I started putting together this list because I got tired of hunting through Twitter threads and Reddit posts every time I needed something. Whether you're coding, making videos, or just curious about what's actually useful (not just hyped), this is basically my attempt to save you the headaches I've had. I've grouped everything by what they actually do, and included those directory sites that help when you need something specific. Not everything here is perfect, but these are the tools that people - including me - actually end up using rather than just trying once and forgetting about.

The websites I end up visiting way too often when hunting for AI tools:

• There's An AI For That (TAAFT)
• StackViv
• AI Tools Network
• Future Tool
• TopAI.tools

1. Famous AI tools 📈
2. Developer Tools & APIs 💻
3. AI for Creative Tasks (Image, Video, Music) 🎨
4. Game Development & Asset Generation 🎮
5. New & Notable AI Models 🌟
6. Productivity & Automation 🚀
7. Timeline of AI Innovations ⏳

Here are the companions many of us rely on daily—tools that have found their way into our workflows and creative processes:

• Aithor AI-powered essay writing, simplified.
• Britannica AI Chatbot Your AI-powered gateway to encyclopedic knowledge.
• TextureLab Create unique seamless textures instantly with AI.
• Midjourney Transform text prompts into stunning, artistic images favored by digital artists and designers.
• ChatGPT A versatile conversational AI for coding, writing, brainstorming, and research.
• D-ID Animate still images using AI-powered facial animation and voice synthesis.
• Kaiber Generate and manipulate video content from simple prompts for dynamic visual storytelling.
• Suno Create original music, including lyrics and vocals, using AI.
• Windsurf Streamline tasks and automate workflows with intuitive AI solutions. Part of the Codeium suite.
• v0.dev Rapidly deploy projects and experiment with minimal configuration.
• bolt.new Quickly create new projects or documents with a single click.

These are the tools helping developers write better code faster, turning hours of work into minutes and making complex integrations feel almost effortless:

• OpenAI API Integrate powerful language models like GPT-4 into your applications.
• Hugging Face Hub Access thousands of open-source models and datasets to supercharge your projects.
• LangChain Chain together language model calls, memory, and utilities to build complex AI apps.
• GitHub Copilot Your AI pair programmer offering context-aware code completions directly in your IDE.
• Pinecone A managed vector database for fast semantic search and recommendation systems.
• Anthropic API Access to Anthropic's Claude models for a variety of tasks, including text generation and analysis.
• OpenAI Playground Experiment interactively with OpenAI's models in a live coding environment.
• Aider AI pair programmer that works with entire Git repos, not just single files. Best used with Claude 3.7 Sonnet, DeepSeek R1 & Chat V3, OpenAI o1, o3-mini & GPT-4o.
• v0.dev – Rapid project deployment tool.
• bolt.new – Quick-start tool for creating new projects or documents.

Note: Codeium offers both a VS Code extension and the Windsurf IDE. "Offline Support" indicates whether the tool can function without an internet connection, typically using a locally hosted model.

Remember when creating stunning visuals or composing music required years of training? These tools are changing the game, turning your ideas into art with just a few words:

• OpenAI DALL·E 3 Generate detailed images from textual prompts with incredible accuracy. Accessible through Bing Image Creator and ChatGPT.
• Stable Diffusion (SDXL) An open-source image synthesis model for high-resolution, customizable visuals.
• Midjourney Generates high-quality, artistic images from text prompts.
• Runway Gen-2 Create dynamic video clips or animate static images with text-to-video generation.
• Pika Labs Generates and edits videos with AI. Offers text-to-video and image-to-video capabilities.
• Synthesia Produce realistic avatar-driven videos from simple text scripts for marketing and training.
• Mubert Generate custom, royalty-free music streams that match your project's mood or genre.
• Suno Create full songs, including vocals and lyrics, from text prompts.
• Kling AI Generates high-quality videos, potentially suitable for music video creation.
• Fliki AI Allows to make videos using images and music, incorporating AI voiceovers.

Building worlds used to take armies of artists. Now, small teams and solo creators can craft rich, immersive experiences with these AI helpers:

• Luma AI (NeRF) Leverage Neural Radiance Field technology to convert real-world videos into 3D scenes and assets.
• Blockade Labs Skybox Generate immersive 360° skyboxes from descriptive prompts for realistic game environments.
• Scenario Train custom AI models to generate consistent game art assets—from characters to textures and environments.
• Inworld AI Create dynamic NPCs with rich dialogue and personalities to enhance game interactivity.
• NVIDIA Allows using neural networks to generate textures, materials, lighting and more.

Additional platforms like Rosebud AI, Ludo.ai, Meshy, and Recraft AI further expand your creative toolkit for game development.