Best AI tools for Software Development

GitHub Copilot

Coding

AI pair programmer built into GitHub and major editors

Cursor

Coding

AI-first code editor with agentic multi-file editing

Claude Code

Coding

Anthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal and IDE

OpenAI Codex

Coding

OpenAI's cloud and CLI coding agent

Windsurf

Coding

Agentic AI IDE with the Cascade coding agent

Devin

Coding

Autonomous AI software engineer from Cognition

Cline

Coding

Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code

Gemini Code Assist

Coding

Google's AI coding assistant powered by Gemini

OpenAI API

LLMs & APIs

API access to GPT models, reasoning, images, voice and agents

Anthropic API

LLMs & APIs

Claude models for developers via API

Google Gemini API

LLMs & APIs

Gemini models via Google AI Studio and Vertex AI

Hugging Face

LLMs & APIs

The hub for open-source models, datasets and AI apps

LangChain

LLMs & APIs

Framework and platform for building LLM agents

Mistral AI Platform

LLMs & APIs

European open-weight and commercial models via API

OpenRouter

LLMs & APIs

One API for hundreds of AI models

DigitalOcean

LLMs & APIs

Simple cloud and GPU hosting for AI apps

Meshy

3D & AR

Text and image to 3D models in minutes

Adobe Substance 3D

3D & AR

Pro 3D texturing and materials with AI tools

Tripo AI

3D & AR

Fast, high-fidelity AI 3D model generation

Skybox AI (Blockade Labs)

3D & AR

Generate 360° worlds and skyboxes from prompts

Rodin (Hyper3D)

3D & AR

Production-grade 3D generation from Deemos

Marble (World Labs)

3D & AR

Generate explorable 3D worlds from text or images

Hunyuan3D

3D & AR

Tencent's open-source 3D asset generation models

CSM

3D & AR

Turn images and sketches into 3D game assets

Dify

Automation & Agents

Open-source platform for building LLM apps and agents

CrewAI

Automation & Agents

Framework and platform for multi-agent automations

Browser Use

Automation & Agents

Open-source library that lets AI agents use the web

Pipedream

Automation & Agents

Developer-focused automation and AI agent platform

Browserbase

Automation & Agents

Headless browser infrastructure for AI agents

Langflow

Automation & Agents

Visual builder for AI agents and RAG apps

Flowise

Automation & Agents

Open-source drag-and-drop builder for AI agents

Claude

Chatbots & Assistants

Anthropic's AI assistant known for writing, reasoning and coding

DeepSeek

Chatbots & Assistants

Free chatbot powered by DeepSeek's open-weight reasoning models

Ollama

Chatbots & Assistants

Run open-source LLMs locally with a single command

Qwen Chat

Chatbots & Assistants

Alibaba's free assistant built on the open Qwen model family

LM Studio

Chatbots & Assistants

Desktop app to discover, download and run local LLMs

Z.ai

Chatbots & Assistants

Free chat with Zhipu's open-weight GLM models

Unity AI

Gaming & Fun

AI assistant and generators inside the Unity Editor

Inworld AI

Gaming & Fun

AI characters and voice for games and apps

Scenario

Gaming & Fun

AI game asset generation with custom models

Convai

Gaming & Fun

Conversational AI NPCs for games and virtual worlds

Ludo.ai

Gaming & Fun

AI game ideation, research and asset creation

modl.ai

Gaming & Fun

AI bots for automated game testing

Wispr Flow

Transcription & Meetings

AI voice dictation that writes polished text in any app

AssemblyAI

Transcription & Meetings

Speech-to-text and audio intelligence API for developers

Deepgram

Transcription & Meetings

Fast speech-to-text, TTS and voice agent APIs

Superwhisper

Transcription & Meetings

Mac dictation with local AI models and custom modes

Speechmatics

Transcription & Meetings

Accurate multilingual speech recognition API

Azure AI Speech

Voice & Audio

Microsoft's neural TTS, speech-to-text and custom voice APIs

Resemble AI

Voice & Audio

Voice cloning, speech-to-speech and deepfake detection

Cartesia

Voice & Audio

Ultra-low-latency voice models for real-time AI agents

Hume AI

Voice & Audio

Emotionally intelligent voice AI and expressive TTS

Fish Audio

Voice & Audio

Fast voice cloning and TTS with a huge community voice library

Stable Diffusion (Stability AI)

Image Generation

Open-weight image models you can run and fine-tune

FLUX (Black Forest Labs)

Image Generation

Frontier image models with open and pro versions

Civitai

Image Generation

The largest community hub for open image models

ComfyUI

Image Generation

Node-based open-source interface for diffusion models

Snyk

Security & Privacy

Developer security platform with AI-powered fixes

Semgrep

Security & Privacy

Fast code scanning with AI-assisted triage

Socket

Security & Privacy

AI-powered supply chain security for open-source packages

Lakera

Security & Privacy

Security for generative AI applications and agents

Figma

Design & UI

Collaborative interface design with built-in AI

Google Stitch

Design & UI

Generate UI designs and front-end code from prompts

Motiff

Design & UI

AI-powered UI design tool for product teams

Firecrawl

Data & Analytics

Turn websites into LLM-ready data

Vanna AI

Data & Analytics

Open-source RAG framework for text-to-SQL

AI2SQL

Data & Analytics

Generate SQL queries from plain English

Lokalise

Translation

Localisation platform for software, apps and content

Crowdin

Translation

Localisation management for software and content teams

Transifex

Translation

Localisation platform for software and digital content

Wan

Video Generation

Alibaba's open-weights video model family

Genmo

Video Generation

Open-source Mochi video model and creative playground

Tavus

AI Avatar Videos

Real-time conversational video AI and digital replica API

sync.

AI Avatar Videos

Studio-grade AI lip sync for any video and language

Raycast

Productivity

Extensible launcher with Raycast AI

Mubert

Music

Generative royalty-free music for creators, apps and streams

SeekOut

HR & Recruiting

AI talent sourcing and recruiting agent

LabEx

Education

Hands-on Linux and cybersecurity labs with an AI tutor