> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://herwaka.shesharp.org.nz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# AI Tools & Free Courses

> Free AI productivity tools and beginner-friendly AI courses to boost your career.

AI tools are becoming more accessible every day. Here are some free tools and courses to help you get started — no technical background required.

## AI Productivity Tools

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  <Card title="Google NotebookLM" icon="presentation-screen" href="https://notebooklm.google.com">
    Transforms your files (PDFs, audio, etc.) into polished presentations and audio summaries.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Z.ai" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="https://z.ai">
    A smart AI slideshow tool that helps create professional slides using real images and research.
  </Card>

  <Card title="EZTrackr Resume Score Checker" icon="file-circle-check" href="https://eztrackr.app">
    Instantly analyses your resume and provides guidance on improving its ATS compatibility.
  </Card>

  <Card title="21 Free AI Recruiting Apps" icon="robot" href="https://www.hiretruffle.com/blog/free-ai-tools-for-recruiters">
    A curated list of free AI recruiting apps covering resume parsing, candidate sourcing, chatbots, and more.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Perplexity" icon="magnifying-glass" href="https://www.perplexity.ai/">
    AI-powered search engine that delivers precise answers with cited sources — great for research and learning.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Granola" icon="note-sticky" href="https://www.granola.ai/">
    An AI notepad for meetings — combines your notes with audio transcription to generate polished meeting summaries.
  </Card>
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## Creative & Interactive AI Tools

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  <Card title="Gamma" icon="presentation-screen" href="https://gamma.app/">
    Quickly generate polished presentations, documents, and web pages using AI.
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  <Card title="Quick Draw" icon="paintbrush" href="https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/">
    A fun AI doodle recognition game by Google — draw and see if AI can guess what it is.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Suno AI" icon="music" href="https://suno.com/">
    Generate high-quality music tracks with AI — no musical background required.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Poe" icon="comments" href="https://poe.com/">
    Chat with multiple leading AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and more) in one platform.
  </Card>

  <Card title="ChatPDF" icon="file-pdf" href="https://www.chatpdf.com/">
    Upload any PDF and chat with it — ask questions, get summaries, and extract key information.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Lovable" icon="code" href="https://lovable.dev/">
    Build apps and websites through natural language conversation — no coding experience required.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Nano Banana (Gemini)" icon="image" href="https://ai.google.dev/">
    Google Gemini's native image generation model — create and edit images through conversation in Google AI Studio.
  </Card>
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### Suno AI Demo: *Never Gonna Type It Out*

Here's a fun example of what Suno AI can create — an 80s synth-pop track about vibe coding, generated entirely by AI:

<iframe src="https://suno.com/embed/e413a5b0-bd59-4dd4-8bd1-03adac146ff6" width="100%" height="240" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media; fullscreen" allowfullscreen loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" style={{ borderRadius: '12px' }} />

## Free AI Courses

These courses are designed for beginners and are completely free to access.

| Course           | Provider                            | Link                                                                                  |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Elements of AI   | University of Helsinki & MinnaLearn | [elementsofai.com](https://www.elementsofai.com)                                      |
| Learn AI Skills  | Google                              | [ai.google/education](https://ai.google/education)                                    |
| AI for Beginners | Microsoft                           | [microsoft.github.io/AI-For-Beginners](https://microsoft.github.io/AI-For-Beginners/) |
| OpenAI Academy   | OpenAI                              | [openai.com/academy](https://openai.com/academy)                                      |

## AI for Your Job Search

Looking for AI tools to optimise your CV, practise interview questions, or improve your speaking skills? See our [Recruitment Agencies & AI Job Tools](/resources/recruitment-agencies#ai-tools-for-job-applications) page for tools like Jobscan, Google Interview Warmup, and Yoodli.

<Note>
  Several AI tools were introduced during **Session 1** of the HER WAKA programme. See the [workshop resources](/workshop/march-2026/resources) page for more.
</Note>