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25 AI Tools That Feel Illegal to Use for Free

Every tool here has a free plan or free credits. Free limits change, so check each tool page for the official terms.

Our top picks

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  • Audio & Voice

    Turn text into natural voiceovers, clone voices and dub video.

    Ongoing free plan

    Illustrative preview: a script turning into a voice waveform
  • Video

    Turn a long video into short, captioned clips for social media.

    Ongoing free plan · from $14.50/mo billed yearly

    Screenshot of OpusClip website
  • Video

    Turn a script into a training or explainer video with an AI avatar.

    Ongoing free plan · from $14/mo billed yearly

    Screenshot of Synthesia features
  • Business & Productivity

    Get meeting notes and summaries without typing them yourself.

    Ongoing free plan · from $10/seat/mo billed yearly

    Screenshot of Fireflies.ai features
  • Automation

    Build visual automations that connect your apps, with AI agents.

    Ongoing free plan

    Illustrative preview: a visual automation workflow of connected steps
  • Video

    Find YouTube video ideas and keywords, and get AI coaching for your channel.

    Ongoing free plan · from $199/yr

    Illustrative preview: a generic illustration of the tool’s job
  • Video

    Turn an idea, script or audio file into a finished AI video.

    One-time free credits · from $29/mo billed annually

    Screenshot of Agent Opus website
  • Business & Productivity

    Manage orders, inventory, listings and shipping across your marketplaces and carts in one place.

    Ongoing free plan · from $499/mo

    Screenshot of Goflow features

More free AI tools

  • Writing & Content

    Draft, research, analyze files and write code with one AI assistant.

    Ongoing free plan · from $8/mo

    Screenshot of ChatGPT website
  • Writing & Content

    Turn notes and reports into documents, slides and code with an AI assistant.

    Ongoing free plan · from $17/mo billed yearly

    Screenshot of Claude features
  • Research & Knowledge

    Get answers with cited sources, so you can check a claim before you publish it.

    Ongoing free plan · from $17/mo billed yearly

    Illustrative preview: a magnifier over an answer with cited sources
  • Writing & Content

    Research, write and work inside Google apps with Google’s AI assistant.

    Ongoing free plan · from $4.99/mo

    Illustrative preview: a generic illustration of the tool’s job
  • Video

    Turn a script into an avatar video and translate it into other languages.

    Ongoing free plan · from $24/mo billed yearly

    Screenshot of HeyGen website
  • Video

    Edit videos with templates, captions and AI tools, free to start.

    Ongoing free plan · from $12.49/seat/mo

    Illustrative preview: a generic illustration of the tool’s job
  • Video

    Edit a video or podcast by editing its transcript.

    Ongoing free plan · from $16/person/mo

    Screenshot of Descript features
  • Images & Design

    Design thumbnails, slides and social posts from templates, with AI tools.

    Ongoing free plan · from US$144/yr

    Illustrative preview: a generic illustration of the tool’s job
  • Video

    ByteDance’s AI image and video studio, home of the Seedance video models.

    Ongoing free plan · from $0

    Illustrative preview: a generic illustration of the tool’s job
  • Business & Productivity

    Turn a prompt or a proposal into a pitch deck, document or website.

    One-time free credits · from $9/seat/mo billed yearly

    Illustrative preview: a prompt turning into a stack of slides
  • Business & Productivity

    Record, transcribe and summarize your video calls automatically.

    Ongoing free plan · from $15/user/mo billed annually

    Screenshot of Fathom features
  • Business & Productivity

    Join your video calls, transcribe them live and send the summary.

    Ongoing free plan · from $8.33/user/mo billed annually

    Screenshot of Otter.ai website
  • Automation

    Connect your apps and automate repeat tasks without writing code.

    Ongoing free plan · from $19.99/mo

    Screenshot of Zapier features
  • Marketing

    Auto-reply to Instagram comments and DMs and send people your link.

    Ongoing free plan · from $14/mo billed yearly

    Illustrative preview: a phone auto-replying to a comment with a link
  • Development

    Build a landing page or web app just by chatting with AI.

    Ongoing free plan · from $25/mo

    Illustrative preview: a chat prompt turning into a web app
  • Development

    Write, fix and review code faster in an AI code editor.

    Ongoing free plan · from $8/mo

    Screenshot of Cursor website
  • Automation

    Turns a web page into a table you can export, monitor and send to your other apps, without code.

    Ongoing free plan · from $19/mo billed yearly

    Screenshot of Browse AI website
  • Writing & Content

    Translate text and documents, with glossaries and a writing assistant.

    Ongoing free plan · from Free version

    Illustrative preview: a generic illustration of the tool’s job
  • Marketing

    Schedule social posts across channels, with an AI assistant and analytics.

    Ongoing free plan · from $60/channel/yr

    Illustrative preview: a generic illustration of the tool’s job

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