No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- FlashTabs
Make your own flashcard decks and review them on a spaced repetition schedule in the browser.
Since 2015
Free plan · 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
- NotePlan
Daily notes app that puts project notes, tasks, Apple Calendar events and Reminders side by side for planning each day.
Since 2020
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- html-to-markdown
Paste or upload HTML and get clean Markdown back, in the browser or through an API.
Since 2024
Developer tools · Creators and writers
- 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
- Folderly
Helps students sort courses, tasks, class schedules, flashcards and files into colour-coded folders.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- 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
- StrataSpace
Markdown document editor where teams and AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT write together live, with presentations and blog publishing.
Since 2026
Free plan · Documents and e-signature · Developers
- Auto-Install Free SSL
Gets and renews free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates on cPanel shared hosting without command line work.
Free plan · Security and passwords
- Thelia
French open source e-commerce platform for building custom online stores, with click and collect and ERP or CRM connections.
Free · Online shops · Shops and retail
- 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
- Mataroa
A plain, ad-free blog host for writers who want markdown posts, RSS and email subscribers on their own domain.
Free plan · Newsletters · Individuals and families
- 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
- 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
- RemNote
Note app for students that builds flashcards, quizzes and summaries from notes and PDFs with spaced repetition.
Since 2021
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- 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
- An Otter Wiki
A simple self-hosted wiki that stores markdown pages in git, with file attachments and full page history.
Free · Notes and knowledge
- PDF To Quiz
Students turn class notes or a PDF into a practice test that marks itself and explains each question they got wrong.
Since 2024
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Revu
A study app for students with spaced repetition flashcards, made from notes and PDFs, and scheduled around your calendar.
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- October CMS
A self-hosted content management system built on Laravel that developers and studios use to build client websites.
Subscription · Website builders · Agencies
- 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
- DataFuel
An API that crawls whole websites and returns tidy markdown for teams feeding RAG systems or training models.
Since 2024
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- MWeb
Markdown app for Mac and iOS to write, keep notes and publish them as a static blog.
One-off payment · Website builders · Individuals and families
- 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
- Outstatic
An editing dashboard for Markdown and MDX kept in your GitHub repo, so clients can update static sites without Git.
Since 2022
Free plan · Website builders · Agencies
- Inkdrop
A Markdown notes app for developers with encrypted sync, plugins and an API that coding agents can use.
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Developers
- lmno.lol
Simple blog hosting with no ads or tracking: write in markdown and drag files in to publish, for a small monthly fee.
Since 2024
Subscription · Website builders · Individuals and families
- Tot
Small text app for jotting and keeping short notes, synced via iCloud to iPhone, iPad, Watch and Mac.
Notes and knowledge · 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
- Notenik
A Mac notes app that keeps notes as plain Markdown text files in folders you choose, with links between notes.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Typemill
Write product documentation and user manuals in Markdown and publish them as a website, PDF or eBook.
Free plan · Website builders · Software companies
- Feyn
Flashcard app for iPad and iPhone where students draw, type or add images to cards and review them with spaced repetition.
Since 2024
Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Anki
Flashcard app that uses spaced repetition so learners review hard cards more often, with sync between 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
- 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
- Glyph
A Mac app for writing and linking plain Markdown notes in your own folders, with boards, tables and optional AI help.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Memos
A self-hosted place to jot quick markdown notes in a personal timeline, keeping each private or shared.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- HTML Drive
Edit HTML and Markdown files stored in Google Drive and put them on a public web address in one step.
Since 2026
Free plan · Website builders
- sosumi.ai
Serves Apple developer documentation as Markdown so coding assistants can read it, by URL swap or over MCP.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- SSL Insecure Content Fixer
Fixes the mixed content and insecure content warnings a WordPress site shows after it moves to HTTPS.
Website builders
- Card Snap
Turns notes, PDFs or images into flashcards you can study online, share by link or print.
Since 2025
Free · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- FreeMilk
An iPhone app with a coding agent that builds websites, scripts and Swift apps using free ad-funded AI models.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Individuals and families
- GitWhy
Stores the reasoning from AI coding chats with each git commit and posts it to pull requests for team review.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Janus
Turns PDFs and notes into flashcards you can review and edit, then export to Anki, Mochi or SuperMemo.
Since 2026
Subscription · Courses and learning · Individuals and families
- Mana
Drop in papers, notes and transcripts and an AI agent files them into a cited, linked markdown wiki you keep.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Raneto
A self-hosted knowledge base that serves Markdown files as searchable, editable docs for teams.
Free · Notes and knowledge
- Zhenzhu
Hover over Chinese text in any Mac app to see pinyin, meanings and sentence breakdowns, and save words as flashcards.
Since 2026
Free plan · Courses and learning · Individuals and families