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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.

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  • FlashTabs

    Make your own flashcard decks and review them on a spaced repetition schedule in the browser.

    Since 2015

    Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • Qualified

    Coding tests in a real editor with automatic scoring, for companies and schools assessing software engineers.

    Since 2016

    Free trial · Hiring and recruiting · Software companies

  • TicketLeap

    Sell event tickets online or at the door, with reserved seating, scanning apps and branded event pages, paying a fee per ticket.

    Since 2014

    Free plan · Payments and checkout · Schools and tutors

  • zipBoard

    Share a link so clients mark up PDFs, drawings, videos and eLearning, with each comment tracked as a task and approvals logged.

    Since 2016

    Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Agencies

  • Flat

    Write, play and share sheet music and guitar tabs on any device, with real-time collaboration for musicians and classrooms.

    Since 2016

    Free plan · Video and audio · Individuals and families

  • Annotate.tv

    Take notes tied to moments in YouTube videos, query the transcript and send your notes to Notion, Obsidian or Readwise.

    Since 2020

    Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • DueDilly

    Helps US school districts vet and compare EdTech vendors, checking FERPA and COPPA compliance and contracts.

    Since 2021

    Free trial · Legal and compliance · Schools and tutors

  • Anvil

    Lets people who know Python build and host web apps with a drag and drop interface, database and logins included.

    Free plan · Developer tools · Developers

  • Shelf

    Tracks a team's equipment, who has it and when it is booked, from the web or a phone app with scannable labels.

    Free plan · Inventory and stock

  • Helium

    Free planner for students that tracks classes, homework and grades and works out what score you need.

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • ZenMic

    Turns articles, documents or a topic into spoken audio and podcasts with editable scripts and many AI voices.

    Since 2024

    Free plan · Podcasting · Creators and writers

  • Zulip

    Team chat that sorts messages into topic threads so remote teams can catch up on conversations later.

    Free plan · Something else

  • castify ai

    Turns lecture notes, PDFs, photos or a topic into a spoken podcast you can question, for students and curious learners.

    Since 2024Updated 42 days ago

    Free trial · Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • Castr

    Live video streaming service for businesses, churches and schools, covering multistreaming, hosting and pay per view.

    Since 2018

    Subscription · Video and audio · Schools and tutors

  • flat.social

    Browser based virtual space with spatial audio and games for team socials, online events and classes.

    Since 2021

    Free plan · Video and audio

  • Tiny

    Czech classroom app where each pupil talks to a tutoring chatbot that asks guiding questions, and the teacher sees every chat.

    Since 2021

    Free · Courses and learning · Schools and tutors

  • Mindstamp

    Turns videos into interactive ones with questions, buttons and branching, then reports what each viewer watched and answered.

    Since 2018

    Subscription · Video and audio · Agencies

  • RemNote

    Note app for students that builds flashcards, quizzes and summaries from notes and PDFs with spaced repetition.

    Since 2021

    Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • Narration Box

    Turns scripts, documents and books into narrated audio with many AI voices, voice cloning and control over tone and pacing.

    Since 2018

    Free plan · Video and audio · Creators and writers

  • CertifySimple

    Google Slides add-on that fills certificate templates from a Sheet and emails each one to course attendees.

    Since 2021

    Documents and e-signature · Schools and tutors

  • Arc Studio

    Screenwriting app that formats scripts, helps outline stories and lets writers work on a draft together in real time.

    Since 2018

    Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Creators and writers

  • Zotero

    Free tool for researchers and students to collect sources while browsing, organise them and build citations and bibliographies.

    Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • Wokabulary

    Flash card app for learners to keep their own word lists and practise them with spaced repetition on Apple devices.

    Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • Niceboard

    Lets associations, schools and niche communities run their own paid job board without writing code.

    Since 2023

    Subscription · Hiring and recruiting · Schools and tutors

  • Event Espresso

    WordPress plugin for running event calendars, taking registrations and selling tickets without per-ticket fees.

    Free plan · Payments and checkout · Schools and tutors

  • Explainpaper

    Upload a research paper, highlight a hard passage, and get a plain explanation and answers to your questions.

    Since 2022

    Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • MagicSlides

    Turns a topic, PDF, video or web link into a finished slide deck in many languages, for teams, teachers and students.

    Since 2023

    Free plan · Documents and e-signature

  • POS Entegratör

    A WordPress plugin that connects Turkish virtual POS payment providers to WooCommerce, donation, booking and form plugins.

    Payments and checkout · Online sellers

  • Stempad

    A browser note editor for science and maths students with quick equation entry, chemical structures and graphs.

    Since 2024

    Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • Open eClass

    A free e-learning platform from Greece's GUnet for schools and universities to run online courses and exercises.

    Free · Courses and learning · Schools and tutors

  • MindMup

    Make mind maps, org charts and fishbone diagrams in the browser, then present them or export them as text.

    Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • Speak4Me

    An iPhone app that reads PDFs, web pages and scanned text aloud, for students and anyone who would rather listen.

    Video and audio · Individuals and families

  • MailCamp

    Dutch email marketing tool for designing newsletters, segmenting lists and running automated campaigns.

    Free trial · Email marketing

  • RankedVote

    Run ranked-choice polls, contests and elections online, count results instantly and embed ballots on your site.

    Since 2022

    Forms and surveys

  • AssetLab

    Maintenance software for facilities and municipalities to run work orders, preventive maintenance and plan asset replacement.

    Free trial · Jobs and field service · Health and clinics

  • CrowdHandler

    A hosted waiting room that queues visitors during traffic spikes so shops and ticket sites stay up and bots are held back.

    Free plan · Online shops · Online sellers

  • Zettlr

    A free desktop Markdown app for researchers and writers, with citations, local files and export to journal templates.

    Free · Notes and knowledge · Creators and writers

  • Pickcode

    Browser coding environment where computer science teachers write lessons, set work and watch student code live.

    Since 2022

    Courses and learning · Schools and tutors

  • PDF To Quiz

    Students turn class notes or a PDF into a practice test that marks itself and explains each question they got wrong.

    Since 2024

    Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • Presentify

    Mac app for drawing over your screen, ringing the cursor, and spotlighting or zooming areas during demos and screen shares.

    Video and audio · Creators and writers

  • Revu

    A study app for students with spaced repetition flashcards, made from notes and PDFs, and scheduled around your calendar.

    Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • Fyrebox

    Quiz builder for scored and personality quizzes you can embed on a site to collect leads or test students.

    Free plan · Forms and surveys

  • Porsline

    A Persian language tool for building online surveys, quizzes and forms and analysing the answers.

    Free plan · Forms and surveys

  • CourseLit

    Open source platform for creators to sell courses and downloadable products on their own website, an open alternative to Teachable.

    Free plan · Courses and learning · Creators and writers

  • Texifier

    A LaTeX editor for Mac and iPad that shows the typeset PDF as you write, for researchers and academic writers.

    Free trial · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families

  • OpenOlat

    Learning management system for online courses, e-testing and training, for schools, universities and companies.

    Courses and learning · Schools and tutors

  • Koalendar

    Booking pages and calendar sync so clients can book meetings or appointments with coaches, teachers, teams and small firms.

    Free plan · Scheduling and booking

  • Coinhop

    Phone app that collects recurring client payments on a weekly or monthly schedule and sends reminder invoices, for teachers and freelancers.

    Pay as you go · Invoicing and billing · Freelancers