The 2025 AI Toolbox
Curated by JoePro (JoeProAI)
141+ AI tools personally tested and rated. Updated weekly. These are the tools JoePro actually uses to build JoePro.ai and ship products.
JoePro's Personal Picks
Windsurf
My go-to IDE. Cascade is the best AI coding agent.
Claude Code
Second choice for coding. Great reasoning.
Video Gen
Grok Imagine, Veo3, Kling, Ray 3, Wan2.1
ElevenLabs
Voice cloning that actually works.
ComfyUI
Ultimate control for image/video workflows.
Local LLMs
Ollama + LM Studio for private AI.
AI Chatbots & Assistants
ChatGPT →
EssentialThe OG. Best for general tasks, coding, writing.
Claude →
EssentialBest for long documents, nuanced writing, coding.
Grok →
GreatReal-time info, unfiltered responses. X integration.
Gemini →
GreatGoogle's multimodal AI. Great for research.
Perplexity →
EssentialAI-powered search. Best for research with sources.
Poe →
GreatAccess multiple AI models in one place.
Copilot →
GreatMicrosoft's AI assistant. Good Office integration.
Merlin →
GreatBrowser AI assistant. Great for research.
AI Image Generation
Midjourney →
EssentialBest aesthetic quality. Discord-based.
DALL-E 3 →
EssentialBest text rendering, prompt adherence.
Grok Imagine →
EssentialFast, high quality image gen from xAI.
Flux →
EssentialNew king of open source image gen.
Stable Diffusion →
EssentialOpen source. Run locally, full control.
Leonardo.ai →
GreatGreat for game assets, consistent styles.
Ideogram →
GreatBest free option for text in images.
Adobe Firefly →
GreatCommercially safe, Adobe integration.
Luma Photon →
GreatFast, high quality. API available.
Google Imagen →
EssentialFast, precise with multilingual support.
AI Video Generation
Luma Ray 3 →
EssentialBest quality text-to-video. JoePro's choice.
Veo 3 →
EssentialGoogle's latest. Incredible quality.
Kling AI →
EssentialImpressive results, great motion.
Wan 2.1 →
GreatOpen source video gen. Great quality.
Runway Gen-3 →
EssentialProfessional video AI. Great motion.
Pika →
GreatFun effects, good for short clips.
Sora →
EssentialOpenAI's video model. When available.
HeyGen →
GreatAI avatars, great for marketing videos.
Synthesia →
GreatEnterprise AI avatars, training videos.
LTX Studio →
GreatFull video production with AI.
AI Audio & Music
ElevenLabs →
EssentialBest voice cloning & TTS. JoePro uses this.
Suno →
EssentialBest AI music generation. Full songs.
Udio →
EssentialSuno competitor. Great quality.
Murf.ai →
GreatProfessional voiceovers.
Descript →
EssentialTranscript-based editing with AI cleanup.
Adobe Podcast →
GreatFree audio enhancement.
Resemble.AI →
GreatVoice cloning for developers.
Mureka AI →
GreatSong generation from lyrics with stems.
AI Coding Tools
Windsurf →
EssentialJoePro's go-to. Cascade is the best agent.
Claude Code →
EssentialSecond choice for coding. Great reasoning.
GitHub Copilot →
EssentialBest IDE integration. Essential for devs.
v0.dev →
EssentialAI UI generation. Vercel's gem.
Replit →
GreatAI-powered cloud IDE. Great for beginners.
Bolt.new →
GreatFull-stack app generation in browser.
Lovable →
GreatAI app builder. Good for MVPs.
Codeium →
GreatFree Copilot alternative.
Aider →
GreatTerminal-based AI coding. Open source.
AI Writing & Content
Jasper →
GreatMarketing copy, blog posts.
Copy.ai →
GreatMarketing copy generation.
Notion AI →
GreatAI in your workspace. Great integration.
Grammarly →
GreatGrammar + AI writing suggestions.
Hemingway →
GoodMake writing clear and bold.
Sudowrite →
NicheAI for fiction writers.
Lex →
GoodAI-powered word processor.
Wordtune →
GoodRewrite and improve text.
AI Research & Knowledge
Perplexity →
EssentialAI search with sources. Best for research.
NotebookLM →
EssentialGoogle's AI notebook. Amazing for research.
Consensus →
GreatAI search for academic papers.
