End-User Tools — Free AI Tools

Chatbots, writing, search, productivity, Obsidian plugins, translation.

• ChatGPT — GPT-4o with browsing, uploads, image gen
• Claude — Projects, Artifacts, Constitutional AI safety
• Google Gemini — Gemini 2.5, Thinking mode, Google integration
• Perplexity AI — AI search with citations + Deep Research
• Grammarly — Grammar + AI writing — text never trains models
• Rytr — Unlimited AI generations, 40+ templates
• Hemingway Editor — In-browser readability analysis — no account needed
• Phind — Developer-focused AI search with code answers
• Exa.ai — Neural search API — ideal for AI agents
• Brave Search API — Privacy-first search API — 2K free/month
• Google NotebookLM — AI research — 100 notebooks, audio overviews
• Notion AI — AI workspace with databases and wikis
• Gamma — AI presentations — PPTX/PDF export
• Obsidian — Local-first knowledge base — AI daemon-friendly via REST API
• Obsidian Copilot — Vault-wide RAG inside Obsidian — 50+ LLM providers
• Smart Connections — Local-first AI embeddings for Obsidian
• tl;dv — Unlimited meeting recordings in 30+ languages
• Fathom — 100% free Zoom recording + CRM sync
• DeepL — High-quality AI translation (German company)
• Google Translate — 130+ languages, camera/voice
• Le Chat — Mistral's free chatbot — fastest response times, European privacy
• Granola — AI meeting notes that enhance your own — no bots in the call
• DuckDuckGo AI Chat — Anonymous AI chat — GPT-4o mini, Claude Haiku, Llama, no account
• You.com — AI search engine with multi-model chat and source citations
• Raycast AI — Mac productivity launcher with built-in AI chat and quick actions
• Arc Search — Browser Company's AI search — browses the web for you and summarizes
• DeepL Write — AI writing assistant for grammar, tone, and multilingual rewriting