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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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  • QueryStorm

    Excel add-in for querying tables with SQL, scripting workbooks in C# and building custom Excel functions.

    Since 2016

    Free plan · Data and spreadsheets · Developers

  • hdoc

    Generates searchable API docs from C++ code and Markdown pages, with optional hosting, for C++ teams.

    Since 2021

    Developer tools · Developers

  • Handy

    A free desktop app where you hold a shortcut, speak, and your words are typed into whatever text field you are in.

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Fitlock

    Keeps chosen iPhone apps locked until you reach a daily step, push-up or workout goal.

    Since 2024

    Free plan · Health and habits · 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

  • Canopy Kids

    A kid-friendly front end for your own Plex library, with PIN-locked settings, rating filters and screen time limits for parents.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Family and parenting · 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

  • Yakki

    A Mac menu bar app that turns your speech into tidy text in any app and transcribes meetings, all processed on your device.

    Since 2026

    Subscription · Notes and knowledge

  • Auto-Install Free SSL

    Gets and renews free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates on cPanel shared hosting without command line work.

    Free plan · Security and passwords

  • Kekoso

    Mac app that turns speech into text on your own machine: dictation in any app, file and call transcripts, paid once.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Video and audio · Individuals and families

  • Atten

    Blocks distracting apps and sites on iPhone, iPad and Mac with schedules, daily limits and synced rules.

    Since 2024

    Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Dictámelo

    Hold a shortcut and speak, and your words are typed into any app on Mac or Windows, using offline models or a cloud option.

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • one sec

    Puts a short pause in front of social media apps and sites so people open them less and cut their screen time.

    Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • lockmeout.online

    Locks your phone, apps or accounts until a set time, then sends the unlock code so you cannot give in early.

    Since 2024

    Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Superwhisper

    Dictation app that turns what you say into clean text inside any program, working offline or in the cloud.

    Since 2023

    Free plan · Focus and productivity

  • Focus Firewall

    A Mac app that blocks social and video sites during the work hours you set, across every browser.

    Since 2024

    One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Opal

    Blocks chosen apps on a schedule or timer and scores daily phone habits to help people cut screen time.

    Subscription · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • molab

    A cloud workspace for creating, running and sharing marimo Python and SQL notebooks for data work

    Since 2024

    Developer tools · Developers

  • Amical

    A dictation app that turns your speech into formatted text in any app on your computer or phone.

    Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • ScreenZen

    Adds pauses, daily limits and schedules to distracting apps and websites so people scroll less, paid for by donations.

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • AppBlock

    Stops you opening distracting apps, sites and keywords on phone and browser, with profiles set by time, place or Wi-Fi.

    Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Quadratic

    Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.

    Since 2023

    Data and spreadsheets

  • 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

  • Voicely

    Offline voice typing, call recording with speaker labels and audio file transcription on a Mac, ready to paste into AI coding tools.

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Vehla

    A Mac app that combines a keyboard launcher, clipboard history, window snapping and on-device dictation and AI.

    Since 2026

    Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Nagomi

    iPhone app that locks the apps you pick during hours you set ahead, allowing a few planned short opens.

    Since 2026

    Free plan · Focus and productivity · 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

  • Pumpkin

    Chore app for children 4 to 12 where jobs and routines earn points, screen time or cash, no bank account or card required.

    Subscription · Family and parenting · Individuals and families

  • Voxxy

    A Mac menu bar app where you hold a key, speak, and the transcribed text is pasted into whatever field you are typing in.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Odozi

    A private mood journal for iPhone and Mac that logs gratitude, sleep and screen time in a couple of minutes a day.

    Since 2026

    Health and habits · Individuals and families

  • SpeedBump

    A phone app that sets time limits on social apps and gets in your way once your time runs out, to curb doomscrolling.

    Since 2025

    Free · Health and habits · Individuals and families

  • QuietSpeech

    Mac menu bar app that turns your speech into clean text in any app, using on-device Apple Intelligence.

    One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Blank Spaces

    iPhone launcher that trims your home screen to the apps you need and puts small tasks in front of the addictive ones.

    Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Dictly

    Turns your speech into formatted text on Mac, iPhone and iPad, processing everything offline on the device.

    Since 2025

    Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • ScrollGuard

    Phone app that hides Reels, Shorts and TikTok-style feeds while leaving your DMs, stories and friends' posts alone.

    Since 2025

    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

  • NovelOS

    A local writing studio for novelists with plotting boards, character profiles, world notes and a manuscript editor, bought once.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families

  • BePresent

    Screen time app that rewards time away from your phone with points, streaks and challenges against friends and family.

    Health and habits · Individuals and families

  • Monochromate

    Chrome and Firefox extension that turns pages grey on a schedule, with site exceptions, to curb doomscrolling.

    Since 2025

    Free · 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

  • WaitToUnlock

    Helps you set an iPhone Screen Time passcode you will not remember, held behind a wait timer to curb phone use.

    Since 2026

    Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Foqos

    An iPhone app that locks distracting apps until you tap an NFC tag or scan a QR code you keep somewhere else.

    Since 2025

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Heynds

    Mac and Windows app that turns speech into text and rewrites selected text with on-device AI, triggered by a shortcut.

    Since 2025

    One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Mumbli

    A simple Mac dictation app: hold a key, speak, and your words appear as text using a model you choose.

    Since 2026

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Trace

    Free open-source Mac launcher for finding apps, snapping windows, searching menus and dictating text on the device.

    Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • Trace

    A Mac app that logs which apps and sites you use on a timeline and can block distractions during work sessions.

    Since 2025

    One-off payment · Time tracking · Individuals and families

  • TypeSeer

    Suggests the rest of your sentence in most Mac and Windows apps, with the AI running on your own computer.

    Since 2026

    One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families

  • ManiDesk

    A web workspace where analysts write SQL over market prices, macro series and SEC filings, then chart the results without Python.

    Since 2026

    Subscription · Data and spreadsheets