Free download

Five Tool Swaps: Open Projects Instead of Paid AI Tools

A free 16-page guide to five projects on GitHub you can try instead of a paid AI tool: OpenCode (coding agent), VoiceStudio (local voice studio), OpenSEO (SEO data), OpenBot (workspace for AI agents) and Replica (Claude skills that study how an app is built). What each one does, install commands from its own README, the first thing to try, and an honest list of what still costs money and where it does not replace the paid tool. With licences, legal notes, a comparison table and a 'which one first' page.

The download starts right away; the link also comes by email.

Without the newsletter box you get exactly one email with your link; the address is deleted after 7 days.

What is inside
  • OpenCode Open-source coding agent with a read-only plan mode. You bring the model, or run one locally.
  • VoiceStudio Voice cloning, voice design and dubbing on your own computer. Own voice only, and check each model's licence.
  • OpenSEO Keyword research, rank tracking and site audits. Pay per request through DataForSEO instead of a monthly suite.
  • OpenBot One desktop app for several AI agents. Free for personal use only; business use needs a licence.
  • Replica Claude skills that map how an app works and what its users dislike, so you can build your own product.
  • Which first A comparison table, three questions to pick one, and a simple test plan against your paid tool.

Nothing to install for the guide (PDF). To try a project: a Mac, Windows or Linux computer. VoiceStudio needs an Apple Silicon Mac or a PC with enough disk; OpenSEO needs a DataForSEO key or its hosted plan; OpenCode, OpenBot and Replica need a model provider. The guide is in English.

Fabian Faraz Farid · Imprint · Privacy