Plumbline
Writing
Checks every doc against your style guide and cites the rule behind each fix
$14/seat/mo
50Curated AI tools for working professionals
Most AI tools aren't worth it. These are.
We turn down most submissions. What's left is a short, opinionated list of tools that saved us real hours, with the catch written next to each one.
- 50
- tools reviewed
- 7
- categories
- 1 in 9
- submissions accepted
- 7
- categories, hand-sorted
7 new tools added recently · every entry reviewed by a person
Categories
Browse tools by category
- 7WritingDrafting, editing and plain-language tools for people who write memos, docs, grants and release notes for a living.
- 7Image & designBrand kits, product photos, vectors, icons and wireframes, judged by whether a designer could ship the output.
- 7VideoTranscript editing, captions, clipping, dubbing and storyboards for teams that publish video every week.
- 7Audio & voiceCleanup, transcription, narration, music beds and live captions, with consent and licensing checked.
- 8CodeReview, testing, SQL, legacy code, infrastructure and prompt evaluation tools that fit an existing workflow.
- 7ResearchLiterature search, filings, surveys, patents and fact-checking tools that show their sources.
- 7Agents & automationInbox triage, form filling, workflows and browser agents that ask before they act and log what they did.
Featured
Featured tools
Hand-picked by the editors this month.
- Paid
- Freemium
Swatchwell
Image & design
Builds a brand kit with palette, type pairings and templates from one logo file
From $15/mo - Paid
Cutlist
Video
Edit interviews by editing the transcript, then send a rough cut to your editor
$24/mo - Freemium
Shuntyard
Agents & automation
A visual workflow builder where model steps sit next to ordinary logic
From $20/mo - Freemium
Hushmill
Audio & voice
Fixes echo, hum and uneven levels in podcast and interview recordings
From $11/mo - Paid
Diffwarden
Code
Reviews pull requests for risky changes and explains why, in a single comment
$19/seat/mo
Just added
Latest tools
50 tools in 7 categories, newest first.
- New
Errand Desk
Agents & automation
A browser agent for repetitive web chores like fetching receipts and updating listings
$19/mo - New
Deskcheck
Research
Fact-checks a draft line by line and shows the source behind every verdict
$30/mo - Free
Sketchgrid
Image & design
Turns whiteboard photos and napkin sketches into editable wireframes
Free - Open source
Benchlight
Code
Open-source test runner for prompts that compares models on your own examples
Free - Paid
Aisle Captions
Audio & voice
Live captions and translation on attendees' phones during in-person events
$149/event - Paid
Mockfold
Image & design
Generates packaging mockups straight from your dieline, with print-accurate folds
$29/mo - Freemium
Stratawright
Code
Generates Terraform from an architecture diagram and checks it against your policies
From $39/mo - Open source
Sluicegate
Agents & automation
Open-source agent runner with approval gates, budgets and a full audit trail
Free - Paid
Docket Prose
Writing
Rewrites policies and notices into plain language without changing what they mean
$39/mo
Built something worth a week of our time?
Send us your AI tool. If it does one job well, an editor will test it on real work and write an honest listing, limitations included.
Free to submit · Reply within 10 working days