# ✍️ Helpful Tools for Apache Kafka Developers

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**Created:** [20 January 2021 17:48 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/helpful-tools-for-apache-kafka-developers/431 "2021-01-20T17:48:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [20 January 2021 17:48 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/helpful-tools-for-apache-kafka-developers/431/1 "2021-01-20T17:48:37Z")

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✨ There’s a new post on the [Confluent blog](https://confluent.io/blog). Here’s a snippet from it:

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Apache Kafka® is at the core of a large ecosystem that includes powerful components, such as Kafka Connect and Kafka Streams. This ecosystem also includes many tools and utilities that […]

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**[👉 Head over to the blog to read the full article](https://www.confluent.io/blog/best-kafka-tools-that-boost-developer-productivity/)**