A curated directory drawn from the field, every tool here was recommended, debated, and battle-tested by shluchim in the “AI for Shlichus” community. 123 tools, 33 built by shluchim, sorted by what works.
123 tools
Anthropic's assistant, favored for serious writing, documents, spreadsheets and coding.
The most-used all-rounder for letters, emails, spreadsheets, flyer prompts and quick research.
The go-to design suite for flyers, social posts and fixing AI-generated text.
Google's image model (in AI Studio / Gemini) for flyers, infographics and renders.
The leading text-to-speech and voice-cloning tool for narration and audiobooks.
A Chabad platform that gives any AI vetted Torah and Shlichus sources plus shared prompts.
Anthropic's coding agent that builds websites, scripts and full apps from plain English.
Claude's design mode that compiles your brand into polished decks, infographics and PDFs.
Google's research notebook; the group shares one loaded with the Rebbe's entire Torah, answered with citations.
A suite of vibe-coded micro-tools (raffle picker, JEM subtitles, weekly luach, donation links and more).
A follow-along Megillah app with live synchronized group reading and translations.
Press-and-hold dictation that turns your speech into clean, formatted text anywhere.
Transcription built for Jewish content, handling mixed English, Hebrew and Yiddish shiurim.
A no-code builder that creates and hosts web apps from a description.
Bulk audio-to-text transcription with 3 free files a day.
Google's free developer playground with generous usage and the Nano Banana image model.
View details →Alibaba's model, rated the best for translating Hebrew and pesukim into English with etymology and context.
View details →An AI coding assistant inside your editor or GitHub.
View details →A free Hebrew OCR that converts scanned text to editable text.
View details →An interactive Beis Hamikdash portal with scheduling for visits and offerings.
An answer engine for fast web research with cited sources.
View details →An embeddable form builder that connects to Stripe and lets AI build the whole form via MCP.
View details →Cleans up and enhances bad audio recordings.
View details →A popular editor for reels with AI subtitles and auto-cut.
View details →AI receipt and document capture that feeds your bookkeeping.
View details →Bulk people and contact research, useful for high-value prospecting.
View details →An AI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarizes Zoom meetings.
View details →Automatically cuts long shiur videos into short captioned clips.
View details →Explains the pshat in Gemara, Rashi and Tosfos.
An AI spreadsheet that cleans, categorizes and OCRs data into Excel.
View details →An Android app that turns text into MP3 narration in many languages and speeds.
View details →Pulls all your bank feeds into Google Sheets for full-control bookkeeping.
View details →A WhatsApp assistant that transcribes long voice notes in seconds with punctuation.
View details →Turns songs into acapella versions, handy for Sefira.
An AI-first code editor for serious vibe coding.
View details →A free, browser-based coding agent that works from your phone.
View details →xAI's chatbot with a looser tone, image/video generation and a phone-line option for filtered phones.
View details →Turns a curriculum or transcript into a finished slide deck.
View details →Zoom's built-in AI that summarizes calls and produces a task list.
View details →An open-source, security-focused agent framework using Docker sandboxes.
View details →A no-code app builder with API and WhatsApp integrations.
View details →Google's assistant, strongest inside Gmail, Drive and Sheets and for image generation.
View details →Generates original songs and can turn any track into an acapella.
View details →OpenAI's open-source speech-to-text engine you can run yourself or build on cheaply.
View details →Sichos visualized with AI, plus the annual Chassidus AI conference.
A Shluchim-specific AI agent built on the nanoclaw stack with Chabad customizations, running in Slack.
Turns a prompt or outline into a slide deck or simple website.
View details →A donor-management CRM where an AI agent can run all your lists and reports.
View details →The standard small-org bookkeeping software, now with a Claude connector.
View details →The enterprise CRM (with the nonprofit NPSP) that some Chabad systems run on.
View details →Edit audio and video by editing the transcript, plus make clips.
View details →Google Cloud's engine for turning PDFs into structured data with columns preserved.
View details →A Chabad CRM (~80 Shluchim in beta) that turns a voice note into emails, calendar events and records via MCP.
Reads articles, PDFs and documents aloud across your phone and computer.
View details →A "rabbinic AI" search engine that finds verified Torah sources without hallucinating.
Records and transcribes meetings with a searchable, chat-able transcript.
View details →A recorder device and app for capturing phone calls and in-person notes.
View details →A visual learning app for the Rambam's laws of Kiddush HaChodesh.
Scrapes JavaScript-heavy sites and pages behind logins or captchas.
