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Cradle

3.8

AI models that retrain on every round of your wet-lab data to guide the next protein design cycle – claimed 2-12x faster development, and your data never trains models for anyone else.

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ChatExcel

3.6

Chinese AI spreadsheet assistant from Beijing Yuankong Intelligent Technology that turns natural-language requests into Excel formulas, PPT slides and Word documents.

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Create content

Generate writing, images, video, audio and design.

Chat & research

Get answers, talk to AI, and dig into sources.

Build & automate

Ship code, automate work, and analyze data.

Work & grow

Boost productivity, marketing and reach.

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  • Reply With AI

    3.7

    Free review-reply generator from REVIEWS.io: choose the star rating, paste a customer review and the reviewer's name, and it writes a response; the reply appears after you enter a name and work email.

  • ResumeMaker.Online

    3.9

    Browser resume builder with AI tools that import and improve an existing resume, rewrite sections, coach edits through chat and generate headshots, plus a job tracker, LinkedIn optimizer and interview practice.

  • about.me

    4.0

    Personal homepage builder with an AI Twin, a chatbot trained on the owner's background that answers visitor questions, captures leads into a built-in CRM and books appointments from a single profile page.

    Freemium Marketing
  • Luminotes

    3.8

    AI presentation maker that turns plain text, a URL or an uploaded document into a slide deck with PPTX export, plus a Deep Research mode that gathers sources, adds inline citations and cross-checks facts across AI models.

    Freemium Productivity
  • DolphinDB

    4.1

    Time-series database and real-time computing platform with AI features on top: Chat-to-Query text-to-SQL, RAG-based Smart Q&A, native MCP support for LLMs, in-database ML inference and the DolphinMind assistant.

  • BandLab

    4.4

    Free online music studio and social platform with AI tools: SongStarter generates royalty-free song ideas as editable MIDI, alongside automated online mastering, a stem Splitter and a library of loops and samples.

    Freemium Audio
  • Patsnap

    4.4

    AI platform for IP, R&D and life sciences teams, with Eureka agents for novelty and freedom-to-operate searches, patent drafting, TRIZ problem solving and SAR data extraction over a patent and literature database.

    Freemium Research
  • Site24x7

    4.3

    Observability platform for DevOps and IT operations with AIOps: anomaly detection that learns each monitor's normal, Zia forecasting, causal AI event correlation that groups alert storms, and Zia agents for automated fixes.

  • Lumin

    4.1

    Document workflow platform for creating, editing and signing PDFs and agreements, with Lumin AI for prompt-based contract drafting, clause review and summaries, and AgreementGen generators for NDAs, leases and employment contracts.

    Freemium Productivity
  • Workflowy

    3.9

    Outliner for notes and tasks built on one nested list, with optional Workflowy AI features that generate, edit, summarize and improve content inside documents using OpenAI and Anthropic models.

    Freemium Productivity
  • BPM Finder

    3.6

    Free tempo and key detector that reads BPM, meter and beat positions from a track and turns the result into an original AI music brief with agent-guided revisions.

    Freemium Audio
  • Remove Background Noise

    3.6

    AI audio cleaner that removes wind, hum, echo, traffic and chatter from audio or video files up to 500 MB, with a free preview and pay-as-you-go packs.

    Freemium Audio
  • Datalyse

    3.6

    All-in-one platform that combines CRM, business telephony in 90+ countries, WhatsApp and email channels, AI agents and voice tools, with a free version.

  • Mew Design

    3.6

    AI design agent that generates and refines social posts, posters, flyers, menus and invitations from a plain-language brief, with an editable visual editor.

    Freemium Design
  • Lumo

    4.0

    Proton's privacy-first AI chat assistant with zero-access encrypted chats, open-source code, web search and image generation, on web, iOS and Android.

    Freemium Chatbots
  • Imgkits

    3.6

    All-in-one AI image and video platform for generating, editing, enhancing and upscaling pictures, with pay-as-you-go credits and a yearly Pro plan.

