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Plumbline

Writing

Paid

Checks every doc against your style guide and cites the rule behind each fix

  • Every flag cites the exact style-guide rule it applies
  • Rules can be hard errors or soft hints per team
  • Report shows which rules writers ignore most

$14/seat/mo

  • Swatchwell

    Builds a brand kit with palette, type pairings and templates from one logo file

    FreemiumFrom $15/mo

  • Cutlist

    Edit interviews by editing the transcript, then send a rough cut to your editor

    Paid$24/mo

  • Shuntyard

    A visual workflow builder where model steps sit next to ordinary logic

    FreemiumFrom $20/mo

  • Hushmill

    Fixes echo, hum and uneven levels in podcast and interview recordings

    FreemiumFrom $11/mo

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  • Errand Desk

    Agents & automation

    New

    A browser agent for repetitive web chores like fetching receipts and updating listings

    $19/mo
    • browser agent
    • bookkeeping
  • Deskcheck

    Research

    New

    Fact-checks a draft line by line and shows the source behind every verdict

    $30/mo
    • fact-checking
    • newsrooms
  • Sketchgrid

    Image & design

    Free

    Turns whiteboard photos and napkin sketches into editable wireframes

    Free4.0
    • wireframes
    • prototyping
  • Open source

    Open-source test runner for prompts that compares models on your own examples

    Free4.5
    • evals
    • prompts
  • Aisle Captions

    Audio & voice

    Paid

    Live captions and translation on attendees' phones during in-person events

    $149/event4.1
    • live captions
    • events
  • Dubline

    Video

    Paid

    Dubs videos into 18 languages with lip sync and the original speaker's voice

    $2/min4.2
    • dubbing
    • localization
  • Mockfold

    Image & design

    Paid

    Generates packaging mockups straight from your dieline, with print-accurate folds

    $29/mo4.1
    • packaging
    • mockups
  • Freemium

    Generates Terraform from an architecture diagram and checks it against your policies

    From $39/mo4.1
    • Terraform
    • infrastructure
  • Sluicegate

    Agents & automation

    Open source

    Open-source agent runner with approval gates, budgets and a full audit trail

    Free4.5
    • agents
    • self-hosted
  • Cuesheet

    Audio & voice

    Paid

    Generates licensed music beds cut to the exact length of your video

    $18/mo4.0
    • music
    • licensing
  • Paid

    Rewrites policies and notices into plain language without changing what they mean

    $39/mo4.6
    • plain language
    • legal
  • Priorlight

    Research

    Paid

    Searches patents and papers for prior art and maps it claim by claim

    $99/mo4.3
    • patents
    • prior art

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