# Dev only

Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/runs-as/local/
Facet: Runs as — every value: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/runs-as/

87 projects run only in development, never on the live site, listed alphabetically. Mostly build tools, developer tools and site and docs generators, of 13 categories in all.

Dev only means the software runs on a developer machine or in a CI pipeline: bundlers, linters, formatters, test runners and local mail catchers. What it produces, such as bundled files or a test report, may reach the live site, but the software itself does not. It places no requirement on the host. Vite, ESLint and Vitest are examples.

106 records do not record this field and cannot appear here either way.

For 133 records the question does not apply.

## Software (87)

- [@wordpress/env](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/wp-env/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/wp-env.md
- [asdf](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/asdf/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/asdf.md
- [Autoprefixer](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/autoprefixer/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/autoprefixer.md
- [axe-core](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/axe-core/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/axe-core.md
- [Babel](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/babel/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/babel.md
- [BackstopJS](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/backstopjs/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/backstopjs.md
- [Bagatto](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/bagatto/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/bagatto.md
- [Beasties](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/beasties/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/beasties.md
- [Biome](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/biome/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/biome.md
- [Browserify](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/browserify/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/browserify.md
- [Bull Board](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/bull-board/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/bull-board.md
- [Bun](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/bun/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/bun.md
- [ClickHouse](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/clickhouse/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/clickhouse.md
- [cssnano](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/cssnano/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/cssnano.md
- [DBeaver](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/dbeaver/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/dbeaver.md
- [Docker Desktop](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/docker-desktop/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/docker-desktop.md
- [esbuild](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/esbuild/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/esbuild.md
- [ESLint](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/eslint/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/eslint.md
- [Faircamp](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/faircamp/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/faircamp.md
- [favicons](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/favicons/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/favicons.md
- [FlyEnv](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/flyenv/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/flyenv.md
- [GraphQL Code Generator](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/graphql-codegen/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/graphql-codegen.md
- [HastySite](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/hastysite/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/hastysite.md
- [Histoire](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/histoire/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/histoire.md
- [Kart](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/kart/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/kart.md
- [Keystatic](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/keystatic/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/keystatic.md
- [Ladle](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/ladle/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/ladle.md
- [Laradock](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/laradock/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/laradock.md
- [Laravel Herd](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/laravel-herd/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/laravel-herd.md
- [Laravel Vite Plugin](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/laravel-vite-plugin/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/laravel-vite-plugin.md
- [Lerd](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/lerd/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/lerd.md
- [Less](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/less/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/less.md
- [Lighthouse](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/lighthouse/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/lighthouse.md
- [Lightning CSS](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/lightningcss/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/lightningcss.md
- [Linaria](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/linaria/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/linaria.md
- [Local](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/local-wp/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/local-wp.md
- [Makko](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/makko/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/makko.md
- [MAMP](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/mamp/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/mamp.md
- [Material for MkDocs](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/mkdocs-material/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/mkdocs-material.md
- [Metro](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/metro/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/metro.md
- [mise](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/mise/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/mise.md
- [Nift](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/nift/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/nift.md
- [nvm](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/nvm/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/nvm.md
- [Nx](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/nx/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/nx.md
- [Panda CSS](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/panda-css/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/panda-css.md
- [Pandoc](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/pandoc/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/pandoc.md
- [Pest](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/pest/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/pest.md
- [pgAdmin](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/pgadmin/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/pgadmin.md
- [PGlite](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/pglite/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/pglite.md
- [PHPUnit](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/phpunit/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/phpunit.md
- [Playroom](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/playroom/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/playroom.md
- [Playwright](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/playwright/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/playwright.md
- [Pollen](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/pollen/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/pollen.md
- [PostCSS](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/postcss/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/postcss.md
- [Prettier](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/prettier/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/prettier.md
- [pyenv](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/pyenv/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/pyenv.md
- [React Cosmos](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/react-cosmos/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/react-cosmos.md
- [reveal.js](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/revealjs/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/revealjs.md
- [Rolldown](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rolldown/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rolldown.md
- [Rollup](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rollup/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rollup.md
- [Rsbuild](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rsbuild/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rsbuild.md
- [Rspack](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rspack/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/rspack.md
- [Shiki](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/shiki/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/shiki.md
- [Slidev](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/slidev/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/slidev.md
- [Stirling PDF](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/stirling-pdf/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/stirling-pdf.md
- [Style Dictionary](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/style-dictionary/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/style-dictionary.md
- [Stylelint](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/stylelint/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/stylelint.md
- [SVGO](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/svgo/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/svgo.md
- [SWC](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/swc/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/swc.md
- [Tailwind CSS](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/tailwindcss/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/tailwindcss.md
- [Terser](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/terser/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/terser.md
- [Tome](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/tome/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/tome.md
- [Topcoat](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/topcoat/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/topcoat.md
- [tsdown](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/tsdown/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/tsdown.md
- [Turbopack](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/turbopack/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/turbopack.md
- [Turborepo](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/turborepo/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/turborepo.md
- [TypeDoc](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/typedoc/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/typedoc.md
- [TypeScript](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/typescript/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/typescript.md
- [vanilla-extract](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/vanilla-extract/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/vanilla-extract.md
- [Velite](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/velite/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/velite.md
- [Vercel CLI](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/vercel-cli/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/vercel-cli.md
- [Vite](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/vite/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/vite.md
- [Vitest](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/vitest/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/vitest.md
- [Vue (Official)](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/vue-official/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/vue-official.md
- [wasm-pack](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/wasm-pack/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/wasm-pack.md
- [webpack](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/webpack/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/webpack.md
- [XAMPP](https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/xampp/) — https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/xampp.md

## Questions

### Which of these is best?

We can't tell from here. What suits an editor-heavy marketing site can be wrong for a static documentation site. The list is alphabetical and nobody paid for a place on it.

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