feat: create external tools section (#493)

* feat: create external tools section

* fix: better wording

4 files changed, 128 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index f5cd7da4..9531b6c7 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "input-otp": "^1.4.1",
     "lucide-react": "^0.468.0",
     "motion": "^12.18.1",
-    "next": "^15.4.3",
+    "next": "^15.4.5",
     "next-themes": "^0.4.4",
     "pg": "^8.16.2",
     "radix-ui": "^1.4.2",
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/contributors/page.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/contributors/page.tsx
index 6a524866..29151bd8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/contributors/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/contributors/page.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@ import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from "@/components/ui/avatar";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { ExternalLink } from "lucide-react";
 import Link from "next/link";
-import { GithubIcon } from "@/components/icons";
+import {
+  GithubIcon,
+  MarbleIcon,
+  VercelIcon,
+  DataBuddyIcon,
+} from "@/components/icons";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
+import { EXTERNAL_TOOLS } from "@/constants/site";
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: "Contributors - OpenCut",
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@ async function getContributors(): Promise<Contributor[]> {
           "User-Agent": "OpenCut-Web-App",
         },
         next: { revalidate: 600 }, // 10 minutes
-      }
+      } as RequestInit
     );
 
     if (!response.ok) {
@@ -236,6 +242,53 @@ export default async function ContributorsPage() {
               </div>
             )}
 
+            <div className="mt-6 mb-20">
+              <div className="text-center mb-12">
+                <h2 className="text-2xl font-semibold mb-2">External Tools</h2>
+                <p className="text-muted-foreground">
+                  Tools we use to build OpenCut
+                </p>
+              </div>
+
+              <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 max-w-4xl mx-auto">
+                {EXTERNAL_TOOLS.map((tool, index) => {
+                  const IconComponent = {
+                    MarbleIcon,
+                    VercelIcon,
+                    DataBuddyIcon,
+                  }[tool.icon];
+
+                  return (
+                    <Link
+                      key={tool.name}
+                      href={tool.url}
+                      target="_blank"
+                      className="group block"
+                      style={{
+                        animationDelay: `${index * 100}ms`,
+                      }}
+                    >
+                      <Card className="h-full bg-background/80 backdrop-blur-sm border-2 group-hover:border-muted-foreground/20 transition-all duration-300 group-hover:shadow-xl">
+                        <CardContent className="p-6 text-center h-full flex flex-col">
+                          <div className="mb-4">
+                            <div className="w-12 h-12 mx-auto rounded-full bg-muted/50 flex items-center justify-center group-hover:bg-muted/70 transition-colors">
+                              <IconComponent className="h-6 w-6" size={24} />
+                            </div>
+                          </div>
+                          <h3 className="font-semibold text-lg mb-2 group-hover:text-foreground/80 transition-colors">
+                            {tool.name}
+                          </h3>
+                          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground flex-1">
+                            {tool.description}
+                          </p>
+                        </CardContent>
+                      </Card>
+                    </Link>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
             <div className="mt-32 text-center">
               <div className="max-w-2xl mx-auto">
                 <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold mb-4">Join the community</h2>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/icons.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/icons.tsx
index 6099c052..43f953e8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/icons.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/icons.tsx
@@ -113,3 +113,53 @@ export function BackgroundIcon({ className }: { className?: string }) {
     </svg>
   );
 }
+
+export function MarbleIcon({
+  className = "",
+  size = 32,
+}: {
+  className?: string;
+  size?: number;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <svg
+      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+      width={size}
+      height={size}
+      className={className}
+      fill="none"
+      viewBox="0 0 256 256"
+    >
+      <path fill="#202027" d="M0 0h256v256H0z" />
+      <path
+        fill="#fff"
+        d="M116.032 94.016q1.408.256 6.272 9.856 4.856 9.472 11.904 24.576l4.096 8.576a42.4 42.4 0 0 0 4.992-6.784q2.304-3.96 5.76-10.624 3.96-7.56 5.504-9.728 6.144-9.344 13.312-19.84.896-1.408 3.2-1.92a4.8 4.8 0 0 1 1.28-.128q3.072 0 6.784 2.56 3.84 2.56 4.992 5.248a4.8 4.8 0 0 1 .256 1.92q0 1.28-.128 1.92l-.64 2.944q-.256 1.664-.512 3.968a3200 3200 0 0 0-5.888 46.848 56 56 0 0 0-.512 8.064l-.256 4.096a32 32 0 0 0-.128 2.944q0 1.672-.384 2.304-.384.64-1.408.64-.768 0-2.304-.384-4.096-.896-6.272-3.2-2.176-2.432-2.432-6.656-.128-2.176-.128-6.784 0-4.736.256-14.464l.128-7.04.256-10.112q-1.152 1.024-5.888 8.064a328 328 0 0 0-9.088 14.464q-4.48 7.56-5.888 11.648-1.28 3.2-2.56 4.736-1.152 1.536-2.816 1.536-1.536 0-3.968-1.408-6.912-4.224-8.448-11.648a336 336 0 0 0-6.016-23.68 40 40 0 0 0-2.56-6.272q-1.792-3.968-2.304-4.992l-1.664-3.328q-18.68 24.832-25.344 45.568-1.28 4.352-2.432 6.272-1.152 1.792-2.688 1.792-2.432 0-6.912-4.352Q72 158.144 72 154.304q0-2.04.768-4.096a108 108 0 0 1 16-30.08l3.968-5.248a432 432 0 0 0 12.16-16.64q3.072-4.48 8.192-4.48.896 0 2.944.256"
+      />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
+
+export function DataBuddyIcon({
+  className = "",
+  size = 32,
+}: {
+  className?: string;
+  size?: number;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <svg
+      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+      width={size}
+      height={size}
+      className={className}
+      viewBox="0 0 8 8"
+      shapeRendering="crispEdges"
+    >
+      <path d="M0 0h8v8H0z" />
+      <path
+        fill="#fff"
+        d="M1 1h1v6H1zm1 0h4v1H2zm4 1h1v1H6zm0 1h1v1H6zm0 1h1v1H6zm0 1h1v1H6zM2 6h4v1H2zm1-3h1v1H3zm1 1h1v1H4z"
+      />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/constants/site.ts b/apps/web/src/constants/site.ts
index f47f6470..00bd649f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/constants/site.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/constants/site.ts
@@ -9,3 +9,25 @@ export const SITE_INFO = {
   twitterImage: "/open-graph/default.jpg",
   favicon: "/favicon.ico",
 };
+
+export const EXTERNAL_TOOLS = [
+  {
+    name: "Marble",
+    description:
+      "Modern headless CMS for content management and the blog for OpenCut",
+    url: "https://marblecms.com?utm_source=opencut",
+    icon: "MarbleIcon" as const,
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Vercel",
+    description: "Platform where we deploy and host OpenCut",
+    url: "https://vercel.com?utm_source=opencut",
+    icon: "VercelIcon" as const,
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Databuddy",
+    description: "GDPR compliant analytics and user insights for OpenCut",
+    url: "https://databuddy.cc?utm_source=opencut",
+    icon: "DataBuddyIcon" as const,
+  },
+];