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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Docparser
Pulls data out of invoices, orders, statements and other documents and sends it to spreadsheets and other apps.
Since 2016
Free trial · Data and spreadsheets
- Docsumo
Pulls and checks data from bank statements, invoices and insurance forms for lenders, insurers and finance teams.
Since 2019
Free trial · Documents and e-signature · Health and clinics
- Nyckel
An API that lets developers train custom classifiers and detectors for images and text from a few labelled examples.
Since 2022
Developer tools · Developers
- Capty
Mac app that captures stills and video of your Mac, iPhone or iPad screen, then lets you mark up and add backgrounds before sharing.
One-off payment · Design and images · Creators and writers
- 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
- Bookmory
Phone app for readers to log books and reading time, set reading goals and keep notes and quotes from each book.
Since 2022
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- EZFurigana
Shows hiragana readings over kanji in Japanese text, PDFs, ebooks, subtitles and photos so learners can read it.
Since 2026
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Shoeboxed
Scan, email or post your receipts and get them as searchable data for expenses and tax.
Subscription · Bookkeeping and accounting · Freelancers
- SSL Insecure Content Fixer
Fixes the mixed content and insecure content warnings a WordPress site shows after it moves to HTTPS.
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
- Shotnix
Mac app for screen captures and recordings that automatically adds zoom on clicks, captions and your webcam to videos.
Free · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- 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
- 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
- Parseur
Pulls data out of emails, PDFs and invoices and sends it on to your other apps, through a web app or an API.
Since 2017
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets
- VisionParser
Pulls structured data out of invoices, receipts and other business documents through an API, with human review.
Since 2024
Subscription · Documents and e-signature
- PDFSail
Browser based PDF tools that merge, split, compress and edit files locally, with a paid plan for OCR and conversion.
Free plan · Documents and e-signature
- Shottr
A small Mac app for taking, marking up and measuring screenshots, with text recognition, built for designers and developers.
Free plan · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Parsio
Pulls fields out of emails, PDFs, invoices and receipts and sends the data to spreadsheets, accounting tools and other apps.
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets
- Snapzy
Free open-source Mac app for screenshots and screen recordings, with markup, OCR and a GIF editor.
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Xnapper
Mac screenshot tool that adds backgrounds, hides private details and pulls out text, for people sharing screenshots online.
Since 2024
Free · Design and images · Creators and writers
- Extracta LABS
Pulls fields like totals, dates and names out of invoices, CVs, receipts and contracts and returns them as structured data.
Since 2024
Documents and e-signature
- Invofox
API that reads invoices, payslips, bank statements and other documents and returns checked fields as JSON for your software.
Since 2024
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Accountants and bookkeepers
- Reducto
An API that reads PDFs and scanned documents, including tables and complex layouts, and turns them into structured data for AI apps.
Since 2024
Pay as you go · Documents and e-signature · Developers
- Lisorto
A Mac app that reads your files, gives them clear names, moves them into folders you approve, and finds them by their contents.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- SwiftBiu
Mac and Windows app that lets you translate, run OCR, call AI or use plugins on selected text and files without switching apps.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- VLM Run
An API that reads documents and videos and returns structured JSON that developers and AI agents can act on.
Since 2026
Developer tools · Health and clinics
- Sygal
Mac and Windows app that turns PDFs, Office files, scans and web pages into tidy Markdown or JSON without sending them anywhere.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- Paperless-home
Managed hosting of paperless-ngx so people can scan, store and search their paperwork from the web or phone.
Free trial · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- Xnip
Mac screenshot app for scrolling and window captures, quick markup, text recognition and pinning images on screen.
Design and images · Individuals and families
- OpenParser
An API that turns PDFs and images into text and JSON fields and links each value back to its place on the source page.
Since 2026
Pay as you go · Documents and e-signature · Developers
- AIR Blackbox
Records every AI agent decision in a signed, tamper-evident log so teams can show regulators what their AI did under the EU AI Act.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Free PDF Editor
Edit, sign, merge, split and convert PDF files in the browser without signing up, with files kept on your device.
Free · Documents and e-signature
- pdfcdf
Merge, split, edit, compress, sign and OCR PDF files in your browser without uploading them anywhere.
Free plan · Documents and e-signature
- Linkly AI
Indexes the documents, images and web clips on your computer so you and your AI assistants can search and read them.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Struxs
Lets you design a custom OCR or image extraction API from sample documents and deploy it as a hosted endpoint, paying per use.
Pay as you go · Developer tools · Developers
- Simple PDF Scanner
An iPhone app that scans paper documents into PDFs on the device, with a one-time Pro upgrade for OCR and passwords.
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · 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
- ExpenseSpy
Phone app for iOS and Android that scans receipt photos, pulls out totals and line items, and saves them as spreadsheets or PDFs.
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Individuals and families
- Markdown Converters
Turns PDFs, Office files, scans and web pages into clean Markdown for use with AI chat tools, via web, API or MCP.
Free plan · Documents and e-signature
- PDF to Markdown
Turns PDFs, including scans, into Markdown in the browser and shows the original next to the output to check it.
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- LedgerBox
Pulls transactions out of PDF bank statements into Excel, CSV or QBO and flags totals that do not add up.
Subscription · Bookkeeping and accounting · Accountants and bookkeepers
- DigiParser
Reads customer orders and supplier bills for manufacturers, pulls out each field and line, and passes the data on so nobody retypes it.
Subscription · Documents and e-signature · Manufacturing
- IsThisSpam
Check suspicious emails, texts, sender addresses and websites for scam signs and get a low, caution or high risk verdict.
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- SnapOtter
Self-hosted tools to convert, compress, OCR and transcribe images, video, audio and PDFs on servers you own.
Free plan · Documents and e-signature
- Stirling
A private PDF editor and batch processor that runs on your own computer or servers, with an API for automation.
Free plan · Documents and e-signature
- 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
- Document Scanner
A phone app that scans documents, IDs and books into PDFs, with colour filters, compression, OCR and signatures.
Documents and e-signature · 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