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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Do!
A simple to-do and reminder app for phones and tablets with checklists, memos, widgets and sync between devices.
Since 2011Updated 13 days ago
Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- Countdown
Track the days left until birthdays, trips and deadlines, with Home Screen widgets, reminders and a browser version.
Since 2018Updated 6 days ago
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- PlanWiz
Planner and journal app with over a thousand templates for daily plans, goals, habits and moods.
Since 2024Updated 9 days ago
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- ShortcutFoo
Drills you on keyboard shortcuts for editors and work apps with spaced repetition until they become habit.
Since 2012
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Unibox
An email app for Mac, iPhone and iPad that sorts your mail by person, with each contact's messages and files together.
Since 2013
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Dropzone 5
A Mac menu bar grid where you drop files to move, copy, upload them or open apps more quickly.
Since 2012
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- ChatInbox
An email app for iPhone, iPad and Mac that shows your mail as conversations grouped by the person who sent it.
Since 2023Updated 13 days ago
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Mimestream
A Mac email app built on the Gmail API, with full support for labels, filters, categories and several accounts.
Since 2020
Free trial · Focus and productivity
- Reader Mode
A Chrome extension that strips clutter from web pages and adds reading rulers, text to speech and PDF tools for easier reading.
Since 2019
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Slimbox
Sorts newsletter and promo emails out of your Gmail inbox into the trash or a once-a-day digest.
Since 2020
Subscription · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- NotePlan
Daily notes app that puts project notes, tasks, Apple Calendar events and Reminders side by side for planning each day.
Since 2020
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Look Busy
An iPhone app that adds realistic fake meetings to your work calendar so colleagues stop booking over your focus time.
Since 2020
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Trimbox
Finds mailing lists in your Gmail so you can unsubscribe and clear old mail from a sender in one click.
Since 2021
Subscription · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- IdealWeek
Helps people turn long term goals into OKRs and book the work into their weekly calendar.
Since 2017
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Paced Email
Gives you extra email addresses that forward mail to your inbox in daily, weekly or monthly batches, so you check email less.
Since 2020
Free trial · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- WebCatalog
Turns websites into their own desktop app windows and lets you run several accounts side by side in separate spaces.
Since 2020
Focus and productivity
- Franz
Puts WhatsApp, Slack, Signal, email and other messengers into one desktop app with workspaces.
Since 2017
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- time.fyi
A calendar on top of Google Calendar that keeps tasks next to your week, shares booking links and shows time zones.
Since 2024
Subscription · Scheduling and booking · Individuals and families
- Tomato 2
Mac Pomodoro timer with session goals, weekly stats and optional website blocking while you work.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- TaskFire
To-do list app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and web with reminders, smart lists, recurring tasks and shared lists.
Free plan · Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- Dictámelo
Hold a shortcut and speak, and your words are typed into any app on Mac or Windows, using offline models or a cloud option.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Focused Work
Focus and Pomodoro timer for iPhone, iPad and Mac that blocks distracting apps and tracks daily focus streaks.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- CurrentKey
A Mac app that gives each desktop Space a name, icon and hotkey, and shows private stats on how you spent your day.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Clean Email
Cleans up crowded inboxes by grouping mail into bundles you can delete, archive or unsubscribe from in bulk.
Free trial · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Bonjourr
A browser extension that replaces your new tab with a clean start page with photos, a clock, links and small widgets.
Since 2022
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- DockDoor
Free open-source Mac app showing live window previews when you hover over Dock icons, plus Windows style Alt Tab switching.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Forget
Keeps one current task pinned on your screen so people with ADHD can work through jobs one at a time.
Since 2023
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Readry
Gives you a forwarding address that turns email newsletters into ebooks and sends them to your Kindle, Kobo or reMarkable.
Since 2024
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Will Be Done
A task manager that lays out your whole week on a timeline, works offline, and can be self-hosted.
Free · Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- Handy
A free desktop app where you hold a shortcut, speak, and your words are typed into whatever text field you are in.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Text Capture
Mac menu bar app that grabs text from any part of the screen, including images and videos, using local OCR.
Since 2024
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- PageGPT
A Chrome extension that lets you ask AI about the page you are reading, using your own OpenAI key.
Since 2024
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Paused
iPhone app that switches off chosen apps at set hours or for a quick focus session, and tracks your blocking streak.
Since 2026Updated 8 days ago
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- UnTrap
A browser extension and iPhone app that hides Shorts, recommendations and other YouTube distractions so people stay focused.
Since 2024
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Hookmark
A Mac app that copies clean links to files, emails, tasks and pages so you can jump back to them without searching.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Magnet
Mac app that tiles windows into halves, thirds and quarters by dragging to screen edges or using shortcuts.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Block & Flow
A Pomodoro style timer for iPhone that breaks work into short focused blocks to build momentum.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Shortwave
An email app with an AI assistant that sorts your inbox, drafts replies in your style and finds answers in old mail.
Since 2022
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- Lasso
Mac window manager where you drag on a grid to place windows, save layouts and give each one a shortcut.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Rambox
Desktop app that groups your work apps and multiple accounts into workspaces so you switch between tabs less.
Focus and productivity · Freelancers
- RescueTime
App that records time spent in apps and websites, blocks distractions and builds timesheets by client or project.
Free trial · Time tracking · Individuals and families
- Opal
Blocks chosen apps on a schedule or timer and scores daily phone habits to help people cut screen time.
Subscription · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- BoltAI
Native Mac app for chatting with cloud and local AI models from one window, sold as a one-time licence.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Focus Firewall
A Mac app that blocks social and video sites during the work hours you set, across every browser.
Since 2024
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Amical
A dictation app that turns your speech into formatted text in any app on your computer or phone.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- DisplayBuddy
Menu bar app for Mac and Windows that sets brightness, volume and input on external monitors, with presets and schedules.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Structured
Daily planner that puts calendar events, tasks and focus blocks on a single visual timeline, synced across your devices.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Focus Tomato
A retro Pomodoro timer for iPhone that helps you work in focused sessions and take breaks.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families