minylist for freelancers
The must-have tools for freelancers
Every hour of admin is an hour you don't bill. Five tools shrink the writing, promotion, video and follow-up work that surrounds client projects.
Tools
5
one per job, no overlap
Self-hostable
0 of 5
run them on your own server
Free to start
4 of 5
free or free-tier pricing
Stands in for
Jasper, Hootsuite
and 3 more
The freelancers stack at a glance
Pricing, license and the paid tool each pick stands in for.
One tool per job, and why
Each pick comes with the catch we ran into. Swaps are listed where there's a cheaper or self-hosted option.
- 1
Writing
Rytr for writing
A low-cost AI writer that learns your tone
Rated 3.9 / 5
First drafts of proposals, emails and posts for $7.50 a month. Fine for short copy; edit before sending.
- Freemium
- Proprietary
- Replaces Jasper
- 2
Promotion
Typefully for promotion
Write, schedule and publish social posts from one editor
Rated 4.3 / 5
Keeps your X and LinkedIn presence going from one weekly writing session.
- Freemium
- Proprietary
- Replaces Hootsuite
- 3
Client videos
HeyGen for client videos
Turn a script into a video with an AI avatar, in your language
Rated 4.4 / 5
Update videos and walkthroughs from a script. The free plan is enough to test the quality.
- Freemium
- Proprietary
- Replaces Synthesia
- 4
Dictation
Typeless for dictation
Speak instead of type, and get clean text in any app
Rated 4.3 / 5
Dictate client emails and notes and get clean text. Pro removes the weekly word cap.
- Freemium
- Proprietary
- Replaces Wispr Flow
- 5
Recurring chores
Squad for recurring chores
AI teammates that run your recurring work across your tools
Rated 3.5 / 5
Hand invoice chasing and inbox triage to an AI teammate. It's $99 a month plus your AI plan, so it suits busy solo shops.
- Paid
- Proprietary
- Replaces Zapier
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Every tool here has its own review with real pricing and the limits we hit.
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