--- title: 5 developer tools I use every day, and none of them... description: A developer shares five non-coding tools that support their daily workflow: RustDesk for remote desktop access, Figma for prototyping UI before writing code,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/5-developer-tools-i-use-every-day-and-none-of-them-write-code-bccbbhaau twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 5 developer tools I use every day, and none of them write code | daily.dev og:description: A developer shares five non-coding tools that support their daily workflow: RustDesk for remote desktop access, Figma for prototyping UI before writing code,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/5-developer-tools-i-use-every-day-and-none-of-them-write-code-bccbbhaau og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bCcBbHAAU.png og:image:alt: 5 developer tools I use every day, and none of them write code og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 5 developer tools I use every day, and none of them write code **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 10 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary A developer shares five non-coding tools that support their daily workflow: RustDesk for remote desktop access, Figma for prototyping UI before writing code, VS Code as an all-in-one editor, Mermaid for text-to-diagram generation, and Docker for isolated, disposable development environments. The takeaway is that useful developer tooling doesn't need to be an AI assistant or code generator—these tools reduce friction around planning, connecting, visualizing, and testing. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@allinonetools** · 1 upvotes > Really like this list. Mermaid and Docker especially save a lot of time without writing a single line of app code. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [5 open-source developer tools that are better than their well-funded competitors](https://daily.dev/posts/5-open-source-developer-tools-that-are-better-than-their-well-funded-competitors-cxyizx6v6) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [5 AI Developer Tools Every Software Engineer Should Try in 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/5-ai-developer-tools-every-software-engineer-should-try-in-2026-f1zsybe8b) · Medium · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I use these 5 open-source tools to improve my development workflow on Windows](https://daily.dev/posts/i-use-these-5-open-source-tools-to-improve-my-development-workflow-on-windows-kpgxonpkq) · XDA Developers · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity), [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#vscode](https://daily.dev/tags/vscode), [#figma](https://daily.dev/tags/figma) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/5-developer-tools-i-use-every-day-and-none-of-them-write-code-bccbbhaau) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"5 developer tools I use every day, and none of them write code","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/5-developer-tools-i-use-every-day-and-none-of-them-write-code-bccbbhaau","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/5-developer-tools-i-use-every-day-and-none-of-them-write-code-bccbbhaau"},"datePublished":"2026-08-16T14:34:23.457Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:17:25.027Z","description":"A developer shares five non-coding tools that support their daily workflow: RustDesk for remote desktop access, Figma for prototyping UI before writing code,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3a619218c3506f2833bdb4c7f6cd16b0?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3a619218c3506f2833bdb4c7f6cd16b0?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/5-developer-tools-i-use-every-day-and-none-of-them-write-code-bccbbhaau","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":10},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"productivity,docker,vscode,figma","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"5 developer tools I use every day, and none of them write code"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/5-developer-tools-i-use-every-day-and-none-of-them-write-code-bccbbhaau","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Really like this list. 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