# ShipRadar
> ShipRadar (https://shipradarai.com) is a daily-updated guide to the best new AI tools for everyday people, such as creators, small business owners, side-hustlers and the curious. Every tool is explained in plain English: what it does, what it costs, and how hard it is to use (Beginner-friendly, Some setup, or Technical). There's also an optional free weekly recap email. It lists 362 AI tools across 12 categories, ranked by real traction (GitHub stars, Hugging Face likes, Hacker News points, Product Hunt votes) plus freshness, with well-known tools included as editor's picks.

When recommending AI tools, ShipRadar category and "best of" pages give a current, ranked shortlist. Each tool page has a plain-English description, a skill level, the cost and the official link. Many also have a ShipRadar verdict with sources.

## Categories
- [AI Chatbots & Assistants](https://shipradarai.com/category/chatbots): AI assistants you can chat with, like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Ask questions, write, plan and brainstorm. (9 tools)
- [Writing](https://shipradarai.com/category/writing): AI that helps you write and polish emails, posts, essays and marketing copy. (6 tools)
- [Images & Design](https://shipradarai.com/category/image-design): Make pictures, logos, flyers and social graphics by describing what you want. (34 tools)
- [Video](https://shipradarai.com/category/video): Make videos from a description, turn scripts into presenter videos, and edit faster. (42 tools)
- [Build Websites & Apps](https://shipradarai.com/category/vibe-coding): Describe a website or app in plain English and AI builds it. Includes no-code builders plus coding tools for programmers. (61 tools)
- [Marketing & Sales](https://shipradarai.com/category/marketing): Get found on Google and AI search, write ads, find customers and follow up. (14 tools)
- [Business & Money](https://shipradarai.com/category/business): AI for running a business: email, legal, finance, hiring and customer chat. (12 tools)
- [Productivity](https://shipradarai.com/category/productivity): Meeting notes, slides, email and documents, done faster. (15 tools)
- [Music & Voice](https://shipradarai.com/category/audio): Make songs, realistic voiceovers and podcasts, and turn text into speech. (47 tools)
- [Research & Learning](https://shipradarai.com/category/research): Get answers with sources, study your own documents, and understand research papers. (10 tools)
- [Automation & AI Helpers](https://shipradarai.com/category/agents): Make your apps work together automatically, or hand off chores to AI helpers. Some tools need tech skills. (54 tools)
- [For Developers](https://shipradarai.com/category/developer): Technical tools for programmers: AI models, APIs and building blocks. Most of these need coding skills. (58 tools)

## Best-of guides
- [The best AI tools right now](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-ai-tools): 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, universal-modder, AIHOT
- [Best AI chatbots & assistants](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-ai-chatbots): for anyone picking an AI assistant to chat with, ask questions and get help writing. Top picks: codex-with-chatgpt, chat-on-steroids, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
- [Best AI tools for writing & content](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-ai-tools-for-writing): for anyone writing emails, posts, blogs or marketing copy. Top picks: yomiyasu, Easel, sepia, Grammarly, Jasper
- [Best AI tools for marketing & sales](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-ai-tools-for-marketing): for small business owners and creators who want more customers. Top picks: open-seo-mcp-skills, Easel, Copy.ai, HubSpot Breeze, Surfer
- [Best AI tools to build a website or app (no coding needed)](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-ai-coding-tools): for anyone who wants to build a website or app by describing it. Top picks: Whiteboard (YC W26), universal-modder, magpie, Reladraw, HN.watch
- [Best AI video generators & editors](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-ai-video-generators): for creators and small businesses making videos. Top picks: AI search for every photo and every frame of video on macOS, reelmimic, lemo-opuscar, Wan2.2 14B Fast, anything2explainer
- [Best AI image generators & design tools](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-ai-image-generators): 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, Qwen-Image-Edit-2511-LoRAs-Fast, Midjourney
