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Honest takes. No fluff.
The Five Stack is a free weekly newsletter. Every issue has five hand-picked AI tools, a plain-English take on why each one is worth trying, and a clear note on what's free and what's paid.
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New AI tools ship every day. Most aren't worth your time. We test and filter so you get the short list.
Exactly five
Five tools per issue, never a wall of fifty links. Read it in a few minutes.
Honest takes
Every pick says what it does and why you'd try it, in plain English and without the hype.
Free vs paid, upfront
Each tool notes whether it's free, has a free tier, or costs money, so there are no surprises.
What you get
The tool
What it is, in one or two sentences.
Why try it
The real use case: coding, images, agents, local models, and more.
The link
A direct link to the tool so you can try it right away.
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