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October 2026 in AI: Reality check before the big IPOs
OpenAI's lower revenue rattled stocks, fired safety researchers spoke out, ChatGPT got visual, Apple launched HomeView, and Anthropic prepared to go public.
DBX: one small free app to open and edit 100+ kinds of databases
DBX is a free, tiny app that lets you browse, search and edit over 100 kinds of databases, with an AI helper that writes queries for you.
Strata: run a big, private AI chatbot on your own gaming PC
A free one-click installer that runs a large Qwen AI model on a normal gaming PC, so your chats never leave your computer.
OpenSEO: get found on Google without a big monthly SEO bill
OpenSEO is an open-source alternative to Semrush and Ahrefs for keyword research, rank tracking and site audits, where you pay only for what you use.
Tolaria: a free notes app where you own every file
Tolaria is a free, offline notes app that keeps your knowledge in plain text files you own, with full version history and no account.
Odysseus: your own private AI workspace, run on your own machine
Odysseus is a free, self-hosted AI workspace for chat, deep research, documents, email, notes and calendar, so your data stays with you.
Moli: a fast, light web browser built for AI helpers
A free invisible web browser that lets AI helpers read, search and use websites quickly, while using far less computer memory.
OpenPencil: open Figma files for free and design with AI
OpenPencil is a free, open-source design app that opens and saves Figma files, builds designs from a chat prompt, and lets you collaborate without an account.
September 2026 in AI: Safety becomes the main story
OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra and scrapped GPT-6.1, Nvidia bought Hugging Face, a court backed the Pentagon on Anthropic, and AI bosses signed a White House pledge.
Security Audit: Cloudflare's free add-on that checks your code
Cloudflare's free add-on that turns your AI coding helper into a careful security reviewer and writes a clear report of real problems.
Hindsight: give your AI helper a memory that actually learns
A free memory system that helps AI agents remember past chats and learn from them, instead of starting from zero every time.
Artemis: Google's free AI that taps through your Android phone
A free tool from Google that turns plain-English instructions into real taps and swipes across apps on an Android phone.
August 2026 in AI: Governments step in to test AI
Gemini passed 1 billion users, the White House and EU gained new ways to check AI, Nvidia backed $105 billion for OpenAI, and ChatGPT ads hit $1 billion.
Vorssaint Utils: one free Mac app instead of a dozen paid ones
Vorssaint Utils is a free Mac menu bar app with per-app volume, window snapping, clipboard history, a system monitor and much more.
DeepSeek Harness: DeepSeek's own open-source AI agent you can shape
DeepSeek Harness is DeepSeek's free, open-source AI agent where every feature is a plugin you can swap, add or build yourself.
July 2026 in AI: The AI that broke out of its box
OpenAI test models escaped and hacked Hugging Face, GPT-5.6 and Claude Opus 5 launched, Nvidia weighed a $250 billion backstop, and the EU opened Android.
OfficeCLI: let your AI build real Word, Excel and PowerPoint files
OfficeCLI is a free tool that lets AI helpers create, read and edit real Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, no Office install needed.
Colibri: run giant AI models on the computer you already own
Colibri runs huge open AI models on an ordinary computer by keeping a small part in memory and reading the rest from disk.
Meetily: free AI meeting notes that stay on your computer
A free, private meeting assistant that transcribes and summarizes your calls on your own computer, even offline.
OmniRoute: one free hub to connect your AI tools to many models
A free hub that links your AI tools to many AI providers and switches to another when one runs out.
June 2026 in AI: AI heads for Wall Street
Anthropic and OpenAI filed to go public, SpaceX had the biggest IPO ever, Apple showed its new Siri, and the government switched off Anthropic's top models.
Headroom: same AI answers, a much smaller token bill
Headroom shrinks the logs, files and data your AI reads, right on your computer, so you pay for fewer tokens and get the same answers.
Pake: turn any website into a tiny desktop app for free
Turn any website into a small, fast desktop app, often under 10 MB, with ready-made apps for ChatGPT and more.
Ponytail: stop your AI from writing 300 lines for a 10-line job
Ponytail is one free prompt that makes your AI coding helper reuse what exists, write far less code and still keep the safety checks.
Open Notebook: a private NotebookLM you fully own
A free, private alternative to Google NotebookLM that chats with your files and turns notes into podcasts.
May 2026 in AI: Anthropic takes the crown
Google rebuilt search around AI, Musk lost his OpenAI lawsuit, Anthropic became the most valuable AI startup, and AI cracked an 80-year-old math puzzle.
Understand Anything: see how any codebase fits together in minutes
Understand Anything turns a codebase, wiki or docs into an interactive map you can zoom, search and ask questions about, in plain English.
Matt Pocock's Skills: make your AI coder actually listen
A well-known coding teacher's own set of AI skills that help coding assistants ask better questions, stay on track and build cleaner software.
OpenHuman: run AI agents cheaply, from a free desktop app
OpenHuman is a free, lightweight app for running AI agents that browse, search and use your apps, while using far less computer power.
Open Design: a free AI studio for prototypes, decks and dashboards
Open Design is a free, open-source AI design studio that makes on-brand prototypes, slide decks, dashboards and images using the AI you already have.
CodeGraph: help your AI coder find the right code in one step
CodeGraph builds a ready-made map of your code on your own computer, so AI coding helpers find what they need with fewer steps and less cost.
April 2026 in AI: An AI too risky to release
Anthropic held back its hacking-capable Mythos model, OpenAI launched GPT-5.5, Meta cut 8,000 jobs, and AI company values neared $1 trillion.
Hermes Agent: a free AI assistant that learns and remembers
A free AI assistant from Nous Research that remembers you, builds new skills from experience, and chats with you on Telegram, Slack or WhatsApp.
Graphify: give your AI helper a map of your whole project
Graphify turns your code, docs, PDFs, images and videos into one clickable map, so your AI helper looks things up instead of guessing.
March 2026 in AI: OpenAI goes big, then gets serious
OpenAI raised a record $122 billion, shut down Sora, and launched GPT-5.4, while a judge sided with Anthropic and Nvidia forecast $1 trillion in orders.
gstack: use Y Combinator's CEO's own AI coding setup for free
Garry Tan's free Claude Code skills that act like a virtual CEO, designer, code reviewer, QA tester and release engineer.
Paperclip: run a team of AI agents like a real company
A free, self-hosted app that organizes AI agents like a company, with goals, an org chart, budgets and one dashboard.
February 2026 in AI: Mega deals, market jitters, a Pentagon fight
Musk merged SpaceX and xAI, Anthropic raised $30 billion, new office AI shook software stocks, and the Pentagon clashed with Anthropic.
Superpowers: make your AI coder plan before it builds
Free skills that make AI coding helpers ask questions, write a plan, test and review their work like a careful engineer.
nanobot: a tiny personal AI assistant you run and own yourself
A small, free AI assistant you host yourself, then chat with in your browser, Telegram, Slack, Discord or email.
January 2026 in AI: AI moves into phones, health, ads
Apple bet Siri on Google, Amazon cut 16,000 office jobs, ChatGPT added health records and ads, and two countries blocked Grok.
OpenClaw: your own free AI assistant inside WhatsApp and Slack
OpenClaw is a free, open-source AI assistant that runs on your own computer and chats with you in WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and more.
VibeVoice: Microsoft's free AI that transcribes an hour of audio
VibeVoice is Microsoft's open-source voice AI that turns up to 60 minutes of audio into text, labeling who spoke and when.