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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
- Nuclino
A fast shared wiki where teams keep documents, notes and project boards together.
Since 2016
Projects and tasks
- Perfect Wiki
A wiki for SOPs, manuals and FAQs that sits in Microsoft Teams and answers staff questions from your own pages.
Since 2020
Subscription · Notes and knowledge
- Fernand
Help desk for SaaS companies with a shared inbox, knowledge base, AI replies and an in-app support widget.
Since 2024
Free plan · Customer support · Software companies
- Cryptex Vault
A password manager that stores your vault on your own devices and syncs them directly, with browser autofill.
Since 2023
Free · Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- ActivityWatch
Records which apps and websites you use on your computer or phone so you can see where your time goes, stored locally.
Free · Time tracking · Individuals and families
- Quiqr
A free desktop app for editing Hugo static websites on your own computer and publishing them through Git.
Since 2023
Free · Website builders · Creators and writers
- Wealthfolio
Keep track of your investments, net worth, spending and retirement plans in an open-source app that runs on your own devices.
Since 2024
Free plan · Money and budgeting · Individuals and families
- PowerSync
Keeps a local SQLite copy on each client in sync with your Postgres, MongoDB, MySQL or SQL Server backend for offline-first apps.
Since 2023
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Screenpipe
Keeps a local record of your screen, audio and apps so AI tools can search your past work and spot tasks to automate.
Free plan · Automation and integrations
- Clipivo
A Mac clipboard manager that stores your copy history on the device, sorts it by type and can search text in screenshots.
Free · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- Storyden
A self-hosted forum with a shared library for clubs and communities who want discussions and know-how to stay findable.
Free · Communities and memberships
- 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
- Slab
A company wiki where teams write, organise and search shared docs and policies, with search across linked tools.
Since 2020
Free plan · Notes and knowledge
- Stik
Mac app that opens a floating note on a shortcut so you can jot a thought, saved as a local markdown file.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Inline Help
Adds AI answers, tooltips and a help widget to your app, drawn from your help docs, to cut support tickets.
Since 2024
Free trial · Customer support · Software companies
- Orgnise
Shared space where teams write docs and move the same pages across boards to track project status.
Free plan · Projects and tasks
- NoteDiscovery
A free markdown notes app you run on your own server, with wikilinks, a graph view, diagrams, math and an MCP link for AI tools.
Free · Notes and knowledge · 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
- Recall
Saves videos, podcasts, PDFs and articles, summarises them, and lets you search and chat across what you saved.
Since 2022
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- PipesHub
Searches your company's Slack, Drive, GitHub and other tools by permission and answers questions with links to the source.
Notes and knowledge
- 2FAS
Mobile apps and a browser extension that store your passwords and two-step login codes on your own device, with no account.
Security and passwords · Individuals and families
- BookStack
Free self-hosted wiki that lets a team organise its documentation into shelves, books and pages.
Since 2022
Free · Notes and knowledge
- tetrify
Message yourself notes, tasks and reminders in a chat-style app that works offline with optional encrypted sync.
Since 2024
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Typemill
Write product documentation and user manuals in Markdown and publish them as a website, PDF or eBook.
Free plan · Website builders · Software companies
- 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
- Raven
Snap a photo of highlighted book passages and Raven turns them into tagged, searchable notes with summaries.
Since 2024
Notes and knowledge · 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
- MiaoYan
Note taking app in Markdown for Apple devices that stores each note as a plain file inside a folder of your choosing.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- LibreKB
A free knowledge base you run on your own server to publish help articles sorted into nested categories.
Free · Customer support
- Quadratic
Spreadsheet that links to databases and files and lets AI write the formulas, Python and charts for you.
Since 2023
Data and spreadsheets
- Yaak
A desktop app for sending and testing REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket requests, stored locally and synced through Git.
Since 2025
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Glyph
A Mac app for writing and linking plain Markdown notes in your own folders, with boards, tables and optional AI help.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- DocCharm
A help centre that spots product changes and drafts article updates for your support team to approve.
Since 2026
Free plan · Customer support · Software companies
- VoxAI
Mac app that records and transcribes meetings on your machine, labels speakers and passes the live text to your AI for notes.
Since 2026
Free trial · Notes and knowledge
- Atomic
A notes app that auto-tags your notes, links related ideas, searches by meaning and writes summaries from them.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Dexio
A hosted wiki that Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI agents share through MCP, so people can see and edit what the agents know.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Odozi
A private mood journal for iPhone and Mac that logs gratitude, sleep and screen time in a couple of minutes a day.
Since 2026
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Elegant Planner
A day planner for iPhone that lays tasks on a visual timeline and keeps your plans on your device, with an optional Pro tier.
Free plan · Focus and productivity · Individuals and families
- CrabPDF Editor
Edit, annotate, redact, OCR and reorder PDF pages in your browser, with files kept on your own computer.
Since 2026
Documents and e-signature
- GYST
Collect links, screenshots, notes and files on a visual board, connect them with tags, and ask AI questions about them.
Since 2025
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- OpenMarkdown
A quick-starting desktop editor for plain Markdown files that you can also hand to coding agents for writing prompts.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Charla
Website live chat and chatbot trained on your own content, also answering on WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.
Free plan · Customer support
- Wiki.js
Open-source wiki software you host yourself so a team can write and share its internal documentation.
Free · Notes and knowledge
- Mana
Drop in papers, notes and transcripts and an AI agent files them into a cited, linked markdown wiki you keep.
Since 2026
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Cerebro
Save videos, articles and PDFs, then ask questions in plain English to pull out what they said.
Since 2025
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Raneto
A self-hosted knowledge base that serves Markdown files as searchable, editable docs for teams.
Free · Notes and knowledge
- 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