# AIRecipes — Essential AI Tools Checklist

## 🎥 Video

- [ ] **CapCut** — Free video editor with automatic captions and templates. (Free / Pro from $7.99 per month)
- [ ] **Kling AI** — AI video generator that turns text or images into short video clips. (Free trial credits / paid plans from ~$10 per month)
- [ ] **Runway** — AI video generation and editing suite (Gen-3/Gen-4 models). (Free trial credits / from $12 per month)

## 🎨 Image & Design

- [ ] **Canva** — Drag-and-drop design tool with built-in AI (Magic Design, Magic Write). (Free / Pro from $12.99 per month)
- [ ] **Ideogram** — AI image generator known for accurate text-in-image rendering. (Free tier / from $8 per month)
- [ ] **Midjourney** — AI image generator famous for high-quality, artistic visuals via Discord or web. (From $10 per month (no free tier))

## ✍️ Writing

- [ ] **ChatGPT** — OpenAI's conversational AI. Great for brainstorming ideas and writing scripts. (Free / $20 per month (Plus))
- [ ] **Claude** — Anthropic's AI assistant, known for careful, well-structured long-form writing. (Free / $20 per month (Pro))
- [ ] **Gemini** — Google's AI chatbot. A solid free alternative to ChatGPT for scriptwriting. (Free / $19.99 per month (Advanced))
- [ ] **Grammarly** — AI writing assistant that checks grammar, tone, and clarity as you type. (Free / from $12 per month (Premium))

## 💻 Coding

- [ ] **Cursor** — AI-first code editor (a VS Code fork) with deep codebase-aware AI assistance. (Free tier / $20 per month (Pro))
- [ ] **Vercel** — Hosting platform for deploying web apps straight from a Git repository. (Free (Hobby) / from $20 per month (Pro))

## 💼 Business

- [ ] **Perplexity** — AI search engine that answers questions with cited, up-to-date sources. (Free / $20 per month (Pro))

## ⚡ Productivity

- [ ] **DeepL** — AI translator known for the most natural-sounding translations. (Free tier / from $8.74 per month)
- [ ] **Notion AI** — AI writing and organizing assistant built into Notion docs and databases. (Add-on from $8 per member/month)

## 🎵 Audio

- [ ] **Descript** — Audio/video editor that lets you edit recordings by editing a text transcript. (Free tier / from $12 per month)
- [ ] **ElevenLabs** — AI voice generator that turns a script into a realistic voiceover. (Free tier / from $5 per month)
- [ ] **Suno** — AI music generator that creates full songs from a text description or lyrics. (Free tier / from $10 per month)

## 🤖 Automation

- [ ] **Zapier** — No-code automation tool that connects apps and can call AI steps. (Free tier / from $19.99 per month)

## 🛒 E-commerce

- [ ] **Shopify Magic** — AI features built into Shopify for product descriptions and store setup. (Included with a Shopify plan (from $5 per month))

## 🧠 AI Agents

- [ ] **AutoGPT** — Open-source framework for building autonomous AI agents that plan and act on their own. (Free (open source, you provide API keys))

## 🧑‍💻 Vibe Coding

- [ ] **Claude Code** — Anthropic's AI coding agent that runs in your terminal and edits real files in your project. (Included with Claude Pro/Max, or pay-as-you-go via API)
- [ ] **GitHub** — Where your code lives — version control and collaboration for every project. (Free for individuals / from $4 per user/month (Team))
- [ ] **Supabase** — Open-source backend: Postgres database, auth, storage, and realtime in one dashboard. (Free tier / from $25 per month (Pro))