No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- 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
- Assertible
Runs automated tests against your APIs and websites after each deploy and on a schedule, with alerts on failure.
Since 2016
Uptime and monitoring · Developers
- PowerSync
Keeps a local SQLite copy on each client in sync with your Postgres, MongoDB, MySQL or SQL Server backend for offline-first apps.
Since 2023
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- Quiqr
A free desktop app for editing Hugo static websites on your own computer and publishing them through Git.
Since 2023
Free · Website builders · Creators and writers
- tetrify
Message yourself notes, tasks and reminders in a chat-style app that works offline with optional encrypted sync.
Since 2024
Free · Notes and knowledge · 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
- 2FAS
Mobile apps and a browser extension that store your passwords and two-step login codes on your own device, with no account.
Security and passwords · 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
- Screenpipe
Keeps a local record of your screen, audio and apps so AI tools can search your past work and spot tasks to automate.
Free plan · Automation and integrations
- Wealthfolio
Keep track of your investments, net worth, spending and retirement plans in an open-source app that runs on your own devices.
Since 2024
Free plan · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- OpenPencil
A design editor that reads and saves Figma .fig files, works on your own computer and can be driven by scripts or AI agents.
Free · Design and images · Agencies
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Callosum
Desktop app for designing, calling and documenting APIs that keeps an OpenAPI spec in sync, offline with no login.
Since 2024
Free trial · Developer tools · Developers
- Anki
Flashcard app that uses spaced repetition so learners review hard cards more often, with sync between devices.
Courses and learning · 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
- Cryptex Vault
A password manager that stores your vault on your own devices and syncs them directly, with browser autofill.
Since 2023
Free · Security and passwords · 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
- 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
- Stik
Mac app that opens a floating note on a shortcut so you can jot a thought, saved as a local markdown file.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- MiaoYan
Note taking app in Markdown for Apple devices that stores each note as a plain file inside a folder of your choosing.
Free · Notes and knowledge · 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
- 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
- AbjadPro
Learn to read Arabic with alphabet lessons, graded stories and flashcards that schedule reviews around your memory.
Since 2026
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Token Tracker
A local dashboard and desktop app that counts tokens and cost across AI coding tools like Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Cockpit
A free Mac app that puts all your Claude Code, Codex and Kiro sessions in one window so you can see which need a reply.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- threadfork
Records and transcribes your meetings on your Mac without a bot, then turns them into tasks and notes you can search.
Since 2026
Subscription · Notes and knowledge
- GitComet
Fast desktop Git client with line-level staging, structural diffs and drag-to-rewrite history.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- KnotQ
A planner app where you write plans as notes and turn lines into dated tasks, reminders and calendar entries.
Since 2026
Subscription · Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- 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
- Anarlog
Mac app that records meetings without a bot and writes editable AI summaries, keeping notes and data on your own machine.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- Echolon
Open-source API client that keeps collections as local files synced through Git, for testing REST and WebSocket APIs offline.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Korvo
Desktop workspace that pulls your files and notes into structured plans and records the reasons behind each decision.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- WordWise
A language app that translates words offline, saves them to your own tagged word list and helps you review them with flashcards.
Since 2025
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- ai-org
A desktop task manager that keeps tasks, habits and goals in plain org-mode files, with an AI assistant and git sync.
Since 2026
Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- InstantCLI
Builds a command line tool for your API from its docs, with binaries, install scripts and updates, so AI agents can use it.
Since 2026
Developer tools · Developers
- Elegant Planner
A day planner for iPhone that lays tasks on a visual timeline and keeps your plans on your device, with an optional Pro tier.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- MarginNote 5
A reading and study app that lets you clip from books and papers, link the clips in mind maps and review them as cards.
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- VoxAI
Mac app that records and transcribes meetings on your machine, labels speakers and passes the live text to your AI for notes.
Since 2026
Free trial · Notes and knowledge
- Notanic
A note app on an endless canvas with nested pages, Markdown, sketching and live collaboration, for people who think visually.
Since 2025
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Yaak
A desktop app for sending and testing REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests, stored locally and synced through Git.
Since 2025
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Clipivo
A Mac clipboard manager that stores your copy history on the device, sorts it by type and can search text in screenshots.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Fregata NVR
Records and watches your home security cameras on a Mac with local object detection and no cloud.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Talanoa
Desktop email client that shows threads as chat bubbles and turns messages into tasks, with a calendar next to it.
Since 2025
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- Sesame
An open source password and 2FA vault that keeps everything in an encrypted file on your computer, no account needed.
Since 2026
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Log Voyager
An open source log viewer that searches and filters large files on your own machine, no upload or account, for developers hunting bugs.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers