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105 tools

  • Activepieces

    Automation & Workflows

    An open-source Zapier alternative with a free cloud plan and hundreds of apps.

    Open source
  • AdCreative.ai

    Marketing & Ads

    Turns a product shot and a few words into dozens of ready-to-run ad images.

    Paid
  • Adobe Firefly

    Image, Logo & Design

    Image and video generator trained on licensed content, so it's safer for client work.

    Freemium
  • Ahrefs

    SEO & Analytics

    Research keywords, check backlinks and audit your site in one well-known toolkit.

    Freemium
  • Airtable

    Databases & Backend

    Spreadsheets that behave like a database, with forms, views and automations built in.

    Freemium
  • Arcads

    Marketing & Ads

    Makes talking-head video ads with AI actors, no filming or creators needed.

    Paid
  • Bardeen

    Automation & Workflows

    A browser extension that scrapes and automates the websites you visit every day.

    Freemium
  • Base44

    Website & App Builders

    An all-in-one app builder where logins, data and hosting are set up from the first prompt.

    Freemium
  • Beautiful.ai

    Presentations & Docs

    Slides that lay themselves out neatly as you add content, so decks never look messy.

    Paid
  • beehiiv

    Marketing & Ads

    Newsletter platform with AI writing help, built-in growth tools and ways to get paid.

    Freemium
  • Bolt.new

    Website & App Builders

    Describe a web or mobile app and get a working version to tweak and deploy in minutes.

    Freemium
  • Canva

    Image, Logo & Design

    Make social posts, decks and flyers from templates, with AI that writes and edits for you.

    Freemium
  • CapCut

    Video & Audio

    Free, fast video editor for social clips, with auto captions and templates that just work.

    Freemium
  • ChatGPT

    AI Assistants & LLMs

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

    Freemium
  • ChatGPT Images

    Image, Logo & Design

    OpenAI's image model inside ChatGPT, with the best text rendering of any generator.

    Freemium
  • Claude

    AI Assistants & LLMs

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

    Freemium
  • Claude Code

    Coding & Dev Tools

    An agent that lives in your project folder, reading, writing and running code for you.

    Paid
  • Claude Design

    Presentations & Docs

    Describe a deck, one-pager or prototype and get a polished, on-brand version.

    Paid
  • Consensus

    Research & Search

    Searches academic papers and tells you what the evidence actually says.

    Freemium
  • Convex

    Databases & Backend

    A backend that keeps every screen of your app in sync the moment the data changes.

    Open source
  • Copy.ai

    Writing & Content

    Builds repeatable content and sales workflows instead of one-off chats.

    Paid
  • Cursor

    Coding & Dev Tools

    A code editor with an AI partner built in, for people who want to see the code.

    Freemium
  • DataForSEO

    SEO & Analytics

    Raw search, keyword and backlink data you pay for by the query, built for AI agents.

    Paid
  • Descript

    Video & Audio

    Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript, as easily as fixing a typo in a doc.

    Freemium
  • ElevenLabs

    Video & Audio

    Lifelike voiceovers, dubbing and audiobooks from text in minutes, in hundreds of voices.

    Freemium
  • Elicit

    Research & Search

    Finds, screens and summarises research papers into a comparison table.

    Freemium
  • Exa

    Research & Search

    A search engine built for AI tools, so Claude can find exactly the pages it needs.

    Freemium
  • Fathom

    Productivity & Notes

    A free meeting recorder that joins your calls and writes the summary for you.

    Freemium
  • Figma

    Image, Logo & Design

    The design tool product teams use, now able to turn a prompt into a working prototype.

    Freemium
  • Firebase

    Databases & Backend

    Google's backend for mobile and web apps, with logins, data and hosting in one.

    Freemium
  • Foreplay

    Marketing & Ads

    Save competitors' ads, spot trends and brief your next creative from them.

    Paid
  • Framer

    Website & App Builders

    Design a stylish marketing site on a canvas and publish it, with AI to do the grunt work.

    Freemium
  • Fyxer

    Productivity & Notes

    Sorts your inbox and drafts replies in your voice before you even open your email.

    Paid
  • Gamma

    Presentations & Docs

    Paste an outline and get a finished, well-designed deck, document or web page in minutes.

    Freemium
  • Gemini Deep Research

    Research & Search

    Google's agent that browses for minutes and writes a long, sourced report.

