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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
- ObjectiveFS
A shared POSIX file system for Linux and Mac servers that stores its data in S3 or other object storage, with no storage cluster to run.
Since 2015
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Dial-a-Podcast
Gives you a phone number your audience can call to hear your podcast or sermons, no internet or apps needed.
Since 2020
Subscription · Podcasting · 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
- WebsiteVoice
Adds a text-to-speech player to blogs and publisher sites so visitors can listen to articles.
Since 2019
Free plan · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- Crow Backup
Free desktop app that backs up your encrypted files onto friends' computers while you store theirs in return.
Since 2021
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Reader Mode
A Chrome extension that strips clutter from web pages and adds reading rulers, text to speech and PDF tools for easier reading.
Since 2019
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- ImgSEO
Writes alt text and file names for images in bulk to help WordPress sites with search ranking and accessibility.
Free plan · SEO · Agencies
- Fix Contrast
A browser extension that checks text on any site you visit and boosts contrast so it is easier to read.
Free · Something else · Individuals and families
- Bathroom App
Find public toilets nearby with reviews, photos, door codes and details like changing tables.
Since 2024
Travel · Individuals and families
- Capitally
Tracks stocks, crypto, property and private investments across brokers, with returns analysis and data encrypted on your device.
Since 2024
Free plan · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- Button visually impaired
Adds a panel so low-vision visitors can change font size, colours and images, meeting Russian GOST accessibility rules.
Free · Website builders
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Voice Aloud Reader
A phone app that reads ebooks, documents, websites and printed pages aloud in 40 languages, useful for busy or visually impaired readers.
Video and audio · 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
- Bionic Reading
Apps, fonts and a keyboard that bold the start of words so people can read text faster and with more focus.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- 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
- FastStream
A browser extension that swaps site video players for one that preloads faster and adds captions and accessibility controls.
Since 2023
Free · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Arq
Backs up files on Windows PCs and Macs as encrypted, versioned copies to a cloud account or disk that you own.
Free trial · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- 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
- Lingolette
Helps intermediate language learners reach fluency through spoken chats with an AI tutor, corrections and daily articles.
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Cipherwill
Stores encrypted passwords, crypto keys and instructions and releases them to your chosen people if you stop checking in.
Since 2024
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- Roads
A phone app where friends and family swap voice memos and reply to specific moments, without booking a call.
Free · Something else · Individuals and families
- AtlasVoice Text To Speech
WordPress plugin that adds a listen button so visitors can hear posts read aloud in natural voices.
Free plan · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- ALTCHA
CAPTCHA that blocks bot sign-ups and form spam without cookies or tracking, available as a WordPress plugin, self-hosted or managed.
Free plan · Security and passwords
- Quadratic
Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets
- Jotty
Self-hosted notes and checklists app that keeps everything as Markdown files on your server, with kanban boards.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Unihongo
An app for learning Japanese with an AI tutor, speaking roleplays, kanji, quizzes and a personal study plan.
Since 2026
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Tactile
Makes your Mac trackpad tap when the pointer moves over buttons and links, with visual aids for accessibility.
Free · Something else · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- SSL Insecure Content Fixer
Fixes the mixed content and insecure content warnings a WordPress site shows after it moves to HTTPS.
Website builders
- Bridge
Shows live captions of office VoIP phone calls on a phone or tablet so staff with hearing loss can follow every word.
Something else
- Hanasu
Practise a new language by chatting with AI, tapping words to save them and reviewing them later with spaced repetition.
Since 2025
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- WCAG Repair
Scans a website for WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 accessibility problems and sells a report with code fixes for each one.
Since 2026
Free plan · Website builders
- SaneClip
A Mac clipboard history app with a Touch ID lock, encrypted history, text grabbing from images and reusable snippets.
One-off payment · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- EnvMaster
Keeps environment variables and secrets for all your projects encrypted in one place and loads them from the terminal.
Since 2026
Subscription · Security and passwords · Developers
- Sparkle
A browser extension for Chinese learners that puts words from your level into English pages, with readings and meanings on hover.
Since 2026
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- QuickClip
Copy text, links or files on one device and paste them on another, with end to end encryption.
Since 2025
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- 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
- ROLLIN
An app that rates how wheelchair accessible restaurants, bars and cafes are so people can check before going out.
Since 2026
Free plan · Travel · Individuals and families
- LangTurbo
Phone app for learning a language by listening to native podcasts with synced transcripts and tap-to-translate words.
Since 2025
Subscription · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- 1time
Sends passwords, keys or files through encrypted links that delete themselves after being opened or after a set time.
Free · Security and passwords