No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- 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
- Pika
Turn screenshots into framed, styled images and mockups for social posts, app stores and marketing.
Since 2022
Free plan · Design and images · Agencies
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Doczilla
An API that renders HTML and saved templates into PDFs and screenshots, for developers who need documents from their apps.
Pay as you go · Documents and e-signature · 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
- Shottr
A small Mac app for taking, marking up and measuring screenshots, with text recognition, built for designers and developers.
Free plan · Design and images · 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
- Teampaper
Mac screenshot and screen recording tool with a cloud space where teams and clients store, comment on and share captures.
Design and images · Agencies
- Capty
Mac app that captures stills and video of your Mac, iPhone or iPad screen, then lets you mark up and add backgrounds before sharing.
One-off payment · Design and images · Creators and writers
- Flameshot
Screenshot tool for desktop users that lets you capture an area, mark it up with arrows, blur or text, and save it.
Free · Design and images
- Snapzy
Free open-source Mac app for screenshots and screen recordings, with markup, OCR and a GIF editor.
Free · Design and images · 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
- 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
- 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
- Xnapper
Mac screenshot tool that adds backgrounds, hides private details and pulls out text, for people sharing screenshots online.
Since 2024
Free · Design and images · Creators and writers
- R2Drop
Mac menu bar app that uploads files to Cloudflare R2 by drag and drop or right-click and copies the public link.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Apploye
Tracks staff work hours and computer activity with timesheets, screenshots and reports for remote and office teams.
Free trial · Time tracking · Agencies
- Quadratic
Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets
- 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
- 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
- Bullet
A coding agent for your desktop or terminal that sends simple tasks to fast models and runs tool calls in parallel.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- Atomic
A notes app that auto-tags your notes, links related ideas, searches by meaning and writes summaries from them.
Since 2026
Free plan · 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
- Odozi
A private mood journal for iPhone and Mac that logs gratitude, sleep and screen time in a couple of minutes a day.
Since 2026
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- CrabPDF Editor
Edit, annotate, redact, OCR and reorder PDF pages in your browser, with files kept on your own computer.
Since 2026
Documents and e-signature
- OpenMarkdown
A quick-starting desktop editor for plain Markdown files that you can also hand to coding agents for writing prompts.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Freebuff
A coding agent that writes and fixes code in the terminal, browser or desktop, paid for by ads, not a subscription.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- GifJot
Mac menu bar recorder that captures a chosen screen region as a GIF, MP4 without sound or PNG, saved locally with no watermark.
Since 2026
Free · Video and audio · Developers
- 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
- Chat Hoarding
Decrypts an Android WhatsApp backup on your Mac and saves it as a browsable archive file you keep forever.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Something else · 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
- Sygal
Mac and Windows app that turns PDFs, Office files, scans and web pages into tidy Markdown or JSON without sending them anywhere.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- ExcalidrawZ
Native Mac, iPad and iPhone app for Excalidraw sketches with a local file library, history, search and cloud folder sync.
Design and images
- BUS Core
Tracks materials, recipes, production runs, jobs and true costs for small workshops that outgrew spreadsheets.
Since 2026
Free · Inventory and stock · Manufacturing
- Minutes
Transcribes meetings, calls and voice memos on your own machine into markdown files that your AI assistant can search.
Free · Notes and knowledge · 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
- KATALOG
A Mac library manager for big personal music collections, with crates and DJ modes, made for collectors, DJs and producers.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- CleanShot X
Mac app for taking, annotating and sharing screenshots and screen recordings, with cloud links.
Design and images · Individuals and families