    Freemium
  • Gemini in Google Workspace

    Presentations & Docs

    Drafts, summarises and tidies up inside Docs, Slides, Sheets and Gmail, where you work.

    Paid
  • GitHub Copilot

    Coding & Dev Tools

    The AI helper inside GitHub and VS Code that finishes code and takes on whole tasks.

    Freemium
  • GoMarble

    Marketing & Ads

    An AI analyst for Meta and Google Ads that explains what is working and fixes it for you.

    Paid
  • Google Antigravity

    Coding & Dev Tools

    Google's agent-first coding app, where you brief agents and review what they produce.

    Freemium
  • Google Flow

    Video & Audio

    Filmmaking tool from Google that turns prompts and reference images into clips with sound.

    Paid
  • Google Gemini

    AI Assistants & LLMs

    Google's assistant, built into Gmail, Docs, Search and Android phones.

    Freemium
  • Google Search Console

    SEO & Analytics

    Google's free report on how your site shows up in search, including AI results.

    Free
  • Google Veo

    Video & Audio

    Google's video model that generates realistic clips with sound from text or images.

    Paid
  • GPT-6 Astra

    AI Assistants & LLMs

    OpenAI's top model, built to take on long multi-step jobs like editing a video for you.

    Paid
  • Grammarly

    Writing & Content

    Fixes spelling, grammar and tone in whatever app you're already typing in.

    Freemium
  • Granola

    Productivity & Notes

    Takes meeting notes on your laptop without a bot joining the call.

    Freemium
  • Grok

    AI Assistants & LLMs

    xAI's assistant with a live feed of what's being said on X right now.

    Freemium
  • Gumloop

    Automation & Workflows

    Drag-and-drop AI workflows for scraping, summarising and enriching data at scale.

    Freemium
  • Hemingway Editor

    Writing & Content

    Highlights long sentences and waffle, then offers a plainer rewrite.

    Freemium
  • HeyGen

    Video & Audio

    Type a script and a lifelike presenter reads it on camera, in your voice or any language.

    Freemium
  • Higgsfield

    Image, Logo & Design

    One place to generate images and cinematic video clips from the newest models.

    Paid
  • Hostinger Horizons

    Website & App Builders

    A budget-friendly AI app builder with hosting and a domain bundled into one bill.

    Paid
  • HubSpot

    Marketing & Ads

    A free CRM with AI agents that handle leads, support and content for you.

    Freemium
  • Ideogram

    Image, Logo & Design

    Generates images that spell words correctly, so posters and ads come out readable.

    Freemium
  • Jasper

    Writing & Content

    Drafts on-brand marketing copy at volume, from blog posts to ad variations.

    Paid
  • Klaviyo

    Marketing & Ads

    Email and SMS for online stores, with AI that writes, segments and predicts.

    Freemium
  • Le Chat

    AI Assistants & LLMs

    A fast European assistant with a real free tier and a strong privacy stance.

    Freemium
  • Lindy

    Automation & Workflows

    Hire AI assistants that handle email, meetings and follow-ups on your behalf.

    Paid
  • Looka

    Image, Logo & Design

    Answer a few questions about your business and pick a logo, then buy the full brand kit.

    Paid
  • Lovable

    Website & App Builders

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

    Freemium
  • Make

    Automation & Workflows

    Builds visual, multi-step automations for a fraction of what Zapier charges.

    Freemium
  • Manus

    Automation & Workflows

    A general-purpose agent that takes a goal and works through it in its own browser.

    Freemium
  • Meta Advantage+

    Marketing & Ads

    Lets Meta's own system pick audiences, placements and budgets for your ads.

    Free
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot

    Presentations & Docs

    Drafts documents, builds slides and summarises email inside Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

    Paid
  • Microsoft Clarity

    SEO & Analytics

    Free heatmaps and session replays that show where visitors get stuck.

    Free
  • Microsoft Copilot

    AI Assistants & LLMs

    Microsoft's assistant, free on the web and Windows, paid inside Word, Excel and Outlook.

    Freemium
  • Midjourney

    Image, Logo & Design

    Type a description and get striking, artful images that look nothing like stock photos.

    Paid
  • Motion

    Marketing & Ads

    Shows which ad creatives are winning and why, across Meta, TikTok and YouTube.

    Paid
  • Muse

    Productivity & Notes

    Meta's personal agent that handles everyday chores like bookings, bills and shopping.

