AI TOOLS LIBRARY
A curated stack of AI tools I am actively testing and building with. No affiliate fluff — just what works.
The AI research and writing tool I am excitedly testing right now. Exceptional at long-form content and deep research.
I test every AI writing tool that hits the market. Kimi K2.6 has the best grasp of context for long-form content — it remembers what you told it 10 messages ago, which matters when you are building a 2000-word script.
Drop research notes → ask for outline → refine with follow-ups → export draft
The working setup I use to stop re-explaining context before every deep work session. Brand context, scripts, and research in one place.
Claude Projects changed how I work. I set up one project per video series, save all my brand context, system prompts, and research inside it, and never have to re-explain myself. It is the single biggest time-saver in my stack.
Create Project → save system prompt → add research files → iterate inside the project
How I build AI avatars for content. From a single photo to a speaking, moving avatar that handles video creation.
I wanted to create avatar-based tutorials without the uncanny valley effect. HeyGen has the most natural-looking avatars and the lip-sync is genuinely impressive. I use it for explainer-style videos where showing my face on camera is not the priority.
Upload photo → record voice or use voice clone → generate video → edit in Canva
The AI voice tool I use to create natural-sounding voiceovers. Clone your voice or design a new one without sounding robotic.
The voice cloning quality is the best I have tested. I cloned my own voice and use it for voiceovers when I do not want to record audio manually. It sounds natural enough that viewers do not notice the difference.
Record voice sample → clone voice → paste script → generate audio → drop into editor
Visual automation builder for connecting apps and removing repetitive admin. More flexible than Zapier with a visual canvas.
I switched from Zapier to Make because the visual builder makes it easier to understand complex workflows at a glance. I automate my content pipeline: new video idea → Notion entry → draft created → thumbnail request sent.
Map workflow visually → connect apps → set triggers → test → activate
The calm home base for keeping tutorials, content plans, AI workflows, and brand assets organized in one system.
Every creator needs a calm home base. Notion is mine. I track video ideas, script drafts, resource links, and publishing schedules in one place. The AI features inside Notion are getting better too — I use them for quick summaries.
Ideas database → content calendar → scripts → resources library → publish tracker
The design tool behind every thumbnail, social post, and lead magnet on Keys to AI. Design once, reuse the visual language everywhere.
I design once, then reuse the same visual language across everything. Thumbnails, worksheets, social posts — Canva keeps my brand consistent without a designer. I even use it for quick video edits and captions on avatar clips.
Brand kit → template → duplicate for each new video → export
The structured tracker for my whole content pipeline — what's filmed, edited, published, and ready to repurpose.
Notion holds my ideas; Airtable keeps me honest. Every video moves through a pipeline — scripted, filmed, edited, published, repurposed — and a structured view shows me exactly what's stuck and what's ready to ship.
New idea record → status field per stage → filtered views → repurpose queue