My colleague has shared with me an extensive list of SharePoint development tools which are pretty handy for a SharePoint pro. and they are:

  1. App Pool Manager (http://www.harbar.net/apm/apm2.zip)
  2. U2U CAML Query Builder (http://www.u2u.info/SharePoint/U2U%20Community%20Tools/U2U%20Caml%20Query%20Builder%202007%20v3.1.0.0%20(windows%20version).zip)
  3. .NET Reflector (http://reflector.red-gate.com/download.aspx)
  4. SharePoint Explorer for WSS 3.0 ( )
  5. SharePoint Log Reader (http://www.blogaboutsharepoint.com/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=1)
  6. BDC Meta Man Tool (http://www.lightningtools.com/pages/service/customerdownloads.aspx)
  7. SharePoint Inspector 1.0.0.0 (http://spi.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=1652#DownloadId=5854)
  8. SharePoint Explorer for WSS 3.0 (http://download.mondosoft.com/Ontolica/SharePointExplorer_V1_5_1_For_WSS3.zip)
  9. SharePoint Dispose Checker Tool (http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/4/D/B4D279A0-E159-40BF-A5E8-F49ABDBE95C7/SPDisposeCheck.msi)
  10. Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SDK (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=05E0DD12-8394-402B-8936-A07FE8AFAFFD&displaylang=en)
  11. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SDK (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6D94E307-67D9-41AC-B2D6-0074D6286FA9&displaylang=en)
  12. Microsoft InfoPath 2007
  13. Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007
  14. Microsoft Office 2007
  15. WSP Builder for SharePoint (http://www.codeplex.com/wspbuilder)
  16. Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3e1dcccd-1cca-433a-bb4d-97b96bf7ab63&DisplayLang=en)
  17. Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2008 Extensions (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7BF65B28-06E2-4E87-9BAD-086E32185E68&displaylang=en)
  18. SharePoint Administration Toolkit v2.0
    x64: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F8EEA8F0-FA30-4C10-ABC9-217EEACEC9CE&displaylang=en
    x86: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=263CD480-F6EB-4FA3-9F2E-2D47618505F2&displaylang=en
  19. SmartPart (http://www.codeplex.com/smartpart)
  20. SharePoint Installer (http://www.codeplex.com/sharepointinstaller)
  21. SOAP calls to the SharePoint web services (http://www.soapui.org/)
  22. Microsoft Network Monitor 3.2 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f4db40af-1e08-4a21-a26b-ec2f4dc4190d&DisplayLang=en#filelist ) Thanks to Patel for providing me this link.
  23. SharePoint Work Acceleration Toolkit 2007 aka (SWAT) (http://www.idevfactory.com/products/swat/)
  24. MetaVis Architect for SharePoint (www.metavistech.com/architect)
  25. SharePoint 2007 Test Data Population Tool (http://www.codeplex.com/sptdatapop) Capacity planning and performance testing tool that populates data for testing SharePoint deployments
  26. Imtech Test Content Generator v1.3.0.0
    (http://blog.mastykarz.nl/imtech-test-content-generator-v1300-free-sharepoint-2007-tool/)
    Creating a given number of publishing pages with the desired page layout and content
  27. SharePoint Tips Utility Pack
    (http://www.codeplex.com/spstipsUtilityPack)
    Collection of tools including recursively delete sites, create and modify lists in multiple sites at once, and push a web part to multiple sites at once.
  28. SharePoint Cross-site Configurator
    (http://www.codeplex.com/SPConfigurator)
    Automates the process of deploying MOSS site settings in all or selected sites in a server farm. Includes applying master pages, web titles, audit controls and expiration policies.
  29. SharePoint Content Deployment Wizard
    (http://www.codeplex.com/SPDeploymentWizard)
    Allows a granular selection of content to be exported from site collections, webs, lists, folders, and list items to a .cmp file (Content Migration Package) which can be copied to other servers for import.
  30. Sushi Tool for SharePoint
    (http://www.codeplex.com/sushi)
    Performs common administrative tasks. Can backup sites, copy views between sites, bulk create sites, apply themes just to name a few functions
  31. SharePoint Developer Bookmarklets
    (http://blog.mastykarz.nl/go/bookmarklets)
    Great set of bookmarks to make navigating a SharePoint Web Site easier.
  32. LINQ to SharePoint
    (http://www.codeplex.com/LINQtoSharePoint)
    Provides a custom query provider for LINQ that allows the querying of SharePoint lists using LINQ syntax
  33. SharePoint config store
    (http://www.codeplex.com/SPConfigStore)
    Provides the framework for using a SharePoint list for application configuration values
  34. SharePoint Dispose Checker Tool
    (http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SPDisposeCheck)
    Helps to check that unmanaged SharePoint objects are correctly disposed of in code
  35. PowerShell Extensions for SharePoint
    (http://www.codeplex.com/SPPSExtensions)
    Provides functionality for working with the SPWeb object.
  36. SharePoint Automation
    (http://stsadm.blogspot.com)
    Extensions that assist in the use of working with the SharePoint object model from Powershell.
