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AI-powered search engine with cited, accurate answers
A conversational search engine that provides accurate, sourced answers to complex questions. Combines real-time web search with AI analysis.
Pros ✓ Accurate, cited answers✓ Excellent for research✓ Clean, fast interface✓ Free tier is very capableCons ✗ Pro needed for advanced models✗ Limited creative tasks✗ Smaller knowledge base than Google2
Blazingly fast AI-powered launcher for Mac
Raycast is a Mac productivity tool that replaces Spotlight with an AI-powered launcher featuring built-in ChatGPT, snippets, and workflows.
Pros ✓ Lightning fast✓ AI integration is seamless✓ Massive extension ecosystem✓ Beautiful designCons ✗ Mac only✗ Pro needed for AI features✗ Can be addictive to customize3
Streamlined issue tracking with AI-powered workflows
Linear is a fast, beautiful issue tracking tool for software teams with AI features for auto-triaging, writing, and workflow automation.
Pros ✓ Incredibly fast and responsive✓ Beautiful design✓ Smart AI automation✓ Great Git integrationCons ✗ Mainly for software teams✗ Limited customization vs Jira✗ Mobile app is basic4
Free AI meeting assistant for Zoom, Teams, and Meet
Fathom records, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings with AI — completely free for individuals.
Pros ✓ Actually free for individuals✓ Excellent summary quality✓ Easy to set up✓ Great Zoom integrationCons ✗ Team features are paid✗ No phone call support✗ Limited to video meetings5
AI-powered presentations, documents, and websites
Create beautiful presentations, documents, and web pages with AI. Describe your content and Gamma designs it — no slide-by-slide formatting needed.
Pros ✓ Beautiful designs with zero effort✓ Interactive and responsive✓ Great for pitch decks✓ Generous free tierCons ✗ Less control than PowerPoint✗ Limited animation options✗ Export to PPT loses interactivity6
AI-powered email client built for speed and productivity
The fastest email experience with AI-powered writing, auto-summarization, instant reply suggestions, and workflow automation. Built for professionals who live in email.
Pros ✓ Fastest email experience available✓ AI saves significant time✓ Excellent keyboard navigation✓ Beautiful, clean interfaceCons ✗ Expensive ($30/mo)✗ Gmail/Outlook only✗ Requires behavior change7
AI meeting recorder with timestamps, highlights, and CRM sync
tl;dv records Google Meet and Zoom calls, creates AI summaries with timestamps, and automatically syncs insights to your CRM.
Pros ✓ Unlimited free recordings✓ CRM integration is excellent✓ Great for sales teams✓ Clean interfaceCons ✗ Zoom and Meet only✗ AI summary quality varies✗ Some features locked behind paid8
Visual automation platform with AI capabilities
Make (formerly Integromat) lets you build complex automations visually, connecting 1,500+ apps with AI-powered data transformation.
Pros ✓ More powerful than Zapier for complex flows✓ Great visual builder✓ Good free tier✓ AI features are helpfulCons ✗ Steeper learning curve✗ Complex pricing by operations✗ Can be overwhelming for beginners9
AI-powered workspace for notes, docs, and project management
Notion's built-in AI assistant helps you write, summarize, brainstorm, and organize your workspace. Integrated directly into your docs and databases.
Pros ✓ Seamless Notion integration✓ Understands your workspace context✓ Great for team productivity✓ No switching toolsCons ✗ Requires Notion subscription✗ AI add-on costs extra✗ Limited compared to dedicated AI tools10
Automate any workflow between 7,000+ apps with AI
Connect and automate workflows across thousands of apps. AI-powered automation builder that creates complex workflows from natural language descriptions.
Pros ✓ Massive app library✓ No coding required✓ AI makes setup easy✓ Reliable and battle-testedCons ✗ Gets expensive at scale✗ Task limits on free plan✗ Complex workflows can be tricky11
Smart calendar assistant that protects your productivity time
AI-powered calendar management that auto-schedules habits, tasks, meetings, and breaks. Protects focus time and optimizes your weekly schedule.
