Tools
Choose for the job.
Not the trend.
Every tool list is obsolete within a quarter. The jobs aren't. This page is organised by what you are trying to do — and it stays deliberately short, because a long list is a research project you didn't ask for.
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01 — By job
Seven jobs. One tool each.
If you already have something in a row that works, close this page. You're done.
| Job | What good looks like | Wrong choice looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Generate stills | Consistent look across a set; you can name why one variant beat another | You generate 60 and pick the prettiest |
| Generate motion | Short, controlled clips you can edit into a sequence | Long shots that wander, or nothing that cuts together |
| Voice & audio | Natural pacing; you'd listen to it twice | Robotic cadence that fights the edit |
| Write & restructure | Output you edit rather than rewrite | Confident paragraphs you have to fact-check line by line |
| Assemble & edit | Two templates, known exports, fast | Menus you've never opened |
| Capture & remember | Idea in under ten seconds, briefs and prompts in one place | Four apps, no search, cold start every week |
| Automate & schedule | Repetition removed; the decision stays with you | You automated the judgement too |
What's in each row right now
A short, current set. Names change — the job doesn't. Verify pricing and terms yourself; they move faster than any page can track.
Generate stills
Midjourney for look and texture, Flux or Ideogram when you need legible type or tighter prompt adherence. Pick one and learn how it misreads you.
Generate motion
Runway, Kling or Sora-class models for b-roll and short loops. Treat output as footage, not as a finished video — you still cut it.
Voice & audio
ElevenLabs remains the reference for synthetic voice. Your phone's microphone in a small room still beats it for anything personal.
Write & restructure
Claude or GPT-class models, used with a brief rather than a one-line request. The model matters far less than the six fields you give it.
Assemble & edit
CapCut if you want speed on mobile-first formats; Descript if your work is mostly talking; Premiere or Resolve if you already know them. Do not switch editors to solve a taste problem.
Capture & remember
One notes app you will actually open, plus a folder of references and a results log. Plain text files beat a beautiful system you abandon in three weeks.
Automate & schedule
Post manually twenty times first. Then a scheduler — and keep the final approval in your hands, not the tool's.
The tool you already have is almost certainly enough for the next thirty days. Changing tools feels like progress because it's visible. Making the thing is invisible until it's finished, which is exactly why people avoid it.
A new tool must replace one, and you must be able to name the friction it removes in a single sentence. If you can't, you're buying novelty — which is fine, as long as you call it that.
One useful move, every Tuesday.
A short note on something that worked — with the prompt, the settings, or the mistake.