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Which AI tool should I use?
Pick the task. Get a recommended tool, an alternative, why, and the privacy caveat that matters in India.
Research and fact-finding
Recommended: Perplexity (free tier)
Office tasks: email, notes, summaries
Recommended: ChatGPT (free)
Excel, Sheets and data questions
Recommended: ChatGPT or Gemini with a described sheet
PDFs and long documents
Recommended: NotebookLM (Google, free)
Images: resize, remove background, generate
Recommended: Canva (free) for editing; ImgNimble (our sister site) for privacy-safe resizing
Study, revision and exam practice
Recommended: NotebookLM for material you have; ChatGPT for tutoring
Coding and automation
Recommended: GitHub Copilot or Claude for code; ChatGPT for scripts
Presentations and slides
Recommended: Gamma or Canva for slides; ChatGPT for the outline
Writing and rewriting
Recommended: ChatGPT for drafts; TXTNimble (our sister site) for clean-up tools
Writing and rewriting
Recommended: ChatGPT for drafts; TXTNimble (our sister site) for clean-up tools
Alternative: Grammarly / QuillBot for grammar only
Why: Give a draft and a clear brief (audience, tone, length). Ask for two variants and pick; never publish an unread AI draft.
Privacy caveat: Paraphrasing tools do not make copied text yours; disclose AI assistance where your organisation requires it.
Related free tool from the Support IT family: https://txtnimble.com
Recommendations are editorial, tested by us, and change when tools change. Last reviewed by the AajAI team.
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