ShortStack.tools is a free, independent directory of 305 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 218 of them have a free plan or free option.

Researched tool pages show plans and prices checked against the provider's own pricing page, plus strengths, limitations and alternatives. 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.