150+ Free AI Tools to Create Online Courses (2025)
Complete list of free artificial intelligence tools for course creation: video generators, voice, content, quizzes, images and more. Updated 2025.
AI changed everything. What used to cost thousands in production you can now do for free from your computer.
This list has 150+ AI tools you can use without paying. Each one tested, with actual free tier limits and specific use cases for course creation.
Content and Script Generators
These tools help you write course content: scripts, descriptions, materials, summaries.
ChatGPT - chat.openai.com The most popular. Free plan with GPT-4o mini. Great for scripts, summaries, structuring modules. No message limit but shorter responses than paid.
Claude - claude.ai From Anthropic. Free with daily limits. Excellent for long-form content, text analysis, creating educational materials. Longer context than free ChatGPT.
Gemini - gemini.google.com From Google. Free with Gemini Pro. Good for research with access to recent information. Integrates with Google Docs.
Microsoft Copilot - copilot.microsoft.com Free, uses GPT-4. DALL-E image generation included. Integrates with Microsoft ecosystem.
Perplexity - perplexity.ai Free with limits. AI-powered search, cites sources. Perfect for researching topics before creating content.
You.com - you.com Free. AI search, generates text and images. Multiple modes for different tasks.
Poe - poe.com From Quora. Access to multiple free models: Claude, GPT, Llama. Daily limits but good variety.
HuggingChat - huggingface.co/chat Free, open source. Access to Llama, Mistral, Qwen models. No strict limits. Great for experimenting.
Cohere Coral - coral.cohere.com Free. Cohere's Command model. Good for business tasks and summaries.
Groq - groq.com Free with limits. Ultra-fast open source models. Llama 3 at incredible speed.
Mistral Le Chat - chat.mistral.ai Free. European Mistral models. Good for multilingual content.
DeepSeek - chat.deepseek.com Free. Very capable Chinese model. Excellent for code and reasoning.
Grok - grok.x.ai Free with X account. From xAI. More casual tone, real-time information access.
Pi - pi.ai Free. From Inflection AI. Conversational, good for brainstorming ideas.
Character.AI - character.ai Free. Create characters with specific personalities. Useful for virtual tutors or simulations.
AI Video Generators
Create complete videos or clips without recording anything yourself.
Lumen5 - lumen5.com Free plan: 5 videos/month with watermark. Converts text to video automatically. Ideal for short explainer videos.
InVideo AI - invideo.io Limited free plan. Generates videos from text with AI voices. Good templates for courses.
Pictory - pictory.ai Free trial. Converts scripts or blogs to videos. Auto-selects stock clips.
Synthesia - synthesia.io Limited free trial. AI avatars that speak your script. Professional but expensive after trial.
HeyGen - heygen.com 1 free credit. Realistic AI avatars. Clone your voice and appearance. Great for videos where you "appear" without recording.
D-ID - d-id.com Free trial: 5 minutes. Animate photos with voice. Turn an image into a speaking presenter.
Colossyan - colossyan.com Free trial. AI avatars for corporate training. Focused on education and training.
Runway - runwayml.com 125 free credits. Gen-3 Alpha for generative video. Create clips of anything you describe.
Pika - pika.art Free credits to start. Generative video, animate images. Creative effects.
Kling - klingai.com Free daily credits. Very capable Chinese video generator. Realistic movements.
Vidu - vidu.studio Free credits. Generative video, multiple styles. Good for intros and transitions.
Haiper - haiper.ai Free with limits. Fast generative video. Good for short demo clips.
Fliki - fliki.ai Free plan: 5 min/month. Text to video with AI voice. Education templates.
Vidnoz - vidnoz.com Limited free plan. AI avatars, text to video. Good for welcome videos.
Steve.AI - steve.ai Free plan with watermark. Converts text to animated videos. Explainer style.
Voice and Audio Generators
Convert text to natural voice to narrate your lessons.
ElevenLabs - elevenlabs.io 10,000 free characters/month. Best AI voice quality on the market. Clone your own voice. Multiple languages.
Play.ht - play.ht Limited free plan. Realistic voices, cloning. Good for Latin American Spanish.
