Slido

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.

Excalidraw

Infinite-canvas whiteboard with a hand-drawn style, free real-time collaboration, and an open-source core.

Hotjar

Heatmaps, session replays, and surveys to understand user behaviour.

Maze

Integrated user research platform for prototype testing, interviews, surveys and card sorting, with AI-assisted study building.

Miro

Online collaborative whiteboard.

Heptabase

Heptabase is visual note-taking software with infinite-canvas whiteboards and a built-in AI agent, sold only as a paid subscription after a 7-day trial.

Dovetail

Dovetail centralizes user interviews, documents and surveys into a searchable repository with AI summaries and semantic clustering.

Lookback

User testing and video interviews to observe journeys live or asynchronously.

Milanote

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

Whimsical

Wireframes, flowcharts, mind maps and docs on infinite canvas with AI.

3ds Max

Autodesk 3D modeling and rendering software, king of archviz and games.

Unreal Engine

Epic's free real-time engine, from games to archviz and virtual production.

D5 Render

D5 Render is a real-time ray-traced rendering tool for architects and designers, with AI material generation and a free non-commercial tier.

Houdini

Houdini is a node-based procedural 3D and VFX application, free for non-commercial use and $299/year for eligible small studios via the Indie tier.

Maya

Autodesk Maya is a professional 3D suite for modeling, rigging, character animation, effects and rendering used by major studios.

Twinmotion

Twinmotion turns 3D models from SketchUp, Revit or Blender into real-time photorealistic renders, free for companies under $1M revenue.

ZBrush

ZBrush is Maxon's professional digital sculpting software for characters, creatures and hard-surface models, sold only as a subscription from $54/month or $35.90/month billed annually.

Arnold

Advanced Monte Carlo ray tracing renderer developed by Autodesk for film, TV, games, and design visualization. Predictable results, scalable for production pipelines. Compatible with Maya, 3ds Max, Houdini, Blender, and others.

Autodesk Flow Studio

Autodesk's AI-powered VFX and animation suite (formerly Wonder Studio): hardware-free motion capture, CG character animation, 3D editing with creative control, and real-time video integration.

Cinema 4D

Cinema 4D is a 3D modeling, animation and rendering suite for motion design, bundling the Redshift GPU renderer in every subscription.