View details →An AI agent good at turning an idea into a slide deck or audio overview.
View details →The Jewish-calendar and zmanim service, now with an API and MCP server.
View details →A Chabad-built service for custom CRMs, automations and AI buildouts.
An AI calendar that auto-builds your day from tasks, priorities and work hours.
View details →A meeting-summary app that members said understands Torah and Chassidus concepts.
View details →A capable assistant for coding and HTML with lighter content filtering.
View details →Turns plain text into clean diagrams and visuals you can download.
View details →A meeting assistant the founder confirmed supports Hebrew and Yiddish.
View details →A Chabad AI hub hosting the Torah MCP walkthrough and resources.
The Chabad website, CRM, email and donation platform most Shluchim already run on.
Anthropic's official skill for building real PowerPoint files from scratch with Claude.
View details →A connector that plugs vetted Torah sources into Claude or ChatGPT so answers stay sourced.
A crowd-sourced collection of how Shluchim actually use AI.
A spreadsheet-database hybrid good for lightweight CRMs and project tracking.
View details →A notetaker that runs on your computer and can capture offline, in-person meetings.
View details →A visual no-code automation platform for multi-step workflows.
View details →Matches NCOA "movers" to the nearest Chabad House and drafts referral emails.
A flexible notes, docs and database workspace with built-in AI.
View details →OpenAI's coding agent, included with ChatGPT paid plans.
View details →A browser IDE and AI agent that builds and hosts apps.
View details →An AI-generated, interlinked wiki of this AI-for-Shlichus chat's links and threads.
Connects thousands of apps to automate routine tasks without code.
View details →Auto-joins Zoom and Meet calls to transcribe, summarize and build a searchable archive.
View details →An AI video generator good for animations longer than ten seconds.
View details →An open-source automation tool that's great for technical users.
View details →An open-source backend and database for AI-built apps.
View details →Google's high-end text-to-video model for cinematic footage.
View details →A Jewish camp and Gan Israel management platform for registrations, payments and parent comms.
Generates and hosts full web apps from a prompt.
View details →An AI bookkeeping startup with a nonprofit plan.
View details →Matzah and mivtzoim delivery logistics with maps, volunteer delegation and live tracking.
View details →A clean Sefiras HaOmer web app with location refresh, daily Daf Sotah and tzeis notifications.
Structured learning of Shabbos laws in Hebrew, French and English with a "Daat Chat" Torah assistant.
View details →Open-source handwritten-text recognition built for ksav yad, including Hebrew.
View details →A shared prompt that detects Jewish names from a list and returns confidence scores.
A CRM described as robust, fast and easy to work with.
View details →An AI that understands the subtitles of the Rebbe's videos and returns references.
A form builder, now a ChatGPT connector with voice-driven form creation.
View details →Microsoft's assistant, best if you already live in Office, Excel and Windows.
View details →Hosting and deployment for the websites you vibe-code.
View details →An open-source library for controlling browsers in code.
View details →Generate customizable, printable Haggadahs and books.
A shliach-built tool for counting and tracking shul attendance.
OpenAI's text-to-video model for short cinematic and educational clips.
View details →A hosting platform for deploying AI-built web apps.
View details →The only sanctioned way to automate WhatsApp outreach without getting blocked.
View details →A Torah-search assistant being built to answer without inventing sources.
Summarizes and searches sichos and maamarim, with full plain-text Likkutei Sichos.
Phone OCR for reading small text and scanning documents.
View details →Creates talking-head avatar videos from a script.
View details →An organized collection of the Rebbe's maamorim with intros, summaries, search and notes.
Dicta's rabbinic question-and-answer AI grounded in classic sources.
A Shabbos-times app built on chabad.org data for Chabad-accurate zmanim.
Event ticketing with a Claude connector that can create and read events.
View details →Transcribes Yiddish audio and can correct grammar, rephrase and translate it.
A writing assistant that fixes grammar and tightens emails, letters and posts.
View details →A Lubavitch-owned service for running background searches on baalei batim.
A comprehensive meeting transcriber and notetaker that joins every call.
View details →A high-quality AI image generator good for article and hero images.
View details →A scrolling Rambam speed-reader for focused daily learning.
A powerful local node-based image-generation workflow you run on your own machine.
View details →A Canva-owned Photoshop alternative with strong AI upscaling for Canva Pro users.
View details →An app for auto-captioning and adding B-roll to talking videos.
View details →An image generator known for rendering readable text inside graphics.
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