Tools

Alibaba's open-source offline data sync tool: JSON job configs batch-sync between heterogeneous sources like MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Hive, HDFS and MaxCompute, run with python datax.py. Needs JDK 1.8+ and Python; download and unpack the official toolkit.

Open-source grammar, spelling and style checker for 20+ languages including English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Proofread drafts in bulk from the CLI or run a local HTTP checking server for agents. For writers, translators and language teachers. Needs Java 17 (Homebrew includes it).

The official W3C conformance checker for EPUB, maintained by the DAISY Consortium: finds issues that break the EPUB 2/3 specs and outputs a report, so self-publishing authors and editors can check books before release. Needs Java; download a release and run it with java -jar.