Best AI Tools for Photography & Video
AI tools for photographers, videographers, and creative studios.
Otter.ai
Scheduling & Admin
AI meeting assistant that transcribes, summarises, and captures action items automatically
- Real-time transcription
- OtterPilot (auto-joins meetings)
- AI meeting summaries
Riverside.fm
Video & Media
Record studio-quality podcasts and videos remotely
Riverside records each participant's audio and video locally at high quality, producing broadcast-ready content. AI transcription, clip generation, and magic clips for social media are included. Popular with podcast hosts and YouTubers.
- Local track recording (studio quality)
- AI transcription
- Magic clips for social
Looker Studio
Analytics & Data
Free data visualisation and reporting
Looker Studio (formerly Google Data Studio) is a free tool for building interactive dashboards from Google Analytics, Sheets, BigQuery, and 800+ data sources. Essential for SMBs wanting professional-looking data reports at zero cost.
- Free dashboards
- 800+ data connectors
- Interactive reports
Opus Clip
Video & Media
AI repurposes long videos into viral clips
Opus Clip automatically identifies the most engaging moments in long-form videos and turns them into short clips for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. AI adds captions, transitions, and b-roll. Free plan included.
- AI clip selection
- Auto-captions
- Virality score
Descript
Video & Media
Edit video by editing text
Descript lets you edit video and audio by editing the auto-generated transcript, making it uniquely easy for non-video editors. AI removes filler words, enhances audio, and creates clips for social media. Free tier available.
- Text-based video editing
- AI filler word removal
- Overdub (AI voice clone)
CapCut
Video & Media
Free video editor loved by creators
CapCut is a free, feature-rich video editor with AI tools including auto-captions, background removal, text-to-speech, and viral template effects. Extremely popular for short-form content for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
- AI auto-captions
- Background removal
- Trending templates
Synthesia
Video & Media
Create AI videos with avatars in minutes
Synthesia generates professional talking-head videos using AI avatars and text-to-speech, with no filming required. Perfect for training videos, explainers, and product demos. Supports 120+ languages.
- AI avatar videos
- 120+ languages
- Custom avatar creation
Later
Social Media
Visual social media planner for Instagram
Later started as an Instagram scheduler and has grown into a full social media calendar. Its visual grid planner is unmatched for Instagram-heavy brands. Includes AI caption writing, analytics, and a link-in-bio tool.
- Visual Instagram planner
- AI caption writer
- Link-in-bio (Linktree alternative)
TestGorilla
HR & Hiring
Pre-employment testing platform
TestGorilla offers 400+ skills tests for pre-employment screening, covering cognitive aptitude, personality, coding, and job-specific skills. Free plan included. Helps SMBs hire objectively based on evidence.
- 400+ skills tests
- Cognitive & personality tests
- Coding assessments
Cal.com
Scheduling & Admin
Open-source Calendly alternative
Cal.com is an open-source scheduling platform with a generous free hosted plan and self-hosting option for privacy-first businesses. It supports all major calendar integrations and video conferencing tools.
- Open-source & self-hostable
- Calendar sync
- Round-robin & collective bookings
Supermetrics
Analytics & Data
Marketing data pipelines for reporting tools
Supermetrics automates the movement of marketing data from 100+ platforms (Google Ads, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) into Sheets, Looker Studio, Excel, and data warehouses. Saves agencies hours of manual data export.
- 100+ marketing connectors
- Google Sheets & Looker Studio
- Automated data refresh
Toggl Hire
HR & Hiring
Skills-based hiring to find the right people
Toggl Hire uses skills tests and video questions to help SMBs screen candidates before reviewing CVs, reducing bias and saving interview time. The free plan allows 3 active jobs. Strong for roles where skills matter most.
- Skills-based tests
- Video screening
- Candidate pipeline
Veed.io
Design & Creative
Online video editing and creation
Veed.io makes video editing accessible to non-technical users with automatic subtitles, AI avatars, screen recording, and social media export presets. Great for SMBs creating marketing videos without a video editor.
- AI auto-subtitles
- Video editing
- AI avatars
Vidyard
Video & Media
Personalised video for sales and marketing
Vidyard enables sales teams to record personalised videos for prospects and track when they watch them. AI script writing and video messaging integrate with HubSpot, Salesforce, and Gmail. Free plan available.
- Personalised sales videos
- Video email
- Viewer tracking
Wistia
Video & Media
Video hosting for marketing teams
Wistia hosts marketing videos with customisable players, lead capture forms in videos, chapter menus, and detailed viewer analytics. Its SEO-friendly embeds keep traffic on your own site rather than YouTube.
