Tools

Recognizes images or whole PDFs (including scans) with math formulas and tables into Markdown and LaTeX, strong on English and Chinese and supporting 80+ languages, handy for digitizing exams, lecture notes and study notes. An open-source Mathpix alternative that runs locally with Python.

Search and download arXiv papers and read the authors' LaTeX source section by section, export BibTeX and follow topic updates, with papers cached locally. No API key needed.

Microsoft's official skill collection: 170+ skills focused on Azure SDKs (Python, .NET, TypeScript, Java, Rust) and Microsoft Foundry development, plus plugins, custom agents and MCP configs. Microsoft recommends picking skills per project rather than installing them all.

PDFMathTranslate 2.x (command pdf2zh_next), built on BabelDOC: translates papers and other PDFs while keeping formulas, charts, TOC and annotations, outputting translated and bilingual side-by-side versions. Uses a free translation channel by default, or your own OpenAI, DeepSeek or other API key.

Finance skills for US, Hong Kong and China A-share markets: news from 10+ sources, quotes and fundamentals, sentiment analysis, time-series forecasts, signal tracking, impact-chain diagrams and reports. Needs Python; some skills download PyTorch models. Not investment advice.

Open-source local video editor with a multi-track timeline. Claude Code or Codex can rough-cut by chat, cut flubs and pauses from the transcript, and add subtitles, transitions and music as drafts you approve. Needs the desktop app with a project open; AI features need your own API keys.

869 medical skills compiled by FreedomIntelligence from a dozen open-source libraries: SOAP notes, discharge summaries, drug interactions, clinical guidelines, PubMed/FDA lookups, genomics and device regulation. Made for OpenClaw, usable elsewhere; some need API keys. Doctors must review output.

Unified search across 20+ academic sources including arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar and OpenAlex, returning deduplicated, normalized results and downloading full text via open-access channels first. Most sources need no API key.

Replaces arXiv preprint entries in your .bib file with the official published versions from DBLP and ACL Anthology, keeping citation keys, to tidy references before camera-ready. Overwrites the file by default, so preview with --dry-run. Mainly covers CS venues; needs Python 3.10+.

Converts PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, audio, web pages and YouTube transcripts into Markdown that agents can read and cite. Built on Microsoft MarkItDown; the Docker image lacks audio transcription and image recognition, so build locally for full features.

Open-source, agent-friendly BI: define metrics and dashboards in YAML and SQL, and rill init generates project instructions and MCP config for Claude Code so agents can build business dashboards and answer questions in natural language. Local use is free; publishing to Rill Cloud needs an account.

Searches Korean statutes, case law, administrative rules and local ordinances via the Korean Ministry of Government Legislation's Open API, verifies whether cited provisions and cases exist, and compares versions over time. Needs a free API key and Node.js; have a lawyer review results.

Python library with a built-in MCP server for US SEC EDGAR data: search 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and other filings and read XBRL-standardized financial statements, Form 4 insider trades and 13F holdings. Free with no API key; just set an EDGAR_IDENTITY.

From a single topic, the agent writes a storyboard, generates paper-cutout collage visuals, motion, narration, music and subtitles, and assembles a Vox-style explainer or ad with ffmpeg, checking with you on storyboard and style. Needs a prepaid Atlas Cloud API key, ffmpeg and Python.

Bright Data's official MCP: web search (Google, Bing, Yandex), any page to Markdown, structured data extraction from e-commerce, social and other platforms, and remote browser control. Needs an API token; includes 5,000 free requests a month.

LLM translator for novels, subtitles, ebooks and game text: one-click glossaries keep names consistent and translations get auto-reviewed. Besides the desktop app it has a CLI (translate/analyze, JSONL status). Download from Releases and bring an LLM API; commercial use needs the author's OK.

Perplexity's official MCP with four tools: web search, grounded Q&A, deep research and reasoning, available remotely or run locally. Requires a Perplexity API key.

Runs open image models like FLUX, Qwen Image and Z-Image locally on a Mac: text-to-image, reference-based edits, inpainting and upscaling, all on-device. Needs Apple Silicon and uv; the first run downloads models and is slow. Check each model's license before commercial use.

Simon Willison's website screenshot CLI: batch screenshots from YAML, record demo videos, export PDF and HTML, run JavaScript in pages to extract data, and dump accessibility trees. Built on Playwright; install a browser on first use.

Translates whole EPUB books, Word files, SRT subtitles and TXT with local Ollama or cloud LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek), keeping layout and timings. Builds a glossary for consistent terms and can resume jobs. Mainly a desktop app; the CLI runs from source; cloud models need an API key.

A research-writing plugin from K-Dense: searches the literature in real time before drafting, then produces papers, reviews, grant proposals, posters and slides with verifiable citations and figures. Literature search needs a Parallel API key; PDF output needs LaTeX.

A video production workspace for Claude Code: scripting, AI voiceover, music, generated visuals and Remotion rendering to MP4, with explainer and product-demo templates. The full workflow needs the cloned repo and Node.js 18+; AI generation needs your own cloud GPU (e.g. Modal's free tier).

Two-stage deep research: drafts an editable outline for the topic, then parallel subagents search the web item by item and compile a Markdown report. Good for literature reviews, competitor research and due diligence. Install by copying files per the README, plus pip install pyyaml.

Apify's official skill collection: picks from 130+ curated Actors to scrape public data from social networks, maps, e-commerce sites and more, and can also build, package and deploy Actors. Needs an Apify account; a free tier is available.