Free Salesforce Admin Tools!

Salesforce Admins can benefit from an array of free tools which are sourced outside of Salesforce itself.

1. Salesforce Inspector
   - Browser extension for Chrome and Firefox.
   - Provides quick access to metadata and data.
   - Facilitates easy data export and import.

2. Workbench
   - Web-based suite of tools for interacting with Salesforce orgs via APIs.
   - Supports SOQL and SOSL queries, REST Explorer, and metadata operations.

3. Org Dr
   - Free analysis tool to evaluate the health and configuration of your Salesforce org.
   - Provides detailed reports on technical debt, security, and performance.

4. Apex Debugger
   - Integrated in the Salesforce Developer Console.
   - Allows step-by-step debugging of Apex code.

5. Data Loader
   - Client application for bulk import and export of data.
   - Supports insert, update, delete, and export operations.

6. Schema Builder
   - Visual tool for designing and understanding data models.
   - Integrated within Salesforce Setup.

7. Force.com IDE
   - Plugin for Eclipse.
   - Provides a development environment for building and deploying Force.com applications.

8. Salesforce CLI (Command-Line Interface)
   - Powerful tool for automating Salesforce development and administrative tasks.
   - Supports SFDX commands for a variety of operations.

9. Visual Studio Code Extensions for Salesforce
   - Extensions for VS Code that enhance Salesforce development.
   - Includes support for Apex, Lightning Web Components, and more.

10. Trailhead
    - Salesforce's free online learning platform.
    - Offers interactive tutorials and hands-on projects for learning Salesforce skills.

11. Apex PMD
    - Static code analysis tool for Apex.
    - Helps identify common coding issues and enforce best practices.

12. Salesforce Mobile App
    - Mobile version of Salesforce.
    - Free for Salesforce users to access their data and applications on the go.

13. Field Trip
    - AppExchange app for analyzing field usage.
    - Helps clean up unused fields and optimize data models.

14. HappySoup.io
    - Dependency analysis tool for Salesforce.
    - Free to use for analyzing metadata dependencies and impact analysis.

15. Declarative Lookup Rollup Summaries (DLRS)

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