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Claude
4.7Built by former OpenAI safety researchers around a written constitution
Transparently.AI
4.0Scores 85,000 listed companies for accounting manipulation risk in seconds.
Canva
4.7The design tool most competitors in this category get compared to
Zapier
4.5Still the widest app library after more than a decade
Cradle
3.8AI 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.
Cursor
4.7The AI-native editor most competitors now get compared against
ChatExcel
3.6Chinese 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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Writing213 toolsAI writing tools help you draft, rewrite, and polish text in seconds, from blog posts and…Show all Writing tools Image Generation306 toolsAI image generators turn a text description into original artwork, photos, logos, and illustrations in seconds,…Show all Image Generation tools Video283 toolsAI video tools create clips from text, turn scripts into talking-avatar presenters, and automate editing like…Show all Video tools Audio196 toolsAI audio tools generate lifelike voiceovers, clone voices, compose royalty-free music, and clean up or transcribe…Show all Audio tools Design239 toolsAI design tools help marketers, founders, and product teams create graphics, websites, logos, and interface mockups…Show all Design tools
Chatbots144 toolsAI chatbots hold natural conversations to answer questions, automate customer support, and act as everyday assistants…Show all Chatbots tools Research102 toolsThese tools help researchers, graduate students, and academics discover relevant papers, map citation networks, question documents,…Show all Research tools Customer Support191 toolsAI customer support tools answer questions, resolve tickets, and take actions across chat, email, and voice,…Show all Customer Support tools
Coding218 toolsAI coding tools autocomplete code, explain unfamiliar functions, fix bugs, and generate whole features from plain-English…Show all Coding tools Automation156 toolsAI automation tools help operators, marketers, and small teams connect their apps, move data between systems,…Show all Automation tools Data and Analytics251 toolsThese tools let analysts and business teams query data in plain English, build dashboards, and forecast…Show all Data and Analytics tools
Productivity386 toolsAI productivity tools summarize meetings, draft emails, organize notes, and automate repetitive busywork so you can…Show all Productivity tools Marketing225 toolsAI marketing tools generate ad copy and creative, optimize SEO, personalize campaigns, and analyze performance to…Show all Marketing tools SEO123 toolsAI SEO tools help marketers, bloggers, and agencies research keywords, optimize content against live search results,…Show all SEO tools Social Media115 toolsThese platforms help marketers, agencies, and creators plan posts across networks, draft captions with AI, track…Show all Social Media tools Education200 toolsThese tools help teachers plan lessons, differentiate materials, and grade faster, while students get tutoring, language…Show all Education tools
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Cimphony
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Jamix
3.7AI work assistant that connects to a company's apps and data so employees can search, chat, and automate tasks from one place.
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3.8B2B lead generation platform that surfaces verified emails and mobile app tech stacks.
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Crosshatch
3.7Identity and personalization API that lets developers build context-aware apps from data users choose to share.
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Kwal
3.8Voice AI agent that runs 24/7 candidate screening interviews for recruiting teams.
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Chromox
3.4AI platform converting text prompts and images into video-based visual stories and marketing graphics.
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Draw Things
3.9Free, local image-generation app for iPhone, iPad and Mac that runs Stable-Diffusion-family models entirely offline.
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Excuses AI
3.0Free tool that generates a professional excuse for who you are messaging, tuned by a risk slider from safe to risky.
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Earkick
3.7Anonymous AI self-care coach app with mood check-ins, CBT exercises and a panic button, from Elomia Health, Inc., with no sign-up required.
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Fabric
3.5Personal AI workspace from WFHLAND, Inc. that holds files, notes, meeting transcripts and tasks in one searchable space, free to start.
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The Drive AI
3.8AI file assistant that reads, organizes and searches documents across email and cloud storage in plain English, with a free plan.
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BookAI.chat
3.0Free chat tool that discusses a book using only its title and author, no upload needed, in 30+ languages.
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Mix Check Studio
3.6Free AI mix analyzer and mastering checker from RoEx that scores EQ, dynamics, loudness and stereo width, with unlimited AI mastering from about £9.99 a month.
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Bytebase
3.9Database governance platform with a text-to-SQL AI assistant and an MCP server that lets AI agents query databases under the same controls as engineers.
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ComicsMaker.ai
3.4Web comic studio that creates consistent AI characters, generates panels and lays out pages, with a free plan of 100 credits a month.
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GPT Calculator
2.8Free, one-developer tool that counts tokens and estimates the cost of a GPT prompt, now labelled an archived, client-side tool.
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VideoHighlight
3.6AI tool that summarizes and transcribes YouTube videos and uploaded files, with cross-video chat and search, from a free plan.
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EasyChat AI
3.5Native Windows AI chat app for writing, learning and brainstorming, with 20 free requests a day from the Microsoft Store.
