99 Best AI Tools in 2026
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IndexDirectories
Directories
Searchable lists, kept current, for when you need the tool rather than the theory.
All sheets
Every directories sheet, in order.
AI Research Toolkit
Free and widely used tools for literature search, mapping, note-taking, analysis and reference management.
Beyond the First Page — 50 Useful Websites
Fifty searchable sites for research, productivity, privacy, media, coding and design — the internet beyond the first page of results.
AI Tools Dashboard
An interactive dashboard of AI tools — filter, compare and shortlist without leaving the page.
AI Tools Directory
A quick directory of AI tools to raise everyday output — grouped by what you are trying to get done.
AI Model Championship Matrix 2026
DeepSeek, Claude, Grok, Gemini and the rest scored side by side — one matrix for buyers and builders.
One Hundred Workflows, Sorted
A viral '100 agentic Claude workflows' list, audited like a directory: what's distinct, what's duplicated, what's actually agentic — and the twelve worth building first, each mapped to its real mechanism.
Sixteen Repos in 2026, Checked
A viral '16 must-know AI GitHub repos in 2026' list, verified repo by repo: what each really does, which are load-bearing, and the ones whose names or status the graphic gets wrong.
AI Insights
Skills and Technologies Map 2026
Useful APIs
A searchable, practical atlas of public, free-tier and freemium APIs across AI, weather, geodata, security, finance, communications, media and open data.
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