    Freemium
  • n8n

    Automation & Workflows

    Free automation you can run on your own server, with AI agents built in.

    Open source
  • Neon

    Databases & Backend

    A Postgres database that scales to zero when idle, so side projects cost nothing.

    Freemium
  • NotebookLM

    Research & Search

    Upload your own documents and ask questions that only draw on those sources.

    Freemium
  • Notion

    Productivity & Notes

    One workspace for notes, docs, wikis and project tracking, with AI built in.

    Freemium
  • Notion AI

    Presentations & Docs

    Writes, summarises and answers questions across all your Notion pages and meeting notes.

    Paid
  • OpenAI Codex

    Coding & Dev Tools

    OpenAI's coding agent that works on tasks in the cloud while you do something else.

    Paid
  • Otter.ai

    Productivity & Notes

    Live transcripts for meetings, lectures and in-person conversations on your phone.

    Freemium
  • Particl

    SEO & Analytics

    Tracks what competitors sell, what it costs and what is trending across ecommerce.

    Paid
  • Perplexity

    AI Assistants & LLMs

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

    Freemium
  • Perplexity (Research)

    Research & Search

    Runs dozens of searches on a question and hands back a cited report.

    Freemium
  • Pitch

    Presentations & Docs

    Collaborative deck builder for teams, with AI drafts, shared templates and view tracking.

    Freemium
  • PlanetScale

    Databases & Backend

    Fast, serious databases for apps that have outgrown the free tiers.

    Paid
  • Prompt Cowboy

    Writing & Content

    Turns a rough one-line idea into a detailed, well-structured prompt for any AI tool.

    Freemium
  • Raycast

    Productivity & Notes

    A launcher that puts AI, clipboard history and shortcuts one keystroke away.

    Freemium
  • Reclaim.ai

    Productivity & Notes

    Automatically blocks time on your calendar for tasks, habits and focus work.

    Freemium
  • Recraft

    Image, Logo & Design

    Generates logos, icons and illustrations as editable vector files, not just flat pictures.

    Freemium
  • Replit

    Coding & Dev Tools

    Build, run and host an app entirely in your browser, with an agent doing the typing.

    Freemium
  • Runway

    Video & Audio

    Turn text or a still image into short, cinematic video clips and edit them with AI tools.

    Freemium
  • Semrush

    SEO & Analytics

    Keyword, competitor and ad research with a bigger toolbox and a bigger bill.

    Paid
  • Softr

    Website & App Builders

    Turn an Airtable base or Google Sheet into a client portal or internal tool.

    Freemium
  • Suno

    Video & Audio

    Describe a song and get a full track with vocals and lyrics, ready for a video or ad.

    Freemium
  • Supabase

    Databases & Backend

    A ready-made database, logins and file storage for apps you build with AI tools.

    Open source
  • Superhuman

    Productivity & Notes

    A fast, keyboard-first email app that drafts replies and sorts your inbox for you.

    Paid
  • Surfer

    SEO & Analytics

    Tells you what to add to a page so it can rank for a chosen keyword.

    Paid
  • Synthesia

    Video & Audio

    Turn training docs and announcements into polished avatar videos in over 140 languages.

    Freemium
  • Todoist

    Productivity & Notes

    A simple to-do list that works everywhere and understands plain-English due dates.

    Freemium
  • Triple Whale

    Marketing & Ads

    Pulls your store, ad and email numbers into one dashboard you can ask questions of.

    Freemium
  • v0

    Website & App Builders

    Turn a sentence or a screenshot into polished web pages you can publish or hand over.

    Freemium
  • Warp

    Coding & Dev Tools

    A modern terminal where you can type plain English instead of commands.

    Freemium
  • Webflow

    Website & App Builders

    The professional website builder for sites that need a blog, a CMS or serious SEO.

    Freemium
  • Wispr Flow

    Productivity & Notes

    Talk instead of type, anywhere on your computer or phone, and get clean text back.

    Freemium
  • Writer

    Writing & Content

    A locked-down writing assistant for big companies with strict brand rules.

    Paid
  • Xano

    Databases & Backend

    A no-code backend with a visual way to build the logic behind your app.

    Freemium
  • Zapier

    Automation & Workflows

    Connects the apps you already use so busy work happens on its own, no coding needed.

    Freemium
  • Zed

    Coding & Dev Tools

    A fast, free code editor that plugs into Claude Code and other agents out of the box.

    Open source