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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
- 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
- Motor Admin
Open-source admin panel you point at your app's database to edit records, run custom actions and build SQL reports.
Since 2021
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- micasa
Terminal app for homeowners to log maintenance schedules, projects, quotes and contractors in one local file.
Free · Home and car · Individuals and families
- GraphJSON
Send JSON events from your app with one request, then chart, query with SQL, set alerts and embed dashboards.
Since 2022
Free plan · Website analytics · 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
- 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
- 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
- Mprove
Open-source business intelligence you host yourself, with a Malloy semantic layer, dashboards and an AI data analyst.
Since 2019
Free · Data and spreadsheets · Software companies
- 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
- Evidence
Lets data teams build reports and dashboards from SQL and markdown, with a hosted option and an agent for questions.
Since 2021
Data and spreadsheets · Developers
- Baserow
No-code database where teams store and share structured data, then add apps, automations and dashboards on top.
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets
- 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
- 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
- molab
A cloud workspace for creating, running and sharing marimo Python and SQL notebooks for data work
Since 2024
Developer tools · Developers
- Preset
A hosted version of Apache Superset for building dashboards, exploring data and embedding charts in your own apps.
Free plan · 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
- 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
- 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
- AddMaple
Pulls survey answers, reviews and support chats into one place to chart them and code open text into themes.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets · Agencies
- 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
- KeeWebX
Open and edit KeePass password files in any browser or from a local HTML file, with passkey unlock and no server.
Since 2026
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- RevPDF
A PDF editor that runs on your own device, so you can edit, sign, redact, compare and convert files without uploading them.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature
- Chippy Tools
An offline calculator app for carpenters covering stairs, concrete, roof pitch, decking and baluster spacing.
Free plan · Something else · Individuals and families
- Lightdash
Business intelligence tool built on dbt where data teams define metrics once and everyone builds charts, without paying per seat.
Subscription · Data and spreadsheets · Software companies
- JEXXA
Hold one key and speak to type into any Mac app, with speech turned into text offline on your own machine.
Since 2026
One-off payment · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Retrodex
Phone app for retro game collectors to catalogue cartridges, scan barcodes and check what each game sells for.
Something else · Individuals and families
- SayIt
A Mac menu bar app that reads any selected text aloud with offline speech models, including local voice cloning.
Since 2026
Free · Video and audio · 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
- LocalPDF
Edit, merge, split, compress and OCR PDF files inside your browser, with documents kept on your own device.
Since 2025
Free plan · Documents and e-signature
- SSL Insecure Content Fixer
Fixes the mixed content and insecure content warnings a WordPress site shows after it moves to HTTPS.
Website builders
- 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
- Sayso
Press a hotkey and talk, and your words are typed into whatever app you are in, transcribed on your own computer.
Since 2026
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Grapple
Lets a business build its own analytics store, link the apps it uses, agree on key numbers and ask questions about them in plain English.
Since 2025
Data and spreadsheets
- HTML Table Maker
Upload an Excel sheet and publish it as a searchable, sortable web table or chart you can link to or embed.
Since 2025
Free plan · Data and spreadsheets
- BAZA
iPhone CRM for estate agents to keep clients and listings, send buyers shortlists and see which homes they like.
Free plan · CRM and sales · Property and estate agents
- BlurData
A Mac app that finds personal data in PDFs, scans and screenshots and removes it or swaps it for labels, offline.
Since 2026
Subscription · Documents and e-signature
- TinyFast
A Mac app that shrinks images, videos, PDFs and audio on your own machine with drag and drop, no uploads.
Since 2025
One-off payment · Design and images · Individuals and families
- 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
- PDFMergely
Merge, split, compress, sign and convert PDFs inside your browser, with files kept on your own device.
Since 2026
Free · Documents and e-signature
- CH-UI
A self-hosted web workspace for ClickHouse with a SQL editor, dashboards and cluster monitoring, for data teams.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Trifle
Lets developers record counters and revenue figures in their own database, then chart them and set alerts in a hosted dashboard.
Since 2026
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Yet Another Todo App
An offline iPhone todo list built around a daily plan, with do dates, recurrences, reminders and subtasks.
Since 2025
Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- ArcSite
Contractors draw site plans on a tablet, even offline, and turn them into material takeoffs, estimates and proposals.
Free trial · Jobs and field service · Trades and home services