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Monthly edition

The best AI tools, October 2026

Generated automatically from the database, from scores and their history. The editorial is written by the editors.

Scored tools
466
Free
163
100% local
166
New this month
2

This month’s movements

New

  • Qdrant MCP ServerMCP5.9
  • QdrantApp6.2

Rising

  • Image to Editable PPT (Ming-Image)Skill+0.66.7
  • Ultimate Vocal RemoverApp+1.39.6
  • Mira-SceneApp+0.66.4
  • Ling UI Design (Ming-Image)Skill+0.66.2

The best by use

Simplest
Upscayl9.1
Most powerful
Canva Magic Studio8.7
Best free
Dream Textures (Blender)8.5
Simplest
REAL Video Enhancer9.1
Most powerful
Google Veo8.1
Best free
NVIDIA Broadcast8.5
Simplest
Ultimate Vocal Remover9.6
Most powerful
iZotope Ozone 128.5
Best free
Buzz (Whisper)9.1
Simplest
UI UX Pro Max9.1
Most powerful
Canva Magic Studio8.7
Best free
Excalidraw8.7
Simplest
OrcaSlicer8.9
Most powerful
TRELLIS.2 (Microsoft)8.3
Best free
Scaniverse (Niantic)8.5
Simplest
LanguageTool8.9
Most powerful
DeepL / DeepL Write8.8
Best free
Marketing Skills (Corey Haines)8.6
Simplest
React best practices (Vercel)9.2
Most powerful
Frontend Design (Anthropic)9.6
Best free
spec-kit (GitHub)9.2
Simplest
Claude in Chrome7.5
Most powerful
Cline8.8
Best free
agent-browser (Vercel)8.1
Simplest
ChatGPT8.0
Most powerful
Gemini dans Sheets8.2
Best free
Docling (IBM)9.0
Simplest
Gemini pour Google Workspace8.4
Most powerful
Microsoft 365 Copilot8.4
Best free
Skills documents Anthropic (docx, xlsx, pptx, pdf)8.0
Simplest
Meetily9.0
Most powerful
Microsoft 365 Copilot8.4
Best free
Local GPT (Obsidian)8.2
Simplest
Smart Connections9.0
Most powerful
Copilot for Obsidian8.2
Best free
Marketing Skills (Corey Haines)8.6

Going further: running your AIs

If you already use AI daily.

Simplest
Hermes Agent (Nous Research)9.1
Most powerful
OpenClaw7.4
Simplest
Ultimate Vocal Remover9.6
Most powerful
Ollama9.7
Best free
Jan9.2
Simplest
Conductor7.0
Most powerful
LangGraph8.8
Best free
AutoGen7.9
Simplest
Caveman8.8
Most powerful
LiteLLM7.8
Best free
ccusage8.9
Simplest
Jina Reader et Search6.7
Most powerful
Context79.4
Best free
Docling (IBM)9.0
Simplest
React best practices (Vercel)9.2
Most powerful
Frontend Design (Anthropic)9.6
Best free
spec-kit (GitHub)9.2
Simplest
mcp-scan9.3
Most powerful
Langfuse9.3
Best free
garak8.9

Previous editions: September 2026