No moat. Still in business.
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
- Compresto
A Mac app that shrinks videos, images, GIFs and PDFs in batches offline, for creators short on disk space.
Since 2024
Design and images · Individuals and families
- R2Drop
Mac menu bar app that uploads files to Cloudflare R2 by drag and drop or right-click and copies the public link.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- OctoPrint
A browser interface for running a 3D printer remotely, with webcam view, job progress, a GCODE viewer and plugins.
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
- 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
- Kanboard
Minimal self-hosted kanban board for teams that want drag and drop tasks, WIP limits and filters without extras.
Free · Projects and tasks
- 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
- Kirby
File-based content management system that developers and agencies set up for client sites, with an editing panel.
Website builders · Agencies
- micasa
Terminal app for homeowners to log maintenance schedules, projects, quotes and contractors in one local file.
Free · Home and car · Individuals and families
- LLM Status
Scans your code for the AI models it calls and warns before any are deprecated or retired, with suggested replacements.
Since 2026
Free plan · Uptime and monitoring · Developers
- Inkdrop
A Markdown notes app for developers with encrypted sync, plugins and an API that coding agents can use.
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Developers
- 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
- Woodpecker CI
Free CI/CD engine you host yourself that runs pipeline steps in Docker containers and can be extended with plugins.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- DiffusionBee
Free Mac app that runs Stable Diffusion offline to create and edit AI images on your own computer.
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Kanri
A free desktop Kanban board that keeps your tasks offline on your own computer, for people organising personal work.
Since 2023
Free · Projects and tasks · 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
- Craft CMS
Flexible CMS for custom websites, with Twig templates or a GraphQL API, plus a plugin store and optional commerce.
Website builders · Agencies
- Darkwrite
Free offline notebook app that keeps notes on your device with themes, PDF export and one-click backups, no account required.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- BreadCrumb
iPhone app that keeps one next step pinned on each of your projects so you can pick up work where you stopped.
Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- AuditBricks
A mobile app for recording site defects with photos offline and producing PDF or Excel snag and punch list reports for clients.
One-off payment · Projects and tasks · Trades and home services
- KeyEnv
Encrypted storage and sharing of environment secrets for dev teams, with audit logs and a command line tool.
Since 2026
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- 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
- AppDesk
Lets Apple app developers view their sales, rankings, ad spend and reviews on iPhone, iPad or Mac, even without a connection.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Website analytics · Developers
- SwiftBiu
Mac and Windows app that lets you translate, run OCR, call AI or use plugins on selected text and files without switching apps.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- AudioDrop
Splits songs into vocal, drum and bass stems, changes speed or key and converts formats, all inside your browser.
Since 2026
Free · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- 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
- Vocula
Offline Mac dictation that only listens for the languages you choose and sends nothing off the device, paid once.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Ambi
An iPhone app for mixing ambient sounds with a sleep timer, working offline with no ads or data collection.
Since 2025
Free · Health and habits · Individuals and families
- BetterWispr
Hold a shortcut and talk, and a Mac app types tidy text into any program using speech models that run locally.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Bullet
A coding agent for your desktop or terminal that sends simple tasks to fast models and runs tool calls in parallel.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- GitCafe
Git hosting and code review with stacked pull requests, usable alone or kept in sync with GitHub.
Since 2026
Developer tools · Developers
- JEXXA
Hold one key and speak to type into any Mac app, with speech turned into text offline on your own machine.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- AnnexEdit
A native Mac Markdown editor with themes, templates and PDF or DOCX export, bought once with no subscription.
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Scissor
Free browser editor for vector and pixel artwork, with no account; files stay on your device.
Since 2026
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- 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
- KeeWebX
Open and edit KeePass password files in any browser or from a local HTML file, with passkey unlock and no server.
Since 2026
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Petrel
Send it your booking emails, PDFs or screenshots and it builds a day by day trip plan with live flight updates.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Travel · 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
- Speaklone
Mac and iPhone app that clones voices from short samples and reads text aloud offline, including whole audiobooks.
Since 2026
Free plan · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- SSL Insecure Content Fixer
Fixes the mixed content and insecure content warnings a WordPress site shows after it moves to HTTPS.
Website builders