These 60+ AI apps will help you work faster—and better.
ChatGPT is getting more impressive every year, but that’s just one app in a sea of possibilities. Right now, there’s a bit of everything for nearly every productivity problem: from new intelligent features on apps you already love, to entirely new platforms with jaw-dropping functionality.
I’ve been playing around with AI tools for a while now, and I’ve continued to update this list with lots of research and testing from me and the team at Zapier. With that, here are more than 60 AI productivity tools that will change the way you work.
The best AI productivity tools by category
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Chatbots (ChatGPT, Claude, Meta AI, Zapier Central)
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Search engines (Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Arc Search)
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Grammar checkers and rewording tools (Grammarly, Wordtune, ProWritingAid)
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Video creation and editing (Runway, Descript, Wondershare Filmora)
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Image generation (DALL·E 3, Midjourney, Ideogram)
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Social media management (FeedHive, Vista Social, Buffer)
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Voice and music generation (ElevenLabs, Suno, AIVA)
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Knowledge management and AI grounding (Mem, Notion AI Q&A, Personal AI)
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Transcription and meeting assistants (Fireflies, Avoma, tl;dv)
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Email (Shortwave, Microsoft Copilot Pro for Outlook, Gemini for Gmail)
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Slide decks and presentations (Tome, Beautiful.ai, Slidesgo)
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Resume builders (Teal, Enhancv, Kickresume)
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Automation (Zapier)
How I selected the best AI productivity app in each category
My AI app database is at 270 entries right now. I’m absolutely sure there are way more out there, with many new apps being launched every week.
Full transparency: I’ve had a chance to take a look at most of them, but I haven’t tested them all (yet). The list you’re about to see contains a collection of great AI productivity tools tested by Zapier’s app review team, myself included. If there’s a particular category you like, check out the best apps lists we’ve put together for them—or if we’re still in the process of writing that list, run a quick Google search to find more options.
While all these apps are getting better every day, they’re far from perfect: be sure to always check AI’s work with your human brain. With that being said, please keep all hands and legs inside the vehicle—it’s time to explore.
1. AI chatbots
The best place to start is the category that brought AI to the mainstream. AI chatbots allow you to chat with an AI large language model, letting you ask questions and get answers in a conversational style. The best chatbots use advanced reasoning and logic, write code, and make mathematical calculations.
Take a look at the full list of chatbots in our article on the best AI chatbots.
ChatGPT
ChatGPT is the current industry leader, and the first chatbot that set the scene on fire. Now powered by GPT-4o, 4o-mini and the o1 reasoning model, it’s surprisingly flexible and very easy to use. Learn how to use ChatGPT, understand how it works, and discover how to use it to write marketing copy, do market research, or write sales emails.
When you connect ChatGPT to Zapier, you can automate ChatGPT, so you can access the power of the AI chatbot from within any of your favorite apps.
Claude
Anthropic’s safe and creative chatbot, Claude builds Artifacts: it can code simple interactive interfaces, write documents in a separate tab, or even design games for you. Make changes with prompts on the left side of the screen and see them come into shape on the right.
You can connect Claude to thousands of other apps using Zapier too. Learn more about how to automate Claude, or get started with one of these pre-made workflows.
Meta AI
Later, you may be able to use Meta AI as you browse Meta’s social media platforms, generating content and crushing the massive amount of feed data into more digestible insights about your friends and followers.
Zapier Central
Zapier Central is an experimental AI workspace where you can teach AI assistants to work across thousands of apps. But the interface is a chatbot, which means that creating your own AI assistant is as simple as using ChatGPT.
Start by giving your assistant access to your company’s source of truth in apps like HubSpot, Notion, and Airtable. You can ask it about your data as well as all the data in your apps—and data sources will sync automatically.
And you can train your assistants to work while you’re not there: tell your assistant what to do when it’s triggered, how to process or summarize data, and which actions it should take, all without writing a line of code. These assistants are like mini-teammates who help you with specific tasks, like analyzing your spreadsheets, searching the web, or drafting responses to customers.
It’s AI chat, automation, and data analysis all in one place. Learn more about Zapier Central, and then get started for free.
AI for productivity: the AI-powered you
I’m a full-blown AI enthusiast. Even still, I like to think that these are merely tools. They save you time, spark ideas, and offer new angles. Remember to always use your judgment and keep your attention on the objective of what you’re working on.
Another big risk: losing too much time feeding prompts to the AI, or generating so much output that it becomes difficult to edit, manipulate, and put together. Sharpen your cutting and editing skills to curb the excess, and you’ll do great.
With all that in mind, it’s time to enjoy. Try out these tools, and see why AI is the next big productivity leap.
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This article was originally published in February 2023. The most recent update was in October 2024.
