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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
- Beatz
A Windows and Mac app that creates full original music tracks on your own computer for videos, podcasts and ads.
Since 2019
Subscription · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- 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
- Open-Meteo
Weather forecast and historical climate data over a simple JSON API, free for non-commercial projects.
Since 2021
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- LocalSend
An app that sends files between nearby phones and computers over your WiFi, with no account or internet needed.
Free · Something else · 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
- LegacyApp
Phone app for storing accounts, policies and document photos that hands them to someone you pick if something happens to you.
Since 2024
Free plan · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- inlaut
A free Mac and Windows dictation app: hold a key, speak, and the text is typed where your cursor sits, all offline.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- TimeRetain
Time tracker that runs in the browser and keeps entries on your device, with optional encrypted sync, for freelancers and staff.
Since 2023
Free · Time tracking · Individuals and families
- micasa
Terminal app for homeowners to log maintenance schedules, projects, quotes and contractors in one local file.
Free · Home and car · Individuals and families
- OpenNotas
Lightweight note app for phone and desktop that syncs through your own storage backend and encrypts notes end to end.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Serendipity
A self-hosted PHP blog engine for writers who want to run their own blog, extended with plugins and themes.
Free · Website builders · 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
- 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
- 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
- WeatherXu
A REST API that gives current, forecast and historical weather for any location, plus severe weather alerts.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- Quadratic
Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets
- 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
- MarkViewer
Free offline Mac app to open, read and edit Markdown files, with a table of contents and AI review notes.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Kanri
A free desktop Kanban board that keeps your tasks offline on your own computer, for people organising personal work.
Since 2023
Free · Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- 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
- KeePassXC
A desktop password manager that keeps your logins in an encrypted offline file and fills them into apps for you.
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- FlatPress
Lightweight blog software in plain PHP that stores posts as files, with themes, plugins and comment spam protection.
Free · Website builders · Individuals and families
- Compresto
A Mac app that shrinks videos, images, GIFs and PDFs in batches offline, for creators short on disk space.
Since 2024
Design and images · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- LedgerBox
Pulls transactions out of PDF bank statements into Excel, CSV or QBO and flags totals that do not add up.
Since 2023
Subscription · Bookkeeping and accounting · Accountants and bookkeepers
- DiffusionBee
Free Mac app that runs Stable Diffusion offline to create and edit AI images on your own computer.
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Daily Report
Phone app for site supervisors that turns a short spoken recap of the day into a signed daily report PDF, offline.
Free · Documents and e-signature · Construction
- October CMS
A self-hosted content management system built on Laravel that developers and studios use to build client websites.
Subscription · Website builders · Agencies
- Indigo
Mac app that runs Nginx, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL and Redis locally for web developers without Docker or VMs.
Since 2022
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Meteosource
An API that serves current, forecast and historical weather for any location, for apps and weather-sensitive firms.
Since 2023
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets · Developers
- 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
- BillOver
Scans receipts and invoices, sorts expenses into tax categories and sends them to Xero or QuickBooks, for accountants.
Since 2024
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Accountants and bookkeepers
- Chyrp Lite
A small PHP blog engine you install on ordinary web hosting, with themes and an easy admin panel.
Free · Website builders · 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
- AuditBricks
A mobile app for recording site defects with photos offline and producing PDF or Excel snag and punch list reports for clients.
One-off payment · Projects and tasks · Trades and home services
- myTinyTodo
A simple to-do list app you host yourself, with several lists, tags, due dates and priorities.
Free · Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- bonbox
Swiss freelancers snap receipts, send QR bills and get a yearly tax summary for their accountant.
Free plan · Invoicing and billing · Freelancers
- 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
- Quincy
A Mac PDF reader for studying hard documents: ask questions about the page, get summaries and quizzes, and have passages read aloud.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- 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
- Currency Converter Plus
iPhone currency converter covering world currencies, metals and crypto, with custom rates and offline use.
Money and budgeting · Individuals and families