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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Chronicle
Keeps track of your household bills and subscriptions, sends due date reminders and charts what you spend.
Since 2012Updated 7 days ago
Free · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- 1Blocker
Blocks ads, trackers, cookie notices and adult sites in Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac, filtering on the device.
Since 2018Updated 27 days ago
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- ChatInbox
An email app for iPhone, iPad and Mac that shows your mail as conversations grouped by the person who sent it.
Since 2023Updated 12 days ago
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Streaks
Habit tracker for iPhone, Watch and Mac where you pick up to 24 daily tasks and keep a streak going.
Since 2015
One-off payment · Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Polymail
Email app for founders and sales people that adds read tracking, follow-up reminders and meeting scheduling to the inbox.
Since 2016
Free trial · CRM and sales
- Insync
Desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux that keeps files from multiple Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive accounts synced locally.
Since 2011
One-off payment · Something else
- ObjectiveFS
A shared POSIX file system for Linux and Mac servers that stores its data in S3 or other object storage, with no storage cluster to run.
Since 2015
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Flat
Write, play and share sheet music and guitar tabs on any device, with real-time collaboration for musicians and classrooms.
Since 2016
Free plan · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- AiCam
Makes an old iPhone, iPad or Mac a home security camera that detects people, pets and noises locally and alerts you.
Since 2021
Free plan · Home and car · Individuals and families
- NotePlan
Daily notes app that puts project notes, tasks, Apple Calendar events and Reminders side by side for planning each day.
Since 2020
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Getscreen.me
Remote desktop that runs in the browser, so IT and support staff can reach and control computers without installs.
Since 2020
Free plan · Customer support
- Wokabulary
Flash card app for learners to keep their own word lists and practise them with spaced repetition on Apple devices.
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Expenses
Track spending and income in sheets with receipts and several currencies on Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Since 2020Updated 5 days ago
Free plan · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- Dropzone 5
A Mac menu bar grid where you drop files to move, copy, upload them or open apps more quickly.
Since 2012
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Unibox
An email app for Mac, iPhone and iPad that sorts your mail by person, with each contact's messages and files together.
Since 2013
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- WebCatalog
Turns websites into their own desktop app windows and lets you run several accounts side by side in separate spaces.
Since 2020
Focus and productivity
- Beatz
A Windows and Mac app that creates full original music tracks on your own computer for videos, podcasts and ads.
Since 2019
Subscription · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- Firefoo
Desktop app for developers to browse, edit, query, import and export Firebase Firestore data on Mac, Windows or Linux.
Since 2021
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Mimestream
A Mac email app built on the Gmail API, with full support for labels, filters, categories and several accounts.
Since 2020
Free trial · Focus and productivity
- VoicePrompter
A teleprompter that scrolls as you talk. It runs free in the browser, with native apps for phones, tablets and Mac.
Since 2026Updated 39 days ago
Free · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- Yummy
A Mac app that saves videos from many sites and converts them to formats like MP4 for offline archiving.
Since 2020
One-off payment · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- ExpanDrive
Mounts Dropbox, Google Drive, S3, SFTP and other storage as normal drives on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Since 2019
Free plan · Something else
- Youka
Turns any song into a karaoke or lyric video by removing vocals and syncing lyrics, in the browser or on desktop.
Since 2020
Free plan · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- Beekeeper Studio
Desktop app for querying and managing MySQL, Postgres, SQLite and many other databases, with paid team features.
Since 2020
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- HTTP Toolkit
Desktop app that lets developers capture, inspect, edit and mock HTTP and HTTPS traffic for debugging and testing.
Since 2019
Developer tools · Developers
- Inspect
Lets developers and their coding agents see the DOM, console and network of web pages on real iPhones and Android phones.
Since 2020
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Franz
Puts WhatsApp, Slack, Signal, email and other messengers into one desktop app with workspaces.
Since 2017
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- Crow Backup
Free desktop app that backs up your encrypted files onto friends' computers while you store theirs in return.
Since 2021
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- DbGate
Desktop and web client for querying and editing SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB.
Since 2021
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- AES67 Stream Monitor
Listen to any channel of an AES67 audio-over-IP stream on Windows, Mac or Linux, for broadcast and live sound.
Free · Video and audio · Events
- 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
- Shortwave
An email app with an AI assistant that sorts your inbox, drafts replies in your style and finds answers in old mail.
Since 2022
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- macSVG
Free open-source Mac app for drawing, editing and animating SVG graphics for web pages and mobile apps.
Free · Design and images · Creators and writers
- Flox
Gives software teams one pinned set of tools and packages that runs the same on laptops, CI and production.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- SaneClick
Adds 62 right-click actions to Finder on Mac, such as merging PDFs, converting HEIC and running your own scripts.
One-off payment · Automation and integrations · Individuals and families
- PaletteBrain
Mac app that runs ChatGPT commands on text in any app via a shortcut, using your own OpenAI key, bought once.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- SubManager
Tracks your personal subscriptions on Apple devices, reminds you before renewals and shows what you spend each month.
Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- flooow
Notes app that works like a chat with yourself, with separate threads, checklists, voice notes, files and offline sync.
Since 2024
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Karabiner-Elements
A free Mac app for remapping keys and adding complex keyboard rules, with shared rule sets from the community.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- CalcTape
A calculator that shows every step as a list you can label and edit, recalculating the totals, on desktop, mobile and the web.
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets · Individuals and families
- SuperPlanner
Day planner for iPhone, iPad and Mac that puts your tasks inside timed activities on a daily timeline.
Since 2022
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- MarkViewer
Free offline Mac app to open, read and edit Markdown files, with a table of contents and AI review notes.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Swift Shift
Mac background app that lets you move or resize any window by holding a key and dragging anywhere on it.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- ClipBook
Keeps a searchable history of everything you copy on a Mac, so you can sort past clips and paste them again with shortcuts.
Since 2024
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- DB Pilot
A Mac database client for querying and editing data, with SQL and Python notebooks and an AI assistant that writes queries.
Since 2023
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Bootstrap Studio
Desktop app for designing and publishing responsive Bootstrap websites by dragging in components, for designers and developers.
One-off payment · Website builders · Agencies
- 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