Tools

Offline speech toolkit for Apple Silicon Macs: CLI text-to-speech (including Chinese and voice cloning) and speech-to-text, for voicing lessons and explainer videos or transcribing lectures and interviews, with data staying local. Needs an M-series Mac and Python 3.10+; MP3 export needs ffmpeg.

Moonshot AI's official terminal coding agent: reads and edits code, runs commands, searches files and fetches web pages, with video input, MCP, plugins, subagents and hooks, plus Zed and JetBrains integration via ACP. Needs a Kimi sign-in or Moonshot API key. Replaces the archived Kimi CLI.

HTTP client CLI that reimplements HTTPie's syntax in Rust with a focus on performance; key-value pairs on the command line are sent as JSON by default, making it quick to debug REST APIs.

From Trail of Bits: reviews PRs, commits or diffs from a security angle, tracing history with git blame, estimating blast radius by caller count and checking test coverage gaps, then writes a Markdown review report.

Removes backgrounds from images and videos with one AI command: batch whole folders, use a portrait model, refine edges or swap in a solid color, and output transparent MOV or composite video onto a new background. Runs locally; install PyTorch and ffmpeg first. Models download on first run.

Open-source font editor: fontforge -script runs Python scripts headlessly to batch-edit glyphs, convert between OTF, TTF, UFO and other formats, and generate fonts, for type design and font processing. Homebrew installs the CLI version; install the desktop app for the GUI.

Query, modify and convert JSON, YAML, TOML, XML, CSV, HCL, INI and more with one selector syntax, editing config files in place or converting between formats, handy for agents handling structured data in scripts. A single dependency-free binary that works much like jq or yq.

Diffusion model inference in pure C/C++: one sd-cli command runs SD, FLUX, Qwen Image, Wan and more locally to create or edit images and short videos, with Metal acceleration on Mac. No cloud needed; bring your own model weights and use a release binary or build from source.

Cuts long videos like podcasts, webinars, livestreams and interviews into captioned vertical shorts, with optional dubbing and publishing to TikTok, YouTube and more. Hosted version needs an API key (free tier is watermarked and time-limited), or self-host with Docker and your own keys.

Automatically aligns subtitle timing to a video's audio track, fixing translated subtitles that drift out of sync, or syncs against an already aligned subtitle file. Runs locally with no account; install Python and FFmpeg first.

Builds, refactors and debugs ChatGPT apps with the OpenAI Apps SDK: plans tools, scaffolds the MCP server and UI widgets, and checks the work against official docs. Maintained by OpenAI; formerly chatgpt-apps in openai/skills.

OpenAI's official Codex plugin that uses the Gmail connector to search mail, read threads, draft replies and tidy your inbox. The plugin bundles no extra skills; authorize your Google account in Codex.

Turns conversations and notes into structured Notion pages such as team wikis, how-to guides, decision records and FAQs, linked to related pages. From OpenAI's official plugin repo (developer: Notion); needs the Notion MCP.

OpenAI's official Codex plugin that turns early product ideas, live pages or screenshots into interactive prototypes, proposing a few visual directions before building. Also reviews user flows, researches user pain points and checks accessibility issues.

Canva's official skill (OpenAI plugin directory): translates all text in a Canva design into another language and saves a copy, leaving the original intact. Useful for multilingual marketing. Needs a Canva account and the Canva MCP; longer text may need layout tweaks.

Tests and debugs a locally running frontend with Codex's Browser plugin or Playwright: checks blank pages, framework and console errors, captures screenshots, re-verifies after fixes and writes a QA report. Maintained by OpenAI; formerly playwright-interactive in openai/skills.

Higgsfield's official Codex plugin: uses its remote MCP to generate images and video from text or photos, like product-shot video ads or animated stills, with built-in flows for faceless narration, voiceover and burned-in captions. Needs a Higgsfield account; billed in credits.

OpenAI's official Codex plugin that starts from a brief, product shots or references to generate marketing concepts, mood boards, product scenes, ad directions and social assets, compared and iterated on a reviewable board. Works with Figma and Canva.

Build with OpenAI best practices inside Codex: call the OpenAI API, build and deploy agents with the Agents SDK, create ChatGPT apps and prepare submission materials, and create API keys directly. Maintained by OpenAI; Codex only.

Linear's official plugin in OpenAI's Codex marketplace: search, create and update Linear issues, projects and initiatives from Codex, and draft PRDs, status updates and customer request summaries. Codex only; needs a Linear account and authorization.

OpenAI's official Codex plugin for adding the OpenAI Ads measurement pixel and optional Conversions API (CAPI) to a website, with local validation scripts plus key and deduplication guidance. Needs the site's source and an OpenAI Ads account; review manually before launch.

OpenAI's official Codex plugin for Outlook mail: triages your inbox, summarizes threads, extracts action items, and drafts replies or forwards, for people who handle heavy email loads. Requires Codex with a ChatGPT sign-in and an authorized Microsoft account.

MagicPath's official Codex plugin from OpenAI's plugin marketplace: search and install UI components from MagicPath canvases, apply team themes, and move interfaces from local code onto the canvas to keep iterating. Needs a MagicPath account and Node.js.

Figma's Codex plugin in OpenAI's official marketplace: implements UI from designs, generates Code Connect mappings, and creates or updates pages, component libraries, FigJam diagrams and slides in Figma. Needs a connected Figma account.