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PairDropOpen-source, browser-based file transfer: devices on the same network discover each other automatically and send files peer-to-peer over WebRTC; pairing and temporary rooms extend transfers across networks. No signup, no installation.
DeepLA language AI platform run by DeepL SE in Germany, best known for its neural machine translator, alongside the DeepL Write assistant, DeepL Voice speech translation, and a developer API, with free and Pro tiers.
ChatGPTOpenAI's conversational AI assistant, launched in November 2022, with web search, file and image handling, voice, memory and custom GPTs. Basic chatting is free with no sign-up; paid plans run $8–$100+/month.
NotionAn all-in-one workspace from Notion Labs that unifies docs, wikis, databases, and project management in one block-based editor; free for individuals, with the fullest AI features reserved for the Business plan and above.
ObsidianLocal-first Markdown notes and knowledge base from Canada's Dynalist Inc. Notes stay on your device as plain text, linked into a graph, extensible via 7,500+ community plugins. Free even for commercial use; Sync and Publish cost extra.
LinearA cloud product development and issue-tracking system from San Francisco's Linear Orbit: speed- and keyboard-first, built on Issues, Cycles, Triage and Projects, with AI agents as workspace members. Free plan; paid tiers per user.
DiaAI-native Chromium browser from The Browser Company (now part of Atlassian): the address bar doubles as an AI prompt with context from your tabs and work tools. Free tier has no AI; plans from $20/month; Apple Silicon Mac only.
CapacitiesObject-based notes and personal knowledge management from an independent German team: everything is a typed, linked object instead of a file in folders. Free plan promised forever; Pro adds AI, calendar, and tasks. EU-hosted under GDPR.
ClaudeAnthropic's AI assistant and agent platform: chat, writing, coding, web search, Artifacts, and file creation on web, desktop, and mobile; paid plans add the Claude Code and Cowork agents. Launched March 2023; free plan, Pro from $20/month.
KimiMoonshot AI's assistant: chat, deep research, slides/docs/website generation and coding from one prompt box, on web, apps, desktop and API. Open-weight K models; K3 (July 2026) is the largest open-weight model at 2.8T parameters.
DoubaoByteDance's AI assistant for China: chat, search, writing, PPT and image/video generation, voice calls, and an office agent on web, desktop, and mobile. Launched August 2023; ~172M MAU (QuestMobile). Free tier; Pro plans RMB 68–500/month.
GensparkAll-in-one AI agent workspace by Palo Alto's MainFunc: 70+ orchestrated AI models turn one prompt into finished slides, sheets, docs, apps, videos — even phone calls. Launched as AI search in June 2024; Super Agent pivot in April 2025.
GranolaLondon-based Granola's AI meeting notepad: no bot joins the call — desktop and mobile apps capture device audio, transcribe it, and expand your jotted notes into structured summaries. Launched May 2024; free tier, Business $14/user/month.
Wispr FlowAI voice dictation from San Francisco startup Wispr: hold a key, talk, and polished text lands in whatever app your cursor is in — on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android. Launched October 2024; 100+ languages; free tier, Pro from $15/month.
HeptabaseA visual note-taking and PKM app by Taiwan-based Hepta Platforms: cards on whiteboards, PDF annotation, web clipping, Readwise sync, and AI Q&A. Paid-only, from $8.99/month billed yearly, with a 7-day free trial.
SuperlistTo-do list and notes app from the Wunderlist team: lists are rich documents mixing tasks, text, and images, with sharing, Gmail/Slack/GitHub integrations, AI voice and meeting notes. Free tier; paid plans from $59/yr per person.
Readwise ReaderReadwise's all-in-one reader brings articles, RSS, PDFs, EPUBs, YouTube transcripts and newsletters together with first-class highlighting and note-app export. 30-day trial, then $9.99/month (annual).
flomoflomo is a Chinese card-note service for frictionless, chat-like capture — jot via WeChat or full-platform apps, then resurface notes with tags and daily review. Free tier; PRO/MAX plans.Creative Tools
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ExcalidrawAn open-source virtual whiteboard with a hand-drawn feel — sketch diagrams for free without signing up, with real-time collaboration and end-to-end encryption.
TypstTypst is a markup-based typesetting system and collaborative online editor from a Berlin team, matching LaTeX's power with simpler syntax, instant preview, and helpful errors; the compiler is open source under Apache-2.0.
GammaAn AI-powered content design platform that turns a prompt, outline, or imported file into presentations, documents, webpages, and social assets, with export to PPT/PDF and one-click web publishing.
Shenyan Dayi (深言达意)Shenyan Dayi is a free writing aid from DeepLang AI: describe what you mean and get matching Chinese words, idioms, quotes and example sentences, with cross-lingual English lookup. It evolved from THUNLP's WantWords reverse dictionary.
OverleafA collaborative online LaTeX editor that runs entirely in the browser, created as WriteLaTeX in 2011 and merged with ShareLaTeX in 2017; the company reports over 20 million users.
FlowithInfinite-canvas AI workspace by a Shanghai team: branchable multi-thread chats and multimodal generation with 40+ models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and more, plus the Agent Neo creative agent. Free tier, credit-based.Developer Tools
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IT ToolsAn open-source, free collection of 86 online tools for developers and IT professionals: hashing, encoding, format conversion and network calculators, all running in the browser. No signup; self-hostable via one Docker command.
GitHubThe largest code-hosting and collaboration platform, launched in April 2008 and a Microsoft subsidiary since 2018; as of 2026-09-02 it serves 225M+ developers and 800M+ repositories, with free repos plus Actions and Copilot.
RSSHubAn open-source RSS generator created by DIYgod in 2018 that turns websites without native feeds into standard RSS sources; the code is on GitHub under AGPL-3.0, with an official demo instance and encouragement to self-host.
n8nA workflow automation and AI agent orchestration platform from Berlin's n8n GmbH: wire apps, databases, and LLMs on a visual node canvas, drop into JS/Python anywhere, self-host or use the cloud. Fair-code licensed (not open source).
CursorAnysphere's AI-native code editor: a VS Code fork with codebase-wide coding agents, Tab autocomplete, its own Composer model, a CLI and cloud agents. A SpaceX subsidiary since Aug 2026; free tier, paid from $20/mo.