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Tool Directory
Browse AI tools by use case
Start with the category that matches your task, then compare tools against your own policies and needs.
Chat
General AI Tools for Productivity
Tools that help with writing, research, brainstorming, summarization, coding, and everyday work.
ChatGPT
A chat-based tool for writing, coding, brainstorming, analysis, and answering questions.
Claude
A chat-based assistant for writing, planning, analysis, coding support, and long-document work.
Perplexity
A search-focused AI tool that answers questions and surfaces cited sources.
Google Gemini
A multimodal AI assistant connected to Google’s ecosystem and productivity workflows.
Microsoft Copilot
An AI assistant embedded across Microsoft apps and workplace productivity tools.
Education
AI Tools for Education
Tools that support lesson planning, feedback, assessments, study support, classroom coaching, and educator productivity.
BoodleBox
A platform built for responsible AI use in educational settings.
MagicSchool
A tool for lesson planning, assessments, feedback, and educator productivity.
EduAide.Ai
An assistant for generating lesson plans, learning materials, and classroom resources.
StudyFetch
A study tool that turns files into notes, flashcards, quizzes, and study support.
Brisk
A classroom productivity tool that integrates with Google Docs and Google Classroom.
Sibme
A video platform for teacher reflection, observation, and instructional coaching.
Creative
Tools for Creative Work
Tools that generate or edit images, audio, video, and design assets for communications, presentations, and creative projects.
Sora
A video-generation tool for creating short videos from text prompts.
Midjourney
An image-generation tool used for art, design, and visual concepts.
Suno
A music and audio generation tool based on text descriptions.
HeyGen
A video tool for presentations, messages, avatars, and multilingual communications.
Canva
A design platform with AI features for graphics, documents, presentations, and social content.
Work
Work, Research, and Coding Tools
Tools for meeting notes, translation, writing support, code generation, developer workflows, and research discovery.
Grammarly
A writing assistant for clarity, tone, grammar, and revision support.
Otter.ai
A meeting transcription and summary tool for notes and follow-up.
DeepL
A translation and writing tool for multilingual communication.
GitHub Copilot
A coding assistant for software development workflows.
Cursor
An AI-enabled code editor for building, editing, and understanding software projects.
Elicit
A research assistant for finding papers, extracting findings, and reviewing evidence.
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