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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- iA Writer
Focused writing app with a clean Markdown editor, for writers who want fewer distractions.
Free trial · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Athas
A light open-source code editor with coding agents, terminals and Git built in, for Mac, Windows and Linux.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Daino Notes
A fast desktop notes app with blocks, Markdown, images and task boards, storing notes locally first.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Envy
A free desktop notes app that keeps each note as a local Markdown file, with one box to search, create and link notes.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Ledge
Notes app for developers and ops engineers where shell, code, SQL and prompt blocks in Markdown run in place and print results below.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- NoteGen
A free open-source notes app that captures text, voice and links, then uses AI to sort them into Markdown notes.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Philo
A desktop daily notes app that carries open tasks forward, repeats routine ones and saves everything as markdown files.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Joplin
Note-taking app for desktop and phone that syncs your notes, with a web clipper and optional paid cloud sharing.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families