No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Burner
Gives you extra, disposable phone numbers for calls and texts so you can keep your real number private.
Since 2012Updated 13 days ago
Subscription · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Umami
Privacy-friendly website and product analytics without cookies, run in their cloud or on your own server.
Since 2020
Free plan · Website analytics
- 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
- WeKan
An open-source kanban board you install yourself for tracking tasks across boards, lists and cards.
Free · Projects and tasks
- Keeper.sh
Copies events between your work, personal and school calendars so you show as busy everywhere, keeping details private.
Free plan · Scheduling and booking · Individuals and families
- OpenCode
An open-source coding agent that writes and runs code with any AI model, from the terminal, a desktop app or your editor.
Developer tools · Developers
- Expense Sorted Local
Sorts bank CSV transactions into categories on your own computer and lets your AI assistant answer spending questions.
Since 2023
One-off payment · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- LocalFile.io
Renames many files on your computer at once with AI help, without uploading the files or their names anywhere.
Since 2024
Free · Automation and integrations
- Justnote
Simple note app focused on privacy, free to use, with a low yearly plan that adds tags, locked notes and dark mode.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- VoiceInk
Mac dictation app that transcribes speech on your machine and types tidy text into any app, bought once.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Collate
A Mac app that reads your PDFs with an on-device AI model, so you can ask questions, get summaries and jump to cited pages.
Since 2024
Free · Documents and e-signature
- Hushed
App for temporary and second phone numbers so you can call and text over WiFi without sharing your real one.
Something else · Individuals and families
- 1Blocker
Blocks ads, trackers, cookie notices and adult sites in Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac, filtering on the device.
Since 2018Updated 28 days ago
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Redact
Bulk deletes your old posts, messages and comments across dozens of social sites and removes you from people search sites.
Since 2021
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Paced Email
Gives you extra email addresses that forward mail to your inbox in daily, weekly or monthly batches, so you check email less.
Since 2020
Free trial · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- mCaptcha
Free proof-of-work CAPTCHA that runs silently without tracking users and works as a drop-in for reCAPTCHA and hCaptcha APIs.
Free · Security and passwords · Developers
- Burner Mail
A browser extension that makes a separate forwarding address for every site you join, so you can block senders later.
Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- ExifCleaner
Free open source desktop tool that wipes hidden metadata such as EXIF from many photos, videos and PDF files at once.
Free · Security and passwords · 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
- Matomo
Website analytics that keeps visitor data under your control, run in the cloud or on your own servers, as a Google Analytics swap.
Free · Website analytics
- Frigate
Open source video recorder for home security cameras that spots people and cars on your own hardware without cloud uploads.
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Meetily
Records, transcribes and summarises your meetings on your own computer, so audio and notes never go to the cloud.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- SaneHosts
A Mac app that blocks ads, trackers and chosen sites across every app by managing hosts-file blocklists for you.
One-off payment · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Typerelay
Text expander for Mac, Windows and Linux that turns short codes into saved replies, with optional on-device AI and team snippet libraries.
Focus and productivity
- 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
- AdBlock Pro
Blocks ads and tracking scripts in Safari on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro, with parental controls and regional filters.
Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Tasker
Free desktop app that repeats web tasks for you, either by recording your clicks or from a plain text description.
Since 2026
Free · Automation and integrations
- 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
- 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
- Private PDF Signer
Sign PDFs, add text and dates, and merge files on your iPhone or iPad without making an account.
Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- BlurFaces
Blur faces, plates and screens in photos and videos in your browser before sharing them, with no account needed.
Since 2025
Free plan · Design and images · Individuals and families
- 5Y Habit Tracker
A habit tracking app for iPhone and Android where each day of progress uncovers part of a painting, with a private on-device AI journal.
Since 2026
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Marco
Private email app for iPhone, Mac and the web that handles all your accounts, works without internet and never writes for you.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- EdgeWhisper
Dictate into any Mac app and get clean, punctuated text, with speech processed entirely on your own computer.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- WP Booking Calendar
WordPress plugin that lets visitors check open dates or time slots, book and pay, with an admin panel to manage reservations.
Free plan · Scheduling and booking
- Rungeist
Mac menu bar app that lists local dev servers, ports and Docker containers so developers can open, restart or stop them.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers
- AliasVault
Encrypted password manager that also creates a separate identity and email address for every site you sign up to.
Since 2025
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- SYNCDATE
Syncs Google, Outlook and iCloud calendars so clients see you as busy while you keep the meeting details.
Free plan · Scheduling and booking · Individuals and families
- TypeSeer
Suggests the rest of your sentence in most Mac and Windows apps, with the AI running on your own computer.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- SnapName
A Mac app that watches your screenshot folder and gives new images descriptive file names using a local AI model.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- AliasMail
Gives people throwaway inboxes and forwarding aliases so they can sign up to sites without sharing their real address.
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Anonymize my ID
Phone app that makes a redacted, watermarked copy of your passport or ID card to send to landlords, hosts or buyers.
Since 2026
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- Settle It
Make a quick poll, ranking or group availability check and share the link, with no accounts needed.
Since 2026
Scheduling and booking · Individuals and families
- 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
- PrivaPDF
Converts PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint or text inside your browser, without uploading the file anywhere.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature
- Heynds
Mac and Windows app that turns speech into text and rewrites selected text with on-device AI, triggered by a shortcut.
Since 2025
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Tritium
Desktop app for lawyers to edit Word files and PDFs, compare versions and use AI review on their own machine.
Since 2025
Documents and e-signature · Law firms
- Speechmark
A Mac menu bar app that records meetings, transcribes them by speaker and writes notes, all kept on your computer.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge