ChatGPT
chatgpt.comThe general-purpose assistant most teams reach for first.
Curated directory · 66 tools
AI Productivity & LLMs tools
The useful split is not which model wins a benchmark, but which tool holds the context you actually have: a repository, a document set, a browser tab. We list the general assistants first, then the coding tools that read your project, then the ones that let you run a model on your own machine when the data cannot leave it.
14 tools
Claude
claude.aiLong-context writing and code review that keeps the thread of a project.
Perplexity
perplexity.aiAnswers with sources you can open and check yourself.
Gemini
gemini.google.comGoogle's assistant, wired into Docs, Gmail and Search results.
Cursor
cursor.comAn editor built around asking the model about your own repository.
GitHub Copilot
github.comInline completions and a coding agent that lives inside GitHub.
Bolt.new
bolt.newPrompt a full-stack app and deploy it without leaving the browser.
v0
v0.appGenerate React and Tailwind interfaces from a description.
Replit
replit.comA cloud IDE with hosting and an agent that can run the app it writes.
Windsurf
windsurf.comAn agentic IDE that keeps a working map of your codebase.
Ollama
ollama.comRun open models on your own machine with a single command.
Hugging Face
huggingface.coModels, datasets and demos for everything open in machine learning.
NotebookLM
notebooklm.google.comGrounded answers and audio overviews built only from your own sources.
ElevenLabs
elevenlabs.ioNatural text-to-speech and voice cloning for demos and narration.
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How this shelf was chosen — Every tool here is either one we use ourselves or one we have tested against the free tier we describe. Nothing on this page is a paid placement.
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The Async Remote Playbook
The routines, written updates and decision records that let a team spread across four time zones ship without a standing meeting.
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The GEO Handbook
How answers get assembled by AI search, and what to change on a small site so it is the source that gets quoted.
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Field guide · PDF
The Zero-Dollar Micro-SaaS Stack
The free tiers, domains and deploy path we used to put five products online with no fixed monthly cost.
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What is Pikkola Tools?
A curated directory of 66 tools for people who work remotely or build small software products: async collaboration, time zones and scheduling, developer utilities, content and SEO, social metadata, and AI. Every entry lists its pricing model and the platforms it runs on, and links straight to the product.
How are tools selected?
Two rules: we have used the tool ourselves, or we have tested the free tier we describe. Beyond that we favour tools that work without an account, keep your data in your browser where possible, and charge in a way a solo developer can afford. There are no paid slots, and no tool can buy a review.
What does “Pikkola Certified” mean?
It marks a tool built by Pikkola Lab itself — Pikkola Time, Diff, Rank and Meta. We badge them so you can tell first-party products apart from the rest of the shelf, not because they are better than the tools around them.
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By the $5 field guides linked on this page, and by the other free tools Pikkola Lab builds. Placements are not for sale. If affiliate links are added later, the card will say so before you click.
A tool is missing or out of date. Can I tell you?
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