Tools & Templates

Tools

• re3data.org — registry of 2,000+ research data repositories, searchable by subject and data type
• choosealicense.com — plain-English guide to choosing an open source licence
• gitignore.io — generate .gitignore templates for any language or IDE
• cffinit — browser-based CITATION.cff generator
• shields.io — generate badges for licences, DOIs, build status, and more
• Code Ocean — platform for executable, citable code capsules
• Zenodo — archive code and data with DOI minting
• Quarto Manuscripts — publish code and data integrated into manuscripts
• Snakemake — automate reproducible analysis workflows
• GitHub Pull Requests Plugin — manage GitHub PRs from VS Code

Templates

• GitHub templates — create standardised repo structures for new projects
• Experiment Template
• Analysis Template
• Manuscript Writing Template
• Public Manuscript Template