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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- PDFSail
Browser based PDF tools that merge, split, compress and edit files locally, with a paid plan for OCR and conversion.
Free plan · Documents and e-signature
- 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
- 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
- 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
- OCR Buddy
Free Chrome extension that pulls text, code, math and tables from part of a page offline and saves pages as Markdown for LLMs.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Individuals and families
- EZFurigana
Shows hiragana readings over kanji in Japanese text, PDFs, ebooks, subtitles and photos so learners can read it.
Since 2026
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- ExpenseSpy
Phone app for iOS and Android that scans receipt photos, pulls out totals and line items, and saves them as spreadsheets or PDFs.
Since 2026
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Individuals and families
- SaneClip
A Mac clipboard history app with a Touch ID lock, encrypted history, text grabbing from images and reusable snippets.
One-off payment · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- TranslateManga
Upload manga or comic pages and get them back with the dialogue translated and lettered into the speech bubbles.
Since 2025
Free plan · Something else · Individuals and families
- OpenNotas
Lightweight note app for phone and desktop that syncs through your own storage backend and encrypts notes end to end.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Bookmory
Phone app for readers to log books and reading time, set reading goals and keep notes and quotes from each book.
Since 2022
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- 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
- Quincy
A Mac PDF reader for studying hard documents: ask questions about the page, get summaries and quizzes, and have passages read aloud.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Readox
Chrome extension that speaks articles, PDFs and chosen passages, marking each word as it reads, using voices processed locally.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- PDF to Markdown
Turns PDFs, including scans, into Markdown in the browser and shows the original next to the output to check it.
Since 2026
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- Free PDF Editor
Edit, sign, merge, split and convert PDF files in the browser without signing up, with files kept on your device.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature
- CopyLasso
Draw a box around any text on your Mac screen and get it on the clipboard, read on the device with no account.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity
- Vehla
A Mac app that combines a keyboard launcher, clipboard history, window snapping and on-device dictation and AI.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Tidy
Mac menu bar utility that reads text in images and scanned PDFs offline and renames each file to match what it contains.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Veil
Reads PDFs in dark mode without inverting photos or charts, and runs OCR on figures, all in the browser.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- RevPDF
A PDF editor that runs on your own device, so you can edit, sign, redact, compare and convert files without uploading them.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature
- Sygal
Mac and Windows app that turns PDFs, Office files, scans and web pages into tidy Markdown or JSON without sending them anywhere.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- NewWord
Save new words from what you read or watch, get AI definitions and examples, then review them with FSRS flashcards on Apple devices.
Since 2025
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- PDFMergely
Merge, split, compress, sign and convert PDFs inside your browser, with files kept on your own device.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature
- Leafovers
A Chrome extension that pins sticky notes to any web page and keeps them in one searchable notebook across visits.
Since 2025
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Atlas
An iPhone scanner that turns paper into clean PDFs, converts them to Word or Excel, and lets you sign or ask questions about them.
Subscription · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- pdfcdf
Merge, split, edit, compress, sign and OCR PDF files in your browser without uploading them anywhere.
Since 2026
Free plan · Documents and e-signature
- Xnip
Mac screenshot app for scrolling and window captures, quick markup, text recognition and pinning images on screen.
Design and images · Individuals and families
- Lisorto
A Mac app that reads your files, gives them clear names, moves them into folders you approve, and finds them by their contents.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- CrabPDF Editor
Edit, annotate, redact, OCR and reorder PDF pages in your browser, with files kept on your own computer.
Since 2026
Documents and e-signature
- Simple PDF Scanner
An iPhone app that scans paper documents into PDFs on the device, with a one-time Pro upgrade for OCR and passwords.
Since 2025
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- Paperless-home
Managed hosting of paperless-ngx so people can scan, store and search their paperwork from the web or phone.
Free trial · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- PDF Pals
A Mac app that lets you ask questions about PDFs and get summaries with page citations, keeping files local.
One-off payment · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- SnipFast
Upload a photo of a page and it pulls out the highlighted text, or lets you tap the lines you want to copy.
Since 2025
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- SwiftBiu
Mac and Windows app that lets you translate, run OCR, call AI or use plugins on selected text and files without switching apps.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Linkly AI
Indexes the documents, images and web clips on your computer so you and your AI assistants can search and read them.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- ScreenTranslate
A free Mac app that translates text you select or capture on screen, running on the device so it works offline.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- IsThisSpam
Check suspicious emails, texts, sender addresses and websites for scam signs and get a low, caution or high risk verdict.
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Document Scanner
A phone app that scans documents, IDs and books into PDFs, with colour filters, compression, OCR and signatures.
Documents and e-signature · 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
- Markers
Chrome extension that lets you tick off watched episodes or videos on several popular sites and keeps that history synced.
Since 2020
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- pdf2epub
Turns PDF files into EPUB ebooks with proper chapters, joined paragraphs and OCR for scans, for people reading on e-readers.
Since 2026
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · 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
- TextSniper
Select any part of your Mac screen and get its text copied, including from videos, PDFs and images.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Pixno
Snap a photo, PDF or recording and get a tidy text note you can send to Notion, Obsidian or Google Docs.
Since 2024
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families