No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- devpush
Deploys Docker Compose apps from GitHub to your own Linux servers on each push, with domains, logs and backups.
Developer tools · Developers
- Ploi
Sets up and manages your web servers and handles site deployments, with extra help for Laravel apps.
Subscription · Developer tools · Agencies
- Back4app
Hosted app backend with database, user login and generated REST and GraphQL APIs, so developers skip running servers.
Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- AppVeyor
Builds, tests and deploys code on Windows, Linux and macOS machines, hosted or on your own server.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- LocalOps
Lets software teams ship, scale and monitor services in a cloud account they own on AWS, Azure or GCP, without writing Terraform.
Since 2024
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Engula
Drop-in Redis replacement that aims to halve memory use, with a trial mode to test savings on your own data.
Free trial · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- QuickStack
Self-hosted platform that deploys apps and databases from Git onto your own servers, with HTTPS, logs, backups and monitoring.
Since 2025
Developer tools · Developers
- BAZA
iPhone CRM for estate agents to keep clients and listings, send buyers shortlists and see which homes they like.
Free plan · CRM and sales · Property and estate agents
- BlurData
A Mac app that finds personal data in PDFs, scans and screenshots and removes it or swaps it for labels, offline.
Since 2026
Subscription · Documents and e-signature
- TinyFast
A Mac app that shrinks images, videos, PDFs and audio on your own machine with drag and drop, no uploads.
Since 2025
One-off payment · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Darkwrite
Free offline notebook app that keeps notes on your device with themes, PDF export and one-click backups, no account required.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- PDFMergely
Merge, split, compress, sign and convert PDFs inside your browser, with files kept on your own device.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature
- Crewship
Hosts CrewAI and LangGraph agents for developers with one-command deploys, live run streaming and scaling.
Since 2026
Pay as you go · Developer tools · Developers
- Yet Another Todo App
An offline iPhone todo list built around a daily plan, with do dates, recurrences, reminders and subtasks.
Since 2025
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- ArcSite
Contractors draw site plans on a tablet, even offline, and turn them into material takeoffs, estimates and proposals.
Free trial · Jobs and field service · Trades and home services
- Currency Converter Plus
iPhone currency converter covering world currencies, metals and crypto, with custom rates and offline use.
Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- EG
CI/CD service that runs the same environments locally and in pipelines, so teams spend less time on build config.
Since 2025
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Scissor
Free browser editor for vector and pixel artwork, with no account; files stay on your device.
Since 2026
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Maali
A personal finance app for Mac and Windows that sorts bank transactions and tracks spending, with all data kept on your computer.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- StopIt
A phone app that shows a short visual exercise to help people ride out smoking or vaping cravings.
Since 2025
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Moony
Free desktop app that keeps your bank accounts, investments, property and loans in one overview, stored only on your computer.
Free · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families