How to Use bestproductivityresources.com

Best Productivity Resources is a free directory of more than 1,500 hand-picked productivity tools, apps, courses, books, and more, plus free guides and free online tools. New resources are added every day.

• Free to use
• No account needed
• Dark, clean, and fast on phones and computers

Find what helps you work better, faster, without wading through ads and noise.

• Search from the homepage or the search page
• Browse by category, such as notes, writing, or design
• Browse by type, such as apps, courses, or books
• Use the Surprise me button to discover something new

Goals let you skip the categories. Pick what you want to change and get a curated bundle with a short playbook. Collections are short, opinionated lists that each answer one question.

Compare

Side-by-side comparisons of popular tools

Best and best free

Hand-picked lists for each need

Free alternatives

Free options to popular paid apps

Is it free?

Straight answers on free plans

Tier lists

Rankings you can rearrange and share

The Deals page lists real discounts on tools from the directory. Every deal is checked on the company’s own website and removed when it ends.

• Hundreds of free guides on AI tools, productivity, and building a business
• Articles and tech news in plain language
• A glossary of productivity and AI terms
• AI prompts and use cases

Free online tools run in your browser, including calculators, PDF tools, a password generator, a Pomodoro timer, a word counter, and converters.

Productivity quiz

Find your productivity type and matching tools

Build my tool stack

Pick who you are and what you want to improve, get a starter stack, and share your card

• New this week: the latest additions
• Top this week: upvote tools you love, reset every Monday
• Monthly awards for standout resources
• The Update Log shows what changed each day

Tap the heart on any resource to save it. Your saved list stays in your browser only: there is no account, and nothing is sent to the site.

• Open data you can download
• A free, open-source MCP server so your AI assistant can search the directory and cite listings
• Widgets and badges for your own site

To suggest a resource, send a direct message on LinkedIn. The How to Submit page explains what to include and how review works.

The How We Choose page explains how resources are picked and checked, and the Corrections page shows fixes made to listings.