No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- FileFlows
Self-hosted app for building visual pipelines that transcode video and process audio, images and ebooks automatically.
Since 2021
Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Zoraxy
Reverse proxy and network gateway with a web dashboard, for people running self-hosted services at home.
Free · Developer tools · Individuals and families
- Burner Mail
A browser extension that makes a separate forwarding address for every site you join, so you can block senders later.
Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Linkwarden
Saves bookmarks along with full copies of each page so links never break, with reading, notes and shared collections.
Since 2023
Subscription · Notes and knowledge
- openHAB
Home automation hub you run yourself that links devices from many brands and runs rules, with web and phone apps.
Free · Home and car · Individuals and families
- PageGPT
A Chrome extension that lets you ask AI about the page you are reading, using your own OpenAI key.
Since 2024
Free · Focus and productivity · 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
- Market Data
Real-time US stock, ETF and options data through an API or Google Sheets formulas, for traders and developers.
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets · Individuals and families
- Sparkle
A browser extension for Chinese learners that puts words from your level into English pages, with readings and meanings on hover.
Since 2026
Courses and learning · 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
- OpenBnB
Chrome extension that shows when an Airbnb host also takes direct bookings, so travellers can skip the platform fees.
Since 2025
Free · Travel · Individuals and families
- Texttile
A blog engine for groups of writers who edit the same post and photo gallery together in real time, self-host or hosted.
Since 2026
Website builders · 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
- Nginx Proxy Manager
A Docker app with a web interface for setting up Nginx reverse proxies and auto-renewing SSL certificates.
Free · Developer tools · 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
- Cryptex Vault
A password manager that stores your vault on your own devices and syncs them directly, with browser autofill.
Since 2023
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Linguist
A browser extension that translates whole pages, selected text and subtitles, with an offline mode that keeps text on your device.
Free · Something else · 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
- GameVault
Host your own library of DRM-free games on a home server and install them from desktop apps or a browser.
Free plan · Something else · Individuals and families
- Arcadeia
An open-source photo and video library you run on your own server, with animated previews, search and browser playback.
Since 2024
Free · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Karakeep
Bookmark manager that saves links, notes, images and PDFs, tags them with AI and makes them searchable.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Runtipi
Tool for running a home server that installs and updates hundreds of self-hosted apps from a dashboard.
Free · Developer tools · Individuals and families
- Deep Work Zone
A Chrome extension that blocks distracting sites during Pomodoro sessions and tracks your focused time.
Since 2024
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Tabme
A Chrome extension that saves tab sessions into folders and searches open, saved and closed tabs, with paid sync across devices.
Since 2024
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- Neuron
A notes app that collects articles, links and PDFs and quizzes you on them so you remember what you saved.
Since 2026
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · 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
- Faved
Bookmark manager that saves pages as typed records, with AI filling in fields like price or brand, plus nested tags.
Subscription · 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Haven
A Chrome extension that checks links, emails and downloads for phishing and pauses risky extensions while you browse.
Since 2025
Free plan · Security and passwords
- FreeMilk
An iPhone app with a coding agent that builds websites, scripts and Swift apps using free ad-funded AI models.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · 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
- 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
- SupaSidebar
A macOS app that gives Safari, Chrome and Finder a shared Arc style side panel holding your bookmarks, tabs, apps and files.
Since 2025
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Tesserae
Design dashboards for e-ink screens around your home and keep them updated, run on your own server or Home Assistant.
Since 2026
Free · Home and car · Individuals and families
- Vitals
Mac activity monitor that shows resource use per app rather than per process, keeps twelve months of data and alerts on problem apps.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Developer tools · Individuals and families
- dashi
A Chrome new tab page with widgets for notes, to-dos, weather, habits and bookmarks, kept on your own device.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Harbofly
A free Mac app for programmers that finds space used by build caches, node_modules and Docker and moves it to the Trash.
Since 2026
Free · Something else · Individuals and families
- Yaply
A Chrome extension that translates X and Reddit posts and quizzes you on new words, for people learning English.
Since 2026
Subscription · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- thèque
Save books, films and places from any page and it builds cards sorted onto shelves in your private library.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Monochromate
Chrome and Firefox extension that turns pages grey on a schedule, with site exceptions, to curb doomscrolling.
Since 2025
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Readplace
Save articles, newsletters and PDFs from browser, phone or AI chat to read later in a clean view with a short summary.
Since 2026
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Cluttersignal
A browser extension that checks a suspicious email, text or link and tells you whether it looks like a scam.
Since 2026
Subscription · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Better Window Switcher
A Mac app that shows open windows and browser tabs as 3D cards and lets you jump to one by typing a few letters.
Since 2026
Free trial · Focus and productivity · 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
- ReadAloud
A Chrome extension that reads any web article out loud in natural sounding voices so you can listen instead of reading.
Since 2026
Free plan · Video and audio · Individuals and families