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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
- Codacy
Scans code for quality issues, security flaws and AI coding policy breaks across a team's repositories, with automated review.
Since 2012
Free trial · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- micasa
Terminal app for homeowners to log maintenance schedules, projects, quotes and contractors in one local file.
Free · Home and car · Individuals and families
- AppDesk
Lets Apple app developers view their sales, rankings, ad spend and reviews on iPhone, iPad or Mac, even without a connection.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Website analytics · Developers
- 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
- PullPreview
Deploys each labelled GitHub pull request as a live preview environment on your own Lightsail or Hetzner servers.
Since 2020
Developer tools · Developers
- Clor
Runs Claude Code and Codex jobs in parallel inside isolated containers, locally or on cloud runners, with memory shared across them.
Since 2018
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- JuxtaCode
A Mac app for comparing Git commits and branches, tracing file history and resolving merge conflicts.
Since 2023
One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers
- Ellipsis
Runs coding agents in managed cloud machines for code review, bug fixes and background tasks, set up in YAML.
Since 2024
Developer tools · Developers
- PullFlow
Keeps pull request discussions in sync across GitHub, Slack and VS Code so dev teams and AI agents review code faster.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Kaleidoscope
A Mac app for comparing text, images and folders and resolving Git merge conflicts, for developers and designers.
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Quadratic
Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets
- Nuanced Canvas
Mac editor where you write what to build, agents comment and explore options, then build the chosen one as a pull request.
Since 2024
Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- Runner
A coding agent app that works out a spec with you first, then writes, checks and hands back code for approval.
Developer tools · Developers
- molab
A cloud workspace for creating, running and sharing marimo Python and SQL notebooks for data work
Since 2024
Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- 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
- Command Center
A coding environment for developers to run several AI agents at once and review the code changes they make.
Since 2023
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- What The Diff
Writes pull request descriptions and team change summaries from your code diffs in GitHub and GitLab.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- RhodeCode
Self-hosted platform for managing Git, Subversion and Mercurial repos with shared code review and permissions.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Stage
Code review tool that splits pull requests into ordered chapters so reviewers follow changes faster.
Since 2026
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Darkwrite
Free offline notebook app that keeps notes on your device with themes, PDF export and one-click backups, no account required.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- BreadCrumb
iPhone app that keeps one next step pinned on each of your projects so you can pick up work where you stopped.
Projects and tasks · 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
- 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
- ByteAsk
Terminal AI agent that edits C and C++ code, then runs your build, tests and sanitizers on each change before you see the diff.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Choji
A set of AI agents that turn customer requests into tickets, code changes and reviewed pull requests for software teams.
Since 2026
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- 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
- TrueScribe
Transcribes, translates and labels speakers in recordings and meetings on your own Windows or Linux computer.
Since 2026
Free plan · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- Vocal Slice
Desktop app that transcribes voice recordings offline so podcasters and editors can cut clips by highlighting words.
Since 2026
Free · Video and audio · Creators and writers
- CastLoom Pro
Desktop app that plays and batch downloads podcasts, then transcribes and translates them offline into your notes.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Podcasting · Individuals and families
- Code Input
Browser tool for software teams to resolve git merge conflicts, run a merge queue and manage CODEOWNERS rules.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- AudioDrop
Splits songs into vocal, drum and bass stems, changes speed or key and converts formats, all inside your browser.
Since 2026
Free · Video and audio · Individuals and families
- Offrun
Mac app that runs Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents side by side in separate git worktrees, with a second agent reviewing diffs.
Since 2026
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- OffPDF
A set of PDF tools that edit, merge, compress and convert files on your own device without uploading them.
Free · Documents and e-signature
- Vocula
Offline Mac dictation that only listens for the languages you choose and sends nothing off the device, paid once.
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Ambi
An iPhone app for mixing ambient sounds with a sleep timer, working offline with no ads or data collection.
Since 2025
Free · Health and habits · Individuals and families
- BetterWispr
Hold a shortcut and talk, and a Mac app types tidy text into any program using speech models that run locally.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families