Web apps are taking the places of desktop apps and the same is happening to our development tools as well.

ICEcoder is an open source and web-based IDE that is built with PHP and works fast.

It works by simply dropping its app folder to anywhere we prefer and any files there (and inside subfolders) are ready to be edited.

The syntax of the code is highlighted, broken tags and HTML structure are displayed + allows selecting them easily.

There is support for Emmet and comes bundled with Adminer (for managing MySQL).

ICEcoder has a powerful JavaScript API for easily interacting with it and it works with many popular languages (PHP, JS, CSS, LESS, Ruby, etc.).

There are various jQuery plugins for filtering and sorting elements where the most popular ones are Isotope and Quicksand.

MixItUp is another great plugin to handle such tasks that deserves to be bookmarked.

While jQuery part decides which elements to show or hide, CSS3 transitions are used for animating them.

The plugin plays nice with responsive + fluid layouts it is lightweight and works pretty fast.

There are many options for customization: effects, easing, their speed, etc. and it is very well-documented.

IM Creator is a very easy to use and hosted website builder that allows anyone to create good-looking websites without diving into any HTML-CSS or JavaScript.

There are many creative templates to choose from where all of them are optimized for search engines and looking good on mobile too.

Once the template is picked from a well-categorized list (it is also possible to start with a blank template), the site can be edited live with drag ‘n’ drops.

Inserting new galleries, slideshows, contact forms or menus is just a click away. All of them presented nicely and user-friendly.

One of the most frequent jobs while creating a website, editing images are also handled within IM Creator. There is a built-in image editor for resizing or cropping images.

Also, there are lots of widgets to enhance the website like Google Maps, Twitter timeline, SoundVCloud, Vimeo, Facebook and more.

Websites can integrate with any Google Analytics account, come with free e-mail accounts and new templates are introduced regularly.

How to join the giveaway?

3 lifetime subscriptions (valued $95/year) are being given away. In order to join:

• Leave a comment below telling us what your favorite template from IM Creator is (view their collection and please share the link)
• “Like” IM Creator page on facebook.com/imcreator

Winners will be announced a week later (13 May 2013) and announced here. Good luck to all.

The winners

Here they are:

• Ciril Trcek (comment #1264273)
• Firebit (comment #1264343)
• Lukas Janda (comment #1264236)

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone for being a part of this giveaway.

Gallery CSS is a content slider that is built with HTML-CSS and without any JavaScript.

It is an ultra lightweight solution (<1kb gzipped) and comes with an acceptable browser compatibility (IE9+).

There is support for auto-play, items can be browsed with the ready-to-use bullet-navigation or by simply linking to any slide.

The slider can display any HTML and a very useful resource for simple and fast-loading galleries.

For designs created to be displayed on iOS or any other Retina-Display device, we need to create high quality version the right way.

Retinize It is a set of 2 free Photoshop actions where one of them slices the selected layer (or group) and the other for slicing +  scaling it by 200%.

These actions are a time-saver for anyone that regularly creates designs for websites in Photoshop. Simple-yet-handy.

When working on a web project, many of us usually keep a scratch document open to copy/cut/paste code snippets without losing them.

Capsule is a free WordPress theme that is specifically built to replace that scratch document.

It comes with a built-in code editor and supports Markdown Extra syntax + GitHub-style fenced code blocks.

The code editor has support for syntax highlighting of many languages, tags can be added quickly with metadata and they can be filtered.

Any number of entries can be added, they are listed with their creation dates and quick links exist for locating them faster (tags or adding to favorites).

Also, there is Capsule Server which makes “team collaboration” possible by replicating selecting entries with other Capsule installs.

Map Icons Designer is a free set of 200+ icons that are designed to be used in maps.

The set is available in 2 formats: PSD (vector shape) + PNG and includes items for transportation, hotels, restaurants, animals and much more.

There are also 10 different-styled location pins where all look great.

And, the set is completely free to be used in both personal + commercial projects.

Kartograph is a framework for creating interactive maps without any mapping provider (like Google Maps).

It consists of 2 libraries:

• a Python library thatrenders vector maps from shapefiles or PostGIS and converts them to SVG
• a JavaScript library for turning these SVG data into interactive maps

If you already have the SVG data (for ex: any drawing can be converted to SVG with Adobe Illustrator), only the JavaScript library can help too.

The JS library uses jQuery + Raphaël, outputs can be styled with CSS and a very good documentation is provided.

A beautiful font can easily turn a standard text into a good-looking title, logo, etc..

Solomon Font Family is definitely one of the most exciting font packs out there with 6 decorative fonts in 6 different weights (12 fonts total).

It has a well-finished geometric design with optimized kerning and looks elegant without being too much flowery.

The fonts have support for characters of 50+ languages so they can easily be used in multilanguage projects.

They are normally priced $279 but discounted for $9 at MightDeals. You can choose to get the desktop version or the web font version for the price (or get both for $18).

iio Engine is an open source framework for creating HTML5 applications with JavaScript and canvas.

The framework is lightweight (45kb) and packed with a debugging system + cross-platform deployment engine.

It doesn’t require any JS frameworks and can work side-by-side with Box2D.

iio Engine’s website provides a full documentation and many examples to simplify development.