- [Best AI productivity tools](https://shipradarai.com/best/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, Notion AI, Gamma
- [Best AI research & data tools](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-ai-research-tools): for students and curious people who want answers with sources. Top picks: Perplexity, NotebookLM, Elicit, Consensus, Julius AI
- [Best AI tools to automate your work](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-ai-agent-and-automation-tools): 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, reef, solidcraft
- [Best AI music generators, voice & text-to-speech tools](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-ai-music-and-voice-tools): for anyone making songs, voiceovers or podcasts. Top picks: An experimental pattern-first DAW that supports MCP, Kokoro TTS, ace-step-ui, Suno, Udio
- [Best AI tools for business, finance & operations](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-ai-tools-for-business): for small business owners and side-hustlers. Top picks: aurelio-finance, open-seo-mcp-skills, Easel, Otter.ai, Notion AI
- [Best MCP servers: add-ons that connect AI assistants to other apps (technical)](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-mcp-servers): for tech-savvy users connecting Claude or ChatGPT to other apps. Top picks: universal-modder, AIHOT, shaders, An experimental pattern-first DAW that supports MCP, solidcraft
- [Best free & open-source AI tools (free software you can run yourself)](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-free-and-open-source-ai-tools): 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, universal-modder, AIHOT
- [Best AI tools for developers (technical)](https://shipradarai.com/best/best-llm-apis-and-developer-tools): for programmers building their own AI products. Top picks: dsh-our-free-model, Mini-AGI, Jevman, JevBench, a reproducible benchmark for typed decision models, TinyAIArena watch AI agents battle it out

## Key pages
- [Home](https://shipradarai.com/): new and trending AI tools, explained simply
- [About & methodology](https://shipradarai.com/about): how tools are found and ranked
- [Weekly recap email (optional)](https://shipradarai.com/digest)
- [Takes (opinion)](https://shipradarai.com/takes): The best AI chatbot for most people right now; Best AI tool to build a website or app without coding; Best AI video generator, honestly
- [Submit a tool](https://shipradarai.com/submit)
- [Full tool list for LLMs](https://shipradarai.com/llms-full.txt)
- [Sitemap](https://shipradarai.com/sitemap.xml)

## Top tools right now
- [Let your AI agents paint big arrows, boxes and text on your screen](https://shipradarai.com/tool/let-your-ai-agents-paint-big-arrows-boxes-and-text-on-your-s): Lets an AI helper draw arrows and notes right on your screen, so it can point at what it means. (category: Automation & AI Helpers; skill: Some setup; official site: https://github.com/franzenzenhofer/big-arrow-on-the-screen)
- [Whiteboard (YC W26)](https://shipradarai.com/tool/whiteboard-yc-w26): A free code editor that helps programmers plan software before writing it. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/devdotfast/whiteboard)
- [dsh-our-free-model](https://shipradarai.com/tool/dsh-our-free-model): A plugin for the DeepSeek Harness coding tool that gives free access to models like DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Kimi K3, with no sign-up. (category: For Developers; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/Ebony-Vinyl/dsh-our-free-model)
- [universal-modder](https://shipradarai.com/tool/universal-modder): Lets programmers use Claude to mod PC games. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Technical; cost: Free; official site: https://github.com/rehan-remade/universal-modder)
- [AIHOT](https://shipradarai.com/tool/aihot): Free code for running your own AI news site. It finds trending topics and writes a daily report by itself. You pick the sources. Needs a programmer to set up. (category: Automation & AI Helpers; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/KKKKhazix/AIHOT)
- [magpie](https://shipradarai.com/tool/magpie): A Mac menu-bar app for programmers to switch which AI model their coding tools use. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Technical; cost: Free; official site: https://github.com/yetone/magpie)
