Questions, answered.

A weekly launch platform for free and open-source AI tools, with the catch shown up front, for small businesses, job seekers and security teams.

Every tool is checked against its official docs, and each listing shows what is free, the catch, the setup and where your data goes.

Yes. Browsing is free and launching a tool is free. There is no paid placement: nobody can pay to be listed, ranked higher or featured.

A tool needs an open-source license or a real free plan, with no trial and no credit card needed for the free part. It must have been updated in the last 6 months, and AI must be a core part of it, not a side feature. How we check tools.

Not always. Some open-source tools need a paid service to work, such as a paid AI API key. Those are labeled "Needs paid service" and kept out of the Runs free view, which is on by default on the Launch List.

Every tool's facts are checked by hand against its official docs and pricing. "Tested by OpenOrbia" is a separate badge that appears only on a tool we have actually run ourselves, and most tools do not have it.

We check every tool's activity and license every month, and recheck the full Free facts at least every 3 months. Each card shows its last-checked date.

Every week has a launch day on Monday. Voting opens Monday at 12:01 AM Pacific and closes Sunday at 11:59 PM Pacific. The first Launch Week starts Monday, Nov 23, 2026.

You can upvote each launch once per week, with no sign-in. To stop repeat votes without accounts or cookies, we combine your network address and browser into a scrambled code that cannot be turned back into either, and we never store your IP address. How voting works.

Use the Submit a tool form. We check your facts against your docs before anything is listed, then your tool gets its own page and a launch week. For makers has the checklist.

Email [email protected] with the tool's name and what should change. A link to the tool's docs or pricing page helps. We update the page and its "Last checked" date once we have verified the change.

Yes. Use "Claim listing" on its card on the Launch List, or email [email protected].

Yes, under the same rules as every other tool. They are labeled "Built by Khaja Syed, OpenOrbia's founder" wherever they appear, and kept off the Launch Week leaderboard and the featured spots.

No cookies, and never your IP address. The forms store only what you type in them. Votes are counted with the scrambled code described above, and following a tool link adds one to that tool's count for the day, with nothing about you.

For questions and ideas: [email protected]. For launches and corrections: [email protected].