Find the right tool. With AI, or without.
483 tools and websites, sorted by the job they do. Flip the switch at the top to see the AI way or the human-made way.
227 checked against the vendor’s own site, most recently on 8 September 2026.
Top 5 this week
Week of 7 September- 1
Number 1: Cursor
Code editor built around an AI pair programmer.
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Number 2: Captions
Subtitles and editing built for short-form video.
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- 3
Number 3: Inworld AI
Builds NPCs that can hold a conversation.
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- 4
Number 4: Exa
Search built for models rather than for people.
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- 5
Number 5: Elicit
Finds and summarises real research papers, with citations.
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Number 1: Jan
Open source offline alternative to a hosted chat app.
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Number 2: Audacity
The default free audio recorder and editor for twenty years.
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Number 3: htmx
Modern interactivity with almost no JavaScript.
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Number 4: AntennaPod
Open source podcast player with no account.
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- 5D
Number 5: Dolphin
GameCube and Wii emulator, the reference implementation.
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Search built for models rather than for people.
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Independent index with optional AI answers.
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Computes answers rather than finding pages.
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A large pile of free file tools with no signup.
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Paid search with no ads, where the AI parts are opt in rather than default.
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Search without a profile following you around.
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Interactive toys that are genuinely worth your time.
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Spin a globe, hear live radio from anywhere.
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Look out of a stranger's window, somewhere in the world.
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One button, somewhere pointless. That is the point.
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Books, film, audio and software, preserved and lendable.
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One web page for every book ever published.
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Public domain books, carefully typeset by volunteers.
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Public domain audiobooks read by volunteers.
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The free library of source texts.
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An independent crawler and index, not a Google reseller.
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Self-hostable metasearch that keeps no profile on you.
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