Now, I'm revealing 10 of the best free AI tools to help increase your productivity and save you a lot of time in creating content and even swap out expensive paid software.
These tools are 100% free-or have powerful free plans-so let's jump right in!
🔟 Tool #1 – ChatGPT
If you need help with writing content, summarizing text, brainstorming ideas, emails, essays, or even code, ChatGPT is still one of the strongest free AI tools.
Type your task… and boom, done.
Perfect for:
Students
Authors
Content creators
Small businesses
9️⃣ Tool #2 – Canva AI
Canva's Magic Studio brings AI into design.
You can:
✔ Create thumbnails
✔ Write text with Magic Write
✔ Remove backgrounds
✔ Create AI images
✔ Make presentations in one click
No Photoshop required.
8️⃣ Tool #3 – Ideogram
If you need AI images with perfect text in them, Ideogram is one of the best free options.
Great for:
Posters
Thumbnails
Logos
Social media graphics
Zero design skills required.
7️⃣ Tool #4 – DeepSeek
Totally free AI chatbot without any usage boundaries.
Great alternative when other chatbots hit the daily caps.
Perfect for research, writing, or planning.
6️⃣ Tool #5 – Notion AI
Notion AI can:
✔ Write content
✔ Article generation
✔ Create notes
✔ Brainstorm ideas
✔ Enhance writing style
If you use Notion for work or school, this makes it even more powerful.
5️⃣ Tool #6 – Microsoft Designer
Microsoft's free design tool lets you:
Generate social posts
Create banners and images
Edit photos
Create graphical ads
Just describe what you want and the AI builds it.
4️⃣ Tool #7 – Runway ML
If you're into video creation:
✔ AI video creation
✔ Remove backgrounds
✔ Create motion designs
✔ Automatically edit videos
A must-have for YouTubers and editors.
3️⃣ Tool #8 – Fireflies.ai
Need meetings or lectures transcribed?
Fireflies records and converts audio into:
Summaries
Action items
Task lists
Great for professionals, students, and remote workers.
2️⃣ Tool #9 – TOME
With this presentation tool, it's possible to automate an entire presentation from a single prompt.
Write:
“Make a presentation about digital marketing.”
…and it creates slides, text, images, and layouts.
Game-changer for students and office work.
1️⃣ Tool #10 – Google Colab
Interested in trying out AI models, machine learning, or coding?
What Google Colab gives you:
✔ Free cloud notebooks
✔ Free GPU access
✔ Scripting environment
Great for developers and anyone learning about AI.
🎯 BONUS Tool - InVideo AI
This tool lets you create complete YouTube videos with script, voiceover, and editing done through automation.
Just describe your topic, and InVideo builds the video.
Great for faceless YouTube channels.
🏁 OUTRO
So, those were the top 10 free AI tools you should be using to save time, work smarter, and level up your productivity in 2025.
Which one will YOU try first?
Comment below and let me know!
Just say the word if you would like a list of 10 more powerful free AI tools, and I will make Part 2.