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Cheat sheet 3 min read27 Sept 2026

50 best AI tools you can use right now

Your cheat sheet to the AI tools worth your time. Find the job you need done, then grab the tool.

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The list

ToolWhat it doesLink
ClaudeAI for writing and thinking โœ๏ธclaude.ai
ChatGPTAll-round AI chatbot ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ผchatgpt.com
GPT ImagesText to image ๐Ÿ“ธchatgpt.com
VEO 3.1Google's AI video maker ๐ŸŽฅgemini.google.com
CodexOpenAI's coding agent ๐Ÿ˜Žopenai.com/codex
Claude CodeAI that builds apps ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธclaude.com/product/claude-code
CursorAI code editor ๐Ÿ”ขcursor.com
Claude DesignSlides and designs from chat ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธclaude.ai/design
Grok BotxAI's chat assistant ๐Ÿค–grok.com
PerplexityAI search with sources ๐Ÿ”ฌperplexity.ai
Grok AILive trends from X ๐Ÿ“ˆgrok.com
MuseMeta's personal AI agent โšกmuse.ai
WisprFlowDictate anywhere you type ๐ŸŽ™๏ธwisprflow.ai
Manus AIAutonomous AI agent ๐Ÿ’กmanus.im
FyxerSorts inbox, drafts replies ๐Ÿ“งfyxer.com
GranolaAI meeting notes ๐Ÿ“granola.ai
FathomRecords and summarises calls ๐ŸŽฅfathom.video
GPT-6 AstraAI video editing agent ๐ŸŽฅchatgpt.com
ParticleCommerce competitor data ๐Ÿ’ตparticl.com
GoMarbleAI agent for paid ads ๐Ÿ“Šgomarble.ai
Suno AISongs from text ๐ŸŽถsuno.com
ElevenLabsRealistic AI voices ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธelevenlabs.io
HeyGenAI avatar videos ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ผheygen.com
BeehiivNewsletter platform ๐Ÿ“ฐbeehiiv.com
NotebookLMChat with your own docs ๐Ÿ‘จnotebooklm.google
GrammarlyFixes spelling and grammar ๐Ÿช„grammarly.com
Prompt CowboyTurns ideas into better prompts ๐Ÿค promptcowboy.ai
OutlookEmail and calendar ๐Ÿ™ˆoutlook.com
DescriptEdit video like a doc ๐ŸŽงdescript.com
Opus ClipLong videos into shorts โœ‚๏ธopus.pro
SubmagicAuto captions for shorts ๐Ÿ’ฌsubmagic.co
Canva AIDesign anything fast ๐ŸŽจcanva.com
MidjourneyArtistic AI images ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธmidjourney.com
Adobe FireflyAI photo editing ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธfirefly.adobe.com
Magnific AIAI image upscaler ๐Ÿ”magnific.ai
RunwayAI video and effects ๐ŸŽฌrunwayml.com
Kling AICinematic AI video ๐ŸŽž๏ธklingai.com
LovableBuild apps by chatting ๐Ÿงฉlovable.dev
Framer AIAI website builder ๐ŸŒframer.com
ZapierConnects and automates apps ๐Ÿ”—zapier.com
n8nBuild AI agent workflows โš™๏ธn8n.io
GeminiGoogle's AI assistant ๐Ÿ“‚gemini.google.com
Notion AIAI inside your docs ๐Ÿ“’notion.com
MotionAuto-plans your calendar ๐Ÿ“…usemotion.com
GammaAI slide decks ๐Ÿ“‘gamma.app
Surfer SEOOptimises content for Google ๐Ÿ”Žsurferseo.com
DeepLAccurate AI translation ๐ŸŒdeepl.com
GitHub CopilotAI code autocomplete ๐Ÿžgithub.com/features/copilot
Claude in ChromeAI that browses for you ๐Ÿงญclaude.com/chrome
ArcadsAI UGC ad videos ๐ŸŽฅarcads.ai

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From the library

  • Claude

    AI Assistants & LLMs

    Anthropic's assistant for writing, analysis and thinking things through with you.

    Freemium
  • ChatGPT

    AI Assistants & LLMs

    The all-rounder assistant with images, voice and web search built in.

    Freemium
  • Perplexity

    AI Assistants & LLMs

    A search engine that answers your question directly and shows its sources.

    Freemium
  • Lovable

    Website & App Builders

    Chat your way to a full web app, with a real database and logins, no code needed.

    Freemium

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