Here are 230+ tools that make my job as a creative marketer easier. Most are free, and the rest are freemium.
Enjoy!
✍️ Copywriting
OneLook Dictionary The dictionary of all dictionaries. Look for a word and see for yourself.
Word unscrambler & Werd Merge Tools that combine words.
r/oneliners Funny one-liners by Reddit users.
Just One Liners Funny one-liners, quotations, and jokes by famous people.
Wiki Rhymer Find rhymes and near rhymes.
RhymeZone Not only rhymes. Try the Phrases, Mentions, Lyrics, and Similar Sound features.
The Idioms A large collection of idioms and phrases.
Idioms by The Free Dictionary Find idioms.
Quodb.com Find any quote from millions of movie lines.
Quotemaster.org The best place to find quotes on any subject.
Tiny Budhha The 2nd best place to find quotes on any subject.
Reverse Dictionary Search for words by their definition.
Power Thesaurus My favorite thesaurus. It can also find idioms and phrases.
Word Hippo My second favorite thesaurus. Good at finding synonyms for phrases.
Moby Thesaurus It’s a thesaurus. But it’s kinda weird and different. Pretty inspiring.
The Phrase Thesaurus Find phrases related to your topic.
Pun Generator Type in a word and get puns.
Punstoppable I don’t have kids yet. But thanks to this website, my dad jokes are going to be the worst.
Related Words Find words that are related to a specific word or phrase. Great for mind mapping.
Word Associations Find associations to words. Pretty similar to Related Words.
Spruce by OneLook Find quotes, lyrics, proverbs, and jokes.
Word Game Dictionary Enter letters and find words with these letters and more.
Describing Words Find the right adjective for any word.
Urban Thesaurus Find slang words related to your product.
Urban Dictionary Slang dictionary.
Grammarly A bit annoying, but still the best way to avoid typos.
Literary Devices Every single literary device, explained.
Joke Lub Turn any sentence into a goofy joke. It actually works.
Text Ranch Human proofreaders will proofread your text in minutes. Works 24/7.
Capitalize My Title Convert any headline to title caps, all caps, and more.
Word Counter Counts words and characters in my ads.
🔬 Factual Research
Annas Archive Access any research paper or book for free.
r/TodayIlearned Biggest “fun fact” forum on the internet.
Listen Notes The best podcast search engine.
Wiki Wand Wikipedia’s knowledge presented in a beautiful and intuitive interface.
Documentary Storm Watch a movie on your subject and pretend that you’re “doing research.”
Web Archive Find old versions of almost any website.
Exploding Topics See what’s trending online.
Archive MD Bypass paywalls.
Chart of the Day by Statista Find charts related to your subject.
Perplexity It’s like ChatGPT, but more accurate. Less creative, though.
👥 Audience Research
Forum Scout The search engine for internet discussions.
The Giga Brain Learn what Redditors say about anything.
Also Asked Discover what your audience is searching.
Reddit Memes Understanding memes = understanding internet culture.
Gummy Search Audience research on Reddit.
The Index Hive Find niche online communities.
📺 Ad & Copy Collections
Activation Ideas The most inspiring creative commerce, brand experience, and activation ideas. Fabulous.
AdFolio My favorite library of static B2B ads.
Ad Spot Pros: 1M+ ads from all over the world. Cons: Freemium.
Copywriting Examples The world’s best copywriting examples in one place.
Love the Work More Watch all the campaigns that ever won Cannes Lions for free.
Ad Campaign Boot Camp A list of the most famous ads in the history of advertising.
AdAge Campaigns Daily news on creative campaigns.
Joe la Pompe The world’s biggest collection of copy-cat campaigns.
Swipe Worthy Hundreds of great ads, categorized and analyzed.
Best Slogans Thousands of slogans and taglines from different industries.
Lürzer’s Archive A library with thousands of print ads.
Slogan & Tagline Marketing and Advertising Slogans. Ugly but useful.
Ads of the World Tons of ads. Probably the world’s biggest student ad library.
Shots Discover top creative work and the people behind it.
Reddit Ads Library Browse ads that run on Reddit.
LinkedIn’s ad library Find ads running on LinkedIn.
Ads library Curated ads and breakdowns.
AdForum Discover creative works and ad campaigns from around the world.
Facebook ad Library Find any ad that runs on Meta.
Advert Ge Award-winning campaigns sorted by ad agencies.
Manifesto Writing Transcribed ad scripts and manifestos. Great education.
Creative Out-of-Home Real-life examples. Some aren’t very good.
The Big Ad Classic ad collections.
Unblock Coffee A beautiful ad library.
SaaS Swipe File 100+ video ads from tech companies.
Brave 100 by Black Camel A collection of creative B2B video ads.
🎓 Practical Guides
Writing Well Handbook by Julian Shapiro
100 Creative Ideas on Tiny Budgets by Julian Cole
How to Rank 1st on Product Hunt by Tibo
Step-by-Step Guide to Landing Pages that Convert by Harry Dry
How to Edit Videos for Gen Z by Leo
100+ Ways to Increase Your SaaS Conversion Rate
Startup Naming Handbook by me, Shlomo 🙂
🖼️ Free Stock Footage
Public Domain Pictures Free pictures you can use for any project.
