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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
- 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
- BaitBlock
An iPhone text filter that spots unwanted business loan pitches from unknown senders and moves them out of your inbox.
Since 2020
Free · Security and passwords
- 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
- Orate
A Mac menu bar app that turns any highlighted text into on-device speech and keeps it in a queue you can listen to later.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Video and audio · 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
- 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
- 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.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- SSL Insecure Content Fixer
Fixes the mixed content and insecure content warnings a WordPress site shows after it moves to HTTPS.
Website builders
- HushBook
Phone app that transcribes your audiobooks on the device so you can read the text word by word as you listen.
Since 2026
Something else · Individuals and families
- Subtle
An iPhone app that keeps a list of your subscriptions, shows renewals on a calendar and explains how to cancel each one.
Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- Piqt
An iPhone app that scores your photos on the device, picks the best ones, groups near duplicates and builds trip albums.
Since 2026
Free plan · Design and images · 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
- Quadratic
Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets
- 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
- Lingolette
Helps intermediate language learners reach fluency through spoken chats with an AI tutor, corrections and daily articles.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- ReadPlusOne
Short Spanish stories pitched at the words an A2 to B1 learner already knows, with unknown words brought back for review.
Since 2026
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Hanabira
Learn Japanese or Korean by tapping words in YouTube videos, manga and books, with flashcards that track what you know.
Since 2025
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- MojiMori
Learn the 2,136 jouyou kanji by grade, with stroke order, components, readings and example words.
Since 2026
Courses and learning · 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
- Asakiri
A local desktop editor for writing language courses with lessons and self-marking exercises, plus a free app to study them.
Since 2026
Free · Courses and learning · Creators and writers
- 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
- 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
- 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
- JEXXA
Hold one key and speak to type into any Mac app, with speech turned into text offline on your own machine.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Begone
iPhone call blocker that stops spam using wildcard number ranges, with all filtering done privately on the phone.
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- RainbowSay
Mac app that pauses your shows and podcasts after each sentence to explain the translation, words and grammar.
Since 2026
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Fumble
A Mac menu bar app that watches your everyday typing and drills the keys that slow you down most.
Since 2026
Free · Courses and learning · 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
- 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
- Lector
A reading app for language learners that imports books, articles and videos, translates words and sends vocabulary to Anki.
Since 2026
Free · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- 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.
Since 2025
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- DBLift
Runs versioned SQL and Python database migrations with dry runs, history checks and rollbacks, for Python teams.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- DiscoVox
Language learners listen to free public domain audiobooks while following highlighted text and optional translations.
Free · 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
- Rekody
Free Mac voice typing: hold a key, talk, and the words appear where your cursor is in any app, with speech processed on device.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- OpenVoiceFlow
Push to talk dictation for Mac that transcribes speech on your computer and types the text into any app.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- FluentCheese
Language learning app where you add the words you need and it builds practice sessions around them, in 20+ languages.
Since 2025
Free · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- Kekoso
Mac app that turns speech into text on your own machine: dictation in any app, file and call transcripts, paid once.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Video and audio · Individuals and families