Open AI Stack
A curated directory of 100% free, open-source, and generous freemium AI tools alongside the cutting-edge silicon built to run them locally or on the cloud with affordability.
TL;DevTech // Open Source & Free AI Directory
Web Developer
Ship sites and apps faster with AI coding agents and editors.
15 tools- OpenCode Terminal-native agent that writes and refactors code across your whole stack.
- Cursor AI-first editor with codebase-aware multi-file edits to build features fast.
- Cline Autonomous VS Code agent that plans tasks and runs terminal commands as you build.
- Roo Code A team of AI agents inside VS Code that read, write, and run your code.
- Zed Fast Rust editor with a built-in assistant for pair-programming on web projects.
- Trae Adaptive AI IDE with agent workflows to scaffold and ship apps quickly.
- Kilo Code VS Code agent extension to generate and edit code with pay-as-you-go models.
- Forge Code Terminal coding agent with 300+ models for building and debugging on a free tier.
- Goose On-machine agent that automates engineering tasks end to end.
- Pi Coding Agent Minimalist read/write/edit/bash agent for lightweight coding automation.
- n8n Wire up backend automations and AI endpoints for your app without extra glue code.
- Laravel Specialist Skill that makes assistants emit idiomatic Laravel routing, Eloquent, and Blade.
- Page Agent Drop one script tag to turn any site into a natural-language, AI-native app.
- Stagehand Automate browser testing and scraping with natural-language actions.
- Antigravity Awesome Skills 1,898+ reusable skill packs to supercharge your coding agents.
Game Developer
Generate art, motion, models, and audio for your game.
12 tools- Cursor AI editor for writing gameplay logic and scripts quickly.
- Cline Autonomous agent to code and iterate on game systems in VS Code.
- Roo Code AI agents that write and run engine and gameplay code in your editor.
- Zed High-performance editor with AI to build game tooling and logic.
- ComfyUI Node-based pipeline to generate game art, textures, and sprites.
- AUTOMATIC1111 Stable Diffusion UI for concept art, textures, and asset variations.
- Kimodo Text-driven motion diffusion to generate 3D character and creature animation.
- FreeMoCap Markerless mocap to capture animation from plain video—no suit needed.
- CADAM Text-to-CAD to prototype 3D props and models from prompts in the browser.
- Wan2.1 Open video model for cutscenes, trailers, and animated backgrounds.
- ElevenLabs Voice AI to generate character dialogue and narration.
- SceneWorks GPU-native studio for game art, textures, animations, and character consistency across shots.
Content Creator / Influencer
Script, generate, dub, and edit short-form and long-form video.
13 tools- reels-af Auto-generates scripts, sources clips, and edits Reels/Shorts/TikToks.
- OpenMontage Auto-stitches clips and highlight reels for fast montage editing.
- pyVideoTrans Translate and dub your videos to reach global audiences.
- ViMax Agentic video generation that acts as director, writer, and producer.
- Wan2.1 Generate short B-roll and clips from text or image prompts.
- Remotion Build data-driven, templated videos programmatically with React.
- ComfyUI Create thumbnails, overlays, and AI visuals for your videos.
- ElevenLabs Realistic voiceovers and narration in many languages.
- VoxCPM Local TTS/STT for narration and captions without cloud costs.
- Whisper Accurate transcription for subtitles and repurposing content.
- NotebookLM Turn research into scripts and audio overviews for episodes.
- Fathom Record and summarize interviews or guest calls automatically.
- SceneWorks Local GPU-native studio for video generation, clip editing, and character-driven content creation.
Marketer
Automate campaigns, research, and creative production.
10 tools- n8n Automate campaigns and connect 400+ apps with native AI nodes.
- Activepieces No-code automation with AI agents to run marketing ops yourself.
- NotebookLM Research topics and generate audio briefs grounded in your sources.
- Humata Query and summarize reports, whitepapers, and PDFs for content.
- Julius Chat with campaign data to analyze and visualize performance.
- ElevenLabs Produce voiceovers for ads and social videos.
- ComfyUI Generate on-brand ad creative and image variations at scale.
- OpenRouter One API to tap many LLMs (including free models) for copy generation.
- Groq Ultra-fast inference for high-volume content generation.
- Remotion Programmatically produce templated marketing videos.
CEO / Founder
Research, summarize meetings, and automate the busywork.
10 tools- NotebookLM Summarize research and docs into quick audio briefings.
- Fathom Auto-record and summarize meetings so you skip note-taking.
- Humata Ask questions across contracts, decks, and PDFs instantly.
- Julius Chat with your business metrics to get answers fast.
- n8n Automate operational busywork across your tools.
- Activepieces Self-hosted automations and AI agents for lean teams.
- OpenRouter Unified API to plug affordable LLMs into internal tools.
- OpenHuman Private personal AI super-assistant for day-to-day work.
- Rowboat Local-first AI coworker that builds a knowledge graph from your work sources.
- DeerFlow Orchestrate sub-agents to tackle long-horizon research and ops tasks.
Data Analyst
Chat with your data and run models locally and privately.
10 tools- Julius Chat with your data to analyze and visualize it without writing code.
- AnythingLLM Chat over your documents and datasets with RAG on any LLM, locally.
- NotebookLM Ground answers in your source files and datasets.
- Humata Extract insights and summaries from lengthy PDF reports.
- Ollama Run models locally to analyze sensitive data privately.
- Open WebUI Self-hosted chat UI for querying data with local models.
- Jan Offline desktop LLM app for private, on-device analysis.
- LM Studio Run and test local models with an OpenAI-compatible server.
- GPT4All Run LLMs on CPU/GPU with no internet for private analysis.
