
Cuepoint JS
Cuepoint JS is an open source plugin for adding subtitles or cue-points to HTML5 video.
jRumble
jRumble is a jQuery plugin that makes any element you choose rumble, vibrate, shake, and rotate.
Circle Menu
Circle Menu is a jQuery plugin that emulates the menu in the Path application, and includes various animation options for opening and closing menus.
Hovercard
Hovercard is a free jQuery plugin that lets you display related information when you hover over a link, label, or any other HTML element. It includes Twitter and Facebook hovercards, and uses minimum CSS and no external stylesheets.
Sharrre
Sharrre is a jQuery plugin for creating widgets for sharing for Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, and more. It includes Google Analytics tracking, and is highly configurable and personalizable.
Flow Slider
Flow Slider is a jQuery plugin that lets you slide HTML content in a variety of ways. It's cross-browser compatible, customizable, and easy to set up.
Gitview
Gitview is a JavaScript widget for listing Github repositories. It includes asynchronous loading of all data, a canvas element for the participation graph, and many other features.
Leaflet Maps Marker
Leaflet Maps Marker is a WordPress plugin that lets you pin your favorite places with markers, use integrated address search for finding your places, and much more.
Initializr 2 Responsive Template
Initializr 2 is now offering an HTML5 responsive design template generator. You can create slightly customized and highly customized templates in under a minute.
AntiMap
AntiMap is an open source toolset for recording and visualizing your data. There's a smart phone app for data capture, as well as desktop and web applications for analysis and visualization.
Kinzaa
Kinzaa is a web app that lets you create infographic resumes that will set you apart from other job seekers.
HexHelp.com
HexHelp.com is an easy-to-use app for getting hex codes for any color.
Visual Heap
Visual Heap is a visual aggregator for designers that pulls images from all over the web for inspiration and ideas.
accentColor
accentColor is a JS script for grabbing the main accent color from any website.
Croply
Croply is a fast, secure, free online image cropping service. Just input the dimensions, upload your image, and that's it.
Revolver.js
Revolver.js is a new content slider that's equivalent to a boilerplate or framework for creating your own slider. It's easy to use and completely customizable.
Scrollorama
Scrollorama is a jQuery plugin for doing various "scrolly stuff", like transitions.
Tmpltr
Tmpltr is a tool for rapid web iteration, using JSON, HTML, and CSS.
Standard International (free)
Standard International is a modern sans serif font with slightly retro stylings.
Poly (free)
Poly is a traditional serif typeface suitable for text or display use.
Sofia (free)
Sofia is a feminine script font with lots of character.
Brix Slab ($174.30)
Brix Slab is an extended family with 24 fonts. It's a robust slab serif font with subtle detailing, optimized for longer texts and readable in smaller sizes.
Rosarian ($55.10)
Rosarian is a beautiful brush serif font with curvy stems on many of the letters, designed by Laura Worthington.
Blanch (name your price)
Blanch is a display typeface that comes in six weights. It was designed for the Fruita Blanch brand, and is traditional but with a contemporary feel.
Cubano (name your price)
Cubano has rounded corners and wide strokes, and features 167 glyphs.
Hexa (free)
Hexa is a blackletter typeface that has a modern look and feel.
Haiku's Script (free for personal use)
Haiku's Script is a hadwritten script font, created by Poemhaiku.
Gaunt (free)
Gaunt is a varying-width, uppercase font. The varying widths can be mixed together to give it a more unpredictable, non-uniform effect.
Garamond Serial ($14.99)
Garamond Serial is a traditional serif typeface with seven widths.
Bad Script (free)
Bad Script is a script font designed with a tablet to resemble casual and neat handwriting.
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