// Toolkit · 33 tools
33 free tools that replace $25k/year
You saw the carousel. Here's the full list: 33 free, open-source tools that replace over $25,000 a year of software. Some need a server, a GPU or your own API key. The code is free, and your data stays yours. Save this one.
// THE KING OF FREE TOOLS
free-for-dev
A massive list of free hosting, databases, APIs, monitoring, email and dev tools. One repo, almost your whole stack for free.
Replaces dozens of developer subscriptions
// AI AGENTS & CODING
Agent-Reach
Gives AI agents access to X, Reddit, YouTube, GitHub, LinkedIn and more. No paying for a pile of social APIs.
Replaces Apify + paid social APIs
OpenHands
An open coding agent that inspects code, edits files, runs commands and completes real dev tasks.
Replaces Devin
Continue
Open-source coding agent for your IDE, terminal and CI. Bring your own models and rules.
Replaces parts of Cursor + Copilot
Composio
Connects AI agents to Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion, Calendar and 1,000+ tools. No more building every integration by hand.
Replaces custom API integrations
Langfuse
Self-hosted tracing for AI prompts, responses, costs, errors and agent traces. See what your AI is actually doing.
Replaces LangSmith
// AI SEARCH, VOICE & MEETINGS
Whisper
Turns audio and video into text on your own machine. Transcribe for free, no per-minute bill.
Replaces Otter.ai + paid transcription
Chatterbox TTS
Generates realistic speech and voice clones. Build voiceovers on your own infra.
Replaces parts of ElevenLabs
Perplexica
A self-hosted AI search engine that researches the web and answers with sources.
Replaces Perplexity Pro
Meetily
Records meetings, transcribes and summarizes. Your data stays with you.
Replaces Otter.ai + Granola
// AI CONTENT FACTORIES
Presenton
Turns a topic or document into a complete AI-generated presentation.
Replaces Gamma + Beautiful.ai
MoneyPrinterTurbo
Topic → script → footage → voiceover → subtitles → finished video. Replaces several AI video subscriptions at once.
Replaces InVideo AI, Pictory, Fliki
OpenShorts
Turns long videos into Shorts and UGC-style ads. Titles, descriptions and publishing assets included.
Replaces OpusClip + AI UGC tools
ViMax
Turns an idea or script into a multi-scene AI video. It plans the story, characters, scenes and shots.
Replaces parts of Runway + AI studios
Open SEO
Researches topics, writes SEO articles, creates metadata and publishes straight to WordPress.
Replaces Koala Writer, Surfer parts
// AUTOMATION
n8n
Connects apps, APIs, databases and AI models into automated workflows. Leads, emails, reports, content, support.
Replaces Zapier + Make
Activepieces
A simpler automation platform with AI, agents and MCP built into the workflow.
Replaces Zapier + Make
// PRODUCTIVITY & BUSINESS
AppFlowy
A private, self-hosted workspace for docs, databases and team knowledge.
Replaces Notion
Twenty
A modern open-source CRM for leads, contacts, companies and deals.
Replaces HubSpot + Salesforce
Chatwoot
Combines website chat, email and customer messages in one support inbox.
Replaces Intercom + Zendesk
Listmonk
A fast self-hosted newsletter and mailing-list platform. Own your contacts instead of paying more as you grow.
Replaces Mailchimp
// BACKEND, ANALYTICS & STORAGE
Supabase
Database, auth, storage, APIs and vector search in one.
Replaces Firebase + parts of Pinecone
Plausible Analytics
Simple, privacy-friendly website analytics without Google's tracking.
Replaces Google Analytics
Immich
Self-hosted photo and video backup with albums, search and face recognition.
Replaces Google Photos
yt-dlp
Downloads videos, audio, subtitles and playlists from YouTube and many other platforms.
Replaces paid video downloaders
// THE GOLD MINES · EACH UNLOCKS HUNDREDS MORE
Anthropic Agent Skills
Anthropic's official examples of reusable skills for AI agents.
Free building blocks
Awesome Agent Skills
1,000+ skills for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and other coding agents.
A skill library, free
Awesome MCP Servers
A huge directory of MCP servers. Basically an app store for AI agents.
The agent tool marketplace
Official MCP Servers
Official reference implementations for connecting agents to external tools and data.
The MCP standard, official
Awesome Copilot
A collection of agents, skills, instructions, hooks and workflows for GitHub Copilot.
A Copilot power-pack
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