Elicit →
GreatAI research assistant for papers.
Semantic Scholar →
GreatAI-powered academic search.
Scite →
GreatSmart citations for research.
Connected Papers →
GreatVisualize paper connections.
AI Productivity & Automation
Make →
EssentialVisual automation builder. JoePro's choice.
n8n →
EssentialSelf-hosted workflow automation + AI.
Zapier →
GreatAI automation between apps.
Bardeen →
GreatBrowser automation with AI.
Reclaim.ai →
GreatAI calendar scheduling.
Motion →
GreatAI project management.
Otter.ai →
GreatAI meeting transcription.
Fireflies.ai →
GreatMeeting notes & transcription.
Fathom →
EssentialFree AI meeting assistant. Essential.
AI Marketing & Sales
HubSpot AI →
GreatAI-powered CRM & marketing.
Apollo.io →
GreatAI sales intelligence.
Lavender →
GreatAI email coaching for sales.
Drift →
GreatAI chatbots for sales.
Intercom Fin →
GreatAI customer support.
Gong.io →
GreatAnalyzes sales conversations for insights.
AdCreative →
GreatGenerates ad designs for platforms.
Clearbit →
GreatAI data enrichment.
AI Design & Creative
Canva Magic Studio →
EssentialAI for design edits, animations, templates.
Figma AI →
GreatAI features in Figma.
Framer →
EssentialAI website builder. Beautiful results.
Relume →
GreatAI wireframes & sitemaps.
Galileo AI →
GreatAI UI generation.
Remove.bg →
GreatAI background removal.
Cleanup.pictures →
GreatRemove objects from photos.
PhotoRoom →
GreatAI photo editing.
Luminar Neo →
GreatAI photo enhancement and masking.
AI Agents & Frameworks
LangChain →
EssentialBuild AI applications. Developer essential.
CrewAI →
GreatMulti-agent orchestration.
LlamaIndex →
GreatData framework for LLMs.
Flowise →
GreatVisual LLM flow builder.
Dify →
GreatLLM app development platform.
ComfyUI →
EssentialNode-based UI for image/video workflows.
Relevance AI →
GreatAI workforce platform.
Lindy →
GreatAI assistant builder.
Manus →
GreatAI agent for slides, analysis, web building.
AI for Social Media
AI Developer Tools
OpenAI API →
EssentialGPT-4, DALL-E, Whisper APIs.
Anthropic API →
EssentialClaude API. Best for coding.
Google AI Studio →
GreatGemini API access.
Hugging Face →
EssentialML model hub. Essential.
Replicate →
GreatRun ML models via API.
Together AI →
GreatOpen source model hosting.
Groq →
EssentialFastest LLM inference. Free tier!
Ollama →
EssentialRun LLMs locally. Free.
LM Studio →
GreatLocal LLM GUI.
DeepSeek →
GreatOpen-weight models for precision deployment.
AI Learning & Education
Fast.ai →
EssentialFree deep learning course. Best.
DeepLearning.AI →
EssentialAndrew Ng's courses.
Khan Academy Khanmigo →
GreatAI tutor for students.
Duolingo Max →
GreatAI language learning.
Coursera →
GreatAI courses from universities.
DataCamp →
GreatLearn AI/ML with AI help.
Brilliant →
GreatInteractive AI/ML learning.
AI Local & Privacy
Ollama →
EssentialRun LLMs locally. Free & essential.
LM Studio →
GreatLocal LLM GUI. Easy to use.
Jan →
GreatLocal AI assistant. Open source.
GPT4All →
GreatRun LLMs locally on any hardware.
PrivateGPT →
GreatChat with docs privately.
OpenWebUI →
GreatSelf-hosted ChatGPT UI.
AnythingLLM →
GreatPrivate document AI.
Text Generation WebUI →
GreatSelf-hosted LLM interface.
AI Gaming & 3D
Luma AI →
Essential3D capture & generation.
Meshy →
EssentialText/image to 3D models. JoePro uses this.
Scenario →
GreatAI game asset generation.
Kaedim →
Great2D to 3D conversion.
Blockade Labs →
GreatAI skybox generation.
Spline AI →
Great3D design with AI features.
Move.ai →
GreatAI motion capture.
Wonder Dynamics →
GreatAI VFX for film.
Inworld AI →
GreatAI NPCs for games.
AI Presentations & Video Editing
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