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AI

The tools rewriting how we work, create, and think. The best AI sites, all in one place.

Chatbots & Assistants
  • ChatGPTβ€”The AI assistant that started it all. Great for writing, coding, and research.
  • Claudeβ€”Anthropic's AI β€” thoughtful, detailed, excellent at long-form work.
  • Geminiβ€”Google's AI model with real-time web access and deep Search integration.
  • Perplexityβ€”AI-powered search engine that cites sources. Far better than Googling.Recommended
Image Generation
  • Midjourneyβ€”The gold standard for AI image generation. Stunning, artistic results.
  • Ideogramβ€”Excellent at text inside images β€” something most AI tools still struggle with.
  • Adobe Fireflyβ€”Adobe's commercially safe AI image generator. Great for design work.
Productivity & Tools
  • NotebookLMβ€”Upload any document and have a conversation with it. Incredible for research.Recommended
  • Gammaβ€”AI that builds presentations and docs from a prompt. Genuinely impressive.
  • Udioβ€”Generate full songs with AI. Pick a genre, write a prompt, hit play.
  • Sunoβ€”Another AI music generator β€” fast, free tier, surprisingly good output.
  • Napkinβ€”Turn plain text into visual diagrams and infographics automatically.
Writing & Editing
  • Hemingway Editorβ€”Paste your writing and it highlights complex sentences, passive voice, and readability issues.
  • QuillBotβ€”AI paraphrasing and summarising tool. Great for rewording without losing meaning.
  • Wordtuneβ€”Rewrites sentences in different tones and styles. More nuanced than QuillBot.
Research & Discovery
  • Consensusβ€”Ask a research question, get answers pulled directly from peer-reviewed papers.Hidden Gem
  • Elicitβ€”AI research assistant that finds, summarises, and extracts data from academic papers.Hidden Gem
  • Explain Paperβ€”Upload any academic paper and ask questions about it in plain English.
  • Sciteβ€”See how a paper has been cited β€” whether it was supported or contradicted by later research.
Video & Visual AI
  • Runwayβ€”Professional-grade AI video generation and editing. Used by real filmmakers.
  • ClipDropβ€”Remove backgrounds, upscale images, and clean up photos instantly with AI.Hidden Gem
  • Remove.bgβ€”Remove image backgrounds in one click. Works shockingly well and is free.
Voice & Audio AI
  • ElevenLabsβ€”Frighteningly realistic AI voice generation. Clone a voice or pick from hundreds.Hidden Gem
  • Descriptβ€”Edit audio and video by editing a transcript. Remove filler words with one click.Hidden Gem
  • Adobe Podcastβ€”AI audio enhancer that makes any microphone sound studio quality, free.Hidden Gem
  • Krispβ€”AI noise cancellation for calls β€” removes background noise in real time.
Code & Developer AI
  • Phindβ€”AI search engine built specifically for developers. Understands code questions far better than Google.Hidden Gem
  • Codeiumβ€”Free AI code completion that works in any IDE. A genuinely good free Copilot alternative.Hidden Gem
  • Cursorβ€”A code editor with AI built in at every level. The way developers will code from now on.
  • Replitβ€”Code, run, and deploy apps entirely in your browser. No setup needed.
Presentation & Design AI
  • Tomeβ€”AI presentation builder that thinks in narrative, not just slides.Hidden Gem
  • Canva AIβ€”Canva's AI suite now includes image generation, text effects, and design suggestions.
  • Beautiful.aiβ€”Smart presentation software that auto-formats as you type. Design-free decks.
Automation & Agents
  • Zapierβ€”Connect any two apps and automate workflows between them. No code required.
  • Makeβ€”More powerful than Zapier for complex multi-step automations. Visual and intuitive.Hidden Gem
  • Bardeenβ€”AI browser automation β€” scrape, move, and transform data between web apps.Hidden Gem
  • n8nβ€”Open-source workflow automation you can self-host. The developer's Zapier.Hidden Gem
AI for Documents
  • Mathpixβ€”Take a photo of any equation or diagram and convert it to editable text or LaTeX.Hidden Gem
  • tl;dvβ€”Records and transcribes Zoom and Google Meet calls, then lets you search them.Hidden Gem
  • Otter.aiβ€”Real-time meeting transcription and summaries. The most established tool in this space.
AI Search & Knowledge
  • You.comβ€”AI search with customisable sources β€” switch between GPT-4, Claude, and web results.Hidden Gem
  • Metaphorβ€”Search the web by meaning, not keywords. Find things Google can't surface.Hidden Gem
  • Komoβ€”Fast AI search with a clean minimal interface. Great alternative to Perplexity.Hidden Gem
  • Phindβ€”AI search tuned for technical and developer questions. Cites Stack Overflow and docs.
  • DevDocsβ€”Every programming language and framework documentation in one searchable place.Hidden Gem
  • TLDR Thisβ€”Paste any article URL and get a bullet-point summary instantly.Hidden Gem
AI Writing & Editing
  • Sudowriteβ€”AI writing tool built specifically for fiction writers. Rewrites, continues, and brainstorms.Hidden Gem
  • Copy.aiβ€”Marketing copy generator β€” ads, emails, product descriptions. Fast and free tier.
  • Jasperβ€”Enterprise-grade AI content platform. Best for teams producing content at scale.
  • Writesonicβ€”AI writer with SEO optimisation built in. Good for blog content and landing pages.
  • Rytrβ€”Budget-friendly AI writing assistant. Surprisingly capable for the price.Hidden Gem
AI for Creators
  • Kapwingβ€”AI-powered video editor in the browser. Auto-subtitles, background removal, resizing.
  • Lumen5β€”Turn blog posts into videos automatically using AI. Great for repurposing content.Hidden Gem
  • Synthesiaβ€”Create AI presenter videos without a camera. Used by major companies for training.
  • D-IDβ€”Animate still photos to speak. Surprisingly convincing AI avatar technology.Hidden Gem
  • Pictoryβ€”Turn scripts and long videos into short social clips using AI.Hidden Gem