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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- QueryStorm
Excel add-in for querying tables with SQL, scripting workbooks in C# and building custom Excel functions.
Since 2016
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets · Developers
- Frigate
Open source video recorder for home security cameras that spots people and cars on your own hardware without cloud uploads.
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- Collate
A Mac app that reads your PDFs with an on-device AI model, so you can ask questions, get summaries and jump to cited pages.
Since 2024
Free · Documents and e-signature
- VoiceInk
Mac dictation app that transcribes speech on your machine and types tidy text into any app, bought once.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Expense Sorted Local
Sorts bank CSV transactions into categories on your own computer and lets your AI assistant answer spending questions.
Since 2023
One-off payment · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- molab
A cloud workspace for creating, running and sharing marimo Python and SQL notebooks for data work
Since 2024
Developer tools · Developers
- Meetily
Records, transcribes and summarises your meetings on your own computer, so audio and notes never go to the cloud.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- SSL Insecure Content Fixer
Fixes the mixed content and insecure content warnings a WordPress site shows after it moves to HTTPS.
Website builders
- Tasker
Free desktop app that repeats web tasks for you, either by recording your clicks or from a plain text description.
Since 2026
Free · Automation and integrations
- Dayflow
Mac app that records your screen locally and builds a readable timeline of how you spent the workday.
Since 2025
Free · Time tracking · Individuals and families
- Spikelog
Send a number to an HTTP endpoint and get a chart of it over time, for small apps and side projects.
Since 2025
Uptime and monitoring · Developers
- MindCraft Studio
Mac app that makes and edits AI images on your own Apple Silicon machine using open models like Flux, with optional cloud models.
Since 2026
Design and images · Creators and writers
- 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
- Quadratic
Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets
- wpDataTables
WordPress plugin that turns Excel, Google Sheets or database data into sortable tables and charts on your pages.
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets
- Sourcetable
A spreadsheet that pulls in data from databases and business apps so you can analyse it by asking questions.
Since 2025
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets
- Bonnard
BI tool that answers data questions with charts inside ChatGPT, Claude and similar assistants, saved for the whole team to use.
Since 2026
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets
- Pulse Local
A Mac budgeting app that keeps your ledger on disk and answers money questions with an AI model running locally.
Since 2026
Free plan · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- Rungeist
Mac menu bar app that lists local dev servers, ports and Docker containers so developers can open, restart or stop them.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers
- Unfoldly
A Mac app that indexes the folders you pick on your own machine so you can find photos, video clips and answers by describing them.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Maali
A personal finance app for Mac and Windows that sorts bank transactions and tracks spending, with all data kept on your computer.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- Kivo
Upload spreadsheets or connect a database, ask for charts in plain language and share the finished report.
Since 2025
Data and spreadsheets · Agencies
- Prismical
Records meeting audio and voice memos without a bot joining, then turns them into transcripts, summaries and action items.
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- Summit AI Notes
Mac app that records client calls and makes transcripts, summaries and action items on the device, with no cloud upload.
Since 2025
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge · Law firms
- Tritium
Desktop app for lawyers to edit Word files and PDFs, compare versions and use AI review on their own machine.
Since 2025
Documents and e-signature · Law firms
- VelocityNote
A light Markdown notebook that keeps notes on your device, with optional sync and AI models that run locally.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- 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
- Hob
Desktop app that sets up and runs open AI models on your own computer for private, offline chat and work on files.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- SurfSense
A private research notebook on your own computer that answers questions about your files and turns them into reports.
Notes and knowledge
- Heynds
Mac and Windows app that turns speech into text and rewrites selected text with on-device AI, triggered by a shortcut.
Since 2025
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- PDF Pals
A Mac app that lets you ask questions about PDFs and get summaries with page citations, keeping files local.
One-off payment · Documents and e-signature · Individuals and families
- 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
- ManiDesk
A web workspace where analysts write SQL over market prices, macro series and SEC filings, then chart the results without Python.
Since 2026
Subscription · Data and spreadsheets
- Muesli
Mac app that turns speech into text on your own machine and writes up meeting transcripts automatically.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Typerelay
Text expander for Mac, Windows and Linux that turns short codes into saved replies, with optional on-device AI and team snippet libraries.
Focus and productivity
- CentProof
Mac app that reads your bank PDF statements, checks they balance to the cent and answers money questions with local AI.
Since 2026
Free plan · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- Instant
A Mac app that finds your files, photos and scans when you describe what is in them, working fully offline.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- SnapName
A Mac app that watches your screenshot folder and gives new images descriptive file names using a local AI model.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- redirs
Point any domain at any URL with automatic HTTPS, path rules and hit analytics, no server to run.
Free plan · Website builders
- PRSS Site Creator
A desktop app for writing blogs and small websites offline, with optional local AI help and one-click publishing to static hosts.
Since 2025
Free · Website builders · Individuals and families
- Graphina
An Elementor plugin for adding charts and data tables to WordPress pages, fed from Google Sheets, CSV, SQL or APIs.
Free plan · Website builders
- Local Transcriber
Free Mac menu bar tool that transcribes meetings, calls and dictation on the device and can turn them into minutes.
Free · Notes and knowledge
- 5Y Habit Tracker
A habit tracking app for iPhone and Android where each day of progress uncovers part of a painting, with a private on-device AI journal.
Since 2026
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- DollarDeploy
Deploys apps from a GitHub repo onto a server in your own cloud account, with HTTPS and redeploys on each push.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Datastory
Turns uploaded or open datasets into interactive charts and report pages that can be embedded or published.
Since 2026
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets
- OmniForge
Records and summarises meetings on your own computer without a bot, then answers questions across recordings and documents.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge
- Threshyr
A desktop app that logs your work time automatically on your own machine and builds billing summaries per client.
Since 2026
Free · Time tracking · Freelancers
- Parrot
Mac app that records your calls without a bot, transcribes them on your machine and suggests answers from your files.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge