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AI *  [Photo Editing Outside the Box](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326984/adobe-photoshop-generative-expand-and-generative-fill/) Adobe Photoshop Generative Expand and Generative Fill by Pranav Dixit *  [Game-changing AI](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326986/openai-gpt-4/) OpenAI GPT-4 byBilly Perrigo *  [Inventive Film Editing](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326988/runway-gen-2/) Runway Gen-2 by Pranav Dixit *  [Authentic AI](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326990/alitheon-featureprint/) Alitheon FeaturePrint by Pranav Dixit *  [Eyes in the Skies](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326992/dedrone-city-wide-drone-detection/) Dedrone City-Wide Drone Detection byChris Stokel-Walker *  [Master Translator](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326994/meta-seamlessm4t/) Meta SeamlessM4T by Pranav Dixit *  [Astounding Mimicry](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327135/so-vits-svc/) So-VITS-SVC by Pranav Dixit *  [Stopping Wildfires](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327137/alertcalifornia-ai-wildfire-detector/) AlertCalifornia and Cal Fire AI Wildfire Detector by Pranav Dixit *  [Music Creation, Made Easy](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327139/stable-audio/) Stable Audio by Pranav Dixit *  [Animal Protector](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327141/trailguard-ai/) TrailGuard AI by Pranav Dixit *  [Picturing Your Imagination](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6325136/openai-dall-e-3/) OpenAI Dall-E 3 byChris Stokel-Walker *  [Listen Up](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324762/project-gutenberg-open-audiobook-collection/) Project Gutenberg Open Audiobook Collection byChris Stokel-Walker *  [Breaking Down Beats](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6325156/audioshake/) AudioShake byChris Stokel-Walker *  [Rethinking the Smartphone](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327143/humane-ai-pin/) Humane Ai Pin by Pranav Dixit ## Apps & Software *  [PDFs for the People](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326329/adobe-liquid-mode/) Adobe Liquid Mode by Pranav Dixit *  [Blocking Bots](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326339/arkose-bot-manager/) Arkose Bot Manager by Pranav Dixit *  [Safer Period Tracking](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323147/flo-anonymous-mode/) Flo Anonymous Mode byHaley Weiss *  [Stopping Fraud](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323152/human-defense-platform/) Human Defense Platform byJared Lindzon *  [Solving the Warehouse Puzzle](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323154/arcbest-vaux/) ArcBest Vaux byChris Stokel-Walker *  [An E-Passport](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323161/digital-travel-credentials/) Digital Travel Credentials by Pranav Dixit *  [The Language of Song](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323169/duolingo-music/) Duolingo Music byJeff Wilser *  [A Custom Stream](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326353/spotify-dj/) Spotify DJ by Pranav Dixit ## AR & VR *  [Doctor’s Aid](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323176/surgical-ar/) Medivis SurgicalAR byJeff Wilser *  [Revolutionary Reality](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323191/apple-vision-pro/) Apple Vision Pro byJared Lindzon *  [Screen Freedom](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326364/sightful-spacetop/) Sightful Spacetop byChris Stokel-Walker *  [Virtual Fauna](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323208/axiom-holographics-hologram-zoo/) Axiom Holographics Hologram Zoo byJeff Wilser ## Beauty *  [A Salve for New Ink](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323465/mad-rabbit-tattoo-repair-patch/) Mad Rabbit Tattoo Repair Patch byJeff Wilser *  [Smoother Skin](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326375/revance-theraputics-daxxify/) Revance Therapeutics Daxxify by Jessica Klein *  [A More Strategic Straightener](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323543/dyson-airstrait/) Dyson Airstrait byChris Stokel-Walker *  [The Home Dermatologist](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323551/lyma-laser/) Lyma Laser by Jessica Klein ## Consumer Electronics *  [Safety On the Job](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323570/birdie-enterprise/) Birdie+ Enterprise by Jessica Klein *  [A Longer-lasting Laptop](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323599/framework-laptop-16/) Framework Laptop 16 byDon Steinberg *  [Easier Fixes](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6323614/nokia-g22/) Nokia G22 byDon Steinberg *  [Smarter Auto-focus](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324008/sony-alpha-7r-v/) Sony Alpha 7R V byAlison Van Houten *  [4K Without the Cables](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6325659/lg-signature-oled-m-97-inch-television/) LG Signature OLED M 97-Inch Television by John Mihaly *  [Rich Sound](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324024/ue-premier/) UE Premier byTara Law *  [A Modern Flip Phone](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324029/samsung-galaxy-z-flip5/) Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 byChris Stokel-Walker *  [The Most Powerful Camera](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324033/canon-ms-500/) Canon MS-500 by Jessica Klein *  [A Faster Connection](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326391/intel-thunderbolt-5/) Intel Thunderbolt 5 byChris Stokel-Walker *  [The Most Innovative Smart Watch](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324040/apple-watch-ultra-2/) Apple Watch Ultra 2 by Pranav Dixit *  [Bedtime Buddy](/collections/best-inventions-2023/6324045/loftie-clock/) Loftie Clock byJeff Wilser ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/"},"headline":"The Best Inventions of 2023","description":"200 innovations changing how we live","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T00:09:00.010Z","dateModified":"2026-03-17T00:08:59.548Z","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156}},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","numberOfItems":250,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb90dfd5444ba6ea4/698a41a7b3fce30c050caf16/best-inventions-2023-hero-v2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/","name":"The Best Inventions of 2023"}}]}] ```