Murf - murf.ai Free trial: 10 minutes. Professional voices, timeline editor. Oriented to course creators.
Speechify - speechify.com Limited free plan. Text to speech, browser extension. Useful for reading and recording documents.
LOVO - lovo.ai Free plan: 5 min/month. 500+ voices, cloning available. Many languages.
Resemble.AI - resemble.ai Limited free plan. Voice cloning, emotions. Professional quality.
Coqui - coqui.ai Free, open source. Clone voices locally. Total privacy.
Bark - github.com/suno-ai/bark Free, open source. Generate voice with emotions, laughs, natural pauses. Runs on your computer.
TTS Arena - huggingface.co/spaces/TTS-AGI/TTS-Arena Free. Compare multiple TTS models. Find the best for your use case.
OpenAI TTS - platform.openai.com API with initial free credits. High quality natural voices. Nova and Alloy are excellent.
Google Cloud TTS - cloud.google.com/text-to-speech Initial free credits. WaveNet very natural voices. Requires technical setup.
Amazon Polly - aws.amazon.com/polly Free tier: 5 million characters/month first year. Neural voices included.
Microsoft Azure TTS - azure.microsoft.com Free tier: 500,000 characters/month. Multilingual neural voices.
Narakeet - narakeet.com Free plan: 20 videos. Text to speech with video. Simple and fast.
TTSMaker - ttsmaker.com Free, no registration. Basic but functional text to speech. Multiple languages.
AI Video Editors
Edit videos faster with AI assistance.
CapCut - capcut.com Free. Auto-captions, background removal, automatic cuts. Very complete for being free.
Descript - descript.com Free plan: 1 hour transcription/month. Edit video like a text document. Remove filler words automatically.
Veed.io - veed.io Free plan: 10 min/video with watermark. Automatic subtitles, translation. Simple web editor.
Kapwing - kapwing.com Limited free plan. Web editor, AI subtitles, auto resize. Collaboration included.
ClipChamp - clipchamp.com Free with Microsoft. Integrated text to speech, auto-compose. Export 1080p no watermark.
Opus Clip - opus.pro Free monthly credits. Converts long videos to short clips automatically. Identifies best moments.
Vizard - vizard.ai Limited free plan. Converts webinars to clips. Automatic subtitles and repurposing.
Chopcast - chopcast.io Limited free plan. AI identifies important clips. Good for podcasts and interviews.
Rask AI - rask.ai Free trial. Translates and dubs videos to other languages automatically. Lip-sync included.
Wondershare Filmora - filmora.wondershare.com Free plan with watermark. AI features: background removal, color correction, motion tracking.
DaVinci Resolve - blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve Free. Professional. Magic Mask, object removal, text-based editing in version 19.
Adobe Premiere Pro - adobe.com 7-day trial. Text-based editing, auto-reframe, enhanced speech. Industry standard.
Image Generators
Create thumbnails, illustrations, diagrams and graphics for your course.
DALL-E 3 - openai.com/dall-e-3 Included in ChatGPT Plus or free Copilot. Follows instructions very well. Legible text.
Midjourney - midjourney.com No free plan currently. Mentioned because it's the quality standard.
Stable Diffusion - stability.ai Free if you run it locally. Open source. Maximum flexibility and control.
Leonardo.AI - leonardo.ai 150 free tokens/day. High quality, varied styles. Good for consistent thumbnails.
Ideogram - ideogram.ai Free with daily limits. Best for text in images. Logos, posters.
Bing Image Creator - bing.com/create Free with Microsoft account. DALL-E 3, 15 boosts/day. Fast and easy.
Adobe Firefly - firefly.adobe.com Monthly free credits. Commercially safe. Integrates with Adobe products.
Canva AI - canva.com Generator integrated in Canva. Limited free plan. Practical for complete designs.
Playground AI - playground.ai 500 free images/day. Good quality, many styles. Active community.
Krea AI - krea.ai Free with limits. Real-time generation, upscaling. Innovative interface.
Freepik AI - freepik.com/ai Limited free plan. Integrated with stock library. Commercial styles.
Mage.space - mage.space Free with queue. Stable Diffusion in browser. No registration required.
Craiyon - craiyon.com Free. Former DALL-E mini. Basic quality but no limits.
SeaArt - seaart.ai Free daily credits. Many models available. Prompt community.
Tensor.art - tensor.art 100 free credits/day. Many Stable Diffusion models. Model training.
Lexica - lexica.art Limited free generation. Prompt search. Learn from examples.
NightCafe - nightcafe.studio Free daily credits. Multiple algorithms. Challenge system.
Pixlr AI - pixlr.com Limited free plan. Photo editor with integrated AI. Generation and editing together.
Hotpot AI - hotpot.ai Free with limits. Specific tools: art, headshots, background removal.
DreamStudio - dreamstudio.ai Initial free credits. Official Stability AI interface. Fine control.
AI Presentations
Create professional slides automatically.
Gamma - gamma.app Free plan: 400 initial credits. Generates complete presentations from a prompt. Excellent automatic design.
Tome - tome.app Limited free plan. Visual narratives with AI. Modern, dynamic style.
Beautiful.ai - beautiful.ai Free trial. Smart design that adjusts itself. Professional templates.
SlidesAI - slidesai.io Free plan: 3 presentations/month. Google Slides addon. Generates from text.
Slidesgo AI - slidesgo.com Free with account. Templates + AI generator. Integrates with Canva.
Decktopus - decktopus.com Limited free plan. AI suggests content and design. Focused on sales presentations.
Pitch - pitch.com Generous free plan. Team collaboration, AI assistant. Professional.
Canva Presentations - canva.com Free. Magic Write integrated. Thousands of templates. Present or export.
Prezi AI - prezi.com Limited free plan. Non-linear presentations. AI assistant.
Prezo - prezo.ai Limited free plan. Generates presentations from documents. Fast.
Transcription and Subtitles
Convert audio to text and add subtitles to your videos.
Whisper - github.com/openai/whisper Free, open source. Best transcription model. Runs locally. Multilingual.
Turboscribe - turboscribe.ai 3 free transcriptions/day. Uses Whisper. Simple interface.
Riverside - riverside.fm Free plan: 2 hours/month. Recording + transcription. Studio quality.
Otter.ai - otter.ai Free plan: 300 min/month. Real-time transcription. Good for meetings.
Happy Scribe - happyscribe.com Free trial. Transcription and subtitles. Many languages.
Sonix - sonix.ai 30 free minutes. Automatic transcription, translation. Subtitle editor.
Rev - rev.com Limited free AI transcription. Paid human transcription option.
Trint - trint.com Free trial. Editable transcription. Audio search.
Descript - descript.com 1 free hour/month. Transcription + video editing. All integrated.
MacWhisper - goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l/macwhisper Free version available. Whisper with native Mac interface. Offline.
Subtitle Edit - github.com/SubtitleEdit/subtitleedit Free, open source. Professional subtitle editor. Automatic sync.
Kapwing Subtitles - kapwing.com Limited free plan. Automatic subtitles in browser. Customizable styles.
VEED Subtitles - veed.io Limited free plan. Auto-subtitles, translation. Many styles.
Zubtitle - zubtitle.com Free plan: 2 videos. Subtitles + resize for social. Optimized for social media.
Quiz and Assessment Generators
Create exams and exercises automatically.
Quizgecko - quizgecko.com Limited free plan. Generates quizzes from text or URL. Exports to standard formats.
Quizizz AI - quizizz.com Free plan for educators. Generates questions from content. Gamification included.
Questgen - questgen.ai Free plan: 5 quizzes/month. MCQ, true/false, fill-in-blank from any text.
Revisely - revisely.co.uk Limited free plan. Flashcards and quizzes from notes. Student oriented.
Quillionz - quillionz.com Limited free plan. Generates assessment questions. Multiple types.
OpExams - opexams.com Limited free plan. Create professional exams. Question bank.
PrepAI - prepai.io Free plan: 5 generations/month. Quizzes from documents or videos.
Conker - conker.ai Free plan for teachers. Generates quizzes from topics. Level differentiation.
Formative AI - goformative.com Free plan available. Formative assessments with AI. Instant feedback.
Kahoot AI - kahoot.com Limited free plan. Generates questions for kahoots. Popular gamification.
Classpoint AI - classpoint.io Free plan available. Generates quizzes in PowerPoint. Slide interactivity.
Landing Pages and Marketing
Create sales pages and marketing materials for your course.
Carrd - carrd.co Free plan: 3 sites. Simple but effective landing pages. Not AI but very useful.
Framer AI - framer.com Free plan available. Generates sites from text. Automatic professional design.
Durable - durable.co Generates site in 30 seconds. Limited free plan. Includes CRM and invoicing.
10Web - 10web.io Free trial. Generates WordPress sites with AI. Hosting included.
Mixo - mixo.io Free plan: 1 site. Landing page from an idea. Integrated waitlist.
Unbounce Smart Copy - unbounce.com Free plan: 40 generations. Copy for ads, emails, headlines.
Copy.ai - copy.ai Free plan: 2,000 words/month. Marketing copy, emails, social.
Jasper - jasper.ai Free trial. Professional marketing copy. Specific templates.
Writesonic - writesonic.com Limited free plan. Articles, ads, landing pages. GPT-4 included.
Rytr - rytr.me Free plan: 10k characters/month. 40+ use cases. Fast and simple.
AdCreative - adcreative.ai Free trial. Generates ad creatives. Optimized for conversion.
Predis - predis.ai Limited free plan. Generates social media posts. Calendar included.
Lately - lately.ai Free trial. Repurposes long content to social posts.
Taplio - taplio.com Free trial. LinkedIn content with AI. Automatic carousels.
Automation and Productivity
Save time automating repetitive tasks.
Zapier - zapier.com Free plan: 100 tasks/month. Connect apps without code. AI for creating zaps.
Make - make.com Free plan: 1,000 ops/month. Complex visual automations.
n8n - n8n.io Free self-hosted. Open source. Maximum flexibility.
Notion AI - notion.so Free Notion plan + AI trial. Organize course, generate content. All in one.
Coda AI - coda.io Free plan with limited AI. Interactive documents. Automations.
Airtable - airtable.com Generous free plan. Database + automations. Organize course content.
Taskade AI - taskade.com Free plan available. Projects with AI, mind maps. Collaboration.
Mem - mem.ai Limited free plan. Notes with AI that organize themselves.
Lex - lex.page Free. Text editor with integrated AI. Minimalist, focused.
Magical - getmagical.com Free. Chrome extension. Automates repetitive text, AI included.
Compose AI - compose.ai Free. Chrome extension. AI autocomplete on any site.
Text Blaze - blaze.today Free plan available. Snippets and templates. Save time writing.
All-in-One Platforms
Combine multiple tools in a single solution.
LearnBase - uselearnbase.com Free plan available. Complete LMS with AI: generates courses, transcribes videos, creates quizzes automatically. Hosting included.
Teachable - teachable.com Free plan with high commissions. Established platform but no AI.
Thinkific - thinkific.com Free plan: 1 course. Templates, community. Limited AI.
Podia - podia.com No free plan. Mentioned for being simple all-in-one.
Kajabi - kajabi.com No free plan. Premium, all included. For serious businesses.
Gumroad - gumroad.com Free, commission per sale. Simple but effective. Not an LMS but sells courses.
Payhip - payhip.com Free, 5% commission. Similar to Gumroad with less commission.
Systeme.io - systeme.io Free plan: 3 courses. Funnels, email, automation included.
Stan Store - stan.store Free plan available. Landing + sales + booking. For creators.
Ko-fi - ko-fi.com Free, no commission. Donations, memberships, digital products.
Research Tools
Research and learn about your topic before creating the course.
Perplexity - perplexity.ai Free with limits. AI-powered search, cites sources. Structured answers.
Elicit - elicit.org Free with limits. Academic paper search with AI. Summarizes research.
Consensus - consensus.app Free with limits. Searches scientific papers. Evidence-based answers.
Semantic Scholar - semanticscholar.org Free. Paper search with AI recommendations.
