No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- ShortcutFoo
Drills you on keyboard shortcuts for editors and work apps with spaced repetition until they become habit.
Since 2012
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
- Appwrite
Open-source backend for app builders with auth, databases, storage, functions and hosting, run in the cloud or on your own servers.
Since 2021
Developer tools · Developers
- Swift Shift
Mac background app that lets you move or resize any window by holding a key and dragging anywhere on it.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- authentik
Self-hosted identity provider that gives an organisation single sign-on and login flows across its apps, with APIs and templates.
Security and passwords
- Alfred
Keyboard launcher for Mac to find apps and files, expand text snippets, keep clipboard history and run custom workflows.
Free plan · Automation and integrations · Individuals and families
- Will Be Done
A task manager that lays out your whole week on a timeline, works offline, and can be self-hosted.
Free · Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- RDLTR
Save links to read later from any browser, then browse the pile with keyboard shortcuts, summaries and audio.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · 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
- Featherview
A keyboard-driven Mac photo viewer for flicking through folders, binning rejects and converting the ones you keep in bulk.
Free · Design and images · Individuals and families
- Orange Juice
Browser extension for Hacker News readers that adds replying in place, unread comment tracking, keyboard shortcuts and other tweaks.
Free · Something else · Individuals and families
- 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
- Mathesar
Lets non-technical staff view, edit and query Postgres tables in a spreadsheet-style screen, using the database's own permissions.
Free · Data and spreadsheets
- ClipBook
Keeps a searchable history of everything you copy on a Mac, so you can sort past clips and paste them again with shortcuts.
Since 2024
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Back4app
Hosted app backend with database, user login and generated REST and GraphQL APIs, so developers skip running servers.
Developer tools · Developers
- Magnet
Mac app that tiles windows into halves, thirds and quarters by dragging to screen edges or using shortcuts.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Xata
Hosted Postgres that clones databases in seconds so each developer, CI run or agent gets its own copy, and idles at zero.
Since 2022
Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- Lasso
Mac window manager where you drag on a grid to place windows, save layouts and give each one a shortcut.
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Nile
Serverless Postgres that keeps each customer's data and vector embeddings in its own virtual database, for teams building B2B SaaS.
Developer tools · Developers
- Hyperkey
A free Mac app that turns caps lock or another key into a combined modifier for your own shortcuts.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Faable
Hosts apps from Git on European servers and adds user login through a hosted OAuth and OpenID Connect server.
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- Tapflow
Use an iPad or phone browser as a custom button panel for your Mac, so shortcuts, window moves and app switching are one tap.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- PR Cockpit
A keyboard-driven Mac and Linux app for reviewing GitHub pull requests, with diffs, checks and threads loaded from a local cache.
Developer tools · Developers
- Rectangle
Snap and resize Mac windows with keyboard shortcuts or by dragging to screen edges, with a paid Pro upgrade.
Free · Focus and productivity · 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
- Para Cloud
Managed hosting of the open-source Para backend with a JSON API, login, search and backups, priced per app.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Authgear
Login, passkeys, SMS and WhatsApp codes, SSO and user management for apps, run in their cloud or on your servers.
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- Mathesar Cloud
A hosted Postgres database you view and edit like a spreadsheet, so non-technical teams can manage linked records.
Since 2026
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets
- BackupDrill
Backs up Supabase databases and storage files to your own bucket on a schedule, then runs restore drills to prove they work.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Hanko
Open-source login service with passkeys, 2FA and SSO for app makers, run in Hanko's cloud or on your own servers.
Since 2025
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- KeyGhost
Mac menu-bar app that makes Caps Lock or another key a launcher: hold it, see your apps on a keyboard overlay, tap a letter to open one.
Since 2026
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- WindowHop
A free Mac utility that makes Command Tab move between single windows, including ones on other Spaces and displays.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- PgDog
Proxy that sits in front of PostgreSQL to pool connections, spread reads across replicas and shard data.
Developer tools · Developers
- Window Hints
A macOS utility that labels every open window with a letter so you can switch to one by typing it.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- HyperPaste
A Mac menu bar app that keeps your clipboard history searchable by keyboard, with pinning and everything stored locally.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Debut
A Mac window switcher that keeps Command-Tab limited to the current Space and lets you move and jump between Spaces.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Hammerdeck
A Mac window manager that puts window grids and moves between screens on hotkeys and rebuilds layouts when monitors change.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Magic Login Pro
Lets WordPress users sign in with an emailed one-time link instead of typing a password.
Security and passwords
- BumbleTap
A Chrome extension that lets you assign keys to buttons on any website and replay repeated clicks without code.
Since 2026
Free · Automation and integrations · 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
- Nudge
Free Mac app that snaps windows into halves, thirds or quarters with shortcuts or by dragging to an edge.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Light Cloud
Hosting that deploys a frontend, backend and Postgres database from a repo, a folder or an AI coding assistant.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · 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
- ExtraBar
Mac utility to fill the menu bar with your own links into apps, quick actions and shortcuts, all triggered from the keyboard.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Better Window Switcher
A Mac app that shows open windows and browser tabs as 3D cards and lets you jump to one by typing a few letters.
Since 2026
Free trial · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Databasus
Self-hosted tool that runs scheduled PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB backups to cloud storage and alerts your team.
Since 2025
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Scrolodex
Mac utility in the menu bar for people who juggle many windows: hold Option and scroll the wheel to flip between them.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families