I Built a Free AI Tools Directory for $1/Year — Here's How

200+ AI tools. 10 categories. Side-by-side comparisons. Total cost: one dollar.

I'm not a developer. I can't code. And I definitely don't have a budget.

But I wanted a clean, honest directory of free AI tools. Every list I found was stuffed with affiliate links, outdated tools, or "free trials" that turned into $20/month subscriptions after 3 days.

So I built my own: aitoolhunt.top

Here's exactly how I did it — and how you can build something similar for pocket change.

The tech stack (zero coding required)

I used nothing but free tools and one dollar:

Domain: $1/year from Spaceship (aitoolhunt.top)

Hosting: GitHub Pages — free, no server to manage

Content: Written by AI, fact-checked by me

Design: Pure HTML/CSS/JS, no frameworks

That's it. No Vercel. No Netlify. No monthly fees. Just a GitHub repo and a domain.

What makes it different from every other AI directory

Most AI tool lists are built to make money through affiliate links.…