- CanIRun.ai Check which models your hardware can run before you download.
Designer
Generate images, 3D models, and motion assets.
7 tools- ComfyUI Node-based workflows for custom image and video generation.
- AUTOMATIC1111 Full-featured Stable Diffusion UI with ControlNet and inpainting.
- CADAM Generate parametric 3D models from prompts and images in-browser.
- Kimodo Generate 3D human/robot motion from text for motion design.
- Wan2.1 Produce short animated clips from text or image prompts.
- ViMax Agentic pipeline to direct and produce video assets.
- SceneWorks Desktop GPU-native studio for image/video generation, character consistency, and LoRA training.
Writer
Draft, research, and revise long-form writing with AI.
8 tools- InkOS Autonomous agent for drafting, auditing, and revising long-form novels.
- NotebookLM Research and outline grounded in your own sources.
- Humata Pull facts and summaries from reference PDFs while writing.
- OpenRouter Switch between many LLMs (incl. free) for drafting and editing.
- Groq Fast inference for quick drafts and iterative rewrites.
- Ollama Write privately with local models—no data leaves your machine.
- Open WebUI Self-hosted chat workspace for drafting with local models.
- AnythingLLM Chat with your research library to draft grounded content.
AI Engineer
Run, serve, and build on open models and the MCP ecosystem.
22 tools- Ollama One-command local model serving for fast prototyping.
- llama.cpp Foundational inference engine for quantized models on CPU/GPU.
- LM Studio Discover, run, and serve local models via an OpenAI-compatible API.
- Jan Offline desktop runtime with a built-in local API server.
- GPT4All Local LLM runtime for private CPU/GPU inference.
- LocalAI Drop-in OpenAI-compatible API you can self-host.
- Open WebUI Self-hosted front-end for your model deployments.
- OpenRouter Unified endpoint to route requests across dozens of models.
- Groq Blazing-fast hosted inference on LPUs with a free tier.
- NVIDIA NIM Hosted OpenAI-compatible endpoints for hundreds of open models.
- MCP Inspector Debug MCP servers—inspect tools, requests, and schemas.
- FastMCP Build MCP servers fast in Python with minimal boilerplate.
- Smithery Discover and install MCP servers from a community registry.
- AirLLM Run 70B/405B models on low-VRAM consumer hardware.
- Headroom Cut token usage and context overhead in your LLM apps.
- CanIRun.ai Estimate which models your hardware can run before deploying.
- Google ADK Code-first Python toolkit to build and deploy agents.
- AgentScope Build observable, inspectable agents you can trust.
- UI-TARS-desktop Multimodal agent stack connecting models and agent infra.
- OpenManus Open general-purpose agent that runs multi-step tasks on any LLM.
- GenAI Agents to Production Runnable tutorials for every production agent building block.
- LLM Models Reference guide to pick the right model for each use case.
Musician / Audio Producer
Transcribe, synthesize, clone, and dub voices and audio.
5 tools- ElevenLabs High-quality TTS and voice cloning in many languages.
- VoxCPM Unified open TTS/STT for local speech synthesis and recognition.
- Whisper Accurate multilingual transcription for lyrics and stems.
- Open NotebookLM Turn documents into podcast-style audio with open TTS.
- pyVideoTrans Translate and dub audio tracks across languages.
Researcher
Ground answers in your sources and give agents memory.
8 tools- NotebookLM Ground answers in your sources and generate audio overviews.
- Open NotebookLM Open-source doc-to-podcast summaries with local TTS.
- Humata Q&A and summaries across large PDF libraries.
- Julius Analyze and visualize research data conversationally.
- AnythingLLM Local RAG over your document corpus on any LLM.
- MemoryPalace Persistent long-term memory so agents recall across sessions.
- DeerFlow Orchestrate sub-agents for deep, long-horizon research.
- AgentScope Build inspectable research agents you can trust.
Automation Specialist
Build agentic workflows and control the browser and desktop.
10 tools- n8n Build agentic workflows across 400+ apps with AI nodes.
- Activepieces Self-hostable no-code automation with AI agents and MCP.
- Stagehand Natural-language browser automation built on Playwright.
- Page Agent Add AI control to any web page with a single script tag.
- UI-TARS-desktop Multimodal agent to control the desktop and UI.
- OpenManus Autonomous multi-step task runner on any LLM.
- DeerFlow Orchestrate sub-agents, memory, and sandboxed code for long tasks.
- Rowboat Local-first AI coworker that automates knowledge work.
- Hermes Agent Self-improving agent that learns and creates its own skills.
- OpenClaw Local autonomous agent that automates files and desktop tasks.
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TL;DevTech // Edge & Local AI Hardware
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Nvidia RTX 3090 Available
24GB GDDR6X VRAM. A proven workhorse for local AI inference — runs 13B–70B quantized models at solid speeds. Great value on the used market for developers entering local AI.
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Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti Available
16GB GDDR7 VRAM with next-gen Blackwell architecture. Exceptional FP8/FP4 throughput for local inference — rivals last-gen flagships at a lower price point.
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Nvidia RTX 5090 Available
32GB GDDR7 VRAM. The flagship Blackwell GPU for local AI workloads — runs large quantized models with bandwidth and compute headroom to spare.
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Nvidia RTX Spark Superchip Coming Soon
Co-developed MediaTek ARM CPU + Blackwell GPU in a compact form. 128GB unified memory and 1 Petaflop FP4 performance lets developers natively run 120B parameter models on Windows with zero cloud latency.
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Apple M6 Family Coming Soon
Potential 2nm process with WMCM multi-chip packaging for memory bandwidth scaling. Designed to accelerate local open-source models using Apple's native MLX framework — no discrete GPU needed.