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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- FlashTabs
Make your own flashcard decks and review them on a spaced repetition schedule in the browser.
Since 2015
Free plan · Courses and learning · 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
- 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
- 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
- Nihongo Lessons
An iPhone app that takes Japanese learners from beginner to fluent with one new sentence per flashcard and spaced review.
Since 2015
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- RemNote
Note app for students that builds flashcards, quizzes and summaries from notes and PDFs with spaced repetition.
Since 2021
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Burning Vocabulary
A browser extension that saves and highlights words you look up on web pages, then drills them with flashcards.
Since 2020
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Revu
A study app for students with spaced repetition flashcards, made from notes and PDFs, and scheduled around your calendar.
Free plan · Courses and learning · 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
- Feyn
Flashcard app for iPad and iPhone where students draw, type or add images to cards and review them with spaced repetition.
Since 2024
Courses and learning · 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
- PDF To Quiz
Students turn class notes or a PDF into a practice test that marks itself and explains each question they got wrong.
Since 2024
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Anki
Flashcard app that uses spaced repetition so learners review hard cards more often, with sync between devices.
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Folderly
Helps students sort courses, tasks, class schedules, flashcards and files into colour-coded folders.
Free · Focus and productivity · 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
- Memozora
Flashcard maker that schedules reviews by spaced repetition, with dictionaries and text to speech for language learners.
Since 2024
Free plan · Courses and learning · 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
- Grape
A note app for desktop and phone that records and transcribes, then answers questions using your own notes.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Hanabira
Learn Japanese or Korean by tapping words in YouTube videos, manga and books, with flashcards that track what you know.
Since 2025
Free plan · Courses and learning · 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
- ReadVocab
Learn English words from books you are reading, with ready-made flashcards, quizzes and a word bank.
Since 2025
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Loudwalk
Reads your Anki flashcards aloud through headphones and grades your spoken answers, with an AI tutor for follow-up questions.
Since 2026
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- 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
- Janus
Turns PDFs and notes into flashcards you can review and edit, then export to Anki, Mochi or SuperMemo.
Since 2026
Subscription · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- 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