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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.

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  • Nihongo Lessons

    An iPhone app that takes Japanese learners from beginner to fluent with one new sentence per flashcard and spaced review.

    Since 2015

    Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • Cerbos

    Authorization service that lets engineering teams define access policies in one place and check permissions for users and AI agents.

    Security and passwords · Developers

  • PowerSync

    Keeps a local SQLite copy on each client in sync with your Postgres, MongoDB, MySQL or SQL Server backend for offline-first apps.

    Since 2023

    Free plan · Developer tools · Developers

  • Will Be Done

    A task manager that lays out your whole week on a timeline, works offline, and can be self-hosted.

    Free · Projects and tasks · Individuals and families

  • Quiqr

    A free desktop app for editing Hugo static websites on your own computer and publishing them through Git.

    Since 2023

    Free · Website builders · Creators and writers

  • tetrify

    Message yourself notes, tasks and reminders in a chat-style app that works offline with optional encrypted sync.

    Since 2024

    Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • ActivityWatch

    Records which apps and websites you use on your computer or phone so you can see where your time goes, stored locally.

    Free · Time tracking · Individuals and families

  • Screenpipe

    Keeps a local record of your screen, audio and apps so AI tools can search your past work and spot tasks to automate.

    Free plan · Automation and integrations

  • Wealthfolio

    Keep track of your investments, net worth, spending and retirement plans in an open-source app that runs on your own devices.

    Since 2024

    Free plan · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families

  • Elegant Planner

    A day planner for iPhone that lays tasks on a visual timeline and keeps your plans on your device, with an optional Pro tier.

    Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • OpenPencil

    A design editor that reads and saves Figma .fig files, works on your own computer and can be driven by scripts or AI agents.

    Free · Design and images · Agencies

  • CrabPDF Editor

    Edit, annotate, redact, OCR and reorder PDF pages in your browser, with files kept on your own computer.

    Since 2026

    Documents and e-signature

  • Burning Vocabulary

    A browser extension that saves and highlights words you look up on web pages, then drills them with flashcards.

    Since 2020

    Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • 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

  • Lingolette

    Helps intermediate language learners reach fluency through spoken chats with an AI tutor, corrections and daily articles.

    Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • Voiczy

    Ad-free app that teaches children aged 3 to 14 one of 19 languages through listening, speaking and reading along.

    Since 2024

    Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • 2FAS

    Mobile apps and a browser extension that store your passwords and two-step login codes on your own device, with no account.

    Security and passwords · Individuals and families

  • Nuenki

    Browser extension that swaps sentences on the pages you read into the language you are learning, scaled to your level.

    Since 2024

    Subscription · Courses and learning · 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

  • FluentPal

    Mobile app where learners practise speaking a new language with AI characters and get pronunciation scores.

    Since 2024

    Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • Foreign Numbers

    Listening drills that help language learners catch spoken numbers, phone numbers and clock times in over two dozen languages.

    Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • AuthZed

    Hosted permissions system that software teams use to control who can access what in their apps and AI agents.

    Free trial · Security and passwords · Developers

  • TimeRetain

    Time tracker that runs in the browser and keeps entries on your device, with optional encrypted sync, for freelancers and staff.

    Since 2023

    Free · Time tracking · Individuals and families

  • Stik

    Mac app that opens a floating note on a shortcut so you can jot a thought, saved as a local markdown file.

    Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • MiaoYan

    Note taking app in Markdown for Apple devices that stores each note as a plain file inside a folder of your choosing.

    Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • LyricFluent

    Teaches English, Spanish, French and other languages through song lyrics, with spaced repetition for new words.

    Since 2024

    Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • Memozora

    Flashcard maker that schedules reviews by spaced repetition, with dictionaries and text to speech for language learners.

    Since 2024

    Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • AbjadPro

    Learn to read Arabic with alphabet lessons, graded stories and flashcards that schedule reviews around your memory.

    Since 2026

    Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • Token Tracker

    A local dashboard and desktop app that counts tokens and cost across AI coding tools like Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.

    Free · Developer tools · Developers

  • Cockpit

    A free Mac app that puts all your Claude Code, Codex and Kiro sessions in one window so you can see which need a reply.

    Since 2026

    Free · Developer tools · Developers

  • threadfork

    Records and transcribes your meetings on your Mac without a bot, then turns them into tasks and notes you can search.

    Since 2026

    Subscription · Notes and knowledge

  • GitComet

    Fast desktop Git client with line-level staging, structural diffs and drag-to-rewrite history.

    Since 2026

    Free · Developer tools · Developers

  • Lingle

    Live voice lessons with an AI language tutor that corrects mistakes as you speak and remembers your past sessions.

    Since 2026

    Free trial · Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • KnotQ

    A planner app where you write plans as notes and turn lines into dated tasks, reminders and calendar entries.

    Since 2026

    Subscription · Projects and tasks · 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

  • Anarlog

    Mac app that records meetings without a bot and writes editable AI summaries, keeping notes and data on your own machine.

    Free plan · Notes and knowledge

  • Echolon

    Open-source API client that keeps collections as local files synced through Git, for testing REST and WebSocket APIs offline.

    Free plan · Developer tools · Developers

  • Korvo

    Desktop workspace that pulls your files and notes into structured plans and records the reasons behind each decision.

    Since 2026

    Free plan · Notes and knowledge

  • WordWise

    A language app that translates words offline, saves them to your own tagged word list and helps you review them with flashcards.

    Since 2025

    Courses and learning · 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

  • PalmSpeak

    An app for practising spoken conversations in 10 languages with an AI partner, then chatting with native speakers with translation.

    Since 2026

    Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • VoxAI

    Mac app that records and transcribes meetings on your machine, labels speakers and passes the live text to your AI for notes.

    Since 2026

    Free trial · Notes and knowledge

  • 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

  • Yaak

    A desktop app for sending and testing REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests, stored locally and synced through Git.

    Since 2025

    Subscription · Developer tools · Developers

  • Clipivo

    A Mac clipboard manager that stores your copy history on the device, sorts it by type and can search text in screenshots.

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • lairner

    Learn any of 75 or more languages from almost any starting language, including rare ones, with a school option too.

    Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families

  • Fregata NVR

    Records and watches your home security cameras on a Mac with local object detection and no cloud.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Security and passwords · Individuals and families

  • Talanoa

    Desktop email client that shows threads as chat bubbles and turns messages into tasks, with a calendar next to it.

    Since 2025

    Free plan · Focus and productivity