Lightweight agents & productivity

Steady stream of free tools for personal organization. New: Dictately (free Mac dictation, 2k words/month), Askee (free Chrome extension for chatting with pages), Store & Forget (local-first Android), Markdown to Google Docs (free bridge), Vixi AI (free knowledge-to-course), Jamie (free meeting notes), Eney (free weekly review assistant), JustVibe (free search-to-app), Monogram AI (free dynamic UI), PosIQo (free fitness coach), PlugThis (free Chrome extension generator), and more. New: Mailflame (free Gmail extension for mail merge/scheduling), Baidu Unlimited-OCR (open-source, reads 40-page docs in one shot locally), TgAutoReply (local-first Telegram auto-reply, free trial), TabChat (open-source RAG search across browser tabs). New article: n8n personal assistant workflow template (free, open-source) for calendar/Gmail/utilities. Also: Fireflies vs Fathom comparison, AI note taker roundups, AI therapist comparison, call recording guide. New: Best AI Assistant for Families 2026 ranking highlights AlphaMa (free, built around mother's mental load) and Maple (free, full-featured). Also: AI Usage Tracker (free open-source macOS app that auto-detects Claude usage across 9+ tools, local-first). New: Routine AI (free voice-controlled work platform), Skim (free open-source Windows email client with optional AI), ditto.site (free open-source website cloning tool), Samsung Health Assistant (free AI health beta). New: Megaphone — free, open-source, on-device Mac dictation app (unlimited, privacy-focused). New: AI slop remover — free open-source tool that removes common AI writing patterns. New: Spokenly (free system-wide dictation with BYOK, iOS keyboard) and Meetily (open-source meeting notes) — both free with local models. New: Rhetis — free AI presentation tool (beta) that structures slides from existing documents. New: Best Poke Alternatives 2026 comparison — covers Saner.AI, Claude, Town, Lindy, Reclaim.ai with free tiers. New: Actify AI — free career agent that automates job search (describes role, searches, applies, tracks, handles captchas), launching today on Product Hunt. New: Liso — free text-to-speech tool that turns web highlights into audio. New: Best speech-to-text tools for meetings 2026 roundup (Otter, Fireflies, Jamie, Granola, Notta) — useful reference. New: Meta upgrades its AI assistant with task automation (scheduling, meal plans, summaries) — free via app/web, powered by Muse Spark 1.1, a solid alternative to ChatGPT/Gemini for personal productivity. New: ParentFlow — free baby tracker with AI insights (sleep, feeds, milestones), one-tap logging, free essential tier, launches today. Useful for new parents. New: Speech To Markdown — free local dictation tool that turns voice into structured markdown using local LLM, no cloud, no API keys, privacy-first, hotkey. Great for idea capture. New: Drifty — free context-aware AI time tracker for Mac, classifies focus vs distraction without manual timers, free local option, privacy-focused. Useful for remote workers and side project jugglers. New: PureBox.ai — free email cleanup tool with review-first approach, explains sorting reasons. Free to try on sample. Useful for inbox management. New: CodexBar Lite — free macOS menu bar tool for tracking Codex usage, privacy-first, uses existing CLI session. Useful for developers managing Codex costs. New: Best Free Transcription Software 2026 roundup — covers dictation, meetings, file uploads with honest limits. Good reference for choosing a free transcription workflow. New: Gstack agents — open-sourced AI personas (CEO, CSO) that join Google Meet as voice bots with 3D avatars, critique screen, drop notes. Free, MIT, uses Claude Code. Novel for meeting practice and feedback. New: iMessage Hermes on Raspberry Pi — always-on agent accessible via text, for family calendars and recipe helpers. Free, open-source, self-hosted. Great for tinkerers and personal productivity. New: Rivault — free zero-knowledge vault for securely sharing sensitive data with AI agents via Face ID approval and automatic redaction. Addresses privacy pain point for personal automation. New: Granola launches free Apple Watch app for AI meeting notes — captures notes on the go, free, AI-powered. Privacy gaps noted but useful for hands-free capture. New: Yap — free open-source macOS dictation app (mentioned in daily roundup). Adds to the growing list of free dictation tools. New: Grok Build Mode (xAI) — reportedly free-tier feature for creating apps/websites/games via conversation. However, conflicting reports say it's locked behind SuperGrok Heavy subscription. Unconfirmed free tier; watch for clarification. New: SKI — free voice coding tool for Claude Code/Codex, launched on Product Hunt. Useful for hands-free coding side projects. New: Premation — free open-source After Effects alternative, launched on Product Hunt. Useful for creative side projects.