Categories
Every listing has one primary category. Pick one to see the listings side by side with pricing, platforms and license.
- Secure messagingMessengers that encrypt conversations end to end and publish their client source code.12 listings
- Password managersVaults for passwords and passkeys, hosted or kept in a local file, with the apps and extensions that fill them in.5 listings
- PDF toolsReaders, editors and toolkits for viewing, merging, converting and signing PDF files.9 listings
- Android app storesWays to install and update Android apps without a Google account.4 listings
- Custom Android ROMsAndroid operating systems you install in place of the manufacturer's software, without Google services by default.3 listings
- Photo backup and managementServices and self-hosted servers that back up photos from a phone and organize a library.7 listings
- Color toolsWeb tools for building, previewing and choosing color palettes.4 listings
- System utilitiesSmall tools that make a desktop faster to use or easier to keep clean.15 listings
- Browser toolsExtensions that change what a browser loads and how it protects you.3 listings
- Media playersDesktop players that open almost any video or audio file without hunting for codecs.7 listings
- Video editing and conversionEditors, trimmers, converters and downloaders for working with video files.16 listings
- Screenshots and screen recordingTools that capture a region, a window or the whole screen, annotate it and record video.9 listings
- Audio editing and playbackPlayers, editors, taggers and analysers for music and other audio files.15 listings
- Image and vector editorsPrograms for photo editing, digital painting and vector illustration.12 listings
- File sync and transferWays to keep folders in step across machines, copy files to cloud storage or send them over the local network.5 listings
- Torrent clientsBitTorrent clients for downloading and seeding torrent files and magnet links.2 listings
- VPN and private networkingVPN protocols, private mesh networks between your own devices, and commercial VPN services.11 listings
- Archive and compression toolsPrograms that create and open ZIP, 7z, RAR and other archive formats.6 listings
- Code and text editorsEditors for source code, configuration files and plain text.13 listings
- Window managementUtilities that move, resize, snap and arrange windows on the desktop.17 listings
- Disk and USB toolsTools that write bootable USB drives and show what is filling a disk.13 listings
- Note-takingApps that keep notes in files you own, with sync and Markdown support.13 listings
- Media serversServers that organize a media library at home and stream it to your devices.9 listings
- Web browsersDesktop browsers, including privacy-hardened builds.13 listings
- Keyboard shortcuts and automationTools that bind global hotkeys and script repetitive desktop tasks.8 listings
- Office suitesWord processors, spreadsheets and presentation editors that open Office files.8 listings
- Backup toolsPrograms that copy your files somewhere safe on a schedule, with versions you can restore from.13 listings
- Email clientsDesktop apps that collect your mail accounts, calendars and contacts in one window.9 listings
- Remote desktopTools that show you another computer’s screen and let you control it over a network.10 listings
- Virtual machinesSoftware that runs a whole other operating system inside a window or on a server.11 listings
- Terminals and SSH clientsTerminal emulators and the clients you use to log in to other machines over SSH.15 listings
- System monitoringTools that report what your hardware is doing: temperatures, clocks, memory, processes.14 listings
- Game console emulatorsPrograms that run software written for older game consoles and arcade machines.15 listings
- Ebook readers and librariesReaders, converters and library servers for ebooks and comics.8 listings
- Network toolsScanners and analysers that show what is on a network and what it is sending.12 listings
- Encryption toolsSoftware that encrypts files, folders and whole disks so they are unreadable without your key.7 listings
- Local AI toolsApps that download and run language models on your own machine instead of a server.13 listings
- Photo editing and viewingRAW developers, photo managers and image viewers for working through a camera roll.10 listings
- 3D modelling and CADPrograms for building 3D models, parts and floor plans.11 listings
- Game launchersFront ends that collect games from several stores, and the compatibility layers that run them.9 listings
- FTP and SFTP clientsClients for moving files to and from servers over FTP, SFTP, WebDAV and cloud storage.6 listings
- 3D printing slicersPrograms that turn a 3D model into the layer-by-layer instructions a 3D printer follows.6 listings
- App launchersKeyboard-driven launchers that find and start programs, files and commands without touching the mouse.5 listings
- API clientsDesktop and web clients for sending HTTP requests and testing an API by hand.5 listings
- Clipboard managersTools that keep a history of what you copied so you can paste something from earlier.3 listings
- Command line toolsFast replacements for the standard terminal commands: search, find, list and jump.16 listings
- Container toolsDesktop apps and dashboards for running and watching Docker or Podman containers.3 listings
- Database toolsDesktop clients for browsing, querying and editing a database.7 listings
- DNS and ad blockingNetwork-wide blockers that filter ads and trackers for every device on the network.3 listings
- Download managersPrograms that queue downloads, split them into parts and resume a broken transfer.3 listings
- File managersReplacements for Explorer and Finder, from dual-pane desktop apps to terminal browsers.9 listings
- Git clientsDesktop and terminal front ends for Git that show history, diffs and staging visually.7 listings
- Learning and referenceSoftware for studying, memorising and exploring a subject at home.4 listings
- Personal financeBudgeting and portfolio tools you run yourself instead of linking a bank to a cloud service.6 listings
- RSS readersReaders that pull headlines from sites you choose, with no algorithm in between.5 listings
- Security toolsScanners, sandboxes and firewalls that watch what software on your machine is doing.14 listings
- Developer toolsLanguage runtimes, build tools and the everyday programs a developer installs on a new machine.9 listings