The content creator’s AI toolkit (June 2025)
List of curated tools & ideas. Up to date as of June 2025, but with the rate of change in AI, it will probably go out of date soon.
ideation & scripting
- prompt LLMs to ask you questions so you come up with ideas
- use Deep Research to get reports on your topic/concept/etc, whatever you’re presenting
- ask an LLM to impersonate a professional screenwriter for feedback; ask for tough love (if you’re brave)
asset generation
- leonardo.ai combines photo/video models in 1 studio; useful for concept art, graphics, b-roll, YT thumbnails
- upscale low resolution images into high resolution ones with leonardo.ai
- remini.ai can upscale, edit and generate photos of yourself
- higgsfield.ai can create fancy motion vfx
video production
- descript.com to edit your voiceovers by changing the transcript
- youtube.com can clip video segments into shorts
- capcut.com is a powerhouse of easy-to-use tools for reels & shorts
- DaVinci Resolve 20 has new AI-assisted features (background fill, animated subtitles, voice enhancements) and better upscaling, denoising, masking, depth maps, tracking
cross-posting
- buffer.com to schedule your shorts, reels and posts
automation
- zapier.com can detect your new YouTube uploads then generate Instagram posts using LLMs
- with n8n.io you can build complex workflows with multiple AI agents and tools example
community management
- AI tools can help draft & respond to comments (idea — still need to find good ones)
analytics
- YouTube’s Creator Studio has an Inspiration tab
- export analytics from platforms as CSV and prompt ChatGPT o3 to analyse it
monetisation experiments
- sell AI designed merchandise
- run faceless channels separate from your brand — video creation completely outsourced to AI example with n8n
growth hacks
- use YouTube auto-dubbing for international reach
- always grab attention in the first 3s for reels/shorts
- use reels/shorts as a funnel to your long-form videos