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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Localize
Translates websites, web apps and documents with machine and human translation, without managing translation files.
Since 2015
Website builders · Online sellers
- 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
- Prismy
Translates software interfaces with AI, syncs translation files through Git and lets teammates review wording.
Since 2024
Free trial · Developer tools · Software companies
- CloneDub
Translates and dubs videos and podcasts into 20 plus languages, keeping the speaker's voice and background audio.
Since 2023
Video and audio · Creators and writers
- Macaify
A Mac app that runs AI actions like translate or rewrite on text you select in any app, via a shortcut.
Free plan · 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
- Linguist
A browser extension that translates whole pages, selected text and subtitles, with an offline mode that keeps text on your device.
Free · 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
- Capd
A Mac app that saves links, text, images and notes from any app and finds them again with fast full-text search.
Notes and knowledge · 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
- CastLoom Pro
Desktop app that plays and batch downloads podcasts, then transcribes and translates them offline into your notes.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Podcasting · Individuals and families
- Record Once
Record a product demo once and AI cuts the mistakes, polishes and translates it into a tutorial video.
Since 2024
Video and audio · Software companies
- Quadratic
Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets
- RewriteBar
Mac app that fixes grammar, rewrites and translates selected text in any app, with your own AI actions and local models.
One-off payment · Something else · Individuals and families
- NeatScribe
Turns uploaded or linked audio and video into editable transcripts with speaker labels and subtitle exports.
Since 2026
Free plan · Video and audio · 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
- Tidy
Mac menu bar utility that reads text in images and scanned PDFs offline and renames each file to match what it contains.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- CopyLasso
Draw a box around any text on your Mac screen and get it on the clipboard, read on the device with no account.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity
- 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
- QuietSpeech
Mac menu bar app that turns your speech into clean text in any app, using on-device Apple Intelligence.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · 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
- Refine
A Mac grammar checker that runs a local AI model offline and explains each correction across your apps.
Since 2025
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
- Voxxy
A Mac menu bar app where you hold a key, speak, and the transcribed text is pasted into whatever field you are typing in.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · 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
- Voice Cursor
Turns your speech into tidy text in any app on Mac and phone, and edits or translates selected text by voice.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- TypeSeer
Suggests the rest of your sentence in most Mac and Windows apps, with the AI running on your own computer.
Since 2026
One-off payment · 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
- 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
- WriteNative
A Mac app that fixes English grammar and tone as you type in any app and explains each fix in your own language.
Since 2026
Free plan · Something else · Individuals and families
- Transcribe
Upload audio or video, or record live, and get an editable text transcript in over 120 languages.
Free trial · Video and audio
- 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
- 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
- WPML
Turns a WordPress or WooCommerce site into a multilingual one, with manual or machine translation of pages and products.
Website builders
- Silkwave Voice
A Mac app that records meetings, transcribes them on device with speaker labels, and lets you summarise and query them.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge
- Live Subtitles
Adds live captions and translated subtitles to any app or call on your computer or phone, in about 50 languages.
Free trial · Video and audio
- 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
- 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
- ElkDesk
A support email inbox for founders and small teams that summarises, tags and drafts replies from your own docs.
Since 2026
Subscription · Customer support · Freelancers
- 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
- Vocab Top
Translates words and short phrases with examples and pronunciation, then saves them to a personal list for language learners.
Since 2026
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Wave Subs
Creates SRT or ASS subtitles from your video files on your own computer and translates them into 29 languages, offline and free.
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
- OCR Buddy
Free Chrome extension that pulls text, code, math and tables from part of a page offline and saves pages as Markdown for LLMs.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Individuals and families
- LocaShot
Uses AI to translate app store screenshots into more than 30 languages while keeping the design intact, for app developers.
Since 2026
Marketing and social · Developers
- 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
- 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