ShortStack.tools is a free, independent directory of 330+ tools for people who make YouTube Shorts, TikToks and Instagram Reels. Tools are organized into 17 categories, from AI clipping and auto captions to AI voiceovers, video editors, schedulers and monetization platforms, and 211 of them have a free plan or free option.

More than 260 tools have a researched page with plans and prices checked against the provider’s own pricing page, plus free-plan limits, watermarks, strengths, limitations and alternatives. We also run hands-on tests: the same video through every AI clipper and the same clip through every caption app.

Creator stacks lay out complete workflows (a faceless Shorts channel, turning podcasts into clips, making Shorts with a phone and $0, captions that stay readable, AI avatar videos), each with the tools for every step, real monthly costs and the platform rules to know.

No account needed: search, filter by platform and free options, save tools and compare them side by side.