- Video hosting
- Lead capture in-video
- Viewer analytics
Flodesk
Marketing Automation
Beautiful email marketing for creators
Flodesk offers stunning email templates and simple automation at a flat monthly fee regardless of list size, making it uniquely cost-effective for growing lists. Popular with photographers, coaches, and creative businesses.
- Beautiful templates
- Unlimited subscribers (flat fee)
- Simple automation
InVideo
Video & Media
AI video generator for any use case
InVideo offers an AI video generator that creates complete videos from text prompts, plus a traditional template-based editor. Free plan includes watermarked exports. Covers everything from social media clips to promo videos.
- AI text-to-video
- 5,000+ templates
- Screen recording
Publer
Social Media
Advanced social scheduling at a fair price
Publer is a feature-rich social media scheduler with watermarking, UTM tracking, Instagram grid planner, and bulk scheduling. Free plan supports 3 accounts. Very competitive with Buffer and Later at lower price points for paid plans.
- Bulk scheduling
- Watermarking
- UTM link tracking
Breezy HR
HR & Hiring
Modern recruiting software for SMBs
Breezy HR offers a drag-and-drop pipeline for tracking applicants, with AI job description writing, video interviews, and background checks. Free plan for one active job. Popular with SMBs wanting a modern ATS without enterprise pricing.
- AI job description writer
- Video interviews
- Background checks
SimplyBook.me
Scheduling & Admin
Booking system for service businesses
SimplyBook.me is a feature-rich booking platform for salons, spas, clinics, and fitness studios. It includes class bookings, membership management, and a client app. The free plan supports 50 bookings/month.
- Service & class bookings
- Membership management
- Client app
Taskade
AI Agents
AI-powered project workspace where agents help you research, plan, and execute tasks
- AI agent creation and management
- AI-powered project management
- Automated research and summarisation
Lumen5
Video & Media
Turn content into compelling video, fast
Lumen5 uses AI to transform articles, blogs, and social posts into branded video content. Its free plan produces watermarked videos. Popular with content teams that want to repurpose written content into video without a videographer.
- Blog-to-video AI
- Brand templates
- Stock media library
Runway
Design & Creative
AI video generation and editing
Runway offers text-to-video, video-to-video, and AI-powered video editing tools. Its Gen-2 model is used by creative agencies and marketers for generating short-form video content without filming. Free plan includes limited credits.
- Text-to-video generation
- Video editing (AI)
- Background removal
Predis.ai
Social Media
AI-generated social media content
Predis.ai generates complete social media posts including text, images, and video from a single prompt. It's excellent for businesses that struggle with content creation bandwidth. Free plan includes 15 AI generations per month.
- AI text + image generation
- Video post creation
- Competitor analysis
Animoto
Video & Media
Easy video maker for small businesses
Animoto is a simple drag-and-drop video maker popular with small businesses for product videos, slideshows, and social ads. Storyboard templates make it extremely accessible for non-video creators. Free plan available.
- Drag-and-drop video maker
- Storyboard templates
- Music library
Drift
Customer Service
Conversational AI for sales and support
Drift pioneered conversational marketing and now offers AI chatbots that qualify leads and handle support queries simultaneously. Its free plan is limited but useful for testing. Best for B2B companies blending support with sales prospecting.
- AI chatbot
- Lead qualification
- Meeting scheduling
PicMonkey
Design & Creative
Photo editing and graphic design for marketing
PicMonkey is an accessible photo editor and graphic design tool popular with SMBs for creating social graphics, marketing materials, and editing product photos. Cloud storage keeps designs accessible across devices.
- Photo editing
- Template library
- Brand Kit
Fotor
Design & Creative
AI-powered photo editing and design
Fotor combines photo editing with an AI image generator and graphic design templates. Its AI portrait enhancer and background remover are popular for e-commerce product photography. Free plan available.
- AI image generator
- Photo enhancement
- Background remover
Pixlr
Design & Creative
Free online photo editor with AI tools
Pixlr offers a free browser-based photo editor comparable to Photoshop for basic tasks, plus AI tools for background removal and enhancement. Very accessible for SMBs that occasionally need photo editing without a subscription.
- AI background removal
- Photo retouching
- Web-based editor
Peppertype.ai
Writing & Content
Generate quality content at scale
Peppertype.ai offers AI-powered content generation focused on marketing copy and long-form articles. It supports team workflows and includes quality-scoring to help teams refine outputs. Good for agencies managing multiple client content needs.
- Marketing copy generator
- Long-form article writer
- Content quality score
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