No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- 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
- Voice Aloud Reader
A phone app that reads ebooks, documents, websites and printed pages aloud in 40 languages, useful for busy or visually impaired readers.
Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Shottr
A small Mac app for taking, marking up and measuring screenshots, with text recognition, built for designers and developers.
Free plan · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Fix Contrast
A browser extension that checks text on any site you visit and boosts contrast so it is easier to read.
Free · Something else · Individuals and families
- Bathroom App
Find public toilets nearby with reviews, photos, door codes and details like changing tables.
Since 2024
Travel · Individuals and families
- FlashFilter
Desktop app that softens strobing and sudden bright flashes on screen for people with photosensitive epilepsy.
Since 2026
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Homer Audio Player
An Android app that turns a tablet into a simple, locked-down audiobook and podcast player for older or blind users.
Since 2026
Family and parenting · Individuals and families
- Zlinky
Keep links, screenshots and pictures in folders with notes, synced between phone, web and a Chrome extension.
Since 2024
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · 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
- Bionic Reading
Apps, fonts and a keyboard that bold the start of words so people can read text faster and with more focus.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- FastStream
A browser extension that swaps site video players for one that preloads faster and adds captions and accessibility controls.
Since 2023
Free · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Flameshot
Screenshot tool for desktop users that lets you capture an area, mark it up with arrows, blur or text, and save it.
Free · Design and images
- Snapzy
Free open-source Mac app for screenshots and screen recordings, with markup, OCR and a GIF editor.
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Roads
A phone app where friends and family swap voice memos and reply to specific moments, without booking a call.
Free · Something else · Individuals and families
- Tactile
Makes your Mac trackpad tap when the pointer moves over buttons and links, with visual aids for accessibility.
Free · Something else · Individuals and families
- SayIt
A Mac menu bar app that reads any selected text aloud with offline speech models, including local voice cloning.
Since 2026
Free · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- ROLLIN
An app that rates how wheelchair accessible restaurants, bars and cafes are so people can check before going out.
Since 2026
Free plan · Travel · Individuals and families
- CleanShot X
Mac app for taking, annotating and sharing screenshots and screen recordings, with cloud links.
Design and images · Individuals and families
- Dropper
Drag files onto this Mac menu bar app to store them in a Cloudflare R2 bucket you own and copy a share page link, with no subscription.
Since 2026
Free · Something else · Individuals and families
- Live Transcribe
iPhone app that turns nearby speech into on-screen text for deaf and hard of hearing people, even in loud rooms.
Something else · Individuals and families
- Xnip
Mac screenshot app for scrolling and window captures, quick markup, text recognition and pinning images on screen.
Design and images · Individuals and families
- ShareX
A Windows tool for grabbing screenshots or screen recordings, editing them and uploading them to a destination you pick.
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- BeMyEars
Mac app that turns any sound your computer plays into live subtitles and translations, processed on the device.
Video and audio · Individuals and families
- NaturalReader
Text to speech that reads documents and web pages aloud and makes voiceovers, with plans for personal, business and school use.
Free plan · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Relay
Live captions on iPhone for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, turning nearby speech into text, with an offline mode on the device.
Free plan · Something else · Individuals and families
- Shotomatic
A Mac app that takes screenshots on a timer or keypress, builds step guides and exports page sets to PDF.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Tuji
Mac screenshot app that lets you capture, mark up and add backgrounds and shadows before copying or saving.
Free plan · Design and images · Individuals and families
- BeeLine Reader
Adds colour gradients to lines of text so people read with more focus, for readers and for publishing platforms.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- KeyboardStack
A Mac app that lays a grid over the screen so you can point and click anywhere using only the keyboard.
Since 2025
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Snipaste
Desktop screenshot tool that lets you pin captures as floating windows, free for personal use with a paid Pro licence.
Free plan · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Timber
iPhone and iPad app that reads web pages, PDFs, books and photographed pages aloud, highlighting each word as it goes.
Since 2026
Free plan · Something else · Individuals and families