Devin Desktop
The editor formerly called Windsurf, rebuilt by Cognition around a board for running several coding agents at once on one shared quota.
THE TOOLS DIRECTORY
For people building in public
The tools solopreneurs actually use to vibe-code products, ship in public, build an audience, and level up.
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Vibe Coding
Vibe Coding & AI App Builders
AI coding assistants, agents, and prompt-to-app tools that let one person ship real software.
3 toolsBuild in PublicBuild-in-Public Infrastructure
Newsletters, public dashboards, and maker platforms for shipping and sharing progress out loud.
2 toolsPersonal BrandingPersonal Branding & Audience Tools
Grow your audience and market yourself: founder pages, scheduling, content systems, and personal CRM.
2 toolsCoursesCourses, Cohorts & Skill Platforms
High-signal courses and cohorts that teach real solopreneur skills. No generic business fluff.
2 toolsFresh picks
Hand-picked tools worth a look right now.
Beehiiv
Newsletter platform with a free tier up to 2,500 subscribers, plus an ad network, referrals and paid subscriptions on the paid plans.
Cursor
An AI-first code editor built on VS Code, with an agent that reads your whole repo and edits across many files at once.
Small Bets
A one-time payment for lifetime access to 54 recorded classes from working solopreneurs, plus a chat community of 7,735 members.
Typefully
A clean writing and scheduling app for X, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon, with previews that match what actually publishes.
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