Developer Tool Website Showcase Section Examples

27 real showcase sections from 15 developer tool websites

There are 27 showcase sections here, cut from 15 live developer tool websites such as GitHub, Tailwind CSS and tldraw. 22% of the developer tools sites in the library have a showcase section, lower than the 36% across all websites. 67% of them are light-themed and the most common headline fonts are Mona Sans (1), Inter (1) and Archivo (1).

At a glance

Showcase sections
27
Sites
15 of 67 developer tools sites (22%)
Library-wide
36% of all websites have one
Per site
1.8 on average
Light / dark
67% light · 33% dark
Top heading fonts
Mona Sans (1), Inter (1) and Archivo (1)
Accent colours
neutral 6green 4blue 4
Leading sites
GitHub, Tailwind CSS and tldraw

What makes a good showcase section on a developer tool website

Showcase sections let the product speak: large, real UI, often in a device frame or scrolling window, with copy kept to a caption. Developer tools lead with code: terminal snippets, install commands and docs one click from the hero. Compare these examples with showcase sections from every industry, or see the full homepages on the developer tool website templates page.

What these 27 showcase sections have in common

On average each one carries 20.7 images or icons, 2.7 buttons and 11.1 links. 30% sit on a dark background, and 61% are taller than half their width — most take a full screen or more. Headlines range from “Apps that mean business” (Retool), “Built with Webstudio” (Webstudio) to “Brands & creative teams I’ve collaborated with:” (Dylanbrouwer).

7 showcase sections worth studying

  • GitHub — “GitHub features”: A demonstration animation of a code editor using GitHub Copilot Chat, where the user requests GitHub Copilot to refactor duplicated logic and extract it into a… (0 buttons, 1 images, background #000000).
  • Tailwind CSS — “Build whatever you want, without touching your CSS file.”: text-4xl text-gray-950 tracking-tighter TAILWIND IN THE WILD text-base text-gray-950 Because Tailwind is so low-level, it never encourages you to design the same site twice. Some of… (0 buttons, 30 images).
  • tldraw — “Save months of work”: READY-TO-USE WHITEBOARD KIT The tldraw SDK gives you a production-ready foundation out of the box. Skip the canvas setup and focus on what makes your product… (60 buttons, 4 images, background #fefefe).
  • Convex: Get your app up and running in minutes Start building (0 buttons, 5 images, background #141414).
  • Ghost — “Join thousands of creators using Ghost to share their work, and grow communities.”: Gone With The Wynns Sail alongside a couple of explorers, modern-day documentarians, and cultivators of curiosity without getting wet. https://www.gonewiththewynns.com → HNGRY Matt Newberg examines a… (0 buttons, 6 images, background #f1f5f9).
  • Bubble: Hive Health Marketplace ChurchSpace Marketplace Seagate Internal tool WriteHuman AI SaaS (0 buttons, 4 images, background #ffffff).
  • Plain: Ari Sidekick Lookup Insights Ari is an AI agent that talks to customers and resolves issues for you, across any channel. Ari frees your human team… (0 buttons, 5 images, background #ffffff).

How to use these showcase references

Look at framing (browser, device, floating UI) and how much copy survives; a showcase needs a caption, not a paragraph. For a developer tool, note how quickly each site gets to code, docs and a copy-paste install command. Start with GitHub, Tailwind CSS and tldraw, click a section to open it at full size and copy its build prompt, palette and fonts.

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