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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- 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
- anyjpg
Free converter that turns PNG, HEIC, WebP, PDF and other images into JPG inside the browser, with no uploads.
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Look Scanned
Makes PDFs, Word files and images look like paper scans right in the browser, without uploading the files.
Since 2022
Free · Documents and e-signature
- 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
- molab
A cloud workspace for creating, running and sharing marimo Python and SQL notebooks for data work
Since 2024
Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- SSL Insecure Content Fixer
Fixes the mixed content and insecure content warnings a WordPress site shows after it moves to HTTPS.
Website builders
- ClikDeo
Free tools in the browser to trim, merge, split and reformat videos into shorts, all processed on your own device.
Since 2026
Free · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- 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
- Drop Subs
Scans your bank statement CSV files in the browser to spot forgotten subscriptions and links you to cancel them.
Since 2014
One-off payment · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- 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
- PDFSail
Browser based PDF tools that merge, split, compress and edit files locally, with a paid plan for OCR and conversion.
Free plan · Documents and e-signature
- Quadratic
Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets
- 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
- 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
- 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
- ZeroCloudPDF
Converts, compresses, merges, signs and redacts PDFs in the browser so files never leave your device.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature · 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
- 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
- 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
- PDFuck
Free browser tools to merge, split, compress, convert and edit PDF files without uploading them anywhere.
Free · Documents and e-signature
- 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
- Local Transcriber
Free Mac menu bar tool that transcribes meetings, calls and dictation on the device and can turn them into minutes.
Free · Notes and knowledge
- HowToCSV
Clean, convert, dedupe and chart CSV or Excel files in your browser without uploading them anywhere.
Free · Data and spreadsheets
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Plainsay
A Mac dictation app: hold a key, speak, and the text appears in whatever field you are typing in. Local mode is free.
Free plan · 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
- Rekody
Free Mac voice typing: hold a key, talk, and the words appear where your cursor is in any app, with speech processed on device.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- SecureLocalPDF
Merge, split, compress, convert and OCR PDF files in your browser without uploading them to a server.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature
- PicShift
Converts and compresses HEIC, WebP, AVIF, PNG and JPG images inside your browser without uploading them.
Since 2026
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- OpenVoiceFlow
Push to talk dictation for Mac that transcribes speech on your computer and types the text into any app.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- ImgKit
Compresses, resizes and converts images inside your browser tab, plus local background removal, with no upload or account.
Since 2026
Free · Design and images
- GIFUP
Browser tools that turn videos into GIFs and compress, resize, crop or caption them without uploading the file.
Since 2026
Free · Design and images · 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
- 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
- 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
- Aqua Voice
Speech to text that types what you say wherever your cursor is, on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android.
Since 2025
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- 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
- OpenWhispr
Voice dictation and meeting note app that turns speech into text on your device or in the cloud, for people who type a lot.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- BentoPDF
Free browser tools to merge, split, shrink, convert and edit PDFs locally, so files never leave your computer.
Free · Documents and e-signature
- NGPDFs
Merge, split, compress, sign and edit PDFs in your browser, with files processed on your own device and no account needed.
Since 2026
Documents and e-signature
- Muesli
Mac app that turns speech into text on your own machine and writes up meeting transcripts automatically.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · 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
- Ratschn
Dictation app for Mac and Windows that turns speech into text on your computer and types it into the app you are using.
Since 2026
Free trial · Focus and productivity
- 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