Every week, a new AI tool drops - and somehow, you end up trying 50 tools, wasting hours, and still feeling like you're missing something.
If that's you, this list fixes it.
These are the 10 most recommended AI tools by top LinkedIn creators, each one hand-picked by someone who actually uses it daily. If you want to save time, simplify your workflow, and finally stop hopping between apps, start here.
1. Opus.pro
OpusClip is the #1 video clipping tool that turns long videos into shorts and publishes them on all social platforms with one click. You can use it to clip any video, edit it, and publish it. You can also export clips in XML and import them later in any editing tool.
There's a Free Plan - it's basic but is free forever! Importing video sources from YouTube and local files, and you have 60 minutes per month.
Why creators love it:
✦ Cuts one long video into 5–10 usable shorts ✦ Auto-detects highlights ✦ Instantly adds captions & formatting
2. Gamma.app
When you need beautiful slides without designing anything, you can create documents, websites, or presentations. The five-year-old start-up, which has just 52 employees and is profitable, is now valued at $2.1 billion by investors including Andreessen Horowitz.
What it does:
✦ Paste a doc → get a full slide deck. Adding content to a gamma is quick and flexible ✦ Also generates websites + LinkedIn carousels ✦ Perfect for fast, clean presentations
3. Blink.new
All-in-one software to build websites, SaaS, and mobile apps. It covers front-end and back-end APIs, including the database. No code platform similar to the most well-known one, Lovable.
Features:
✦ Build apps from a single well-written prompt ✦ No code, no setup ✦ Great for prototyping and MVPs
4. Wisprflow.ai
For capturing ideas when you're away from your laptop. A speech-to-text app for people who would like to write 4x faster, or have any impairments that make typing difficult. Wish I had this while I was in college.
Why it's useful:
✦ Record voice → convert to structured ideas ✦ Fast for brainstorms, notes, and micro-content ✦ Perfect while commuting or walking
5. Midjourney
No camera is needed to plan your visual storytelling.
Helps with:
✦ Creating full storyboards ✦ Exploring styles, moods, and lighting ✦ Visualizing scenes before production
6. Google Gemini
Your brand-style photo generator without hiring a photographer. Super realistic photos, I sometimes use them to generate article banners.
Why people use it:
✦ Consistent aesthetic ✦ Fast content creation ✦ Useful for product shots and social visuals
7. BrightData
Need leads? Research? Data extraction? From DIY scraping to hands-off data delivery. Website scraping on steroids.
It can:
✦ Pull lists from websites ✦ Filter by role, industry, company ✦ Perfect for outreach, analysis, and scraping
8. Perplexity AI
Your research assistant who doesn't waste time. Perplexity has established itself as one of the key AI startups. Their chatbot is right up there with ChatGPT, still the undisputed champion.
Why it's powerful:
✦ Handles deep research ✦ Writes short, accurate summaries ✦ Provides sources + key points
9. RunwayML
A new kind of creative toolkit with everything you need to generate any video, image, or piece of content you want. AI video editing tools that create stunning videos.
Best for:
✦ AI-generated motion clips ✦ Editing, captioning, exporting ✦ Vertical content for socials
10. NotebookLM
A free Google tool that turns your documents into an AI personalized for you. You can upload your sources, get insights, view sources, and much more.
What makes it unique:
✦ Feed your PDFs, notes, and links ✦ Train an LLM on your own knowledge
Final Thoughts
These 10 tools cover every part of a modern creator's workflow.
If you want to stop wasting time trying every new AI tool, start with the ones proven creators actually rely on. I know we are swamped with so many choices, but this article could help a little bit.
