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56
Tools listed
12
Categories
36+
Free or freemium
56 tools
ChatGPT
Writing & Content
The world's most widely used AI assistant
Best for
Drafting emails, brainstorming, summarising documents
Claude
Writing & Content
Thoughtful AI built for nuanced, long-form work
Best for
Long documents, careful reasoning, sensitive topics
Jasper
Writing & Content
Marketing copy engine with brand voice control
Best for
Ad copy, product descriptions, campaign content
Copy.ai
Writing & Content
Sales and marketing copy at scale
Best for
Cold outreach, landing pages, social captions
Writesonic
Writing & Content
SEO-aware content generation for web teams
Best for
Blog articles, product pages, web copy
Notion AI
Writing & Content
AI writing built directly into your workspace
Best for
Meeting notes, project briefs, internal docs
Perplexity AI
Research & Search
AI-powered search with real-time citations
Best for
Quick research, fact-checking, sourced answers
NotebookLM
Research & Search
Research assistant grounded in your own documents
Best for
Analysing reports, contracts, research papers
Elicit
Research & Search
Academic literature review powered by AI
Best for
Synthesising research papers, evidence analysis
Consensus
Research & Search
Evidence-based answers from scientific literature
Best for
Health, science, and policy research questions
Gemini Nano
Research & Search
Google's lightweight on-device AI model
Best for
On-device summarisation and smart replies on Android
Midjourney
Image Generation
Industry-leading artistic image generation
Best for
Brand visuals, concept art, editorial imagery
Adobe Firefly
Image Generation
Commercially safe AI imagery inside Adobe tools
Best for
Marketing assets, product visuals, safe commercial use
DALL-E 3
Image Generation
OpenAI's photorealistic image generator
Best for
Illustrations, scenes, and concept visualisation
Ideogram
Image Generation
Generates images with accurate readable text
Best for
Posters, social graphics, type-heavy visuals
Leonardo.ai
Image Generation
Fine-tuned models for consistent creative output
Best for
Product mockups, game assets, stylised content
Runway
Video Creation
AI video generation and professional editing
Best for
Short-form content, creative video, motion graphics
HeyGen
Video Creation
AI avatar videos with multilingual dubbing
Best for
Training videos, translated marketing content
Synthesia
Video Creation
Corporate video production without cameras or studios
Best for
L&D content, onboarding, internal communications
Sora
Video Creation
OpenAI's cinematic text-to-video model
Best for
High-quality video clips from text prompts
Kling AI
Video Creation
Realistic video generation from images or text
Best for
Product animations, scene transitions, social video
Luma Dream Machine
Video Creation
Cinematic AI video clips from prompts or stills
Best for
Establishing shots, product showcases, b-roll
ElevenLabs
Audio & Voice
Hyper-realistic AI voice cloning and synthesis
Best for
Voiceovers, audiobooks, multilingual narration
Murf
Audio & Voice
Studio-quality AI voiceovers for content teams
Best for
E-learning, explainer videos, presentations
Descript
Audio & Voice
Edit audio and video by editing the transcript
Best for
Podcast editing, video post-production, clipping
Suno
Audio & Voice
Generate original music from a text description
Best for
Background music, jingles, custom brand audio
Udio
Audio & Voice
High-fidelity AI music across any genre or style
Best for
Soundtrack creation, music prototyping
Gamma
Presentations & Design
AI-generated decks, docs, and web pages
Best for
Fast decks, proposals, reports with good design
Beautiful.ai
Presentations & Design
Slide design that automatically looks polished
Best for
Consistent, on-brand presentations at speed
Tome
Presentations & Design
Narrative-first AI presentation tool
Best for
Storytelling decks, pitch narratives, board updates
Canva AI
Presentations & Design
Full design suite with deep AI integration
Best for
Social content, presentations, brand materials
GitHub Copilot
Coding & Development
AI pair programmer inside your existing IDE
Best for
Code completion, refactoring, code explanation
Cursor
Coding & Development
AI-native code editor built on VS Code
Best for
Full codebase understanding, multi-file edits
Bolt
Coding & Development
Build and deploy full-stack apps from text
Best for
Rapid prototyping, MVPs, internal tools
v0
Coding & Development
Generate React UI components from descriptions
Best for
Front-end scaffolding, design-to-code workflows
Replit AI
Coding & Development
Collaborative coding and deployment with AI assist
Best for
Learning to code, quick prototypes, team projects
Tabnine
Coding & Development
Privacy-focused AI code completion
Best for
Enterprise teams needing on-prem or private AI
Otter.ai
Meetings & Productivity
Live transcription and AI meeting summaries
Best for
Capturing action items, sharing meeting notes
Fireflies.ai
Meetings & Productivity
Meeting recorder with AI search across all calls
Best for
Sales calls, team stand-ups, client meetings
Granola
Meetings & Productivity
AI notepad that enhances your own meeting notes
Best for
Professionals who take their own notes and want AI enhancement
Microsoft Copilot
Meetings & Productivity
AI across Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook and more
Best for
Teams already on Microsoft 365 wanting AI everywhere
Reclaim AI
Meetings & Productivity
AI scheduler that protects time for real work
Best for
Focus blocks, habit scheduling, team time coordination
Julius AI
Data & Analytics
Chat with your spreadsheets and data files
Best for
Data analysis without writing code or formulas
Obviously AI
Data & Analytics
No-code predictive machine learning
Best for
Churn prediction, sales forecasting, segmentation
Polymer
Data & Analytics
Turn spreadsheets into interactive dashboards
Best for
Non-technical teams exploring data visually
Tableau AI
Data & Analytics
AI-powered analytics embedded in Tableau
Best for
Enterprise BI teams scaling insight delivery
Surfer SEO
SEO & Marketing
Content optimisation guided by real ranking data
Best for
Blog posts and web pages targeting search traffic
Semrush AI
SEO & Marketing
All-in-one SEO, PPC, and content marketing platform
Best for
Keyword research, competitor analysis, content briefs
MarketMuse
SEO & Marketing
AI content strategy and topical authority planning
Best for
Building comprehensive content programmes at scale
AdCreative.ai
SEO & Marketing
AI-generated ad creatives for paid campaigns
Best for
Facebook, Google, and display ad creative testing
Intercom
Customer Service & CX
AI-first customer communications platform
Best for
Support automation, live chat, customer onboarding
Zendesk AI
Customer Service & CX
AI layered across the full support workflow
Best for
Ticket routing, agent assist, self-service deflection
Drift
Customer Service & CX
Conversational AI for B2B sales and marketing
Best for
Website lead qualification and pipeline acceleration
HireVue
HR & Recruiting
AI video interviewing and hiring assessment
Best for
High-volume screening, structured interview scoring
Textio
HR & Recruiting
AI writing for bias-free job descriptions
Best for
Recruiting teams improving candidate response rates
Kira
HR & Recruiting
AI contract and document review for legal and HR
Best for
Employment contracts, NDAs, due diligence review
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