Great AI tools for your next big idea. Curated by Floris.

Discover the best AI tools for your work

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126 tools · 32 categories

AI CHAT & ASSISTANTS

Start with a general assistant for writing, planning and reasoning.

AI IMAGE GENERATORS

Compare composition, readable text and edit consistency.

AI VIDEO GENERATORS

Create clips from a prompt or still image.

RESEARCH & SCIENCE

Start with your research question and source quality.

PROMPTS & PLAYBOOKS

Good prompts define the task, relevant context and the output you need.

LIVE & REALTIME AI

Explore responsive visual and voice experiences.

PHOTO EDITING & RETOUCH

Choose a full image editor for precise control or a specialized tool for backgrounds and product photography.

UPSCALE & RESTORE

Upscaling adds inferred detail.

AI AVATARS & PRESENTERS

Create presenter-led video with appropriate permission for any real person's likeness and voice.

VIDEO EDITING & CLIPS

Turn raw footage into a finished story.

ANIMATION & MOTION CAPTURE

Animate characters or capture movement.

3D & SPATIAL DESIGN

Build meshes and interactive scenes.

AI VOICES & SPEECH

Generate speech or build a voice interface.

AI MUSIC & SOUND

Explore songs, scores and sound design.

TRANSCRIPTION & MEETINGS

Turn spoken content into searchable text and notes.

WRITING & COPY

Draft, revise and adapt your message.

TRANSLATION & DUBBING

Choose text translation or audiovisual localization.

DESIGN & BRANDING

Create interfaces, brand assets and layouts.

WEBSITES & APP BUILDERS

Move from a brief to a working site.

WORKFLOW AUTOMATION

Connect tools around a clear trigger and outcome.

AI AGENTS & FRAMEWORKS

Build task-focused agents with observable tool use.

NOTES & KNOWLEDGE

Organize information so you can retrieve its original context.

PRESENTATIONS & SLIDES

Turn an outline into a clear presentation.

DATA & SPREADSHEETS

Explore data and explain your calculations.

MARKETING & SEO

Research demand and create useful content.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Support customers with searchable knowledge and escalation.

LEARNING & EDUCATION

Use AI to explain and practise, then test your understanding independently.

LOCAL & OPEN MODELS

Run models on your own hardware where supported.

MODEL APIS & INFERENCE

Integrate models in your own product.

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Big ideas. Better tools.

AI moves fast. The AI Dude helps you find the right tool for what you want to make. From your first prompt to a finished film, website or presentation.

Which AI tool should you choose?

Start with the task. A capable coding agent will not necessarily be your favourite writing assistant. Each category offers a focused shortlist covering different workflows. Open a category for guidance and compare the official product pages.

How current is this directory?

The first edition was published on 13 November 2026. Product links were checked on that date. Features, prices and availability can change. The date records a source check and does not mean that every product was personally tested.

Look beyond a leaderboard.

Use independent measurements as another input to your decision. These sources publish their own methodology and current results.

Artificial Analysis ↗Model quality, speed and costImage Arena ↗Blind preference tests for imagesVideo Arena ↗Video models compared by taskSWE-bench ↗Benchmarks for software tasks

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