No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Stik
Mac app that opens a floating note on a shortcut so you can jot a thought, saved as a local markdown file.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- tetrify
Message yourself notes, tasks and reminders in a chat-style app that works offline with optional encrypted sync.
Since 2024
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- MiaoYan
Note taking app in Markdown for Apple devices that stores each note as a plain file inside a folder of your choosing.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Screenpipe
Keeps a local record of your screen, audio and apps so AI tools can search your past work and spot tasks to automate.
Free plan · Automation and integrations
- Glyph
A Mac app for writing and linking plain Markdown notes in your own folders, with boards, tables and optional AI help.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- VoxAI
Mac app that records and transcribes meetings on your machine, labels speakers and passes the live text to your AI for notes.
Since 2026
Free trial · Notes and knowledge
- Atomic
A notes app that auto-tags your notes, links related ideas, searches by meaning and writes summaries from them.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- OpenMarkdown
A quick-starting desktop editor for plain Markdown files that you can also hand to coding agents for writing prompts.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- ExcalidrawZ
Native Mac, iPad and iPhone app for Excalidraw sketches with a local file library, history, search and cloud folder sync.
Design and images
- Minutes
Transcribes meetings, calls and voice memos on your own machine into markdown files that your AI assistant can search.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Bookmarker
Mac app that stores your links, images and PDFs locally, with on-device AI tags, summaries and offline search.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Grape
A note app for desktop and phone that records and transcribes, then answers questions using your own notes.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- VelocityNote
A light Markdown notebook that keeps notes on your device, with optional sync and AI models that run locally.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Anarlog
Mac app that records meetings without a bot and writes editable AI summaries, keeping notes and data on your own machine.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- Starcat
Mac app for developers that indexes their starred GitHub repos, tags and summarises them with AI, and tracks new releases.
One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers
- threadfork
Records and transcribes your meetings on your Mac without a bot, then turns them into tasks and notes you can search.
Since 2026
Subscription · Notes and knowledge
- Notanic
A note app on an endless canvas with nested pages, Markdown, sketching and live collaboration, for people who think visually.
Since 2025
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Jot
Mac menu bar app that saves a quick thought from any app with one hotkey into a local log you can search.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Organizer
A browser app that keeps notes, events and follow-ups as dated timelines stored on your own device, with todos and tags.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Oatpad
A light Mac notes app with slash commands and rich formatting, stored locally and bought once.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Korvo
Desktop workspace that pulls your files and notes into structured plans and records the reasons behind each decision.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- Mdit
A minimal markdown note editor that saves plain files on your computer, with optional AI help using your own key.
Since 2025
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Histiq
A Chrome and Edge extension that finds pages and PDFs you read before by what they said, all on your device.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Daino Notes
A fast desktop notes app with blocks, Markdown, images and task boards, storing notes locally first.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Oats
Free Mac app that records and transcribes your meetings locally, with no bot in the call and no account or cloud upload.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge
- Echologue
A private voice journal for your phone that turns spoken notes into memories you can ask questions about later.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- HelixNotes
A notes app that saves plain Markdown files on your own disk, with tasks, links and optional sync.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Ploze
Loads your exported data from many services onto your computer and shows it as one private, searchable life timeline.
Since 2025
Data and spreadsheets · Individuals and families
- Mochi
Write notes and flashcards in markdown, then review them on a spaced repetition schedule.
Since 2019
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families