Guides

Each guide groups real listings by the job they do and says how those jobs differ. The order inside a guide is alphabetical, not a score.

• Best AI coding agents

  Coding agents, editors, and app builders listed on AgentAtlas, and how a terminal agent differs from a browser prototype tool.

  16 tools

• Best AI meeting notes

  Meeting note tools and transcription options in the directory, from a bot that joins the call to a model you run yourself.

  6 tools

• Best AI voice tools

  Speech, transcription, and meeting-note tools listed on AgentAtlas, from a bot in the call to a model you run yourself.

  10 tools

• Best AI tools for outbound sales

  List building, cold email, call notes, and AI SDRs listed on AgentAtlas, with the job each product actually does.

  8 tools

• Best AI workflow automation

  Visual and code-based automation tools in the directory, including which ones you can host yourself.

  6 tools

• Best AI design tools

  Image generators, video tools, and design editors listed on AgentAtlas, grouped by the kind of visual work they do.

  12 tools

• Best AI research tools

  Chat apps and cited search tools in the directory, including paper search and notebooks over documents you upload.

  12 tools

• Best AI writing tools

  Grammar checkers, rewriting tools, and editors for drafts, fiction, and academic writing listed on AgentAtlas.

  7 tools

• Best AI marketing tools

  SEO briefs, campaign copy, and social scheduling tools listed on AgentAtlas, grouped by the marketing job.

  9 tools

• Best frameworks for building agents

  Open source libraries and visual builders for agents, grouped by language and by Microsoft's current library.

  21 tools

• Best open-source AI tools to run yourself

  Open source coding agents, local models, transcription, and self-hosted builders you can run without a hosted account.

  12 tools