Best AI tools, by use case
Every list is generated from the ShipRadar directory and ranked by the same traction-and-freshness score. Nothing is paid placement unless it is labeled Featured.
The best AI tools right now
For anyone who wants the most useful AI tools, starting with the easiest to use.
Top picks: Let your AI agents paint big arrows, boxes and text on your screen, Whiteboard (YC W26), dsh-our-free-model
Best AI chatbots & assistants
For anyone picking an AI assistant to chat with, ask questions and get help writing.
Top picks: codex-with-chatgpt, chat-on-steroids, ChatGPT
Best AI tools for writing & content
For anyone writing emails, posts, blogs or marketing copy.
Top picks: yomiyasu, Easel, sepia
Best AI tools for marketing & sales
For small business owners and creators who want more customers.
Top picks: open-seo-mcp-skills, Easel, Copy.ai
Best AI tools to build a website or app (no coding needed)
For anyone who wants to build a website or app by describing it.
Top picks: Whiteboard (YC W26), universal-modder, magpie
Best AI video generators & editors
For creators and small businesses making videos.
Top picks: AI search for every photo and every frame of video on macOS, reelmimic, lemo-opuscar
Best AI image generators & design tools
For anyone making pictures, logos, flyers or social posts.
Top picks: Viggle Turbo for Qwen-Image-2.1, Free open source Adobe Lightroom alternative, completely local with AI, Omni Image Editor
Best AI productivity tools
For anyone who wants to save time on meetings, email, notes and slides.
Top picks: jev-chat-jarvis, Lathoa, a math app for kids where the AI is wrong on purpose, Otter.ai
Best AI research & data tools
For students and curious people who want answers with sources.
Top picks: Perplexity, NotebookLM, Elicit
Best AI tools to automate your work
For small businesses that want apps to do repetitive tasks for them.
Top picks: Let your AI agents paint big arrows, boxes and text on your screen, AIHOT, Share your AI Setup, Learn from others
Best AI music generators, voice & text-to-speech tools
For anyone making songs, voiceovers or podcasts.
Top picks: An experimental pattern-first DAW that supports MCP, Kokoro TTS, ace-step-ui
Best AI tools for business, finance & operations
For small business owners and side-hustlers.
Top picks: aurelio-finance, open-seo-mcp-skills, Easel
Best MCP servers: add-ons that connect AI assistants to other apps (technical)
For tech-savvy users connecting Claude or ChatGPT to other apps.
Top picks: universal-modder, AIHOT, shaders
Best free & open-source AI tools (free software you can run yourself)
For people who want free AI, and are OK with some setup.
Top picks: Let your AI agents paint big arrows, boxes and text on your screen, Whiteboard (YC W26), dsh-our-free-model
Best AI tools for developers (technical)
For programmers building their own AI products.
Top picks: dsh-our-free-model, Mini-AGI, Jevman