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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- micasa
Terminal app for homeowners to log maintenance schedules, projects, quotes and contractors in one local file.
Free · Home and car · 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- DuckResume
Free phone app for job seekers to make resumes and cover letters, with every template unlocked, offline use and clean PDFs.
Free · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- ExpenseSpy
Phone app for iOS and Android that scans receipt photos, pulls out totals and line items, and saves them as spreadsheets or PDFs.
Since 2026
Free plan · Bookkeeping and accounting · Individuals and families
- OpenParser
An API that turns PDFs and images into text and JSON fields and links each value back to its place on the source page.
Since 2026
Pay as you go · Documents and e-signature · Developers
- 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
- Lisorto
A Mac app that reads your files, gives them clear names, moves them into folders you approve, and finds them by their contents.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- DocsRouter
One API for pulling text and fields from documents, routed to the vision model that fits your cost or quality needs.
Since 2025
Pay as you go · Documents and e-signature · Developers
- Paperless-home
Managed hosting of paperless-ngx so people can scan, store and search their paperwork from the web or phone.
Free trial · Documents and e-signature · 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
- Shoeboxed
Scan, email or post your receipts and get them as searchable data for expenses and tax.
Subscription · Bookkeeping and accounting · Freelancers
- Spokenly
A dictation app for Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone that types your speech into any app, offline or with cloud models.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- DigiParser
Reads customer orders and supplier bills for manufacturers, pulls out each field and line, and passes the data on so nobody retypes it.
Since 2025
Subscription · Documents and e-signature · Manufacturing
- bonbox
Swiss freelancers snap receipts, send QR bills and get a yearly tax summary for their accountant.
Free plan · Invoicing and billing · Freelancers
- Readox
Chrome extension that speaks articles, PDFs and chosen passages, marking each word as it reads, using voices processed locally.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Cloudless Voice
Voice dictation that runs on your own device on Mac, Windows and iPhone and tidies filler words and formatting.
Since 2026
Free plan · Focus and productivity
- Echolon
Open-source API client that keeps collections as local files synced through Git, for testing REST and WebSocket APIs offline.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- APSense
Scans receipts with a phone, sorts the expenses and builds reports ready to submit or export.
Free · Bookkeeping and accounting