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Docalysis
3.6AI chat tool for PDF documents that answers questions from uploaded files, with a free plan and an API.
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Orimon.ai
3.7Generative AI chatbot platform for e-commerce, sales and support across WhatsApp, Instagram, Slack and more, with a free plan.
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Showspace
3.4Free AI-assisted portfolio website builder for job seekers, with view tracking and a public projects directory.
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Heuristica
3.6AI study platform that builds concept maps, flashcards, quizzes and document chats, free with a $59.99-a-year Professional plan.
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Viesus Cloud
3.8AI image and PDF enhancer with upscaling, face reconstruction and an API from a Swiss company, with a free plan and paid plans from $10 a month.
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Jeda.ai
3.8Visual AI workspace that turns prompts and files into strategy frameworks, mind maps and diagrams, from a free plan.
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MemeCam
3.2Free web app that captions an uploaded or camera photo as a meme with GPT-4o, made by two named developers and funded by donations.
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Regex.ai
3.3Free web tool that suggests regular expressions from text you highlight, with four AI agents returning candidate patterns.
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FormX.ai
3.9Document data-extraction platform for invoices, receipts, bank statements and IDs, with an API, the first 100 pages free and SOC 2 Type II.
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Narration Box
3.8AI text-to-speech and voice cloning platform with 1,500+ voices in 80+ languages, audiobook tools and published consent rules.
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Deep Image
3.9AI image enhancer and upscaler with background removal, generation tools and an API, from $7.50 a month on yearly billing.
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CodeConvert AI
3.6AI code converter and coding toolkit for 62 languages, with free tools and paid plans from $10 a month billed yearly.
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AI rabbi chat inside a free Hebrew Bible study app, with four personas grounded in classical Jewish sources.
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Skinive
3.5AI skin scanner and mole tracker app for iPhone and Android, described as CE-marked medical software, with clinician and developer versions.
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Essay Builder AI
3.0Free AI essay generator for students with essay types, tones, academic levels and citation formats, and paid plans from $5.
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ChatWizard
3.2ChatGPT-based bot builder that trains on your website or documents and embeds with three lines of HTML, from a free plan.
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Retouch4me
3.9AI photo and video retouching plugins and apps for skin, eyes, teeth, hair and backdrops, sold as perpetual licences or yearly plans.
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GistReader
3.5Read-it-later web reader that strips distractions and uses AI to summarise articles and turn them into AI podcasts.
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ChatMapper
3.8Visual editor for branching dialogue in games and training, with an optional AI collaborator that proposes edits for approval.
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Spectre Camera
3.8iPhone long-exposure camera app from the makers of Halide, using machine learning for scene detection and stabilisation.
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Voiser
3.5Turkish AI voice platform for text to speech, transcription, dubbing, voice cloning and video, with plans from $4 a month.
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PseudoEditor
3.3Free online pseudocode editor and compiler for students, with AI tutoring and code conversion in a one-off Pro upgrade.
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Swapface
3.3Face-swap software for images, video and real-time live streams that runs on your own device, with a watermarked free tier.
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xTuring
3.5Open-source Python library for fine-tuning, quantizing and running your own LLMs on your data, from Stochastic.
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OSSChat
3.2Free retrieval chatbot for open-source projects that answers from documentation, GitHub issues, blog posts and community Q&A.
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GetGenie
3.9WordPress AI writing and SEO plugin with keyword research, SERP analysis, an AI writer and AI-visibility tools.
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Geleza
3.4AI study platform with a math solver, PDF chat, quiz and essay tools, and a choice of GPT-4o, Claude and Mistral models.
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Gestualy
3.4Spanish gesture-voting service that reads satisfaction from hand gestures on a webcam, with AI-inferred mood, age and gender.
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ResumeCheck
3.4Resume builder and checker that scores structure, keywords and impact, with AI rewrites and interview coaching on paid plans.
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ZeroTax.ai
3.3AI question-and-answer service for United States federal tax questions, with an optional review by licensed tax professionals.
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Visual IDE for building and deploying AI agents with a node-based editor and a choice of LLMs; source on GitHub.
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GeniusReview
3.0Free AI tool that drafts employee performance reviews from a role, skill ratings and a chosen tone.
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Product Monkey
3.6AI tool that turns product design and wireframe images or a Figma page into draft PRDs and engineering tickets.
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WP Wand
3.6AI content generation plugin for WordPress that writes with your own OpenAI, Claude, OpenRouter or DeepSeek key.
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Plagiarisma
3.2Free online plagiarism checker with an AI content detector, an AI paraphrasing tool and an AI essay writer.
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Datumbox
3.0Open-source Java machine learning framework and REST API for sentiment analysis, topic classification and text extraction.
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