Ad inspiration libraries

25 resources to explore

Find the right starting point for paid-social creative. Explore official ad libraries, swipe-file tools, and collections that help you study hooks, formats, and messages.

Preview of Foreplay

Foreplay

Saving paid-social references · Competitor creative research

MCPAPIExtension
Preview of AppKittie

AppKittie

Mobile app research · Onboarding reference discovery

Browser
Preview of BigSpy

BigSpy

Cross-platform ad research · Campaign messaging comparisons

Browser
Preview of Meta Ad Library

Meta Ad Library

Checking a competitor's current ads · Finding the original advertiser

API
Preview of Minea

Minea

Ecommerce ad discovery · Product-led creative research

Browser
Preview of PiPiADS

PiPiADS

Paid-social creative discovery · Product and advertiser research

Browser
Preview of Swipekit

Swipekit

Keeping ads organized · Shared creative-reference boards

MCPAPI
Preview of AdSee AI

AdSee AI

YouTube ad research · Hook analysis

MCPAPI
Preview of GetHookd

GetHookd

Meta ad references · Hook research

MCPAPIExtension

Choosing an ad inspiration library

Start with the platform, product category and creative format you are researching. A useful ad library lets you study the opening, offer, proof and next action together, rather than collecting unrelated screenshots.

  • Use official ad libraries to inspect what a brand is running; check dates and platform coverage before treating a saved example as current.
  • Compare swipe-file tools by saving, tagging and collaboration needs. Native MCP or API access is useful only when the documented scope includes the references you need.
  • Use examples to develop an original brief. A visible or long-running ad is not proof that it performed well.

Read the related research guide or ask the free agent skill for a shortlist.