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Free AI tools + prompt library

Free AI photo tools and prompts that just work

Change a background, design a logo, or copy a tested prompt for ChatGPT, Gemini, Midjourney, Kling and Runway. No sign-up.

Photo prompt packs

Photo prompt packs

Tested prompts with negative prompts, how-to steps and FAQ for every style.

AI Headshot Prompts

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AI Couple Photo Prompts

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Chinese Ink Painting Prompts

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AI Pet Portrait Prompts

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AI Outfit Changer

Try on suits, wedding dresses, streetwear or hanfu from one photo, with 14 prompts that keep your face.See prompts →

AI Face Swap

Put your own face into film-noir, Renaissance or astronaut scenes, with clear consent rules.See prompts →

AI Store Design Kit

Amazon main images, A+ and Shopify banners, Etsy covers and Black Friday sets in one consistent style.See prompts →

AI Age Progression

See yourself as a baby, at 18, 60, 80 and 100, plus a 6-panel life timeline and ageing morph videos.See prompts →

AI Portrait Photoshoot

One selfie, a full photoshoot: editorial, film, Korean, Japanese, hanfu, business, golden hour and low-key sets.See prompts →

AI Movie Scene

Star in 8 film-style moments, from ship-bow sunset to neon noir and wuxia, with image and video prompts.See prompts →

AI Landmark Photo

Put yourself at the Eiffel Tower, Great Wall, Santorini or Kyoto with 16 travel photo and video prompts.See prompts →

AI Ancient General Photo

Become a Tang general, samurai, Roman centurion, knight or Viking from one selfie: 12 portraits and 2 videos.See prompts →

AI Anime Character

Turn your photo into an original anime character: 12 styles from 90s cel to cyberpunk, plus video prompts.See prompts →

AI Makeup Looks

Preview 12 makeup looks on one model, then try them on your own photo with copy-ready prompts.See prompts →

AI Hairstyles

Preview 12 haircuts for women and men, try them on your photo, plus 6 hair colours and face-shape tips.See prompts →

Best Free AI Image Tools

Which AI image tools are really free in 2026? Free limits checked on official pages, with 10 test prompts.See prompts →

This week

This week's AI trends

New AI words and formats explained in one line each, updated weekly.

#01 · Video trend

Catrina AI video

Instagram's Halloween / Día de Muertos trend (since mid-October 2026): AI turns one selfie into an elegant La Catrina with sugar-skull face paint, a marigold crown and a black lace gown, then animates it in candlelight.

#02 · Video trend

hotel lobby ai

AI remakes of Quavo & Takeoff's 2022 “HOTEL LOBBY” performance on A COLORS SHOW: two people in a plain bright-orange booth sharing one microphone that hangs from the ceiling.

#03 · Image trend

ai baby generator

Upload two parents' photos and an image model imagines what their baby might look like. It's a fun artistic blend, not a genetic prediction.

#04 · Video trend

free ai dance video

Image-to-video tools turn one still photo into a short clip of that person (or pet) dancing, often to a viral TikTok routine.

#05 · Video trend

ai hug video

Two separate photos become a short clip of the two people walking up to each other and hugging. The “hug my younger self” version pairs a childhood photo with a recent one.

#06 · New model

Kling 4.0

Kuaishou's new AI video model, launched October 15, 2026: one generation can run up to 30 seconds and prompts can be up to 8,000 tokens long.

#07 · New model

Gemini 4

Google's new generation of Gemini models. The first one, Gemini 4 Argon, opened on October 13, 2026 to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app and to developers through the API, aimed at complex multi-step work like coding.

#08 · Image model

Nano Banana

The nickname of Google's Gemini image generation and editing model. The latest version, Nano Banana 2.1 (October 6, 2026), can blend up to 14 reference images in one picture.

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How drawcue works

Free tools and hand-written prompts

drawcue is a free collection of browser tools and copy-ready prompts for AI image and video apps. Every page explains one style or trend in plain English, shows how to do it step by step, and gives you prompts that work in ChatGPT, Gemini, Midjourney, Kling, Runway and other popular tools. Each prompt also comes in Simplified Chinese.

Our tools run entirely in your browser, so photos you open in the background changer, logo maker or loop maker are never uploaded. For prompt pages you copy the text, open the AI app you prefer, add your own reference photo there if you want your face in the picture, and paste. Most prompts include a negative prompt that removes common mistakes such as extra fingers, plastic skin and fake text.

New pages follow what people are actually searching for, from evergreen styles like professional headshots to short-lived viral video formats. If a prompt stops working or you'd like a style covered, write to us from the contact page.