    Freemium Image Generation
  • LumenFix

    3.7

    AI photo enhancer that unblurs, restores and colorizes photos and upscales to 4K or higher, with free daily credits and no sign-up required.

    Freemium Image Generation
  • SpriteFrame

    3.7

    AI sprite sheet generator that animates a character image into game-ready frames, plus free PNG-frame and MP4-to-sprite tools with PNG, JSON and ZIP export.

    Freemium Image Generation
  • BeadPattern

    3.6

    AI bead pattern generator that turns text prompts and photos into printable Perler, Hama and fuse bead patterns with color codes, bead counts and editable grids.

    Freemium Design
  • AILearnHub

    3.6

    AI learning tool that turns a topic, question or article into a structured lesson with practice checks, AI tutor and peer characters, and PDF or Notion export.

    Freemium Education
  • Atlas Workspace

    3.8

    Visual AI research workspace that answers questions with mind maps, traces answers to their sources and supports literature review across papers and uploaded files.

    Freemium Research
  • Selyune

    3.6

    Birth chart and astrology companion that calculates a chart from real birth data, then adds personal daily readings and an Ask Selyune chat grounded in your chart.

  • CharaSync

    3.7

    AI character consistency tool that keeps the same face, features and style across images and videos using reusable character and object references.

    Freemium Image Generation
  • EarnDraft

    3.6

    AI ebook creator that turns an idea into an outline, five chapters and a designed cover, with export to PDF and EPUB and a hosted book page on the Pro plan.

    Freemium Writing
  • EaseVoice

    3.6

    AI voice studio with 200+ voices in 10 languages for free text-to-speech, plus voice cloning from 30 seconds of audio and voice design from a written description.

    Freemium Audio
  • IconAI

    3.7

    AI app icon generator that creates icons from a prompt or reference image in dozens of styles, with transparent PNG export and icon sets from one prompt.

    Freemium Design
  • MangaTranslate

    3.6

    AI manga translator that reads the text in an uploaded page, translates the dialogue and returns an image you can review, with per-page credit pricing.

    Freemium Writing
  • TTS Lines

    3.5

    Browser text-to-speech editor that assigns a speaker to each line, generates voices on your own device and exports separate MP3 clips or one full voiceover.

    Free Audio
  • FicWeave

    3.6

    AI fanfiction generator that writes chapter by chapter with editable Story Memory to keep characters, relationships and plot details consistent.

    Freemium Writing
  • TextToVoice

    3.5

    Free browser text-to-speech in 75 languages with adjustable speed and pitch and MP3 download, with no sign-up needed for conversions of up to 2,000 characters.

    Free Audio
  • Robylon

    3.8

    AI agents that resolve customer support tickets across email, chat, voice and WhatsApp, with a free plan and credit-based pricing that scales by usage rather than seats.

    Freemium Customer Support
  • DialMind

    3.7

    Phone call analytics and AI receptionist for small businesses that audits calls from RingCentral, Twilio or recordings and reports missed revenue and callbacks.

    Freemium Customer Support
  • Vidmoat

    3.7

    AI video editor where an agent reads your footage, cuts dead air, writes captions and publishes shorts, controllable from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor over MCP.

    Freemium Video
  • ImageToSTL

    3.6

    AI converter that turns a PNG or JPG into a textured 3D model and exports STL, GLB or OBJ files for 3D printing, with credits and free browser tools.

    Freemium Image Generation
  • InPlaceText

    3.6

    Edit the text inside a photo or screenshot by boxing the words and typing new ones, with AI redrawing them in the original font, colour and style.

    Free Design
  • Hourtick

    3.8

    Time tracking, tasks and team chat where AI agents such as Claude, GPT and Grok can take assigned work, with their time and cost logged alongside people.

    Freemium Productivity
  • Figran

    3.7

    AI scientific figure generator that turns research ideas, sketches or CSV data into labelled illustrations, flowcharts and plots, refined with text instructions.

    Freemium Image Generation
  • Cutroom

    3.8

    Chat-driven AI video editor that analyses footage, writes a reviewable edit plan with word-aligned cuts, and renders only after you approve the plan.

    Freemium Video

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