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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Shortcut
Issue tracking and project planning for software teams, with boards, sprints, roadmaps and AI agent handoffs.
Since 2016
Free plan · Projects and tasks · Developers
- 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
- 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
- hdoc
Generates searchable API docs from C++ code and Markdown pages, with optional hosting, for C++ teams.
Since 2021
Developer tools · Developers
- LegacyApp
Phone app for storing accounts, policies and document photos that hands them to someone you pick if something happens to you.
Since 2024
Free plan · 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
- Daily Report
Phone app for site supervisors that turns a short spoken recap of the day into a signed daily report PDF, offline.
Free · Documents and e-signature · Construction
- 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
- micasa
Terminal app for homeowners to log maintenance schedules, projects, quotes and contractors in one local file.
Free · Home and car · Individuals and families
- Budget Kanban
Track and compare spending across projects by dragging budget items around Kanban boards that total themselves.
Since 2024
Subscription · Money and budgeting
- 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
- 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
- Aiveo
Web app for teams to plan work into milestones, track tasks on a kanban board and log time against them.
Since 2014
Projects and tasks
- Kantree
Flexible board based work management tool where teams build their own views, fields and automations for projects.
Projects and tasks
- Vikunja
Open-source task and project manager with list, Kanban, Gantt and table views that you can self-host or run in its EU cloud.
Projects and tasks
- 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
- WeKan
An open-source kanban board you install yourself for tracking tasks across boards, lists and cards.
Free · Projects and tasks
- AgileHero
Plans sprints for software teams with task boards, a roadmap, a backlog, retros, whiteboards and progress charts in one tool.
Free plan · Projects and tasks · Software companies
- Saga
A shared workspace where people and small teams write linked notes and docs, keep tasks, and ask an AI assistant.
Since 2024
Free plan · Projects and tasks
- Orgnise
Shared space where teams write docs and move the same pages across boards to track project status.
Free plan · Projects and tasks
- Freedcamp
Project tool with task lists, kanban boards, subtasks and Gantt charts that teams can use for free.
Free plan · Projects and tasks
- t0ggles
Project board that shows every project as a column, with notes, Gantt charts and AI agent helpers for teams.
Since 2024
Free plan · Projects and tasks
- Hygger
Kanban boards, sprints, backlogs and roadmaps for software teams that work in an agile way.
Free plan · Projects and tasks · Developers
- 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
- Breeze
Project management for teams, with task boards, timelines, timesheets and workload views at a flat price per user.
Subscription · Projects and tasks
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- MeisterTask
Visual project boards where teams assign and track tasks, keep shared documents and report on progress, hosted in Germany.
Free plan · Projects and tasks
- 4ga Boards
Realtime kanban boards for planning projects and splitting work into tasks, available hosted or to run yourself.
Subscription · Projects and tasks
- KanbanFlow
Kanban boards for people and teams, with Pomodoro or stopwatch time logging and flow charts for spotting bottlenecks.
Free plan · Projects and tasks
- DuckResume
Free phone app for job seekers to make resumes and cover letters, with every template unlocked, offline use and clean PDFs.
Free · Documents and e-signature · 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
- 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
- Sheety
A sales pipeline and lead tracker that reads and writes a Google Sheet, made for solo founders and tiny teams.
Since 2026
Free · CRM and sales · Freelancers
- 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
- 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
- LocalPDF
Edit, merge, split, compress and OCR PDF files inside your browser, with documents kept on your own device.
Since 2025
Free plan · Documents and e-signature
- 24 Block
iPhone planner that lays out your day as coloured time blocks, works offline and needs no account.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- Super Productivity
Free to-do app with timers, a Pomodoro mode and day planning that keeps your data on your own device.
Free · Time tracking · 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
- 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
- SPQRK Today
An offline Android app where you jot items through the day, then give them a date and duration so your day stays realistic.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- 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