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AI tools for freelancers

One person selling their own skills: writers, designers, developers, consultants.

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HeyGen

Generate talking‑head videos from scripts and audio with lifelike avatars

Editor's pick Make & edit video Agencies Creators & influencers Best for a creator repurposing short social and marketing clips

$29/month 84/100 Top pick
Consensus

Search and summarize academic research with source links

Editor's pick Search & summarize the web Freelancers Small businesses Best for a freelance science or health writer on deadlines

$20/month 81/100 Top pick
Fathom

Record, transcribe and summarize your video meetings

Summarize meetings Freelancers Small businesses Free plan Best for a solo founder or small team running frequent calls

$20/month 79/100 Solid
Zapier

Connect web apps and automate repeatable tasks

Automate workflows Freelancers Small businesses Best for a solo founder wiring web apps

$29.99/month 79/100 Solid
n8n

Automate multi-step workflows across APIs and services

Automate workflows Creators & influencers Freelancers Best for a technical solo founder who self-hosts automations

€20/month 75/100 Solid
Chatling

Turn website help content into a customer-support chatbot

Run chat support Freelancers Small businesses Best for a small business with recurring website support questions

$25/month 73/100 Solid
Quadratic

Analyze connected business data in spreadsheets using AI and editable code

Clean & analyze spreadsheets Freelancers Small businesses Best for a freelance analyst using connected business data

$18/mo (yearly) 70/100 Solid
Emergent

Build deployable web and mobile MVPs from simple chat prompts

Prototype an app or website Freelancers Small businesses Best for a non-technical founder needing a deployable MVP

$20/month 67/100 Situational