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Milanote

Milanote organizes notes, images, links and files on visual boards for creative projects, with real-time board sharing.

Dropbox

Dropbox is a cloud storage and file-sync service with automatic sync, sharing and version history, from a 2 GB free plan up to a $24/seat/month Advanced plan.

Box

Cloud storage and file sharing with permission controls, e-signature and Box AI, free for a single user and per-seat with a 3-seat minimum for teams.

Frame.io

Frame.io lets video teams and their clients comment frame-by-frame on cuts, stack versions and share footage straight from the camera.

SharePoint

SharePoint is used to store, share, or sync files across an organization.

Are.na

Online collaborative platform for saving, organizing, and discovering content (photos, notes, files, web pages). Editable channels for human-curated research. Active community networks without algorithmic recommendations.

ChatGPT

Conversational AI assistant for writing, coding, and analysis, free on a base model or unlocked further on paid tiers up to a developer API.

Eagle

Eagle is a desktop app that centralizes and tags creative assets with visual search, sold as a one-time lifetime license.

Hugeicons

An icon library of 51,000+ UI icons across multiple styles, with dev and design formats, free for one style and paid from $8.25/month.

Midjourney

Subscription AI tool that generates images from text prompts, billed by monthly fast GPU hours, with no free plan.

Notion

All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis and databases, with a generous free plan and per-seat paid tiers.

Opus Clip

Opus Clip uses AI to find and reframe clip-worthy moments in long videos, exporting short-form clips with a built-in social scheduler.

Gemini

Gemini is Google's AI assistant, bundled with Google One cloud storage; paid plans range from $4.99 to $99.99+/month for expanded usage limits.

Ideogram

AI image generator with integrated text rendering: render text in images with 90% accuracy (vs 30% Midjourney), variations, remixing, and developer API. Fast and quality modes.

Circle

Circle combines discussion spaces, courses, events and member management in one community platform with built-in AI credits.

Dynamic Mockups

Automated product mockup generator with API and batch export.

Kajabi

All-in-one platform for hosting courses, communities, and sales pages with built-in payments, starting at $179 a month.

Screen Studio

Mac screen recorder with automatic cinematic effects — for pro demos.

Affinity Photo

Professional, non-destructive photo editor with RAW development and layers, entirely free since Canva's 2024 acquisition.

Carrd

Ultra-minimal landing page builder. Fast creation of single-page websites, micro-portfolios, and landing pages with no code. Targets solo creators, freelancers, and micro-businesses.