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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- QueryStorm
Excel add-in for querying tables with SQL, scripting workbooks in C# and building custom Excel functions.
Since 2016
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets · Developers
- Handy
A free desktop app where you hold a shortcut, speak, and your words are typed into whatever text field you are in.
Free · Focus and productivity · 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Dictámelo
Hold a shortcut and speak, and your words are typed into any app on Mac or Windows, using offline models or a cloud option.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Superwhisper
Dictation app that turns what you say into clean text inside any program, working offline or in the cloud.
Since 2023
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- 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
- 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
- Amical
A dictation app that turns your speech into formatted text in any app on your computer or phone.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · 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
- 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
- Voicely
Offline voice typing, call recording with speaker labels and audio file transcription on a Mac, ready to paste into AI coding tools.
Free · Focus and productivity · 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
- Vehla
A Mac app that combines a keyboard launcher, clipboard history, window snapping and on-device dictation and AI.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Voxxy
A Mac menu bar app where you hold a key, speak, and the transcribed text is pasted into whatever field you are typing in.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · 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
- Yakki
A Mac menu bar app that turns your speech into tidy text in any app and transcribes meetings, all processed on your device.
Since 2026
Subscription · Notes and knowledge
- QuietSpeech
Mac menu bar app that turns your speech into clean text in any app, using on-device Apple Intelligence.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- Dictly
Turns your speech into formatted text on Mac, iPhone and iPad, processing everything offline on the device.
Since 2025
Free plan · Focus and productivity · 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
- 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
- Git Navigator
A visual Git client for developers that handles rebases, conflicts and worktrees by drag and click, on desktop or in editors.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers