No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- ShortcutFoo
Drills you on keyboard shortcuts for editors and work apps with spaced repetition until they become habit.
Since 2012
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- ObjectiveFS
A shared POSIX file system for Linux and Mac servers that stores its data in S3 or other object storage, with no storage cluster to run.
Since 2015
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Crow Backup
Free desktop app that backs up your encrypted files onto friends' computers while you store theirs in return.
Since 2021
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Mathesar
Lets non-technical staff view, edit and query Postgres tables in a spreadsheet-style screen, using the database's own permissions.
Free · Data and spreadsheets
- Swift Shift
Mac background app that lets you move or resize any window by holding a key and dragging anywhere on it.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Alfred
Keyboard launcher for Mac to find apps and files, expand text snippets, keep clipboard history and run custom workflows.
Free plan · Automation and integrations · Individuals and families
- Capitally
Tracks stocks, crypto, property and private investments across brokers, with returns analysis and data encrypted on your device.
Since 2024
Free plan · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- 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
- Jotty
Self-hosted notes and checklists app that keeps everything as Markdown files on your server, with kanban boards.
Free · 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
- Featherview
A keyboard-driven Mac photo viewer for flicking through folders, binning rejects and converting the ones you keep in bulk.
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- RcloneView
A desktop app on top of rclone to browse, sync, mount, encrypt and back up files across 70 plus cloud storage services.
Since 2025
Free plan · Something else
- ClipBook
Keeps a searchable history of everything you copy on a Mac, so you can sort past clips and paste them again with shortcuts.
Since 2024
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Magnet
Mac app that tiles windows into halves, thirds and quarters by dragging to screen edges or using shortcuts.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Xata
Hosted Postgres that clones databases in seconds so each developer, CI run or agent gets its own copy, and idles at zero.
Since 2022
Developer tools · Developers
- Macaify
A Mac app that runs AI actions like translate or rewrite on text you select in any app, via a shortcut.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Lasso
Mac window manager where you drag on a grid to place windows, save layouts and give each one a shortcut.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Nile
Serverless Postgres that keeps each customer's data and vector embeddings in its own virtual database, for teams building B2B SaaS.
Developer tools · Developers
- Hyperkey
A free Mac app that turns caps lock or another key into a combined modifier for your own shortcuts.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Tapflow
Use an iPad or phone browser as a custom button panel for your Mac, so shortcuts, window moves and app switching are one tap.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Arq
Backs up files on Windows PCs and Macs as encrypted, versioned copies to a cloud account or disk that you own.
Free trial · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Cipherwill
Stores encrypted passwords, crypto keys and instructions and releases them to your chosen people if you stop checking in.
Since 2024
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- PR Cockpit
A keyboard-driven Mac and Linux app for reviewing GitHub pull requests, with diffs, checks and threads loaded from a local cache.
Developer tools · Developers
- Rectangle
Snap and resize Mac windows with keyboard shortcuts or by dragging to screen edges, with a paid Pro upgrade.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- RDLTR
Save links to read later from any browser, then browse the pile with keyboard shortcuts, summaries and audio.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Mathesar Cloud
A hosted Postgres database you view and edit like a spreadsheet, so non-technical teams can manage linked records.
Since 2026
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets
- BackupDrill
Backs up Supabase databases and storage files to your own bucket on a schedule, then runs restore drills to prove they work.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- SaneClip
A Mac clipboard history app with a Touch ID lock, encrypted history, text grabbing from images and reusable snippets.
One-off payment · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- KeyGhost
Mac menu-bar app that makes Caps Lock or another key a launcher: hold it, see your apps on a keyboard overlay, tap a letter to open one.
Since 2026
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- EnvMaster
Keeps environment variables and secrets for all your projects encrypted in one place and loads them from the terminal.
Since 2026
Subscription · Security and passwords · Developers
- QuickClip
Copy text, links or files on one device and paste them on another, with end to end encryption.
Since 2025
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- WindowHop
A free Mac utility that makes Command Tab move between single windows, including ones on other Spaces and displays.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- PgDog
Proxy that sits in front of PostgreSQL to pool connections, spread reads across replicas and shard data.
Developer tools · Developers
- Window Hints
A macOS utility that labels every open window with a letter so you can switch to one by typing it.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- HyperPaste
A Mac menu bar app that keeps your clipboard history searchable by keyboard, with pinning and everything stored locally.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Debut
A Mac window switcher that keeps Command-Tab limited to the current Space and lets you move and jump between Spaces.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Hammerdeck
A Mac window manager that puts window grids and moves between screens on hotkeys and rebuilds layouts when monitors change.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- 1time
Sends passwords, keys or files through encrypted links that delete themselves after being opened or after a set time.
Free · Security and passwords
- Trackm
Encrypted budgeting app for individuals that sorts money into pockets and warns which day a balance will go negative.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- BumbleTap
A Chrome extension that lets you assign keys to buttons on any website and replay repeated clicks without code.
Since 2026
Free · Automation and integrations · Individuals and families
- Nudge
Free Mac app that snaps windows into halves, thirds or quarters with shortcuts or by dragging to an edge.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Light Cloud
Hosting that deploys a frontend, backend and Postgres database from a repo, a folder or an AI coding assistant.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · 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
- ExtraBar
Mac utility to fill the menu bar with your own links into apps, quick actions and shortcuts, all triggered from the keyboard.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Better Window Switcher
A Mac app that shows open windows and browser tabs as 3D cards and lets you jump to one by typing a few letters.
Since 2026
Free trial · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Databasus
Self-hosted tool that runs scheduled PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB backups to cloud storage and alerts your team.
Since 2025
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Scrolodex
Mac utility in the menu bar for people who juggle many windows: hold Option and scroll the wheel to flip between them.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- BetterTouchTool
Mac utility to remap trackpad gestures, mouse buttons and shortcuts and link them to chains of automated actions.
Free trial · Automation and integrations · Individuals and families