  37. The SharePoint PowerShell Module (SPoshMod)
    (http://www.codeplex.com/SPoshMod)
    Framework for SharePoint PowerShell scripts.
  38. AC’s WCM Custom Commands for STSADM.EXE
    (http://www.andrewconnell.com/blog/articles/MossStsadmWcmCommands.aspx)
    STSADM extensions for publishing sites and generating content type and column features.
  39. Imtech OCD Export
    (http://blog.mastykarz.nl/export-publishing-pages-features-imtech-ocd-export-page/)
    Simplifies the process of provisioning Publishing Pages by extracting existing pages to XML. The files generated allow you to wrap your Publishing Pages in a Feature.
  40. SharePoint Automation
    (http://stsadm.blogspot.com)
    List of almost 100 STSADM extensions that cover a variety of development and administrative tasks.
  41. stsadmWin 2007
    (http://blogs.msdn.com/ronalus/archive/2007/01/04/stsadmwin-has-an-2007-version.aspx)
    Provides a Windows UI version of the STSADM tool
  42. SharePoint 2007 Features
    (http://www.codeplex.com/features)
    Large collection of SharePoint features designed for developers and administrators. Provides assistance for debugging, logs, field and content type development, publishing sites, event receivers, and many more.
  43. SmartTools for SharePoint
    (http://www.codeplex.com/smarttools)
    Collection of SharePoint features such as What’s New, Autocomplete Text Field, Enhanced Site Actions, and more
  44. Yet Another CAML Query Tool
    (http://www.ideseg.com/SharePointYetAnotherCAMLQueryTool2.aspx)
    Converts SQL-like queries into CAML.
  45. Imtech ListInstance Generator
    (http://blog.mastykarz.nl/generating-list-instances-xml-imtech-listinstance-generator/)
    Generates the ListInstance based on the List Template from a particular Feature
  46. CAML.NET
    (http://www.codeplex.com/camldotnet)
    Set of .NET language-based tools for creating dynamic, reusable CAML query components. Build CAML queries dynamically in code while preserving the syntactic structure of the native CAML language.
  47. SharePoint Manager
    (http://www.codeplex.com/spm)
    SharePoint object model explorer for inspecting your SharePoint environment. Can browse every site on the local farm and view every web, list, event receiver, etc… Enables the changing of properties
  48. RedGate Reflector
    (http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/)
    Allows exploration of any .NET assembly, including those provided by SharePoint. Shows where and how methods and objects are used. Find feature for fields, properties, and methods.
  49. Search Community Toolkit
    (http://www.codeplex.com/sct)
    A number of tools and code samples that have been contributed to enhance the Microsoft search experience (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) Search, Search Server 2008 and Search Server 2008 Express).
  50. SharePoint Search Service Tool
    (http://www.codeplex.com/SharePointSearchServ)
    Web service client that can explore the scopes and managed properties of a given SharePoint Search SSP, build queries in either Keyword or SQL Syntax, submit queries, and examine the raw web service results.
  51. zevenseas SharePoint SearchCoder
    (http://www.codeplex.com/MOSSSearchCoder)
    Allows graphical building of queries and examination and testing of the SQL generated by the object model.
  52. SharePoint Query Web Service Test Tool
    (http://www.wsssearch.com/querywebservice.html)
    Test tool for WSS V3′s Query web service. Allows you to generate the request XML and send it to the web service.
  53. STORM
    (http://storm.codeplex.com/)
    Tests any web service (including SharePoint)
  54. Fiddler
    (http://www.fiddlertool.com/fiddler/)
    Examines the network traffic of pages as they load. Check the size of pages. Recommended for deploying public facing websites.
  55. Firebug for Firefox
    (http://getfirebug.com/)
    Net console provides network statistics.
  56. YSlow for Firebug for Firefox
    (http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/)
    Analyses page performance and provides network statistics
  57. SharePoint Development Environment Modifications (SPDevMod)
    (http://www.codeplex.com/SPDevMod)
    Collection of STSADM extensions and plugins for Visual Studio
  58. CodeRush/Refactor Tools for SharePoint Developers
    (http://andrewconnell.com/blog/articles/ProductivityToolsForSharePointDevelopers.aspx)
    Extensions to CodeRush/Refactor to assist SharePoint development.
  59. Imtech Fields Explorer Visual Studio 2008 plugin
    (http://blog.mastykarz.nl/imtech-fields-explorer-visual-studio-2008-plugin/)
    Quickly find the field names needed for CAML queries and controls
  60. Microsoft – BDC Definition Editor
    (http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/08/22/announcing-the-microsoft-business-data-catalog-definition-editor-for-microsoft-office-sharepoint-server-2007.aspx)
  61. ARF is a FREE development framework for SharePoint
    (http://www.spworks.co.uk/downloads/latest.aspx)
  62. CSS Friendly Adapters
    (http://www.sharepointblogs.com/mossman/archive/2007/03/08/css-friendly-control-adapters-in-sharepoint-2007-a-walk-through.aspx)
  63. Mobile Entrée(TM) is the first ever SharePoint mobile application framework (http://www.mobileentree.com/default.aspx)