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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- micasa
Terminal app for homeowners to log maintenance schedules, projects, quotes and contractors in one local file.
Free · Home and car · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Opengist
Self-hosted pastebin where every code snippet is a Git repo, for developers and teams who want their own Gist.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- Currency Converter Plus
iPhone currency converter covering world currencies, metals and crypto, with custom rates and offline use.
Money and budgeting · 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Gogs
A light self-hosted Git server with a web interface that runs as one binary or Docker container on small machines.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- Instant
A Mac app that finds your files, photos and scans when you describe what is in them, working fully offline.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- DoNotNotify
An Android app that blocks, groups or limits phone notifications using rules on app, text or time of day, all on the device.
Since 2026
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- redirs
Point any domain at any URL with automatic HTTPS, path rules and hit analytics, no server to run.
Free plan · Website builders
- SSL Insecure Content Fixer
Fixes the mixed content and insecure content warnings a WordPress site shows after it moves to HTTPS.
Website builders
- 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
- Trylle
Hosts git repositories and runs AI agents that review pull requests, audit security and run automations.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- GitCafe
Git hosting and code review with stacked pull requests, usable alone or kept in sync with GitHub.
Since 2026
Developer tools · Developers
- BAZA
iPhone CRM for estate agents to keep clients and listings, send buyers shortlists and see which homes they like.
Free plan · CRM and sales · Property and estate agents
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- BlurData
A Mac app that finds personal data in PDFs, scans and screenshots and removes it or swaps it for labels, offline.
Since 2026
Subscription · Documents and e-signature
- Veil
Reads PDFs in dark mode without inverting photos or charts, and runs OCR on figures, all in the browser.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- rickub
Independent hosted git service with merge requests, CI runners, a container registry and AI code review for dev teams.
Since 2026
Free plan · 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
- Monohub
Git hosting with issues, pull requests and code review that promises never to train AI on your code.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- RevPDF
A PDF editor that runs on your own device, so you can edit, sign, redact, compare and convert files without uploading them.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature
- 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
- DictatorFlow
Speech to text dictation for Windows, Mac and Linux that runs offline for free, with paid cloud accuracy and an API.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity
- 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
- 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
- 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