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39 hand-picked decision making tools, apps and resources, each one checked by a real person. 37 of them are free or have a free plan.
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Decision making tools help you choose with a clear head instead of going round in circles. Some give you thinking frameworks and mental models for weighing options, some compare apps and services side by side, and some simply settle small choices for you, like a fair random picker or a group poll for a date.
The resources here include model libraries such as Untools, comparison sites that list alternatives to a product, checklists and reference sites that answer a narrow question fast, and AI tools that argue several sides of a problem. Use them to lay out the options and the trade-offs, then set a deadline and decide. Most choices can be changed later, so save the long analysis for the ones that cannot.
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Pay data by company, role and level to help you judge and negotiate offers.
Around 200 free online calculators for money, health and maths.
Create quick online polls with unlimited votes for free.
Open-source tracker for your stocks, ETFs and crypto in one place.
Checks colour contrast and suggests the nearest accessible alternative.
A contrast checker that previews your colours on real text.
A free collection of thinking tools and frameworks for clearer decisions.
A free, open-source chess site with games, puzzles and lessons.
A project that rates and summarises the terms of service of popular websites.
Check the size cost of any npm package before you install it.
Thousands of free online calculators explained in plain language.
Spin a customisable wheel to pick a random name or choice.
Plain-language help for picking an open-source licence for your project.
A free, ad-free way to find a meeting date or run a simple poll.
Find open-source alternatives to popular paid software, compared by feature.
True random numbers, list shufflers and draws based on atmospheric noise.
Ethical, privacy-friendly alternatives to well-known software and services.
Preview any word in all the fonts installed on your computer at once.
Find European alternatives to popular digital services and cloud tools.
Up-to-date browser support tables for web features.
Free best-practice checklists for designing pages, components and flows.
A free checker for text and background colour contrast against WCAG.
A free site that compares AI tools side by side by price, limits and free access.
A free visual guide to the psychology principles behind good design.
A software directory for finding and comparing alternatives to any app.
A crowdsourced directory for finding alternatives to any app or service.
A directory of open-source alternatives to popular proprietary software.
A governed execution layer that clarifies intent and verifies results for AI coding assistants.
A curated collection of A/B test results from best-in-class apps.
An AI-powered virtual executive team for your decisions.
Ask Codex, Gemini, Grok and 400+ OpenRouter models for second opinions or arbiter-mediated decisions.
Structured multi-perspective deliberation for hard decisions across Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and OpenCode.
Simple, privacy-first website analytics.
Build financial models and KPIs with AI, faster than spreadsheets.
Learn to invest and trade stocks, options, and crypto with confidence.
A realistic blueprint for a profitable solo business today.
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