AI Beginner Guides
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ChatGPT
Everyday questions · Writing help
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Claude
Long documents · Careful writing
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Gemini
Google Workspace users · Research
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Perplexity
Fact checking · Research with citations
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Grok
Current events · Casual conversation
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Microsoft Copilot
Office documents · Email
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Gemini Notebook
Studying · Your own source documents
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Claude Code
Large codebases · Refactoring
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Cursor
Writing code faster · Editing existing projects
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GitHub Copilot
Line-by-line suggestions · VS Code users
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Devin Desktop
Agent-style coding · Multi-file edits
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Replit
Building and hosting in one place · Learning to code
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Lovable
Building without coding · Fast MVPs
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Bolt
Instant prototypes · Full-stack scaffolding
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v0
UI components · Front-end mockups
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Midjourney
Beautiful art · Concept work
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Ideogram
Logos and posters · Text in images
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Adobe Firefly
Editing real photos · Adobe users
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Canva
Social media graphics · Presentations
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Leonardo
Game art · Character design
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Runway
Visual effects · Creative video
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Kling
Text to video clips · Realistic motion
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Pika
Short social clips · Fun effects
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HeyGen
Faceless video · Translated content
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Synthesia
Training videos · Company communication
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ElevenLabs
Voiceovers · Audiobooks
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Descript
Podcasts · Removing filler words
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Suno
Background music · Song ideas
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Grammarly
Fixing grammar · Tone adjustments
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Jasper
Brand voice · Campaign copy
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Copy.ai
Sales copy · Repeatable content workflows
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Writesonic
Blog articles · SEO content
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Notion AI
Notes and wikis · Team documentation
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Otter.ai
Meeting notes · Transcription
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Zapier
Connecting apps · Simple automations
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Make
Multi-step workflows · Branching logic
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n8n
Self-hosting · Data privacy
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Intercom
Support inboxes · Help centres
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Gamma
Fast decks · Pitch presentations
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Surfer SEO
Content optimisation · Keyword strategy
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DeepSeek
Fast reasoning and coding with a generous free chat experience
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Le Chat
A fast general AI assistant from Mistral with chat, search, creation and coding
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Poe
One place to chat with many leading AI models and community bots
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You.com
AI search and productivity with multiple models and web-connected answers
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Phind
Technical search and AI answers built for developers
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Genspark
Agentic research, slides, docs, sheets and media generation in one workspace
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Manus
General-purpose AI agent for completing multi-step tasks and producing deliverables
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Consensus
Evidence-based search across scientific research papers
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Elicit
AI research assistant for literature search, paper summaries and systematic reviews
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Scite
Citation-aware research search that shows how papers support or contrast claims
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SciSpace
Read, explain, search and format academic papers with AI assistance
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Humata
Chat with PDFs and documents, summarize them and find answers quickly
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QuillBot
Paraphrasing, grammar, summarization and writing refinement for everyday text
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Wordtune
Rewrite, polish and improve English sentences with quick AI suggestions
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Rytr
Affordable AI copywriting for short-form marketing and everyday content
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Anyword
Marketing copy with performance predictions and brand-oriented workflows
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Frase
SEO content research, briefs and AI-assisted article creation
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Sudowrite
Creative writing partner for fiction, story development and rewriting
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Jenni AI
Academic and long-form writing assistant with autocomplete, citations and document tools
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Koala AI
SEO-first article generation and content publishing for site owners
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Krea
Real-time AI image generation, enhancement and multi-model creative workflows
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Recraft
Design-focused AI images, vectors, icons and brand-ready graphics
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Freepik AI
AI image, video and design tools built into Freepik’s asset ecosystem
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Photoroom
Fast product photography, background removal and ecommerce visuals
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Clipdrop
Quick AI photo cleanup, relighting, background removal and generative edits
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Magnific AI
High-end AI upscaling and detail enhancement for images
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Picsart
All-in-one creative editor with AI image, video and social design tools
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Google Flow
Google’s AI filmmaking workspace for generating and assembling cinematic scenes with Veo
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Luma Dream Machine
AI video and image generation focused on cinematic motion and creative iteration
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Hailuo AI
Fast text-to-video and image-to-video generation with expressive motion
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Vidu
AI video generation with text, image, reference and start/end-frame workflows
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PixVerse
Quick AI video generation with effects, templates and social-friendly creative tools
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InVideo AI
Prompt-to-video creation that writes scripts, finds media, voices and edits scenes
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VEED
Browser video editor with captions, avatars, translation and AI editing tools
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CapCut
