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Claude for almost everything

The one I use for everything. Writing, strategy, research, analyzing documents, building workflows and skills that automate my work. It connects to Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar and Slack, and Cowork can run multi-step tasks on your computer while you do something else.

Price: Free plan available. Pro is $20 a month, Max is $100 and Ultra is $200. (Claude pricing)

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ChatGPT for images with text

OpenAI’s Images 2.0 update in April made text inside images far more reliable. It’s great for marketing graphics, infographics, product mockups and social posts with words on them. Free accounts can make images with daily limits. Thinking mode, which plans the layout and can search the web first, is for paid plans.

Graphic With Exact Text

You're a senior graphic designer. Create a [type of graphic, e.g. "square Instagram post," "1-page event flyer," "product mockup"] for [brand or business name]. What it's for: [the goal, e.g. "announce our holiday sale"] Who will see it: [audience] Exact text to include, word for word: - Headline: "[headline]" - Supporting line: "[subtext]" - Call to action: "[e.g. Shop now at yourstore.com]" Brand look: [colors, fonts or vibe, e.g. "cream background, deep red accents, bold sans-serif"] Images or products to feature: [describe, or attach your logo and product photos] Size: [e.g. 1080x1080, 1080x1920 for Stories] Rules: spell every word exactly as written above, keep the text readable on a phone, and leave clean space around the headline. Give me 2 layout options, then tell me which one you'd pick and why.

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Perplexity for research

Search that actually answers your question. It searches the web in real time, reads the sources and gives you a clear answer with citations you can click. Start here for competitors, markets, trends and fact-checks.

Price: Free plan available. Pro is $20 a month.

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Asana for team projects

If your team already runs on Asana, its built-in AI helps inside projects and tasks, and AI Studio lets you build automated workflows without code.

Price: Personal is free for one or two people. AI features start on Starter at $10.99 per user a month billed yearly ($13.49 monthly). (Asana pricing)

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Fathom for meeting notes

Fathom records and transcribes your calls and gives you a summary you can share with your team right after.

Price: The free plan includes unlimited recordings and transcripts plus instant call summaries. Premium is $20 a month, or $16 billed yearly, for the advanced AI features. (Fathom pricing)

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Gemini for photos of you

Connect Google Photos to Gemini and it can put you, your family and your pets into any scene or style. Labels in Photos help, so name your people and pets there first.

Me And My People

Create an image of me and [name of a person or pet labeled in my Google Photos, or "my family"] [doing what, e.g. "hiking at golden hour in the mountains"]. Style: [e.g. "claymation," "warm watercolor," "1990s film photo," "Pixar-style 3D"] Setting and mood: [where, time of day, the feeling you want] Composition: [e.g. "full body, both of us centered, square format for Instagram"] Details to keep accurate: our faces, hair and [anything specific, e.g. "my dog's white patch over one eye"] Text in the image (optional): [exact words, or "no text"] Use my Google Photos for what we look like. If you're not sure which photos to use, ask me before generating. After you make it, tell me which photos you used as reference.

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The Best AI ToolsRight Now

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