Adobe Kuler

Kuler has got to be one of the best color tools on the net at present. It can generate you so many different types of color palettes based on many different rules.

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OpenKapow

Build your own web mashups (called robots) using OpenKapow. There are many examples and demos that are ready for you to download. These include Google Maps, eBay, Amazon, RSS Feeds and more! And the best thing is you don’t have to write any code.

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Toufee

With Toufee, you can create amazing flash slide-shows and movies using the Toufee maker. You can put these slide-shows / movies on your website very quickly, and without any programming skills needed.

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WordPress Theme Generator

This fantastic online generator created a custom and unique WordPress Theme based on what you input into the boxes and dropdowns. You don’t need any HTML, CSS or ,PHP knowledge. Just fill out the form and your done! You can customize the colours, layout and even preview it live on the right pane.

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1KB CSS Grid

The 1KB CSS Grid is a lightweight approach to creating a grid system. Simply select the number of columns you want, the column width and gutter width and your sorted!

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Custom Branded Twitter Application

This is a very clever way of making a custom tool, so that when you tweet, you will be placing a direct link to your website on every one of your followers home pages. Amazing! Plus its non spammy.

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Bust a Name

Bust a Name is a very easy to use but complex domain finder tool. You can add groups, select options and bust a name will combine words and tell you what domain names are available.

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Ajax Loading Image

This is a very simple but effective tool for web designers. Most web applications and websites use preloaders. Here you can configure your very own. Just pick the preloader image, and customize the background color and foreground color.

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Color Palette Generator

This awesome tool generates a dull and vibrant color palette from a photo or image you input. Really handy if your stuck for colors to use.

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Stripe Generator

This background stripe generator is especially useful for when you are designing in Photoshop. There are so many configurable options for you to choose from.

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Buttonator

With Buttonator, you can make buttons for your website in a matter of seconds. Simple choose your button style, configure the font style, size etc, button size’s and your sorted. Download and start using on your website.

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Web Template Builder

This is one of the best free template generators out there. You can have a working template in 3 easy steps. Pick your template, customize the colors, fonts, titles, corners, and then download it for free!

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CSS Typeset

CSS Typeset is a handy tool that generates pure CSS code to put in your CSS Stylesheet based on what options you inputted. Customize fonts, sizes, colours, and alignments.

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Make Words

Make words is a domain name generator. You simple enter the min and max length of the domain name you want it to generate, and what you want it to start and end with, and it will generate you a nice list of domains, and tell you if they are available to register.

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Rounded Cornr

Ever wanted to easily create rounded corners? Well now you can with this simple tool. All you have to do is select the corner radius, the background color and the box color. There is even an option for gradient overlays!

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Navigation Tabs Generator

This handy web tool will generate you a set of CSS tabs to use on your website. You can edit the CSS code, and get a live preview of what your tabs will look like.

Freshbooks

Freshbooks is an online application that allows web designers / freelancers to easily track time and bill their clients. Within your control panel, you can perform multiple tasks. It generates reports and estimates, you can have your own custom invoice design, and add clients and team members. Its a must have. Plus there are free accounts aswell as paid accounts!

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GrabUp

This is a great file sharing service for the average web designer. Just simple download the free software, then begin to upload your files and share them with your clients. Nice and simple!

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Dropbox

Dropbox is one of the best tools online at the moment. You can download the software for mac, windows or Linux and simply drag and drop your files straight into your Dropbox folder, and it will upload them to the internet. You can share them between computers easily, and also there is a web control panel to manage your files. You can paste your Dropbox file links with clients easily and effectively.

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Google Analytics

Analytics is an amazing free stats tool created by Google. You simply add the small code to your website, and your stats will be updated daily. You can view your stats in many different types of graphs, and you can track visitors, content and much more. Its simple amazing, and you can spend hours looking over your stats.

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IceBrrg

Icebrrg makes web forms simple. You simply sign up for an Icebrrg account, create your form and paste the code into your website. You can see your results right from within your Icebrrg control panel too!

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CrazyEgg

CrazyEgg is a brilliant web tool for analyzing your website. You can login to your CrazyEgg control panel and see website referrers, where users have clicked on your site, hot places to click, and much more. Its a tool worth looking into.

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FireBug

Firebug is a web development plugin for Firefox. It analyzes your code, monitor, edit and debug. Its a reel of web tools in one. And best of all its free. You can even see how long it takes for web pages to load.

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What The Font!

Ever seen a font on a website and thought i want to use that in one of my designs. Well What The Font is an awesome tool where you can upload an image of the font you wish to identify, or input the url. What the font will identify the font and tell you where you can download / buy it.

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BrowserShots

When you are designing a website on a certain operating system, usually you use a certain browser to test what it looks like. Instead of logging on other operating systems, downloading multiple browsers and loading all of them up to check if your design works with them, Browser Shots takes a snapshot of your design in multiple browsers. You can select which browser screenshots your want from multiple operating systems, and then BrowserShots gives you images from all of the browsers you selected. Its a brilliant tool for all web designers.

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Toodledo

Freelancers and web designers need to manage projects and what they need to complete every day. Toodledo is a free, easy to use to-do list. There is even an app for the iPhone, and you can access your to-do lists anywhere you have an internet connection.