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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- 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
- Wisio
An editor that helps non-native English researchers draft papers, with grammar fixes and PubMed and Crossref citations.
Since 2024
Subscription · Documents and e-signature · Schools and tutors
- FramePin
Turns a screen recording into a guide people click through step by step, which you can embed on a site or share as a link.
Since 2026
Free plan · Customer support · Software companies
- CursorClip
Mac screen recorder that adds zooms and pans while you record, for people making demos, tutorials and walkthroughs.
Since 2025
Free plan · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- Anara
Helps researchers search papers and their own files, ask questions across them and write with checked citations.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Highlights
A PDF reader for researchers that turns your annotations into notes you can send to Bear, Evernote or Markdown.
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- MonsterWriter
A writing app for students and researchers that numbers figures, fills citations from a DOI and exports a formatted PDF.
Since 2025
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- ScreenToVideo
Windows software to record your screen and edit it into tutorial videos with text, zooms, sound and images.
Since 2021
Free trial · Video and audio · Creators and writers