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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Nihongo Lessons
An iPhone app that takes Japanese learners from beginner to fluent with one new sentence per flashcard and spaced review.
Since 2015
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- LLPlayer
Video player for language learners that shows two subtitle tracks at once, generates subtitles and translates them live.
Free · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Nook
A small app that slides in from the screen edge so you can jot notes and tasks and plan your day without switching apps.
Since 2026
Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- Auto-Install Free SSL
Gets and renews free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates on cPanel shared hosting without command line work.
Free plan · Security and passwords
- pbar.io
Lets developers share live progress of scripts and jobs through a link, via an API or a tqdm replacement.
Uptime and monitoring · Developers
- Mataroa
A plain, ad-free blog host for writers who want markdown posts, RSS and email subscribers on their own domain.
Free plan · Newsletters · Individuals and families
- Burning Vocabulary
A browser extension that saves and highlights words you look up on web pages, then drills them with flashcards.
Since 2020
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Wokabulary
Flash card app for learners to keep their own word lists and practise them with spaced repetition on Apple devices.
Courses and learning · 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
- Lingolette
Helps intermediate language learners reach fluency through spoken chats with an AI tutor, corrections and daily articles.
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Voiczy
Ad-free app that teaches children aged 3 to 14 one of 19 languages through listening, speaking and reading along.
Since 2024
Free plan · Courses and learning · 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
- Inkdrop
A Markdown notes app for developers with encrypted sync, plugins and an API that coding agents can use.
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Developers
- Nuenki
Browser extension that swaps sentences on the pages you read into the language you are learning, scaled to your level.
Since 2024
Subscription · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- FluentPal
Mobile app where learners practise speaking a new language with AI characters and get pronunciation scores.
Since 2024
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Foreign Numbers
Listening drills that help language learners catch spoken numbers, phone numbers and clock times in over two dozen languages.
Courses and learning · 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
- Quadratic
Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets
- 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
- 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
- LyricFluent
Teaches English, Spanish, French and other languages through song lyrics, with spaced repetition for new words.
Since 2024
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Typemill
Write product documentation and user manuals in Markdown and publish them as a website, PDF or eBook.
Free plan · Website builders · Software companies
- Memozora
Flashcard maker that schedules reviews by spaced repetition, with dictionaries and text to speech for language learners.
Since 2024
Free plan · Courses and learning · 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
- AbjadPro
Learn to read Arabic with alphabet lessons, graded stories and flashcards that schedule reviews around your memory.
Since 2026
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Lingle
Live voice lessons with an AI language tutor that corrects mistakes as you speak and remembers your past sessions.
Since 2026
Free trial · Courses and learning · 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
- WordWise
A language app that translates words offline, saves them to your own tagged word list and helps you review them with flashcards.
Since 2025
Courses and learning · 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
- PalmSpeak
An app for practising spoken conversations in 10 languages with an AI partner, then chatting with native speakers with translation.
Since 2026
Free plan · Courses and learning · 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
- lairner
Learn any of 75 or more languages from almost any starting language, including rare ones, with a school option too.
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- 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
- sosumi.ai
Serves Apple developer documentation as Markdown so coding assistants can read it, by URL swap or over MCP.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- itsumo
Graded Japanese stories at your JLPT level, with tap-to-define words, grammar notes, audio and flashcards.
Since 2026
Subscription · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Coupling
A language app where a partner or friend fills in words, audio and sentences for you to study, on iPhone and Android.
Since 2025
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Bloffy
Hosted blog service where you write in Markdown or HTML, add your own CSS and JavaScript, and publish under your own domain.
Since 2026
Website builders · Individuals and families
- Minibase
A browser extension that clips pages, videos and threads into Markdown files on your disk for Obsidian or AI assistants.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Yaply
A Chrome extension that translates X and Reddit posts and quizzes you on new words, for people learning English.
Since 2026
Subscription · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Envy
A free desktop notes app that keeps each note as a local Markdown file, with one box to search, create and link notes.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families