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Every tool in the opening issue. Filter by the job and by the reader. The default sort is the published score. A featured label never lifts a tool up this list.

33 tools. Sorted by score. Featured status is ignored.

  • 89

    Claude

    Anthropic

    Chat, files, and long documents from Anthropic.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
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  • 87

    ElevenLabs

    ElevenLabs

    Voice, sound, and music from one credit pool.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
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  • 86

    Claude Code

    Anthropic

    Anthropic's coding agent for the terminal and desktop.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Builders
  • 86

    Cursor

    Cursor

    AI code editor with an agent in the repo.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Builders
  • 85

    ChatGPT

    OpenAI

    OpenAI's general assistant, with Codex on paid plans.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
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  • 85

    NotebookLM

    Google

    Google's notebook that answers from the sources you give it.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Professionals
  • 83

    GitHub Copilot

    GitHub

    AI pair programmer in the editor, CLI, and on GitHub.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Builders
  • 83

    Perplexity

    Perplexity

    Answer engine with citations and a choice of models.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
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  • 82

    Lovable

    Lovable

    Chat to a working web app, hosting included.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
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  • 80

    Gemini

    Google

    Google's assistant, beside Search, Gmail, and Docs.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
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  • 80

    Midjourney

    Midjourney

    Image generation with a look people recognise.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
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  • 80

    n8n

    n8n

    Workflow automation you can self-host.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Builders
  • 78

    Granola

    Granola

    AI notepad that enhances the notes you actually took.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Professionals
  • 77

    Devin

    Cognition

    Coding agent in the cloud, the desktop, and the CLI.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Builders
  • 77

    Runway

    Runway

    Image and video generation, sold as monthly credits.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
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  • 76

    Elicit

    Elicit

    Literature review that starts from the papers.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Professionals
  • 76

    Gamma

    Gamma

    Decks and pages from a prompt, priced in credits.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Professionals
  • 76

    v0

    Vercel

    Vercel's UI and app builder, billed in credits.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Builders
  • 75

    Aider

    Aider

    Open-source terminal pair programmer. You bring the model.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Builders
  • 75

    Bolt

    StackBlitz

    Full-stack apps in the browser, priced in tokens.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
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  • 75

    Grammarly

    Superhuman

    Writing editor for clarity, tone, and rewrites.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Professionals
  • 74

    Canva Magic Studio

    Canva

    Design suite with generative writing, image, and design tools.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Professionals
  • 74

    Consensus

    Consensus

    Search scientific papers and see how they land.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Professionals
  • 74

    Notion

    Notion

    Workspace with an agent on the Business plan.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Professionals
  • 73

    Kling

    Kuaishou

    Video generation from Kuaishou, sold in credits.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
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  • 73

    Synthesia

    Synthesia

    Avatar presenters for training and explainers.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Professionals
  • 72

    Replit

    Replit

    Browser workspace with an agent and hosting.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Builders
  • 71

    HeyGen

    HeyGen

    Avatar and translation video for business scripts.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Professionals
  • 71

    Ideogram

    Ideogram

    Image generation that is serious about rendering text.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
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  • 71

    Zapier

    Zapier

    Connect the apps you already pay for.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Professionals
  • 70

    Adobe Firefly

    Adobe

    Adobe's generative image tools, inside the Creative Cloud world.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Professionals
  • 70

    Otter

    Otter.ai

    Meeting transcription and searchable notes.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    Professionals
  • 68

    Luma

    Luma AI

    Dream Machine video and image generation.

    Preliminary scoreReviewed from docs
    BuildersProfessionals