40 tools
AI tools for freelancers
Picked for one-person businesses. Every page lists what the tool is good for, what it costs and where we checked it.
Writing
ChatGPT
Free planOpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for writing, analysis and research
Writing
Claude
Free planAnthropic's AI assistant for long documents, writing and code
Writing
Grammarly
Free planWriting checker and AI rewriter that works across your apps
Writing
QuillBot
Free planParaphraser, grammar checker and summarizer in one writing toolkit
Writing
Design
Adobe Firefly
Free planAdobe's AI image and video generator, built into Creative Cloud
Design
Canva
Free planOnline design tool with templates and built-in AI features
Design
Framer
Free planWebsite builder with AI site generation, CMS and hosting
Design
Gamma
Free planGenerate presentations, documents and simple sites from a prompt
Design
Midjourney
PaidAI image generator known for its visual style and quality
Design
Video
CapCut
Free planVideo editor for short-form social content, on desktop, web and mobile
Video
Descript
Free planEdit video and podcasts by editing the transcript
Video
HeyGen
Free planCreate AI avatar videos and translate videos into other languages
Video
OpusClip
Free planTurn long videos into short clips for social media
Video
Audio
Automation
Productivity
Calendly
Free planBooking links that let clients schedule calls without email back-and-forth
Productivity
Fathom
Free planFree AI meeting recorder with instant call summaries
Productivity
Motion
PaidAI calendar that schedules your tasks around your meetings
Productivity
Notion
Free planDocs, databases and wikis in one workspace, with Notion AI
Productivity
Superhuman Mail
PaidFast email client with AI replies, for Gmail and Outlook
Productivity
Marketing
Sales & Clients
Finance & Admin
Coding
Bolt
Free planPrompt, edit and deploy full-stack web apps in your browser
Coding
Cursor
Free planAI code editor with agents that edit across your codebase
Coding
GitHub Copilot
Free planAI coding assistant inside your editor and on GitHub
Coding
Lovable
Free planBuild web apps from a chat prompt, with hosting and backend included
Coding
Research
Gemini
Free planGoogle's AI assistant, connected to Gmail, Docs and Drive on paid plans
Research
Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)
Free planGoogle's research notebook that answers only from the sources you upload
Research
Perplexity
Free planAI answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources
Research