Shawn Freeman

PDF editors, AI assistants,

free courses, free books,
photo editors, and more…

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I tried to make all of these
lesser-known ones. So,
you won’t see names like
Canva, Grammarly, and
ChatGPT on this list.

Instead, here are some

under-the-radar picks…
 CLASSCENTRAL.COM
Tons of websites and
universities offer free
courses.

This site puts all of them

in one place and makes it
easy to find the right ones
for you.
 OPENLIBRARY.ORG
If you prefer reading,
check out this online
library.

It has tons of online

books that you can
instantly borrow and read
without paying a dime.
 TINYWOW.COM
This site has a bunch of
free tools.

They help you with PDFs,

images, videos, files, and
AI writing. No payment
required.
 PDF24.ORG
If you just need to adjust
PDFs (and nothing else),
try this one.

It lets you merge, split,

compress, sign, convert,
rearrange, and a lot more.
 UPSTRACT.COM
Going to multiple news
sites can be tedious.

This site compiles top

headlines from news sites
like NY Times and social
media sites like Reddit.
 MYNOISE.NET
Sounds can help adjust
your mindset and improve
performance.

Use this tool for

meditation, studying,
work, sleep, and more. It
might make a huge
difference for you.
 OTTER.AI
Manually taking notes is
time-consuming and
tedious.

Transcription tools like

Otter do it for you.
Fireflies is another
popular option.
 GETMAGICAL.COM
This is an AI writer and
automator.

It helps you write emails,

fill in forms, create basic
automations, and save
time in many other ways.
 PIXLR.COM
Photoshop is notoriously
expensive and somewhat
hard to use.

Pixlr is a free alternative

that will most likely give
you everything you need.
 UNSPLASH.COM
If you’re using photos
online, it’s best to be
legally compliant.

Unsplash gives you

access to thousands of
stock photos that you can
use risk-free.
 PROMPTPERFECT.JINA.AI
Generative AI tools are
great, but only if your
prompts are too.

This tool helps you write

prompts for chatbots like
ChatGPT and image
creators like Midjourney.
 BING.COM/CREATE
There are a lot of image
generators online.

This one is probably the

easiest to use. If you want
to get more sophisticated,
try Midjourney.
 INVIDEO.IO
Video editors are pricey.

This AI tool isn’t. Try it

out and see if you can get
by without hiring a pro. It
should be fine for most
simple jobs.
 GETPOCKET.COM
The bookmarks bar is too
limited to be seriously
useful.

Use this tool instead to

save more stuff (like
quotes) and easily find it
later.
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These are all great tools
and resources, but I know
there are more.

If I missed a good one,

please add it in a reply
below. That way, we can
all get some extra value
out of this.
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