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Posts in four categories. Category guides list every tool in a category, sorted by GitHub stars, with documented facts and sources. Release and new-tool posts follow the monthly update. Methodology posts explain how the catalogue is built.

Category guides

Releases

  • Tool releases: September 2026

    Listed QA tools with a release dated within the 30 days before their fetch date, with each tag, release date and fetch date from the host API.

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New tools

  • The first catalogue: September 2026

    How the first FreeQATools catalogue was built from a seed list, how seeds were checked against the inclusion rules, and how later additions appear.

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Methodology

  • How comparison tables are sourced

    How FreeQATools builds comparison tables: a fixed row set per category, one sourced fact per cell with a checked quote, and not documented cells.

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  • How tool status is derived

    The four tool statuses on FreeQATools, the rule behind each, why days are counted from the fetch date, and how inactive differs from archived.

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  • Why freemium tools are not listed

    Free on FreeQATools means open source under an OSI-approved license. Why freemium and free-tier proprietary tools are not listed, and where they appear.

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