No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Raindrop.io
Save and organise links, articles and videos into collections with tags, highlights and full text search.
Since 2014
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Redact
Bulk deletes your old posts, messages and comments across dozens of social sites and removes you from people search sites.
Since 2021
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- UnTrap
A browser extension and iPhone app that hides Shorts, recommendations and other YouTube distractions so people stay focused.
Since 2024
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Ebookany
Turns blog posts, links, RSS feeds, videos and docs into EPUB or PDF ebooks you can send to a Kindle.
Since 2024
Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- PodText
Turns podcast episodes, YouTube captions or uploaded audio into timestamped text with summaries and subtitle exports.
Since 2023
Free plan · Podcasting · Individuals and families
- Paperbot AI
Converts long YouTube videos into short readable summaries for students and busy learners.
One-off payment · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Travo
Phone app that keeps your flights, hotels and activities together and builds day plans with suggested routes.
Since 2024
Subscription · Travel · Individuals and families
- Leenar
Takes an app made with an AI builder and sets up hosting, database, secrets and domains in your own Vercel and Supabase.
Since 2026
Developer tools · Individuals and families
- KidScreen
Parents paste approved YouTube links into a separate shelf for each child, with no search or recommended feed.
Since 2026
Free · Family and parenting · Individuals and families
- ai-org
A desktop task manager that keeps tasks, habits and goals in plain org-mode files, with an AI assistant and git sync.
Since 2026
Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- Nimbus
A dashboard that organises the services in your homelab and checks they are up, self-hosted or run for you in the cloud.
Uptime and monitoring · Individuals and families
- ForcePush
A Mac menu bar timer that prompts push-up breaks during the day and compares your sets with your GitHub commits.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Health and habits · 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
- Gistly
A browser extension that adds bullet summaries, timestamped breakdowns and transcripts to YouTube videos so you can skip the long ones.
Since 2024
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- smry
Follow feeds and save articles, then get short summaries and ask questions about what you have read.
Since 2023
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- NotesHub
Markdown note app for every device that stores plain files and syncs through Git, GitHub, iCloud or your own server.
Since 2024
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Recall
Saves videos, podcasts, PDFs and articles, summarises them, and lets you search and chat across what you saved.
Since 2022
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Atua
Mac app that runs your own AI prompts on selected text, screenshots or voice from any app by keyboard shortcut.
Since 2023
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
- Kekoso
Mac app that turns speech into text on your own machine: dictation in any app, file and call transcripts, paid once.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- UniScribe
Upload audio or video, or paste a YouTube link, to get a transcript, summary and mind map you can export.
Since 2025
Free plan · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- ScrollGuard
Phone app that hides Reels, Shorts and TikTok-style feeds while leaving your DMs, stories and friends' posts alone.
Since 2025
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Ask Channel AI
Search the transcripts of a YouTube channel and get answers with quotes that jump to the right moment in each video.
Since 2026
Free plan · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Timelinize
Pulls your photos, messages, locations and social posts into one private timeline stored on your own computer.
Since 2025
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- 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
- Ketchup
A Chrome extension that gives short summaries and a watch or skip verdict for YouTube videos, so people can decide fast.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Readit
Save articles, videos and PDFs to read later in a clean view, listen with text to speech, and keep a reading streak.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- maekitsafe
Lets parents pick which YouTube channels their kids can watch, with no comments, autoplay or recommendations.
Since 2025
Free plan · Family and parenting · Individuals and families
- Deta Surf
A notebook and browser in one that turns web pages, YouTube videos and PDFs into notes you can question with AI.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- 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
- deariary
Writes a daily diary entry for you each morning from your calendar, chat, code and social activity.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Rundown
Follows the YouTube channels in your niche, summarizes each upload and sends a brief on trends and video ideas.
Since 2026
Free plan · Marketing and social · Individuals and families
- EduNote
Students upload textbooks, PDFs or videos and get explanations, quizzes and study guides from an AI tutor.
Since 2025
Subscription · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- WriteNative
A Mac app that fixes English grammar and tone as you type in any app and explains each fix in your own language.
Since 2026
Free plan · Something else · Individuals and families
- Recipe One
A phone app for home cooks that pulls recipes from videos, sites and photos, then turns them into a weekly plan and shopping list.
Since 2025
Free plan · Family and parenting · Individuals and families
- Minibase
A browser extension that clips pages, videos and threads into Markdown files on your disk for Obsidian or AI assistants.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Dull
iPhone browser for Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook and Reddit that hides Reels, Shorts and feeds and sets time limits.
Since 2026
Subscription · Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Mind Map Wizard
Turns a topic, PDF, link or video into an editable mind map for students and anyone studying a subject.
Since 2025
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- NoSuggest
Watch only the YouTube channels you pick, with no recommendations, Shorts or autoplay, and a kids mode with a PIN.
Since 2026
Free · Family and parenting · Individuals and families
- snowscroll
An iPhone browser for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and others that hides reels and suggested feeds but keeps messages.
Since 2026
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Podhoc
Turns links, PDFs, notes and YouTube videos into podcast episodes you can listen to on the go.
Since 2026
Free plan · Podcasting · Individuals and families
- Notedog
A private Android journal that saves entries as Markdown files, lets you edit from a laptop browser and backs up to Git.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- AyeWatch
Watches web pages, news and social sites for topics you pick and alerts you with a summary when something changes.
Since 2025
Free plan · Uptime and monitoring · Individuals and families
- Deepmark
Collects saves from X, YouTube, Instagram and your browser into a private library that AI describes so you can search in plain language.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Hanabira
Learn Japanese or Korean by tapping words in YouTube videos, manga and books, with flashcards that track what you know.
Since 2025
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Cerebro
Save videos, articles and PDFs, then ask questions in plain English to pull out what they said.
Since 2025
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Magic Lasso Adblock
Stops ads, trackers and clutter in Safari, YouTube and other apps on Apple phones, tablets, computers and TVs, for Apple users.
Since 2025
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Tofu
Puts an app you built with an AI coding agent online at its own link, with a database, sign-in, custom domain and user emails.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Individuals and families