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Playbook · week 2026-W42

What to do about AI that week

65 tips, 12 Oct to 18 October 2026: what to try now, and what can wait.

What to try

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No waitlist and no developer needed. Where a country or a plan is left out, the card says so.

01 Eney by MacPaw

Draft meeting summaries with Eney

What you get You can reply to emails quickly and organize daily tasks.

  • Cost Free Price checked
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Requires macOS 15+ and M-series Mac hardware; credits don’t roll over

Start here: Open Mail/Slack and start a meeting call.

Open Eney (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up

Then From the article

  1. Eney will auto-transcribe and propose a summary for approval.
  2. Confirm or edit before sending.
Prompt to copy
Eney, draft a summary of today’s meeting notes from the call with [Client Name] and suggest follow-up actions.

Before and after

Before

Manually transcribe a 30-minute meeting and draft a summary in Notes.

After

Eney transcribes the call in real time, drafts a summary, and lets you approve or edit in one click.

Use it to

  • Draft meeting summaries
  • Reply to emails quickly
  • Organize daily tasks

What happened · Unite.AI

02 Gemini Task by Google

Organize emails and schedules with Gemini Task

What you get You can draft responses to filtered emails.

  • Cost Included in Google AI Pro/Ultra subscription
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Requires personal Google account, activity tracking enabled

Idea For example, a consultant could use it to organize emails and schedules.

Open Gemini Task (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up
Prompt to copy
Organize my daily work by checking Gmail, Calendar, and Drive at 7 AM. Report priorities, urgent emails, top 3 tasks, deadlines, and deferrable items. Confirm before sending emails or deleting files.

Use it to

  • Organize emails and schedules
  • Draft responses to filtered emails
  • Monitor breaking news topics

What happened · note.com

03 Atticus by SaarthurR

Control your Mac with voice using your Claude plan

What you get You can transcribe and summarize meetings and launch files and windows by voice.

  • Cost Free
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Requires a paid Claude Pro or Max plan and macOS 26 or later

Start here: Hold control+option+space and speak a command

Open Atticus (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up

Then From the article

  1. Release to execute; repeat to train instant shortcuts
  2. Enable Meeting Copilot in settings for AI summaries

Use it to

  • Dictate commands to control apps
  • Transcribe and summarize meetings
  • Launch files and windows by voice

Not for everyone Pro or Max plan only

What happened · github.com

04 Prompt-to-voice by OpenAI

Learn apps with Prompt-to-voice

  • Cost Free
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Only works with GPT-Live, not regular ChatGPT

Idea For example, a hotel could use it to learn apps.

Start here: Create a voice in the voice Playground or through the API by describing the adult vocal qualities you want.

Open Prompt-to-voice (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up

Then From OpenAI’s own page

  1. Save the returned voice ID and retain your original voice prompt.
  2. Set your session to use the returned voice ID to listen to the voice in GPT-Live.

Use it to

  • Brand audio
  • Learn apps
  • AI characters

What happened · note.com

05 Attie by Bluesky

Build shareable games and polls in minutes, right on attie.site

What you get You can build mini-games for fan engagement.

  • Cost Free
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Apps are lightweight novelties; no advanced features or monetization tools yet

Open Attie (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up
Prompt to copy
Create a Pokémon-themed quiz with 5 questions about Red and Blue versions

Before and after

Before

Manually coding a quiz or poll on a separate platform

After

A shareable Pokémon quiz generated in minutes, hosted on attie.site

Use it to

  • Create interactive polls for events
  • Build mini-games for fan engagement
  • Host simple dashboards for communities

What happened · The Verge AI, TechCrunch AI

06 DeepSeek Search API by DeepSeek

Find ranked web results instantly, right inside your app

What you get You get up-to-50 search results per query with relevance scores.

  • Cost Paid: from $0.75
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Check the details on the maker's page first

Idea For example, a builder could use it to gather competitor data.

Open DeepSeek Search API (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up

Use it to

  • Search product info
  • Gather competitor data
  • Fetch page markdown

What happened · note.com, siliconangle.com, huggingface.co

07 eBillity Time Tracker by eBillity

Convert spoken or typed work descriptions into Time entries in seconds

  • Cost Paid: from $39 Price checked
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Not a passive activity tracker-manual confirmation of work duration

Open ebillity.com (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up
Prompt to copy
Log my call with Client X about Project Y for 45 minutes.

Use it to

  • Log client meetings quickly
  • Record site visit hours
  • Link to billing/payroll

What happened · Unite.AI

08 Gemini Pro by Google

Draft replies in Gmail with Pro models for 2,900 yen/month

What you get You can draft client replies and summarize long emails.

  • Cost Paid: from $20 Price checked
  • Time A few minutes

The catch Only works on personal Gmail-not corporate accounts like Microsoft 365

Open Gemini Pro (opens the maker's site)
How to set it up
Prompt to copy
Rewrite this email draft for a professional tone: [paste email text]

Use it to

  • Draft client replies
  • Summarize long emails
  • Rewrite marketing drafts

What happened · lifehacker.com, digitaltrends.com, note.com

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