Pros ✓ Excellent free tier✓ Great focus time protection✓ Integrates with popular task tools✓ Automatically adapts to changesCons ✗ Google Calendar only✗ Takes time to set up habits✗ Premium needed for team features12
AI-powered search engine for scientific research
Search across 200M+ scientific papers and get AI-synthesized answers backed by peer-reviewed research. The fastest way to find what science says.
Pros ✓ Answers backed by peer-reviewed science✓ Consensus Meter is unique and useful✓ Great for academic research✓ Saves hours of literature reviewCons ✗ Limited to published research✗ AI synthesis can oversimplify✗ Free tier has search limits13
AI-enhanced calendar that connects to your Notion workspace
Smart calendar with deep Notion integration. See your tasks, meetings, and documents in one view. AI suggests optimal scheduling and blocks focus time.
Pros ✓ Beautiful, clean design✓ Deep Notion integration✓ Completely free✓ Excellent keyboard shortcutsCons ✗ Requires Notion for best experience✗ AI features still limited✗ No Outlook Calendar support yet14
AI-enhanced screen recording and async video messaging
Record screen and camera messages with AI-generated titles, summaries, chapters, and tasks. The fastest way to communicate asynchronously with your team.
Pros ✓ Best async video tool available✓ AI summaries save viewer time✓ Very easy to use✓ Generous free tierCons ✗ AI features need paid plan✗ Video hosting costs add up✗ Limited editing capabilities15
Beautiful AI-enhanced document and note-taking app
Craft is a stunning document editor with AI assistant for writing, summarizing, and organizing notes and wikis.
Pros ✓ Gorgeous design✓ Native Apple apps are fast✓ AI assistant is helpful✓ Great for visual thinkersCons ✗ Weaker on Windows/Android✗ Fewer integrations than Notion✗ AI features need Pro plan16
Open-source workflow automation with AI integration
n8n is a free, self-hostable workflow automation tool with AI capabilities, connecting 400+ apps and custom code nodes.
Pros ✓ Free and open-source✓ Self-hostable for privacy✓ Custom code flexibility✓ AI nodes are powerfulCons ✗ Requires technical setup✗ Fewer integrations than Make/Zapier✗ UI less polished17
AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes
Automatically join, record, and transcribe your meetings. Get AI-generated summaries, action items, and searchable notes from every conversation.
Pros ✓ Great transcription accuracy✓ Seamless meeting integration✓ Very useful AI summaries✓ Good free tier (300 min/mo)Cons ✗ Accuracy drops with accents✗ Can feel intrusive in meetings✗ Speaker identification imperfect18
AI research assistant that analyzes academic papers for you
Automate literature reviews and research workflows. Elicit finds relevant papers, extracts key data, and synthesizes findings across hundreds of studies.
Pros ✓ Incredible for systematic reviews✓ Structured data extraction is powerful✓ Saves days of manual work✓ Good free tierCons ✗ Limited to academic literature✗ Extraction accuracy varies✗ Can miss newer preprints19
AI meeting recorder that captures and organizes every conversation
Automatically record, transcribe, and analyze meetings across Zoom, Teams, Meet, and more. AI creates summaries, action items, and searchable transcripts.
Pros ✓ Works with all major meeting tools✓ Excellent search across meetings✓ Strong CRM integrations✓ Good free tierCons ✗ Can feel invasive in meetings✗ Transcription accuracy varies✗ Advanced features need paid plan20
AI calendar manager that optimizes your schedule for focus time
Clockwise uses AI to automatically rearrange meetings, protect focus time, and resolve scheduling conflicts across your team.
Pros ✓ Genuinely saves hours weekly✓ Great focus time protection✓ Excellent team features✓ Works with Google CalendarCons ✗ Requires team adoption for full benefit✗ Google Calendar only (no Outlook)✗ Can over-optimize if not tuned21
AI text expander and auto-fill for repetitive tasks
Magical automates repetitive typing, messaging, and data entry across any web app using AI text expansion and auto-fill.
