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Free AI tools for creators
Free, open-source AI tools from GitHub that fit creators, explained simply.
- Updated 19 Oct 2026
Why these picks
These free tools are for people who make videos, podcasts, photos and posts. There is a browser video editor with no watermark, a free CapCut alternative, a screen recorder that adds auto-zooms, AI green screen removal that keeps fine hair, and an AI video maker that scripts and edits a video from a plain description. For audio, there is offline voice typing and a transcription tool that labels who spoke and when. For photos, there are two Photoshop-style editors that open PSD files. Every guide shows how to install the tool step by step and what it costs, with honest pros and cons so you can pick fast.
16 free AI tools for creators
Newest first. Each card opens the full guide.
VoiceStudio: Free ElevenLabs Alternative
Clone a voice, dub videos and turn text into speech on your own Mac, Windows or Linux computer.
HyperFrames: Make AI Videos From HTML
HyperFrames is a free tool that makes AI video from HTML.
Folia: Free Animated Lyrics Music Player
Folia is a free animated lyrics music player that shows full-screen moving lyrics for your local music, Navidrome and more.
net-merge: Combine Wi-Fi and Phone Internet, Free
net-merge is a free app to use two internet connections at once, like Wi-Fi plus a phone hotspot, on Windows, Mac and Linux.
ArtCraft: Free AI Video and Image Studio
Build your scene in 2D or 3D first, then let an AI model make the image or video.
Recordly: Free Screen Recorder With Auto-Zoom
Recordly is a free screen recorder and editor for Mac, Windows and Linux.
PhotoCraft: Free PSD Editor That Works Like Photoshop
It opens and saves real layered PSD files and runs offline on Mac, Windows and Linux.
OpenReel: Free Online Video Editor, No Watermark
Cut clips, add captions, mix music and export up to 4K, right in your web browser.
Compositor: Free Photoshop Alternative for Mac
Compositor is a free Photoshop alternative for Mac with layers, masks, blend modes and Photoshop-style shortcuts.
Vorssaint Utils: Free Mac Utility App for Menu Bar
Per-app volume, window snapping, clipboard history, a system monitor and an uninstaller behind one menu bar icon.
OpenLogi: Free Logitech Options+ Alternative
Remap mouse buttons, tune your webcam and control Litra lights on Mac, Windows and Linux.
OpenCut: Free CapCut Alternative, Open Source
OpenCut is a free CapCut alternative you can use in your browser today.
OpenMontage: Free AI Video Maker for Your AI Helper
Describe a video in plain words and your AI helper researches, scripts, narrates, edits and renders it for you.
CorridorKey: Free AI Green Screen Removal That Keeps Hair
It pulls people off green or blue screens and keeps fine hair, motion blur and see-through edges clean.
Handy: Free Offline Voice Typing App
Press a key, talk, and your words appear in any app on Mac, Windows or Linux.
VibeVoice: Free AI Transcription Tool From Microsoft
It turns up to 60 minutes of audio into text and labels who spoke and when.
Apps you can use
Free and paid AI apps that fit creators. Prices come from each app's own pricing page, checked on the date shown.
Bolt
StackBlitz
Type what app or website you want and it builds it in your browser
Free plan + paid from $25/month
Leonardo
Leonardo.Ai
Makes pictures and short videos from text, with many style options
Free plan + paid from $12/month
Krea
Make and edit pictures and videos with many AI models in one place
Free plan + paid from $35/month
Canva AI
Canva
Design posts, posters, and slides with AI help and templates
Free plan + paid from $144/year
Google Flow
Google
Google's tool for making short movie scenes from text
Free plan + paid from $4.99/month
Kling AI
Kuaishou
Makes realistic videos and pictures from text or a photo
Free plan + paid from $8.8/month
HeyGen
Make videos of a talking AI person, or translate your own videos
Free plan + paid from $29/month
ElevenLabs
Turns text into natural-sounding speech and can copy a voice
Free plan + paid from $6/month
Suno
Type an idea and get a full song with singing and music
Free plan + paid from $8/month, billed yearly
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FAQ
Are these AI tools for creators free?
All 16 tools here are open source on GitHub. By license: MIT (6), AGPL-3.0 (4), MIT or Apache-2.0 (2), Apache-2.0 (1), GPL-3.0 (1), Apache-2.0 / MIT (1), Custom (CorridorKey Licence, non-commercial share-alike) (1). A tool can be free while an AI service it connects to is not, so check the price row in each guide's at-a-glance table.
Which of these tools has the most GitHub stars?
OpenCut, with 94.7K stars when our guide last checked (2026-10-16).
Do they work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
10 of the 16 guides that list platforms say Mac, Windows and Linux. Each guide's at-a-glance table names the platforms for that tool.
Which guide for creators is the newest?
VoiceStudio: Free ElevenLabs Alternative (2026 Guide), published 2026-10-19.