AI tools for students

Every tool here is reviewed for one thing: whether a student can actually get value from it. Filter by category, cost or the task you need to get done.

18 tools

A browser-based design tool with templates for presentations, posters and reports.

Claude

Studying Free plan

Anthropic's AI assistant, often used for working through long documents and detailed explanation.

Getting a quick, evidence-based read on what the research says about a claim

Elicit

Research Free plan

Automating literature reviews by extracting answers from many papers at once

Turning an outline or prompt into a designed slide deck or document in minutes

Gemini

Studying Free plan

Google's AI assistant, integrated with Google's own products.

An AI-powered calendar and task manager that automatically schedules your to-dos around your existing meetings.

A Google research assistant that answers questions using only the sources you upload.

An all-in-one workspace with AI built in for writing, summarizing, and searching across your notes, docs, and connected apps.

An AI search engine that answers questions and cites the sources it used.

Non-linear, zooming presentations that stand out from standard slide decks