Pros ✓ Works everywhere in browser✓ Huge time saver for messaging✓ Good free tier✓ Easy setupCons ✗ Chrome-only✗ AI suggestions sometimes off✗ Limited offline use22
AI-powered project management and productivity platform
ClickUp AI brings artificial intelligence into project management with auto-generated tasks, summaries, writing, and workflow automation.
Pros ✓ AI integrated into existing PM tool✓ Very feature-rich platform✓ Good free tier✓ Customizable workflowsCons ✗ Can be overwhelming✗ AI is add-on cost✗ Performance can be slow23
AI-powered writing editor for serious writers
Lex is a minimalist writing editor with AI that helps you overcome writer's block, get feedback, and polish your prose.
Pros ✓ Beautiful minimalist design✓ AI understands full document✓ Great for overcoming blocks✓ Focused on writing qualityCons ✗ Limited formatting options✗ Not for technical writing✗ AI credits limited on free24
AI-powered calendar that auto-schedules your entire day
An intelligent calendar and project manager that automatically schedules tasks, prioritizes work, and optimizes your day using AI.
Pros ✓ Eliminates scheduling decisions✓ Automatically adjusts to changes✓ Great for busy professionals✓ Combines calendar + task managementCons ✗ Expensive for personal use✗ Requires trusting the AI's judgment✗ Setup takes time to calibrate25
AI-powered docs that bring together documents, spreadsheets, and apps
Coda combines the flexibility of documents with the power of spreadsheets and apps — now with AI that can write, analyze, summarize, and automate across all your data.
Pros ✓ Unique docs + spreadsheet + app format✓ AI understands your full doc context✓ Powerful automation capabilities✓ Great for team workflowsCons ✗ Steep learning curve✗ AI features need paid plan✗ Complex for simple note-taking26
AI meeting recorder that captures, transcribes, and shares key moments
Grain records video meetings, transcribes them with AI, and automatically identifies and clips key moments for easy sharing.
Pros ✓ Clip sharing is brilliant✓ Great CRM integration✓ Automatic key moment detection✓ Free tier availableCons ✗ Video storage limited on free✗ Zoom/Meet only (no in-person)✗ Transcription accuracy varies27
AI meeting transcription and insights for Google Meet
Tactiq provides real-time transcription, AI summaries, and action items for Google Meet, Zoom, and Teams meetings.
Pros ✓ Easy Chrome extension setup✓ Real-time transcript visible✓ Good free tier✓ Custom AI promptsCons ✗ Chrome-based only✗ Less polished than Otter.ai✗ Large meetings can have errors28
AI-powered workspace for tasks, notes, and team collaboration
All-in-one productivity workspace with AI agents that help you manage projects, write documents, brainstorm ideas, and automate workflows.
Pros ✓ Versatile workspace with many views✓ AI agents are well-integrated✓ Good free tier✓ Cross-platform supportCons ✗ Can feel overwhelming with options✗ Less polished than Notion✗ AI accuracy varies29
AI-powered workspace for notes, docs, and tasks
Saga is a connected workspace with AI built-in for writing, organizing knowledge, and managing tasks across notes and documents.
Pros ✓ Smart auto-linking is unique✓ Clean, fast interface✓ Good AI integration✓ Free for individualsCons ✗ Smaller ecosystem than Notion✗ Limited templates✗ Mobile app needs work30
AI-native storytelling and presentation tool
Create compelling narratives and presentations with AI. Generate complete decks from a prompt, with AI-suggested images, layouts, and talking points.
Pros ✓ Unique narrative format✓ Great for sales outreach✓ AI talking points are useful✓ Modern, professional designsCons ✗ Not a traditional slide tool✗ Limited offline capabilities✗ Learning curve for the format31
AI-powered note-taking that organizes itself
Take notes without worrying about folders or organization. Mem's AI automatically connects related notes, surfaces relevant info, and answers questions about your knowledge.
Pros ✓ Zero organizational overhead✓ Great AI search and Q&A✓ Automatic note connections✓ Fast capture experienceCons ✗ No free tier✗ Less structured than Notion✗ Limited formatting optionsNot sure which tool is right for you?
