10 AI Hacks That Indians Are Using Without Telling Anyone

In 2025, AI isn’t just powering big tech it’s powering your neighbor’s “perfect” resume, your cousin’s school project, and your boss’s polished English emails.

While few admit it, Indians across the country are quietly using AI tools to skip hard work and look more efficient than they actually are. Whether it’s to fake Excel skills, write presentations, or auto-generate YouTube videos, AI is becoming everyone’s favorite shortcut.

Here are 10 AI tools Indians are secretly using every day and how you can use them too.


1. Scribbr AI – Fix Your English Without Looking Like You Tried

Scribbr’s AI paraphrasing tool helps you rephrase awkward sentences into fluent, polished English. Whether you’re emailing a client or rewriting an SOP, this tool makes you sound like a natural.

Used by: Office staff, MBA students, content writers
Why people love it: More human-like than Grammarly.
Free version: Yes, with limited word count


2. ChatGPT – Do Anything You Don’t Want to Do Yourself

Need to write a resignation letter, a birthday toast, or your child’s school project? Indians are using ChatGPT for literally everything and not just at work.

Used by: Students, teachers, freelancers, and, let’s be honest, everyone
Why people love it: You get smart-sounding results in seconds
Free version: Yes, GPT-3.5 is free (GPT-4 is paid)


3. Excel Formula Bot – Fake Your Way Through Excel Like a Pro

Can’t remember how to do a VLOOKUP or write nested IFs? Just describe what you want in plain English and this tool will write the exact formula for you.

Used by: HR folks, finance analysts, small business owners
Why people love it: No more Googling “Excel formula for XYZ”
Free version: Yes, with limited queries


4. Fliki – Create Voiceover Videos Without Ever Recording Yourself

Type your script and Fliki will turn it into a video with realistic AI voiceovers. Used by Indian tutors, small biz owners, and Instagram sellers to make reels and explainer videos without showing their face.

Used by: Educators, entrepreneurs, regional creators
Why people love it: Multiple Indian voice options
Free version: Yes, with watermark


5. Tome – Instant Presentations That Look Like You Tried Hard

Just give it a sentence, and Tome will generate a full, well-designed presentation with visuals and structure. Perfect for school, startup pitches, or that last-minute office deck.

Used by: Students, startup teams, consultants
Why people love it: Better visuals than PowerPoint, done in minutes
Free version: Yes, login required


6. Otter.ai – Let AI Take Notes While You Pretend to Pay Attention

Record any lecture, meeting, or call Otter transcribes everything into clean notes, highlights key points, and even identifies who said what.

Used by: Journalists, students, online coaches
Why people love it: Accurate transcription + summaries
Free version: Yes, up to 300 minutes/month


7. Remove.bg – Edit Photos Without Photoshop

Want to make your product shots, ID photos, or profile pics look pro? Just upload and Remove.bg wipes the background in one click.

Used by: Online sellers, graphic designers, job applicants
Why people love it: Super fast, no skills needed
Free version: Yes, with lower resolution


8. Kaiber – Make Music Videos and Reels with AI Visuals

Enter a theme or upload a short clip, and Kaiber turns it into a dynamic AI-generated video. Perfect for music promotions, trailer intros, or trippy reels.

Used by: Indie musicians, content creators, artists
Why people love it: Mind-blowing visuals with minimal effort
Free version: Yes, limited exports


9. Quillbot – Rewrite Assignments Without Copy-Paste Trouble

Paste in copied content, hit rephrase, and get clean, plagiarism-free text. Students, teachers, and even bloggers across India use it to “rewrite” faster.

Used by: College students, bloggers, exam aspirants
Why people love it: Helps pass originality checks
Free version: Yes, with limits


10. Lumen5 – Turn Blogs into Videos Without Lifting a Finger

Paste your blog or script and Lumen5 builds an entire video out of it images, music, text animations included. Great for marketers or creators who want video without editing anything manually.

Used by: Agencies, solo creators, YouTubers
Why people love it: Converts written content into video automatically
Free version: Yes, with watermark


Summary – 10 Genius AI Tools

AI ToolSecret Use CaseLink
Scribbr AIFix awkward English instantlyscribbr.com/paraphrasing-tool
ChatGPTWrite anything from speeches to reportschat.openai.com
Excel BotAuto-generate Excel formulasformulabot.com
FlikiMake voiceover videos without recordingfliki.ai
TomeAuto-build beautiful presentationstome.app
Otter.aiTranscribe meetings and lecturesotter.ai
Remove.bgOne-click background removalremove.bg
KaiberAI-generated videos for music or reelskaiber.ai
QuillbotRephrase copied text quicklyquillbot.com
Lumen5Turn blogs into animated videoslumen5.com

These aren’t just tools they’re quiet little superpowers that Indians are using every day to get ahead, save time, or just survive a 9-to-6 job.

So whether you’re a student, small business owner, freelancer, or someone who just hates Excel you don’t have to “do it the hard way” anymore. You just have to know which AI to ask.

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