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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Burner
Gives you extra, disposable phone numbers for calls and texts so you can keep your real number private.
Since 2012Updated 13 days ago
Subscription · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Umami
Privacy-friendly website and product analytics without cookies, run in their cloud or on your own server.
Since 2020
Free plan · Website analytics
- 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
- WeKan
An open-source kanban board you install yourself for tracking tasks across boards, lists and cards.
Free · Projects and tasks
- OpenCode
An open-source coding agent that writes and runs code with any AI model, from the terminal, a desktop app or your editor.
Developer tools · Developers
- LocalFile.io
Renames many files on your computer at once with AI help, without uploading the files or their names anywhere.
Since 2024
Free · Automation and integrations
- Justnote
Simple note app focused on privacy, free to use, with a low yearly plan that adds tags, locked notes and dark mode.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Collate
A Mac app that reads your PDFs with an on-device AI model, so you can ask questions, get summaries and jump to cited pages.
Since 2024
Free · Documents and e-signature
- Hushed
App for temporary and second phone numbers so you can call and text over WiFi without sharing your real one.
Something else · 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
- BlurFaces
Blur faces, plates and screens in photos and videos in your browser before sharing them, with no account needed.
Since 2025
Free plan · Design and images · 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
- 1Blocker
Blocks ads, trackers, cookie notices and adult sites in Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac, filtering on the device.
Since 2018Updated 28 days ago
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Redact
Bulk deletes your old posts, messages and comments across dozens of social sites and removes you from people search sites.
Since 2021
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Paced Email
Gives you extra email addresses that forward mail to your inbox in daily, weekly or monthly batches, so you check email less.
Since 2020
Free trial · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- mCaptcha
Free proof-of-work CAPTCHA that runs silently without tracking users and works as a drop-in for reCAPTCHA and hCaptcha APIs.
Free · Security and passwords · Developers
- Burner Mail
A browser extension that makes a separate forwarding address for every site you join, so you can block senders later.
Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- ExifCleaner
Free open source desktop tool that wipes hidden metadata such as EXIF from many photos, videos and PDF files at once.
Free · Security and passwords · 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
- Matomo
Website analytics that keeps visitor data under your control, run in the cloud or on your own servers, as a Google Analytics swap.
Free · Website analytics
- Meetily
Records, transcribes and summarises your meetings on your own computer, so audio and notes never go to the cloud.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- SaneHosts
A Mac app that blocks ads, trackers and chosen sites across every app by managing hosts-file blocklists for you.
One-off payment · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- AdBlock Pro
Blocks ads and tracking scripts in Safari on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro, with parental controls and regional filters.
Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Private PDF Signer
Sign PDFs, add text and dates, and merge files on your iPhone or iPad without making an account.
Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- Marco
Private email app for iPhone, Mac and the web that handles all your accounts, works without internet and never writes for you.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- EdgeWhisper
Dictate into any Mac app and get clean, punctuated text, with speech processed entirely on your own computer.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- AliasVault
Encrypted password manager that also creates a separate identity and email address for every site you sign up to.
Since 2025
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- AliasMail
Gives people throwaway inboxes and forwarding aliases so they can sign up to sites without sharing their real address.
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Anonymize my ID
Phone app that makes a redacted, watermarked copy of your passport or ID card to send to landlords, hosts or buyers.
Since 2026
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- Muesli
Mac app that turns speech into text on your own machine and writes up meeting transcripts automatically.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Speechmark
A Mac menu bar app that records meetings, transcribes them by speaker and writes notes, all kept on your computer.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge
- AliasFleet
Gives each website its own forwarding email address so you can spot who leaked yours and switch that address off.
Since 2026
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Overcast
Pools GPUs and CPUs from many cloud providers and your own servers so developers can run large data jobs in one place.
Since 2026
Developer tools · Developers
- Ghost
Private temporary phone number for dating, selling and signups, with transcribed voicemail and auto-reply, on US and Canada codes.
Subscription · Something else · Individuals and families
- Fusionaly
Website analytics you host yourself on a small server, with no cookies and custom event tracking, stored in one SQLite file.
Since 2026
Free · Website analytics
- Magic Lasso Adblock
Stops ads, trackers and clutter in Safari, YouTube and other apps on Apple phones, tablets, computers and TVs, for Apple users.
Since 2025
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- byosynch
Keeps a folder synced across Mac and Linux machines using SSH storage you control, so your files never pass through its servers.
Since 2026
Subscription · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- AGEWARDEN
Website age check that judges whether a visitor is over 18 from a short voice clip, without IDs or face scans and without keeping audio.
Since 2026
Legal and compliance
- MyPDFBoy
Mark areas of a PDF and download a copy with that content and the metadata actually removed.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature
- Zen
A desktop app that blocks ads and trackers across all your browsers and other apps.
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Kadō
A free iPhone and iPad habit tracker that scores how well you keep habits instead of tracking streaks, with no account needed.
Since 2026
Free · Health and habits · Individuals and families
- SecureLocalPDF
Merge, split, compress, convert and OCR PDF files in your browser without uploading them to a server.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature
- Copilot Money
A personal finance app for iPhone, Mac and web that tracks spending, budgets, investments and net worth across your accounts.
Subscription · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- DollarDeploy
Deploys apps from a GitHub repo onto a server in your own cloud account, with HTTPS and redeploys on each push.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- EchoFluid
Browser tool that pulls audio from your video files and turns it into text in over 100 languages.
Since 2026
Free plan · Video and audio
- mosparo
Self-hosted, open-source spam filter for website forms that blocks bots without puzzles or cookies.
Free · Forms and surveys
- Hey Mac
Unlocks your Mac with your face and can lock chosen apps behind a face check, with all data kept on the Mac.
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Pulse Local
A Mac budgeting app that keeps your ledger on disk and answers money questions with an AI model running locally.
Since 2026
Free plan · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families