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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- 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
- 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
- LocalSend
An app that sends files between nearby phones and computers over your WiFi, with no account or internet needed.
Free · Something else · Individuals and families
- KeePassXC
A desktop password manager that keeps your logins in an encrypted offline file and fills them into apps for you.
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- micasa
Terminal app for homeowners to log maintenance schedules, projects, quotes and contractors in one local file.
Free · Home and car · Individuals and families
- inlaut
A free Mac and Windows dictation app: hold a key, speak, and the text is typed where your cursor sits, all offline.
Free · Focus and productivity · 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
- ArcSite
Contractors draw site plans on a tablet, even offline, and turn them into material takeoffs, estimates and proposals.
Free trial · Jobs and field service · Trades and home services
- Maali
A personal finance app for Mac and Windows that sorts bank transactions and tracks spending, with all data kept on your computer.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- Photo Organizer
A Mac and Windows app that sorts photos and videos into folders by date and camera and finds duplicates offline.
Since 2025
One-off payment · Design and images · Individuals and families
- CastLoom Pro
Desktop app that plays and batch downloads podcasts, then transcribes and translates them offline into your notes.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Podcasting · Individuals and families
- Threshyr
A desktop app that logs your work time automatically on your own machine and builds billing summaries per client.
Since 2026
Free · Time tracking · Freelancers
- Sayso
Press a hotkey and talk, and your words are typed into whatever app you are in, transcribed on your own computer.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- BlurData
A Mac app that finds personal data in PDFs, scans and screenshots and removes it or swaps it for labels, offline.
Since 2026
Subscription · Documents and e-signature
- Moony
Free desktop app that keeps your bank accounts, investments, property and loans in one overview, stored only on your computer.
Free · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- Cloudless Voice
Voice dictation that runs on your own device on Mac, Windows and iPhone and tidies filler words and formatting.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- Dictivo
Desktop app that turns your speech into text in any app, processing audio locally on Mac or Windows, paid for once.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity
- How to Convert
Desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux that converts documents, images, audio and video on your own computer.
Since 2025
One-off payment · Documents and e-signature
- TrueScribe
Transcribes, translates and labels speakers in recordings and meetings on your own Windows or Linux computer.
Since 2026
Free plan · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- Vocal Slice
Desktop app that transcribes voice recordings offline so podcasters and editors can cut clips by highlighting words.
Since 2026
Free · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- OffPDF
A set of PDF tools that edit, merge, compress and convert files on your own device without uploading them.
Free · Documents and e-signature
- Memory Notch
Records meetings and lectures from the Mac notch and transcribes them on your device, saving plain files you keep.
Since 2026
Free trial · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Spokenly
A dictation app for Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone that types your speech into any app, offline or with cloud models.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Ratschn
Dictation app for Mac and Windows that turns speech into text on your computer and types it into the app you are using.
Since 2026
Free trial · Focus and productivity
- DictatorFlow
Speech to text dictation for Windows, Mac and Linux that runs offline for free, with paid cloud accuracy and an API.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity