Toolbox · 258 tools and resources
Tools for ideasin the making.
Apps and resources for design, AI and creative work, picked by Hugo Villarreal, with clear notes on what is free.
Start with a goal
Seven ways in. Each one opens a short list of apps.
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30 tools
Think & research
Questions, sources, documents and ideas
Open goal →
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24 tools
Design & prototype
Interfaces, systems and visual thinking
Open goal →
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24 tools
Create visuals
Images, illustration and spatial work
Open goal →
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42 tools
Make video & audio
Record, animate, edit and transcribe
Open goal →
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83 tools
Build & automate
Code, agents, applications and connections
Open goal →
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47 tools
Organize & learn
Knowledge, learning and supporting workflows
Open goal →
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51 tools
Run & evaluate AI
Local models, infrastructure and evaluation
Open goal →
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258 tools
Search everything
Find any tool by name, task or license.
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A note on the collection
Useful tools. Clear tradeoffs.
Open source is not always free
Code licenses, model weights, hosting and API charges are separate. Each card says which part is free.
Read the sources, keep your judgment
Every entry links to its official docs. Nothing here was installed, run or security-audited.
Reports stay individual
Community comments are anecdotes, not ratings. Stars and likes are not validation.