Popular social video editor with AI captions, effects, templates and generative tools
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OpusClip
Automatically turns long videos into social clips with captions and virality scoring
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Captions
AI-first talking video editor for captions, eye contact, dubbing and creator workflows
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Higgsfield
Creator-focused AI video generation with camera motion, effects and many frontier models
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Hedra
Character-focused AI video generation that combines reusable characters, voice and scenes
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Murf
AI voiceover studio for presentations, training, ads and product videos
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Speechify
Text-to-speech and voice AI for listening, reading and productivity
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PlayHT
AI voice generation and voice cloning for creators and developers
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Resemble AI
Voice and deepfake-detection platform for developers and enterprise teams
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LOVO
AI voiceover and video creation platform with many voices and languages
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Adobe Podcast
Browser-based speech enhancement, recording and podcast cleanup from Adobe
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Krisp
Meeting AI for noise cancellation, transcription, notes and action items
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Udio
AI music creation with song generation, editing and voice control tools
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Cline
Open-source coding agent for VS Code that can use your chosen models and tools
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Aider
Open-source terminal pair programmer that edits your local git repository
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CodeRabbit
AI code review for pull requests, pre-merge checks and automated fixes
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Tabnine
Enterprise-focused AI code assistant with privacy, governance and deployment controls
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Amazon Q Developer
AWS coding assistant for IDE, CLI, agents, transformations and cloud development
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JetBrains AI Assistant
AI coding assistance deeply integrated into JetBrains IDEs
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Continue
Open-source AI coding framework for IDE assistants, agents and custom model setups
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Qodo
AI code quality and testing tools for reviews, tests and developer workflows
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Bardeen
AI automation for browser tasks, data scraping, enrichment and go-to-market workflows
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Lindy
AI teammate for email, meetings, scheduling and multi-step business workflows
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Gumloop
Visual no-code AI workflows for scraping, documents, models and business processes
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Beautiful.ai
AI presentation builder with smart layouts, branding and automatic slide design
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SlidesAI
Turns text and documents into Google Slides or PowerPoint-style presentations quickly
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Kaedim
AI-powered 3D asset production for studios and brands from images, briefs and art direction.
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Scenario
Creative AI infrastructure for consistent game art, 3D assets, video and custom style models.
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Masterpiece X
AI copilot for 3D production, scenes and asset workflows across Blender, Unity and Unreal.
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Alpha3D
Image-to-3D generation with retopology, UVs, PBR materials and game-ready export tools.
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DeepMotion
AI markerless motion capture that turns ordinary video into exportable 3D character animation.
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Move AI
High-fidelity markerless motion capture built for professional VFX, entertainment and games.
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Kinetix
3D and machine-learning platform focused on understanding and generating humanoid motion.
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Layer AI
AI operating system for creative game teams spanning images, video, 3D, audio and workflows.
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Inworld AI
Realtime AI infrastructure for game characters, voices, speech and interactive experiences.
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Convai
Conversational AI platform for advanced NPCs with perception and behavior inside 3D game engines.
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Ludo.ai
Game-development workspace for ideas, market research, assets, prototypes and AI-assisted production.
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modl.ai
AI agents and analysts for automated game testing, bug discovery and QA coverage.
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GGWP
AI moderation and community intelligence for game chat, voice, images and player behavior.
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Promethean AI
AI world-building and asset-management assistant for professional 3D environment production.
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Altered Studio
AI voice changer and speech-to-speech platform for professional character and media performances.
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Plask
Browser AI motion capture with full-body and hand tracking, multiperson capture and common 3D exports.
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Rokoko Create
AI video-to-motion and text-to-motion creation inside the Rokoko character-animation ecosystem.
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Avaturn
Generative selfie-to-3D avatar system with game-engine plugins and animation-ready exports.
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Anything World
AI-powered 3D asset animation, rigging and world-building tools for Unity, web and real-time games.
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Rosebud AI
Browser AI game maker that generates playable code, art, sound and 2D/3D game experiences from plain language.
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Autodesk Flow Studio
AI-assisted VFX and 3D storytelling with character generation, auto-rigging, mocap and editable scene exports.
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Charisma.ai
Immersive conversational AI for interactive characters, simulations, training and story-driven experiences.
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Artificial Agency
Generative behavior engine for intelligent game characters, directors and adaptive gameplay systems.
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MetaHuman Animator
Epic’s performance-capture toolkit for generating realistic MetaHuman face and body animation from video or audio.
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Meshy
Fast AI 3D generation for game assets, 3D printing and textured models from images or prompts.
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Tripo AI
High-speed AI 3D generation with image, text, multi-view, rigging and production export workflows.
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Rodin by Hyper3D
Production-focused AI 3D generation with multi-image inputs, low-poly tools and high-detail textures.
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Sloyd
Beginner-friendly AI 3D creation with text/image generation, parametric editing, rigging and game-engine workflows.
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3D AI Studio
A broad browser-based 3D AI toolkit for image/text generation, multi-view models, repair and 3D printing workflows.
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Spline AI
AI-assisted 3D generation inside a collaborative browser 3D design and interactive web experience editor.
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