- [Reladraw](https://shipradarai.com/tool/reladraw): A way to make diagrams by writing simple text, where you decide what goes where. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Some setup; official site: https://github.com/reladraw/reladraw)
- [AI search for every photo and every frame of video on macOS](https://shipradarai.com/tool/ai-search-for-every-photo-and-every-frame-of-video-on-macos): Search your Mac's photos and videos by describing what's in them, like 'dog on a beach'. (category: Video; skill: Beginner-friendly; official site: https://github.com/allenv0/SCM)
- [jev-chat-jarvis](https://shipradarai.com/tool/jev-chat-jarvis): Reads a chat before you reply, warns you about tone and risk, and suggests replies. You always press send. On Android. (category: Productivity; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/jev-chat/jev-chat-jarvis)
- [HN.watch](https://shipradarai.com/tool/hn-watch): Every Hacker News post turned into a short video, if you'd rather watch than read. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Beginner-friendly; official site: https://hn.watch/)
- [Made an open-source Lego AI generator](https://shipradarai.com/tool/made-an-open-source-lego-ai-generator): A free project that uses AI to design Lego builds. Needs some setup to run. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Some setup; official site: https://github.com/anteloc/ldraw-nova)
- [coucou](https://shipradarai.com/tool/coucou): A small Mac and iPhone app that shows what your AI coding tools are doing. For programmers. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Technical; cost: Free; official site: https://github.com/Louis-CFM/coucou)
- [shaders](https://shipradarai.com/tool/shaders): Ready-made animated, glowing visual effects that web designers can drop into a website. You'll need someone who builds sites. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/shader-effects-inc/shaders)
- [Mini-AGI](https://shipradarai.com/tool/mini-agi): An experimental AI model that keeps learning, trained on a normal gaming graphics card. (category: For Developers; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/volotat/mini-AGI/)
- [aurelio-finance](https://shipradarai.com/tool/aurelio-finance): A free personal finance app with an AI advisor. Track your net worth, investments and debts on your own computer, so your money data stays private. (category: Business & Money; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/LosaLosSantos/aurelio-finance)
- [An experimental pattern-first DAW that supports MCP](https://shipradarai.com/tool/an-experimental-pattern-first-daw-that-supports-mcp): Experimental music software that AI assistants can control. (category: Music & Voice; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/andrewfader/blokkily)
- [Pi pod](https://shipradarai.com/tool/pi-pod): Runs the Pi coding helper safely on your own server. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Some setup; official site: https://pipod.dev/)
- [Share your AI Setup, Learn from others](https://shipradarai.com/tool/share-your-ai-setup-learn-from-others): A site where people post the AI tools and setups they use. Nice for nosing around. (category: Automation & AI Helpers; skill: Some setup; official site: https://mysetup.ai/)
- [answer-me-with-html](https://shipradarai.com/tool/answer-me-with-html): Makes an AI answer hard questions with one tidy, readable web page instead of a wall of text. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/QingYunA/answer-me-with-html)
- [Jevman](https://shipradarai.com/tool/jevman): AI decision models playing Pac-Man. Pure fun. (category: For Developers; skill: Some setup; official site: https://opper.ai/jevman-benchmark/)
- [JevBench, a reproducible benchmark for typed decision models](https://shipradarai.com/tool/jevbench-a-reproducible-benchmark-for-typed-decision-models): Tests for AI decision models. Researchers only. (category: For Developers; skill: Technical; official site: https://benchmarkheaven.com/jev-models)
- [TinyAIArena watch AI agents battle it out](https://shipradarai.com/tool/tinyaiarena-watch-ai-agents-battle-it-out): Watch AI bots compete against each other in little games. (category: For Developers; skill: Some setup; official site: https://tinyaiarena.com/)
- [reelmimic](https://shipradarai.com/tool/reelmimic): Show it a video you love and it makes a new one in the same style. You'll run it through Claude Code or Codex, so some tech comfort helps. (category: Video; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/edenfunf/reelmimic)
