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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Stashkit
Design branded QR codes, change where they point after printing and see scan stats, for businesses using print materials.
Since 2013
Free plan · Marketing and social
- 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
- MLJAR Studio
Desktop data analysis app where you ask about your data in plain English and get Python code, charts and notebooks run on your computer.
Since 2017
Data and spreadsheets
- Appwrite
Open-source backend for app builders with auth, databases, storage, functions and hosting, run in the cloud or on your own servers.
Since 2021
Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- PDF-API.io
Build PDF templates in a visual or HTML editor, then fill them with data by API or Zapier to make invoices and other files.
Free plan · Documents and e-signature
- Shelf
Tracks a team's equipment, who has it and when it is booked, from the web or a phone app with scannable labels.
Free plan · Inventory and stock
- 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
- FlyEmoji
Make a one-question emoji poll for a talk, meeting or event and share it by link or QR code to see answers live.
Since 2024
Free plan · Forms and surveys · Events
- 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
- 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
- Back4app
Hosted app backend with database, user login and generated REST and GraphQL APIs, so developers skip running servers.
Developer tools · Developers
- authentik
Self-hosted identity provider that gives an organisation single sign-on and login flows across its apps, with APIs and templates.
Security and passwords
- 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
- 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
- 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
- BoxOrganizer
iPhone app to log what is in each box or shelf, label it with a code, and search for items later.
Subscription · Inventory and stock · Individuals and families
- Faable
Hosts apps from Git on European servers and adds user login through a hosted OAuth and OpenID Connect server.
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- QR Feedback
Make a feedback form, print a branded QR code for it, and read customer responses and sentiment on a dashboard.
Since 2024
Free plan · Forms and surveys
- 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
- Image Charts
Make chart images from a single URL to embed in emails, PDFs and reports, through the API or no-code tools.
Free plan · Developer tools
- QRCode.Fun
Makes custom QR codes for links, contacts, WiFi and text, with logos and colours, and exports them as PNG or SVG.
Free · Design and images
- LibreQR
Makes static and editable QR codes and barcodes with branding, scan stats and a link shortener for businesses.
Marketing and social
- 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
- 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
- Quadratic
Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets
- 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
- Para Cloud
Managed hosting of the open-source Para backend with a JSON API, login, search and backups, priced per app.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Authgear
Login, passkeys, SMS and WhatsApp codes, SSO and user management for apps, run in their cloud or on your servers.
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- QR Code Developer
Make editable QR codes for links, files, Wi-Fi and media, and see how often each one gets scanned.
Since 2025
Marketing and social
- PrettyLinks
WordPress plugin that lets affiliate marketers shorten, brand, track and auto insert their affiliate links.
Marketing and social · Creators and writers
- QR Pro
Scan, design and save QR codes and barcodes on Apple devices, with reusable styles, widgets and a Safari extension.
Free · Design and images
- Hanko
Open-source login service with passkeys, 2FA and SSO for app makers, run in Hanko's cloud or on your own servers.
Since 2025
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- Chippy Tools
An offline calculator app for carpenters covering stairs, concrete, roof pitch, decking and baluster spacing.
Free plan · Something else · 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
- Retrodex
Phone app for retro game collectors to catalogue cartridges, scan barcodes and check what each game sells for.
Something else · Individuals and families
- SayIt
A Mac menu bar app that reads any selected text aloud with offline speech models, including local voice cloning.
Since 2026
Free · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Flyn
Create branded short links and QR codes, track clicks and route visitors by device or country, for marketing teams.
Since 2026
Free plan · Marketing and social
- BetterWispr
Hold a shortcut and talk, and a Mac app types tidy text into any program using speech models that run locally.
Since 2026
Free · 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
- SSL Insecure Content Fixer
Fixes the mixed content and insecure content warnings a WordPress site shows after it moves to HTTPS.
Website builders
- Aciutap
Customers tap an NFC card or scan a QR code, answer a few questions, and get help writing a Google review.
Free trial · Reviews and testimonials
- Sayso
Press a hotkey and talk, and your words are typed into whatever app you are in, transcribed on your own computer.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families