-transit) • [Weather & Climate](#weather-climate)
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| API & URL | Auth | Rate Limit | Description |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :--- |
| [**Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search**](https://arcmira.com/docs) | 🔑 Free Key | `60 requests per minute per key; 1,000 included credits per month. First five search passages per request use zero credits. The Free plan withholds the newest 30 days and later result pages. No card required; Free is not a time-limited trial. Current limits: https://arcmira.com/docs/usage-and-billing` | Search indexed YouTube transcripts by topic, with source links and timestamps. Retrieve captions and resolve people, channels and videos. Coverage is partial. A permanent Free tier is available; Premium transcripts and sponsor research use paid plans. |
| [**Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search**](https://arcmira.com/docs) | 🔑 Free Key | `60 requests per minute per key; 1,000 included credits per month. First five search passages per request use zero credits. The Free plan withholds the newest 30 days and later result pages. No card required; Free is not a time-limited trial. Premium transcripts and sponsor research use paid plans. Current limits: https://arcmira.com/docs/usage-and-billing` | YouTube transcript search and monitoring for your AI. Arcmira understands YouTube and podcasts like it watched them: the exact quote, often who said it, the full transcript and sponsors. |
| [**unicum.gg**](https://unicum.gg/docs) | 🟢 No Key | `No fixed quota, fair use. Every endpoint is free and keyless.` | Free World of Tanks statistics API: player/clan profiles, WN7/WN8/WNX ratings, leaderboards, tank specs, maps, tournaments and server population for EU, NA and Asia. Open source with OpenAPI 3 spec (https://unicum.gg/api/openapi.json) and community MCP server. |
| [**Bucketlist.nl Dream of the Day**](https://bucketlist.nl/brand/droom-van-de-dag.openapi.json) | 🟢 No Key | `No numeric request quota or reset period is published in the official documentation. The selected content changes daily; that content schedule does not specify the number of permitted requests.` | A public JSON feed of daily travel, leisure and life-experience ideas with images, canonical URLs and source attribution. Developers can use it in activity-discovery interfaces and inspiration widgets; Netherlands/worldwide scope and five documented languages are supported. |

### <a id="finance-crypto"></a>Finance & Crypto (8)
### <a id="finance-crypto"></a>Finance & Crypto (9)

| API & URL | Auth | Rate Limit | Description |
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| [**CryptoCompare API**](https://min-api.cryptocompare.com) | 🔑 Free Key | `100,000 req/mo` | Enterprise-grade digital asset prices and OHLCV historical charting data with free developer tier. |
| [**Agent Wallet Index**](https://agentwalletindex.fyi/developers) | 🟢 No Key | `300 requests per 60 seconds` | Directory of agent wallets, payment rails, card programs and key-management layers for AI agents. Listings show custody, fees, protocols and spend controls with cited sources. Read-only JSON API, no key needed. |
| [**CreditUnions**](https://creditunions.fyi/developers) | 🟢 No Key | `300 requests per 60 seconds` | Directory of federally insured US credit unions from the NCUA register. Listings show charter, field of membership, assets and member count. Read-only JSON API, no key needed. |
| [**链小知区块链 (Lianxiaozhi)**](https://lianxiaozhi.com/agent) | 🟢 No Key | `A fixed request quota is not published in the documentation reviewed. The API is currently free and anonymous; respect Cache-Control, ETag and Retry-After. This is not a claim of unlimited usage.` | Read-only JSON access to Chinese-language blockchain news summaries, knowledge cards and tool guides. Useful for research dashboards or assistants that need source-linked Chinese context, rather than trade execution or price predictions. Public documentation: https://lianxiaozhi.com/agent... |

### <a id="food-health"></a>Food & Health (3)

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# DevShelf: Free Developer Tools & Public APIs Directory

> Curated catalog of 576 verified free developer tools, public APIs, AI coding agents, and open-source alternatives with zero paywalls.
> Curated catalog of 577 verified free developer tools, public APIs, AI coding agents, and open-source alternatives with zero paywalls.

DevShelf is an open-source, community-driven developer resource ecosystem curated by RitualDev-Lab and developers worldwide. Every resource is manually verified to ensure a permanent free tier, open-source license, or generous allowance with no mandatory credit card or 14-day trial traps.

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