Wikimedia Commons Royalty-free images and videos by Wikipedia.
Nappy Free stock images of black and brown people.
Pexels Free stock videos and images.
PngTree Download real PNGs without getting viruses.
Imgbin Download PNGs for free.
SVG Repo Free SVG collection.
New Old Stock Vintage photos from old archives. Free of copyright.
The Noun Project Icons. Heaps of icons.
Iconer 32,000+ free icons.
Unsplash Stock images.
Font Awesome More icons.
Flat Icon Just a bit more icons.
🎨 Design Tools
Brand Fetch Logos and brand assets of almost any brand.
Fonts Ninja Discover what fonts websites are using.
Breaking News Mockup Create a mockup for a press release.
Graphic Burger Free mockups.
Designs AI Logomaker Logo generator.
Coolors Create color palettes.
Ad Mockups Create ad mockups for free.
Pimento My favorite MidJourney alternative.
Midjourney Prompt Generator Create amazing prompts in seconds.
💡 Brainstorming
Deck of Brilliance 52 idea generation tools with dozens of examples. This one is a MUST.
Random Nouns Generate random nouns to trigger your creativity.
Reedsy Creative writing prompts.
Copywriting Prompts Random briefs for your spec ads.
Visu Words Create visual mind maps in seconds.
Oblique Strategies Random questions that’ll spark your creativity.
Creating Minds Tools for Creating Ideas.
👩🎨 Visual Inspiration
Eye Candy An incredible library of filmmaking techniques.
Design Systems The biggest directory of web design systems.
It’s Nice That Fantastic design inspiration.
Same Energy A visual search engine. Useful for mood boards.
Font Pair Find font pairings for your design projects.
Fonts In Use See how others have used the font you want to use.
Abduzeedo Beautiful graphic design projects from different categories.
Logo Book Explore the world’s finest logos and symbols.
The Colors of Motion Color palettes from famous movies.
Muzli A free Chrome extension that shows you stunning design examples.
Colossal An online magazine that curates beautiful art.
The Die Line Packaging inspo.
Eye on Design Follow design trends and examples.
💻 Websites Inspiration
Landing Love The greatest animated website examples.
Good UX by Appcues Find inspiration for user onboarding, surveys, product tours, and stuff like this.
Lapa Ninja Thousands of great landing page examples.
Great Landing Page Copy Landing pages that use everyday language.
Awwwards Sick websites. Check out the UX Writing section.
Land Book Website design inspiration gallery
Landing Pages Explained In-depth analysis of successful landing pages.
Httpster Web design inspiration from all over the world.
Site Inspire Beautiful websites organized into different categories.
SaaS Frame Useful screenshots from SaaS sites and products.
SaaS landing page examples 790 landing page examples created by top SaaS companies.
Laws of UX A collection of best practices that designers can consider when building user interfaces.
One Page Love 8000+ one-page websites and templates.
💌 Email Inspiration
Milled A search engine for email newsletters.
Email Love Email marketing inspiration
184 Subject Lines Some are overused. Some are timeless.
Good Sales Emails Email campaigns of big tech brands.
Hunter’s Templates Curated cold email templates.
Good Email Copy Email copy examples from successful SaaS companies.
Really Good Emails These directories have very original names, don’t they?
🌐 Website Building
Mobile Simulator – See how your site looks on different mobile, tablet, and other devices.
Wappalyzer Find out the technology stack of any website.
Backlink Checker Check who links to your website.
Tiny PNG Optimize your website images.
Crisp Free chat feature for your website. Fantastic (and free) product.
⌚ Productivity
f.lux Adjusts the screen’s color to reduce eye strain.
Alternative To Find an alternative to any app.
Notion Where to begin?
Reverso Context My favorite online dictionary. Tip: get the Chrome extension.
Calm 9 A QR code generator that simply works.
10min email A temporary email inbox for websites you don’t trust.
BlockSite Block distracting websites.
Loom Most meetings could be a Loom video.
PDF24 Work with PDFs without opening Acrobat.
Foxified Download YouTube videos.
Glasp Transcribes YouTube videos.
📱 Content Creation
Tweet Hunter X See the top posts of any creator on Twitter/X.
Free Convert Convert videos into light Gifs. Great for visual newsletters.
Cool Symbol Add symbols to your social media posts.
Transitional Hooks Thumb-stopping hooks for your vertical videos.
Download TikTok videos without the watermark.
OBS The most incredible screen recorder. Free forever.
Pixabay Free music and sound effects.
CapCut Simple and powerful video editing tool.
🎁 Random Inspo
Drive & Listen Drive and listen virtually to the local radio in different countries.
My 70’s TV Travel back in time with old series, ads, and music videos.
Pie Comic A comic about relatable everyday situations by John McNamee.
Trend Hunter Find the latest trend in any industry. A great website with awful UX.
The Oatmeal Relatable and funny cartoons and stories by Matthew Inman.
The Onion Sarcastic and fake news. They write brilliant headlines.
r/showerthoughts Random, deep, and funny thoughts from millions of people.
Nowness Extraordinary creativity and storytelling, curated.
Weird Universe Weird photos, news, and stories from our planet and beyond.
Great Speeches A list of famous speeches curated by James Clear.
Kialo Explores popular debates and arguments from both sides.