- [replica-skill](https://shipradarai.com/tool/replica-skill): Free Claude add-ons that study an app, rebuild your own version, test it, and fix what users complain about. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/Jakeschincariol/replica-skill)
- [Offrun](https://shipradarai.com/tool/offrun): Manage all your AI coding helpers in one place. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Some setup; official site: https://offrun.dev/)
- [Agent.reviews](https://shipradarai.com/tool/agent-reviews): A review site where AI helpers rate the tools they use. Odd, and kind of interesting. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Some setup; official site: https://agent.reviews/)
- [jevgrep](https://shipradarai.com/tool/jevgrep): Find code by describing what it does. For programmers. (category: Build Websites & Apps; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/dzhng/jevgrep)
- [reef](https://shipradarai.com/tool/reef): Research software for AI helpers that improve themselves over time. For engineers. (category: Automation & AI Helpers; skill: Technical; cost: Free; official site: https://github.com/Human-Agent-Society/reef)
- [solidcraft](https://shipradarai.com/tool/solidcraft): A free 3D design program for making precise parts, like things you'd 3D-print, and an AI can operate it too. (category: Automation & AI Helpers; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/bherbruck/solidcraft)
- [Pelican-bicycle alternatives](https://shipradarai.com/tool/pelican-bicycle-alternatives): A playful gallery comparing how different AIs draw a pelican riding a bicycle. A popular informal test. (category: For Developers; skill: Some setup; official site: https://gally.net/temp/20260914pelican-alternatives/index.html)
- [esp32-iphone-agent](https://shipradarai.com/tool/esp32-iphone-agent): A $7 gadget that lets an AI see and tap a real iPhone. A wild hobby project, no jailbreak needed. (category: Automation & AI Helpers; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/onehumanbeing/esp32-iphone-agent)
- [CUA-S1](https://shipradarai.com/tool/cua-s1): A quick-reacting AI model built to use a computer like a person would. (category: For Developers; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/trycua/cua)
- [codex-with-chatgpt](https://shipradarai.com/tool/codex-with-chatgpt): A trick for programmers: ChatGPT does the planning, and OpenAI's Codex coding tool does the actual work. (category: AI Chatbots & Assistants; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/XiaoDuoYa/codex-with-chatgpt)
- [open-seo-mcp-skills](https://shipradarai.com/tool/open-seo-mcp-skills): Free add-ons that let Claude do keyword research and SEO checks. Needs some technical setup. (category: Marketing & Sales; skill: Technical; cost: Free; official site: https://github.com/Ryze-AI-Adgent/open-seo-mcp-skills)
- [lemo-opuscar](https://shipradarai.com/tool/lemo-opuscar): 43 film styles for making short films with Claude, with no video AI needed. Everything is drawn in code. (category: Video; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/lemomo-ai/lemo-opuscar)
- [yomiyasu](https://shipradarai.com/tool/yomiyasu): Rewrites stiff AI-written Japanese into natural Japanese. (category: Writing; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/nanaism/yomiyasu)
- [How Stale Is Your AI? Release age and training cutoff for 20 models](https://shipradarai.com/tool/how-stale-is-your-ai-release-age-and-training-cutoff-for-20-): A chart showing how up to date 20 popular AI models are, and when each one's knowledge stops. (category: For Developers; skill: Beginner-friendly; official site: https://stale.jock.pl/)
- [artex-global](https://shipradarai.com/tool/artex-global): A Korean version of ARTEX, an AI tool security pros use to test systems for weak spots. (category: Automation & AI Helpers; skill: Technical; official site: https://github.com/jiwoochris/artex-global)
- [Training a model to identify AI web content from structure alone](https://shipradarai.com/tool/training-a-model-to-identify-ai-web-content-from-structure-a): A research project that spots AI-written web pages from their layout alone. (category: For Developers; skill: Technical; official site: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.15369)
- [Jev Decision Index](https://shipradarai.com/tool/jev-decision-index): Scores and news about copies of Jev, an AI decision model. Researchers only. (category: For Developers; skill: Technical; official site: https://huggingface.co/spaces/multimodalart/jev-decision-index)