No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- NotePlan
Daily notes app that puts project notes, tasks, Apple Calendar events and Reminders side by side for planning each day.
Since 2020
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- 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
- lmno.lol
Simple blog hosting with no ads or tracking: write in markdown and drag files in to publish, for a small monthly fee.
Since 2024
Subscription · Website builders · Individuals and families
- Shimo
A Mac menu bar app that connects to work and personal VPNs over OpenVPN, WireGuard, AnyConnect, IPsec and other protocols.
Free trial · Security and passwords
- Text Capture
Mac menu bar app that grabs text from any part of the screen, including images and videos, using local OCR.
Since 2024
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Sensei
Watches your Mac's CPU, GPU, battery and storage from the menu bar and helps find large files to delete.
Something else · Individuals and families
- Scriptarious
A Mac menu bar app for writing, storing and running shell scripts with one click or a hotkey.
Since 2022
Free · Automation and integrations · Individuals and families
- PDF to Markdown Pro
Converts PDF files into Markdown, keeping tables and turning equations into LaTeX, with DOCX and PDF export.
Since 2026
Free plan · Documents and e-signature
- Calendar0
Shows Google, Outlook and iCloud calendars in one tray app, with quick add, booking links and call notes.
Since 2025
Free plan · Scheduling and booking
- ForcePush
A Mac menu bar timer that prompts push-up breaks during the day and compares your sets with your GitHub commits.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Health and habits · Individuals and families
- mcpock
A Mac menu bar app that tests the MCP servers your AI agents rely on and flags ones that are broken, slow or need sign-in.
Free · Uptime and monitoring · Developers
- ProcessSpy
A Mac process monitor with CPU and memory history per process, filters and a menu bar dashboard for power users.
One-off payment · Developer tools · Individuals and families
- Outstatic
An editing dashboard for Markdown and MDX kept in your GitHub repo, so clients can update static sites without Git.
Since 2022
Free plan · Website builders · Agencies
- 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
- DataFuel
An API that crawls whole websites and returns tidy markdown for teams feeding RAG systems or training models.
Since 2024
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- DisplayBuddy
Menu bar app for Mac and Windows that sets brightness, volume and input on external monitors, with presets and schedules.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- html-to-markdown
Paste or upload HTML and get clean Markdown back, in the browser or through an API.
Since 2024
Developer tools · Creators and writers
- Back4app
Hosted app backend with database, user login and generated REST and GraphQL APIs, so developers skip running servers.
Developer tools · Developers
- Inkdrop
A Markdown notes app for developers with encrypted sync, plugins and an API that coding agents can use.
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Developers
- 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
- Bartender
A Mac app for hiding, ordering and searching menu bar icons, with rules that show items only when needed.
Free trial · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- MWeb
Markdown app for Mac and iOS to write, keep notes and publish them as a static blog.
One-off payment · Website builders · Individuals and families
- SaneBar
A free Mac app that hides and groups menu bar icons, with a Touch ID lock and rules for when items appear.
Free · 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
- AlDente
Lets MacBook owners cap the battery charge level so the battery lasts longer and stays healthy.
Free plan · Something else · Individuals and families
- Tot
Small text app for jotting and keeping short notes, synced via iCloud to iPhone, iPad, Watch and Mac.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- HideNotch
Hides the notch on MacBooks by making the menu bar solid black, with an option to round the screen corners.
Free · Something else · Individuals and families
- An Otter Wiki
A simple self-hosted wiki that stores markdown pages in git, with file attachments and full page history.
Free · Notes and knowledge
- Typemill
Write product documentation and user manuals in Markdown and publish them as a website, PDF or eBook.
Free plan · Website builders · Software companies
- Sleepr
A Mac menu bar timer that puts the computer to sleep after a show or podcast, on a schedule or by voice.
Something else · Individuals and families
- Notenik
A Mac notes app that keeps notes as plain Markdown text files in folders you choose, with links between notes.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- BlackFlare
A Mac menu bar app that stops your laptop sleeping while Claude Code or Codex runs and alerts you when a task finishes.
Since 2026
Developer tools · Developers
- Scrolodex
Mac utility in the menu bar for people who juggle many windows: hold Option and scroll the wheel to flip between them.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Tidy
Mac menu bar utility that reads text in images and scanned PDFs offline and renames each file to match what it contains.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Dynamic Menu Bar
Mac app that changes the menu bar's colour and shape to match your screen or music, or to a look you set for each app.
One-off payment · Something else · Individuals and families
- Memos
A self-hosted place to jot quick markdown notes in a personal timeline, keeping each private or shared.
Notes and knowledge · 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
- HTML Drive
Edit HTML and Markdown files stored in Google Drive and put them on a public web address in one step.
Since 2026
Free plan · Website builders
- Agents Never Sleep
A small Mac menu bar app that keeps your machine awake, lid closed or not, so long AI agent jobs keep running.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- Mana
Drop in papers, notes and transcripts and an AI agent files them into a cited, linked markdown wiki you keep.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- StrataSpace
Markdown document editor where teams and AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT write together live, with presentations and blog publishing.
Since 2026
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Developers
- What Just Pinged Me?
Mac menu bar utility that identifies which app, browser tab or notification played a sound and lets you replay it.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- AnydocAI
Converts PDFs, office files and scans into clean Markdown, JSON or chunks ready for AI and search pipelines.
Since 2025
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Daino Notes
A fast desktop notes app with blocks, Markdown, images and task boards, storing notes locally first.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families