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What you can get AI to do for free.
86 of the 120 guides on this site work start to finish on a free account. No trial, no card details, no “upgrade to continue” halfway through. If you’re just testing whether AI is worth your time, or you’re broke, or you simply don’t want another subscription clogging up your bank statement, start here.
The other 34 guides need a paid plan for the main tool, and they say so upfront, right at the top. I’m not going to pretend free tiers do everything paid ones do, because they don’t. But you’d be surprised how much of this stuff genuinely doesn’t need the expensive version.
86 guides
Build something 3 free guides
build me a website as an admin
You have been handed the company website. Find out where it lives, get the logins, and use AI to update it, or rebuild it, without becoming the IT department.
write code
From a first script to a real project, with AI writing and explaining the code.
run on my own computer
Run an AI model on your own machine: private, free to use, and yours.
Write & communicate 12 free guides
send emails for me
Explore email workflows with you in control of what gets sent.
handle my emails
Explore ways to organise, understand and respond to your inbox.
write my CV
Turn your history into a CV that reads well and survives the software recruiters use.
write a cover letter
A cover letter that sounds like you and answers the actual job advert.
write a letter
Complaints, requests, thank-yous and the awkward ones: get a decent first draft, fast.
write a poem
For a card, a speech or a laugh: a poem that is actually about the person.
sound more human
Stop the em dashes, the “delve” and the tidy little conclusions. Make AI text read like a person wrote it.
edit my writing
Get a real edit: tighter sentences, clearer structure, your voice intact.
write a social post
LinkedIn, Facebook or Instagram posts that sound like you and don’t read like a template.
write a speech
A wedding, a birthday, a leaving do: a speech with the right stories in the right order.
write an email
One email, written well: the ask in the first line, the right tone for whoever is reading, and a draft you actually send rather than a template.
update my LinkedIn profile
A headline, About section and experience entries that say what you actually do, in your own words, tuned for the people searching for someone like you.
Grow my business 5 free guides
write a business plan
A plan a bank or a partner would take seriously, built from your real numbers.
name my business
Names that fit, that you can spell out loud, and that nobody else already owns.
analyse customer feedback
Reviews, survey answers and support tickets turned into themes you can act on.
read my website
Get ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini to actually read your site, find out what they see when they do, and fix what they miss.
reply to reviews
Replies to Google, Trustpilot and Tripadvisor reviews that sound like the owner, not a bot: thank the good ones, handle the bad ones calmly, and get more of the good ones coming in.
Research & discover 9 free guides
find news on companies
Follow the companies you care about and the news around them.
help me research a topic
Explore a subject, its sources and the questions worth asking next.
be honest with me
Stop the flattery and the yes-man answers. Get an AI to push back, admit doubt and tell you the truth.
fact-check something
Check a claim, a post or an article against real sources, and learn what to trust.
compare products before I buy
A fair comparison of two or three options, from specs and reviews, without the sales pitch.
tell me what is in a photo
Point your camera at a thing, a place or a page and ask.
stop making things up
Why assistants invent facts, and the habits that cut it down.
understand what I want
Write an ask an assistant can actually act on: the context, the job, the shape of the answer, and the two follow-ups that fix most bad replies.
search Google for me
AI Mode and AI Overviews in Google: how to get them on your phone, laptop or tablet, how to ask follow-ups, where your history goes, and when to click through instead.
Create something 11 free guides
build Three.js assets
Explore the possibilities of interactive 3D for the web.
create an image
Describe a picture well enough that an AI gets close, then refine it.
edit a photo
Remove people and objects, fix the light, expand the frame, combine two shots.
make a playlist
Describe a mood, a moment or a party and get a playlist that fits.
design a tattoo
Explore ideas and placements on your own body before you commit to anything permanent.
clean up an audio recording
Remove background noise and echo from a recording so it sounds like it was made in a studio.
restore an old photo
Scan, repair, sharpen, colourise and upscale a damaged or blurry photo with the tools on your phone and the free tiers online, and keep the original untouched.
make short videos
YouTube Shorts, Reels and TikToks with AI doing the heavy lifting: script, voice, visuals and captions, the labelling rules each platform enforces, and the truth about faceless channels for money.
make me a headshot
A professional headshot from your own selfies that still looks like you: the photos to take, the tools that keep your face, and where an AI headshot is fine to use and where it is not.
make an invitation
Birthday, wedding or leaving-do invitations with the words and the design sorted, every detail spelled right, and a simple way to collect replies.
make a launch video
A short video for a startup, app, product or Product Hunt launch: the five beats to show, the right shape and length for each platform, and only facts your own site backs up.
Teach me 11 free guides
teach me about SEO
Get to know the ideas behind how people find things in search.
help me practise for an interview
Mock interviews with real questions for the role, honest feedback, and a nerves plan.
turn my notes into flashcards
Notes, slides or a textbook chapter into cards you will actually revise from.
help with homework
Use AI to understand the work, not to do it for you: worked examples, hints and checks.
help me write an essay
Use AI to plan, argue and edit without handing in something that isn’t yours.
help me choose an assistant
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot or Perplexity: which one to start with, what the free tiers actually cover, and when a paid plan is worth it.
help me study for an exam
Turn the syllabus and your notes into a revision plan, practice questions and a marker that tells you the truth, without it doing the thinking for you.
teach me to code
Learn to code with an assistant as a patient tutor: a first real project, explanations at your level, and the habit of running everything yourself.
make a quiz
Questions from your own notes or a textbook chapter, with the answers and the marking, for a class or for yourself.
help my child learn
Use an assistant as a tutor for your child, with you in the room: the age rules, the safer set-ups, explanations that match the way school teaches it, and where to stop.
cost me nothing
What every big assistant gives you free, the student and trial offers that are real, free API keys for building, and the free-for-ever routes that run on your own computer.
Get work done 17 free guides
summarise a document
Long report, contract or Word file in; the points that matter out, with page references.
read a PDF
Upload a PDF and ask it questions, including scanned ones and ones full of tables.
summarise a YouTube video
Get the substance of a long video or lecture without watching all of it.
transcribe an audio recording
Turn a voice memo, interview or lecture into accurate, searchable text.
summarise my chats
Catch up on a group chat or a week of WhatsApp without reading 400 messages.
make a spreadsheet
Formulas, clean-up and analysis in Excel or Google Sheets, explained as it goes.
read text out loud
Have documents, articles and books read to you in a voice you can actually listen to.
translate a live conversation
Talk to someone in another language, in real time, with your phone in the middle.
organise my schedule
Turn a messy week into a plan, and keep the plan honest.
sort and organise my files
Name, sort and find your files without doing it by hand.
read my handwriting
Photograph a handwritten page and get clean, editable text back.
find and apply for jobs
Find roles that fit, tailor every application, and keep track of where you are.
fill in forms
Applications, PDFs and the same twelve fields again: filled quickly, checked before anything is submitted.
remember context
Stop re-explaining yourself every chat. Memory, projects, custom instructions, and the one file a coding assistant reads before it touches your code.
write a report
A report someone will actually read: structure first, your own findings and numbers in, the assistant drafting around them, and a check that every claim traces back to a source.
translate a document
A whole PDF, Word file or web page in another language, with the layout kept and the terms consistent, and how to check a translation you cannot read.
help me get a job in AI
The real routes into AI work: the roles, the free courses and certificates worth having, a portfolio that proves it, and the AI-training gig work that is out there.
Everyday life 18 free guides
plan a trip
An itinerary that fits your dates, budget and pace, with the facts checked.
make a meal plan
A week of meals around what you like, what you have and what you are avoiding.
create a workout plan
A plan that fits your week and your kit, and how to sanity-check it.
identify a plant
Snap it, name it, and find out how to keep it alive.
analyse my spending
Turn a bank export into where the money actually goes, without handing over your login.
design my room
Redesign a room, kitchen or bathroom from a photo, before you buy anything.
design my garden
A garden plan from a photo of what you have, with plants that suit your soil and light.
create a knitting pattern
A pattern that is actually knittable: stitch counts checked, gauge respected.
help me choose what to wear
Outfits from your own wardrobe, a colour analysis from a photo, and what to pack.
talk to me out loud
Voice modes that hold a real spoken conversation, and where the line is.
help me make money
What AI genuinely helps with, what it can’t do, and how to spot the schemes.
answer my phone
Screen calls, wait on hold, and take a message without picking up.
help me understand my symptoms
Prepare for a GP visit, understand a letter, and know exactly when to stop asking a chatbot.
turn itself off
Hide AI answers in Google, mute Meta AI, clear AI widgets off a phone lock screen and switch off the features you never asked for, and know which ones cannot be removed.
work on my phone
The AI already on your iPhone or Android: which phones get Apple Intelligence or Galaxy AI, Siri and Gemini, writing tools, AI emojis, and the apps worth adding.
sell my stuff
Photos in, a listing out: the title buyers search for, an honest description, a price from what actually sold, and the scams and tax rules to know on eBay, Vinted and Marketplace.
pick my fantasy team
Use an assistant as a second opinion on your Fantasy Premier League or fantasy football team: the rules it must follow, the up-to-date stats it cannot see, and the calls that stay yours.
try a new hairstyle
See a cut or colour on your own face before you commit: the try-on apps, editing your own photo, and a picture your hairdresser can actually work from.
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