AI tools

Most recommended AI tools

The AI tools our editors reach for most across stacks, collections and guides.

How it's ranked: Number of times a tool is recommended in our stacks, collections and articles. Not paid placement. Data from GitHub as of 2026-11-02.

1. 1Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic coding tool that works in your terminal, IDE and the web: it reads your codebase, edits files, runs commands and supports skills.Coding agents · Paid5×
2. 2OpusClipFinds highlight moments in long videos and turns them into captioned vertical clips with a virality score.Captions & clips · Freemium4×
3. 3Claude ConsoleAnthropic's developer console with a Workbench for testing prompts, a prompt generator and improver, and evaluation tools.Prompt playgrounds · Paid3×
4. 4CursorAn AI-first code editor (based on VS Code) with codebase-aware chat, multi-file edits and agents.AI IDEs · Freemium3×
5. 5DescriptAn audio and video editor where you edit by editing the transcript, with AI tools for filler-word removal, voice and clean-up.Audio editing · Freemium3×
6. 6Google AI StudioGoogle's browser workspace for prompting Gemini models, testing multimodal inputs and getting API code.Prompt playgrounds · Freemium3×
7. 7Google Flow (Veo)Google's AI filmmaking tool built on its Veo video models, for generating and assembling scenes.Text-to-video · Paid3×
8. 8Google Search ConsoleGoogle's free tool showing how your site performs in Google Search, with indexing and error reports.Technical SEO · Free3×
9. 9HeyGenAn AI avatar video platform for presenter-style videos, translation and lip-synced dubbing.AI avatars · Freemium3×
10. 10JanAn open-source desktop assistant that runs models offline or connects to cloud APIs.Local & open models · Open source3×
11. 11Kling AIA video generation platform from Kuaishou for text-to-video and image-to-video, including character and element references.Text-to-video · Freemium3×
12. 12Open WebUIA self-hosted chat interface for local and API models with saved prompts, document chat and a community library.Prompt playgrounds · Open source3×
13. 13RunwayAn AI video platform for text-to-video, image-to-video, video-to-video and editing tools.Text-to-video · Freemium3×
14. 14AiderAn open-source terminal pair programmer that edits code in your local Git repo and commits changes.Coding agents · Open source2×
15. 15BufferA simple social media scheduler with an AI assistant for drafting and repurposing posts.Scheduling · Freemium2×
16. 16ClineAn open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code that plans, edits files and runs commands with your approval.Coding agents · Open source2×
17. 17ElevenLabsAI voice generation for text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing and sound effects.Text-to-speech · Freemium2×
18. 18FigmaA collaborative interface design tool with AI features for generating and editing designs and prototypes.UI & product design · Freemium2×
19. 19Gemini CLIGoogle's open-source terminal agent that uses Gemini models to read code, edit files and run commands.Coding agents · Open source2×
20. 20GitHub CopilotGitHub's AI coding assistant for code completion, chat and agent tasks in editors and on GitHub.Coding assistants · Freemium2×
21. 21LM StudioA desktop app for discovering, downloading and chatting with local open models, with a local server mode.Local & open models · Free2×
22. 22Luma Dream MachineLuma AI's video and image generation tool with keyframe control and camera motion options.Text-to-video · Freemium2×
23. 23OpenAI CodexOpenAI's coding agent that works in the cloud, a CLI and IDE extensions to write features, fix bugs and open pull requests.Coding agents · Paid2×
24. 24PenpotAn open-source design and prototyping tool built on web standards, self-hostable as a Figma alternative.UI & product design · Open source2×
25. 25SubmagicAdds animated, emoji-styled captions, zooms and b-roll to short-form videos automatically.Captions & clips · Paid2×
26. 26Adobe ExpressAdobe's template-based design app for social posts, flyers and short videos, with Firefly generative features.Graphic design · Freemium1×
27. 27Adobe PodcastAdobe's browser tools for recording and cleaning up speech, best known for Enhance Speech.Audio clean-up · Freemium1×
28. 28AmpAn agentic coding tool from Sourcegraph for the terminal and editors, built to use frontier models without token limits.Coding agents · Freemium1×
29. 29AnimaA Figma plugin and playground that turns designs into code and lets you iterate on them with prompts.Design-to-code · Freemium1×
30. 30AuphonicAutomatic audio post-production that levels, denoises and masters podcasts and spoken audio.Audio clean-up · Freemium1×
31. 31BitwardenAn open-source password manager with a generous free plan, passkeys and self-hosting.Password managers · Open source1×
32. 32Brave LeoThe AI assistant built into the Brave browser, designed to answer about pages without keeping chat logs.Private AI · Freemium1×
33. 33CanvaAn online design platform for social graphics, presentations, documents and video, with built-in AI tools and brand kits.Graphic design · Freemium1×
34. 34ClaudeAnthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis of long documents, research and coding, with projects and skills for repeatable work.General assistants · Freemium1×
35. 35CodeRabbitAn AI code reviewer that comments on pull requests with summaries, line-level suggestions and chat.Code review · Freemium1×
36. 36ComfyUIAn open-source node-based interface for building image and video generation pipelines with open models.Local & open tools · Open source1×
37. 37CoolorsA fast colour palette generator with contrast checking, image palette extraction and plugins.Colour & type · Freemium1×
38. 38DaVinci ResolveBlackmagic Design's editing, colour, VFX and audio suite, with AI-driven Neural Engine tools in the Studio version.Video editing · Freemium1×
39. 39DifyAn open-source platform for building LLM apps, RAG pipelines and agents with a visual workflow editor.AI agents & workflows · Open source1×
40. 40Draw ThingsA free app for running open image and video models entirely on Apple devices.Local & open tools · Free1×