How to Find AI Tools by Category on It's Better With AI

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It's Better With AI is a human-curated directory of AI tools, and you can browse it two ways: click a category tile to see every tool in that area, or type into the search bar if you already know what you're looking for. A "View All Tools" option shows the complete list when you'd rather scan everything at once. This works for anyone trying to narrow hundreds of tools down to the handful relevant to a specific task.

Browsing by category

The homepage presents the full category list as clickable tiles. Selecting one takes you to the tools filed under it.

The categories currently listed include:

Group Categories
Creative & media 3D Asset Creation, Architecture, Audio, Design, Image Editing, Image Generation, Interior Design, Multimedia, Music, Video, Video Editing
Work & productivity Assistant, Business, Chatbot, Coding, Data Analysis, Ecommerce, Finance, Job Search, Note Taking, Summarization, Writing, Website Builder
Learning & research Coaching, Learning, Research, Teaching
Health & personal Fitness, Health, Personal Growth, Therapist, Therapy
Lifestyle Betting, Cooking, Fashion, Restaurant, Social Media, Travel
Other Legal, Misc.

Click the tile that matches your task — for example, Summarization if you want to condense long videos or audio, or Image Generation if you need visuals from text prompts.

Searching for a specific tool

If you already have a name or a narrow need in mind, the search bar skips the category step. Type a tool name or a keyword describing the job, and the results narrow to matching entries. This is faster than guessing which category a tool was filed under, since some tools could reasonably sit in more than one.

Viewing everything at once

The View All Tools link shows the entire directory in one list. Use it when you want to compare across categories or when a tool doesn't obviously belong to any single category.

What each listing tells you

Tool cards carry enough detail to decide whether to click through:

  • A short description of what the tool does — for example, Perplexity is described as an AI search assistant that gives answers with sources included; Claude as a chatbot that can read, write, and explain information.
  • A category label, such as Chatbot, Business, or Image Generation.
  • A starting price, shown as a monthly figure — for example, Perplexity and Claude both list "Starts at $20/mo," while Adaptive and Reve list "Starts at $0/mo."
  • A free trial indicator with a number, where applicable.

Prices and trial availability are per-listing, so check the individual card rather than assuming a category-wide rule.

Practical tips

  • Start broad, then narrow. If you're unsure which category fits, use View All Tools and scan descriptions rather than committing to one tile.
  • Treat the price line as a starting point. "Starts at $0/mo" on a listing signals a free entry tier for that specific tool, not that the whole directory is free.
  • Use the category count as a signal. Categories with many tools (Business, Chatbot, Writing) give you more to compare; niche ones (Betting, Restaurant) are quicker to exhaust.
  • Cross-check with search. A tool you found under one category may surface again under another, which is useful when you want alternatives for the same job.

If nothing in the categories matches your need, the site also has a Submit AI option for suggesting tools and a Contact A Human link for direct questions.