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Est. 2026 · Vol. 01

A catalog for finding the right AI tool, not just a tool.

Every entry is read, tried, and filed by hand. No listicle filler, no "top 100" clickbait.

WritingImageVideoAudioCodingProductivityResearchDesign

Featured entries

9 tools
No. 001
Featured

Jasper

AI writing assistant built for marketing teams

writing·Paid
No. 003
Featured

Midjourney

The reference point for AI-generated image quality

image·Paid
No. 005
Featured

Synthesia

Turn text scripts into talking-head videos with AI avatars

video·Paid
No. 007
Featured

ElevenLabs

The benchmark for natural-sounding AI voice generation

audio·Freemium
No. 009
Featured

Cursor

A code editor rebuilt around AI-native workflows

coding·Freemium
No. 012
Featured

Gamma

Generate a full slide deck from a single prompt or outline

design·Freemium
No. 021
Featured

ChatGPT

The most widely used AI chatbot for writing, research, and tasks

productivity·Freemium
No. 022
Featured

Google Gemini

Google's AI assistant, integrated across Search, Docs, and Gmail

productivity·Freemium
No. 031
Featured

Claude

AI assistant by Anthropic, focused on writing, reasoning, and coding

productivity·Freemium

Full catalog

48 tools
No. 001
Featured

Jasper

AI writing assistant built for marketing teams

writing·Paid
No. 002

Copy.ai

Workflow-based AI copywriting for growth teams

writing·Freemium
No. 003
Featured

Midjourney

The reference point for AI-generated image quality

image·Paid
No. 004

Ideogram

AI image generation that actually renders readable text

image·Freemium
No. 005
Featured

Synthesia

Turn text scripts into talking-head videos with AI avatars

video·Paid
No. 006

Descript

Edit video and podcasts by editing a text transcript

audio·Freemium
No. 007
Featured

ElevenLabs

The benchmark for natural-sounding AI voice generation

audio·Freemium
No. 008

GitHub Copilot

AI pair programmer built into your editor

coding·Freemium
No. 009
Featured

Cursor

A code editor rebuilt around AI-native workflows

coding·Freemium
No. 010

Notion AI

Writing and Q&A help built into your existing docs

productivity·Paid
No. 011

Perplexity

An answer engine that cites its sources

research·Freemium
No. 012
Featured

Gamma

Generate a full slide deck from a single prompt or outline

design·Freemium
No. 013

Grammarly

AI-powered writing assistant for grammar, tone, and clarity

writing·Freemium
No. 014

Runway

AI video generation and editing for creators

video·Freemium
No. 015

Pika

Fast, easy AI video generation from text or images

video·Freemium
No. 016

Canva AI

AI design tools built into Canva's editor

design·Freemium
No. 017

Figma AI

AI features built into the standard for interface design

design·Paid
No. 018

Zapier AI

AI-powered automation between your everyday apps

productivity·Freemium
No. 019

Otter.ai

AI meeting notes, transcription, and summaries

productivity·Freemium
No. 020

Consensus

An AI search engine for peer-reviewed research papers

research·Freemium
No. 021
Featured

ChatGPT

The most widely used AI chatbot for writing, research, and tasks

productivity·Freemium
No. 022
Featured

Google Gemini

Google's AI assistant, integrated across Search, Docs, and Gmail

productivity·Freemium
No. 023

Suno

Generate full songs, vocals included, from a text prompt

audio·Freemium
No. 024

Leonardo AI

AI image generation with fine-grained creative control

image·Freemium
No. 025

HeyGen

AI avatar videos with strong lip-sync and voice cloning

video·Freemium
No. 026

Google NotebookLM

An AI research assistant grounded in your own documents

research·Free
No. 027

v0

Generate working web UI from a text prompt

coding·Freemium
No. 028

DALL-E 3

OpenAI's image generator, built into ChatGPT

image·Paid
No. 029

Adobe Firefly

AI image generation trained for commercial-safe use

design·Freemium
No. 030

Luma AI

AI video and 3D generation with realistic motion

video·Freemium
No. 031
Featured

Claude

AI assistant by Anthropic, focused on writing, reasoning, and coding

productivity·Freemium
No. 032

Meta AI

Meta's AI assistant, built into Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook

productivity·Free
No. 033

DeepSeek

Open-weight AI models with strong reasoning at low cost

productivity·Freemium
No. 034

Grok

xAI's assistant, built into X with real-time access to posts

productivity·Freemium
No. 035

D-ID

Turn a single photo into a talking AI avatar video

video·Freemium
No. 036

Replit

AI agent that builds and deploys full apps from a prompt

coding·Freemium
No. 037

Windsurf

An AI-native code editor built around agentic workflows

coding·Freemium
No. 038

Bolt.new

Build and deploy a full web app directly in the browser

coding·Freemium
No. 039

Murf AI

AI voiceovers for presentations, e-learning, and videos

audio·Freemium
No. 040

CapCut AI

AI-powered editing tools inside the popular CapCut app

video·Freemium
No. 041

Recraft

AI image generation with clean vector and icon output

image·Freemium
No. 042

Photoroom

AI background removal and product photo editing

image·Freemium
No. 043

Manus

An autonomous AI agent that completes multi-step tasks independently

productivity·Freemium
No. 044

Framer AI

Generate a full, editable website from a text prompt

design·Freemium
No. 045

Opus Clip

Turn long videos into short, ready-to-post clips automatically

video·Freemium
No. 046

Durable

Generate a full business website in about 30 seconds

design·Freemium
No. 047

Wix AI

AI website builder backed by one of the most established platforms

design·Freemium
No. 048

AllVideoAI

Text-to-video, image-to-video, and video transformation in one workspace

video·Paid