ResearchRabbit - researchrabbit.ai Free. Discover related papers. Literature maps.
Scite - scite.ai Limited free plan. See how papers cite others. Citation context.
Connected Papers - connectedpapers.com Free: 5 graphs/month. Visualize paper connections.
ChatPDF - chatpdf.com Free plan: 3 PDFs/day. Ask documents questions. Useful for research.
Humata - humata.ai Free plan: 60 pages. Chat with documents. Automatic summaries.
Unriddle - unriddle.ai Limited free plan. Read and summarize papers. Generate explanations.
Explainpaper - explainpaper.com Free. Highlight confusing text, AI explains it. For technical papers.
Scholarcy - scholarcy.com Limited free plan. Summarize papers into flashcards. Extract key points.
Lateral - lateral.io Free plan available. Organize research with AI. Find connections.
Iris.ai - iris.ai Limited free plan. Knowledge map of papers.
Audio/Music Tools
Add music, effects and improve audio in your videos.
Suno - suno.ai Free daily credits. Generate complete songs from text. Incredible quality.
Udio - udio.com Free credits. Generate music of any genre. Vocals included.
Soundraw - soundraw.io Free plan: listen only, paid to download. Generated royalty-free music.
Mubert - mubert.com Limited free plan. Generative music for videos. API available.
Boomy - boomy.com Free. Create songs in seconds. Publish to Spotify.
AIVA - aiva.ai Free plan: 3 downloads/month. Classical and cinematic AI music.
Beatoven.ai - beatoven.ai Limited free plan. Royalty-free music for videos. Adjust mood per scene.
Epidemic Sound - epidemicsound.com Free trial. Music library for creators. Not AI but useful.
Artlist - artlist.io Free trial. Music and effects for videos. High quality.
Adobe Podcast - podcast.adobe.com Free. Enhance audio with AI. Remove noise, echo. Incredible tool.
Auphonic - auphonic.com 2 free hours/month. Master audio automatically. Level volume.
Cleanvoice - cleanvoice.ai 30 free minutes. Remove filler words, silences. Clean podcasts.
Krisp - krisp.ai Free plan: 60 min/day. Real-time noise cancellation. For calls and recordings.
Descript Overdub - descript.com Included in Descript. Clone your voice for corrections. Edit audio like text.
Bonus: ChatGPT Prompts for Course Creation
Copy and paste these prompts to speed up your content creation.
Structure a course: "Act as an expert instructional designer. Create the structure for a course about [TOPIC] for [AUDIENCE]. Include modules, lessons per module, learning objectives and estimated duration for each lesson."
Generate lesson script: "Write a script for a 10-minute video lesson about [TOPIC]. Include: opening hook, main points with examples, practical activity and summary. Tone: conversational but professional."
Create quiz: "Generate a 10-question quiz about [LESSON TOPIC]. Include: 5 multiple choice, 3 true/false, 2 short answer. Provide correct answers and explain why."
Write course description: "Write a sales description for a course about [TOPIC]. Include: problem it solves, main benefits, who it's for, what they'll learn, and a call to action. Maximum 300 words."
Generate lead magnet ideas: "Give me 10 lead magnet ideas to attract students to a course about [TOPIC]. For each idea include: title, format (PDF, video, etc.), main content and how it connects to the course."
Create launch plan: "Create a 2-week launch plan for a course about [TOPIC]. Include: social media content, emails, key dates, and tactics to generate urgency."
Improve explanations: "I have this explanation of [CONCEPT]: [YOUR EXPLANATION]. Improve it to be clearer and more memorable. Use analogies and everyday examples."
Generate practical assignments: "Create 5 practical exercises for students of a course about [TOPIC]. Each exercise should be applicable in the real world and take less than 30 minutes."
Write follow-up emails: "Write a 5-email sequence to send to students of a course about [TOPIC]. Email 1: welcome. Email 2: motivation (day 3). Email 3: additional resources (day 7). Email 4: request feedback (day 14). Email 5: upsell (day 30)."
Create downloadable summary: "Convert this lesson content into a one-page downloadable PDF: [CONTENT]. Include: key points, action checklist, additional resources."
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