AWS Tools

Free AWS tools for cloud engineers: IAM and CloudFormation references, policy generators and validators that run in your browser, plus the open-source starter kits, GitHub Actions, and VS Code extensions we maintain.

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ReferencesRuns in your browser

Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) Reference

Searchable Amazon Resource Names reference with AWS service prefixes and ARN formats for IAM policies.

#aws#arn#iam
GeneratorsRuns in your browser

Amazon SNS Policy Generator

Generate AWS SNS topic policy documents from official AWS action metadata with instant JSON, Terraform, and CloudFormation output.

#aws#sns#topic-policy
GeneratorsRuns in your browser

Amazon SQS Policy Generator

Generate Amazon SQS queue policy documents from official AWS action metadata with instant JSON, Terraform, and CloudFormation output.

#aws#sqs#queue-policy
GeneratorsRuns in your browser

Amazon VPC Endpoint policy generator

Generate Amazon VPC endpoint policy documents from official AWS action metadata with instant JSON, Terraform, and CloudFormation output.

#aws#vpc-endpoint#endpoint-policy
GitHub ActionsGitHub

AWS CDK Diff PR Commenter

AWS CDK Diff PR Commenter posts cdk diff output to GitHub pull requests so reviewers can inspect infrastructure changes.

#aws#cdk#github-action
VS Code ExtensionsVS Code Marketplace

AWS CDK Extension Pack

AWS CDK Extension Pack for VS Code bundles extensions for AWS CDK, TypeScript, and infrastructure-as-code development.

#aws#cdk#extension-pack
Starter KitsGitHub

AWS CDK Python Starter Kit

AWS CDK Python Starter Kit helps teams deploy AWS infrastructure with Python CDK, OIDC authentication, CI/CD, and projen.

#aws#cdk#python
VS Code ExtensionsVS Code Marketplace

AWS CDK Snippets

AWS CDK Snippets for VS Code helps cloud engineers write CDK constructs and infrastructure-as-code patterns faster.

#aws#cdk#typescript
Starter KitsGitHub

AWS CDK TypeScript Starter Kit

AWS CDK TypeScript Starter Kit helps teams deploy AWS infrastructure with TypeScript CDK, OIDC authentication, CI/CD, and projen.

#aws#cdk#typescript
VS Code ExtensionsVS Code Marketplace

AWS CloudFormation Extension Pack

AWS CloudFormation Extension Pack for VS Code bundles extensions for CloudFormation template authoring and AWS IaC workflows.

#aws#cloudformation#extension-pack
Starter KitsGitHub

AWS CloudFormation Starter Kit

AWS CloudFormation Starter Kit helps teams deploy CloudFormation stacks with OIDC authentication, CI/CD workflows, and security scanning.

#aws#cloudformation#starter-kit
GeneratorsRuns in your browser

AWS IAM Policy Generator

Generate AWS IAM policy documents from searchable AWS action metadata with instant JSON, Terraform, and CloudFormation output.

#aws#iam#policy
ValidatorsRuns in your browser

AWS IAM Policy Tester

Use this AWS IAM policy tester to simulate identity and resource policy decisions locally with IAM actions, expected results, and resource ARNs.

#aws#iam#policy
ValidatorsRuns in your browser

AWS IAM Policy Validator

Use this IAM policy validator and IAM policy tester to check AWS IAM JSON policies locally with syntax errors, lint warnings, wildcard checks, public principal checks, and iam:PassRole guidance.

#aws#iam#policy
ReferencesRuns in your browser

AWS IAM Service Principals Reference

Searchable AWS IAM service principals reference with service names, principals, and documentation links for IAM trust policies.

#aws#iam#service-principals
VS Code ExtensionsVS Code Marketplace

AWS SAM Snippets

AWS SAM Snippets for VS Code helps write Serverless Application Model templates and serverless AWS resources faster.

#aws#sam#serverless
VS Code ExtensionsVS Code Marketplace

AWS Terraform Extension Pack

AWS Terraform Extension Pack for VS Code bundles extensions for Terraform-based AWS infrastructure-as-code workflows.

#aws#terraform#extension-pack
Starter KitsGitHub

AWS Terraform Starter Kit

AWS Terraform Starter Kit helps teams deploy Terraform infrastructure with OIDC authentication, CI/CD workflows, and security scanning.

#aws#terraform#starter-kit
CLI ToolsGitHub

AWS Toolbox

AWS Toolbox is an open-source CLI for automating routine AWS tasks with profile and region handling, dry-run support, and structured output.

#aws#cli#automation
GeneratorsRuns in your browser

AWS VPC Subnet Calculator

Calculate AWS VPC subnet CIDR allocations across Availability Zones with validation, usable IP counts, and CSV export.

#aws#vpc#subnet
ReferencesRuns in your browser

CloudFormation Resource Attributes Reference

Searchable CloudFormation GetAtt attributes reference for AWS resource types with available Fn::GetAtt attributes.

#aws#cloudformation#getatt
ReferencesRuns in your browser

CloudFormation Resource Properties Reference

Searchable CloudFormation resource properties reference for AWS resource types with official documentation links.

#aws#cloudformation#properties
VS Code ExtensionsVS Code Marketplace

CloudFormation YAML Snippets

CloudFormation YAML Snippets for VS Code adds AWS CloudFormation resource and intrinsic function snippets for faster template authoring.

#aws#cloudformation#yaml
VS Code ExtensionsVS Code Marketplace

IAM Actions Snippets

IAM Actions Snippets for VS Code adds AWS IAM action snippets for policy authoring, permissions, and access reviews.

#aws#iam#policy
ConvertersRuns in your browser

IAM Policy Converter

Convert AWS IAM JSON policies into Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK TypeScript, and CDK Python infrastructure-as-code snippets.

#aws#iam#policy
VS Code ExtensionsVS Code Marketplace

IAM Service Principal Snippets

IAM Service Principal Snippets for VS Code provides AWS service principal snippets for trust policies and IAM role setup.

#aws#iam#service-principals
GeneratorsRuns in your browser

S3 Bucket Policy Generator

Generate S3 bucket policy documents from official AWS action metadata with instant JSON, Terraform, and CloudFormation output.

#aws#s3#bucket-policy
GitHub ActionsGitHub

Terraform Plan PR Commenter

Terraform Plan PR Commenter posts Terraform plan output to GitHub pull requests so reviewers can inspect infrastructure changes.

#aws#terraform#github-action

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