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Stratum

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A native, non-Electron macOS GUI for browsing and editing MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and SQLite databases.

Pay onceNo subscription
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How it works
A native Swift macOS database GUI for MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and SQLite, with a visual table browser, schema designer, query editor with autocomplete, iCloud sync, and one-click import from TablePlus.
Pricing
One-time purchase, no subscription; free during beta.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 2d ago

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I&AI Code

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An offline AI coach for coding interviews — DSA, system design and mock interviews — running locally via llama.cpp/Qwen with no API keys, cloud or subscription.

Works offlineNo subscription
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How it works
An offline AI coach for coding interviews covering DSA, low-level design, and mock interviews, running locally via llama.cpp and Qwen.
What's different
Runs fully offline with no API keys or cloud dependency, unlike most AI interview-prep tools.
Pricing
No subscription; runs locally with no API keys required.
Best for
Developers preparing for coding interviews who want a local, private practice tool.

Watched for 14 days · last checked today

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MindMic

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Mac dictation app that turns speech into text system-wide via a hotkey, runs locally for privacy, and is sold as a one-time purchase instead of a subscription.

No subscription
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How it works
System-wide dictation on macOS activated by a customizable push-to-talk key, converting speech to text in any app.
What's different
Runs entirely locally on the Mac for privacy.
Pricing
Lifetime license, one-time purchase.
Watch out
macOS only.

Watched for 8 days · last checked 2d ago

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Monkey Flash

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A macOS app that dims every window except the one you're actively working in, for people who lose focus to visual clutter.

Pay onceNo subscription
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How it works
Dims inactive windows, highlights the active one
Pricing
One-time purchase, no subscription
Best for
Developers, writers, designers on macOS

Watched for 5 days · last checked 4d ago

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AlienIcons

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Sells customizable animated icon assets for designers and developers, exportable to Lottie, SVG, GIF, PNG, or After Effects, for a one-time payment instead of static icon libraries.

Domain registered 3 months ago

Pay onceNo subscriptionCan export my data
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How it works
Customize colors, speed, triggers, and styles, then export or pull assets via SDK/CDN; integrates with Canva.
Pricing
One-time purchase with lifetime access, no subscription.
Best for
Designers and developers who want production-ready animated icons instead of static ones.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 6d ago

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AIVory Smart Inference

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A hosted LLM inference router that's a drop-in replacement for the OpenAI API, automatically sending each request to the cheapest healthy provider. Aimed at developers who want lower inference bills without code changes.

No subscription
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How it works
An LLM inference router and GPU marketplace that acts as a drop-in replacement for the OpenAI API, automatically routing each request in real time to the cheapest healthy provider serving the requested model.
What's different
Continuous automated price discovery across providers, rather than a fixed rate you sign up for once.
Pricing
No subscription.
Best for
Developers who want lower LLM inference bills without changing their SDK or code.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 4d ago

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MemPlato

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Turns your Android phone into a self-hosted MCP server so AI assistants like Claude, Cursor or Perplexity can pull your personal memory without sending data to the cloud. Aimed at developers already using MCP-compatible tools.

Works offlineData stays with youOpen sourceNo subscription
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How it works
Turns an Android phone into a self-hosted MCP (Model Context Protocol) server by installing a Python MCP server inside Termux, with a secure tunnel giving the phone a stable public HTTPS URL that AI clients like Claude, Cursor or Perplexity can connect to for persistent memory.
What's different
Data is stored locally on the user's own phone instead of a vendor's cloud, with no subscription or vendor lock-in.
Pricing
No subscription.
Best for
Developers already using MCP-compatible AI tools who want to own their memory data instead of storing it in the cloud.
Watch out
Relies on a relay tunnel (relay.memplato.com) and requires Termux running on the phone, with a watchdog to restart the server if the phone reboots or Termux closes.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 4d ago

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ColorPeek

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A macOS menu bar color picker for developers that copies colors directly in Tailwind, SCSS or SwiftUI format.

Domain registered 1 month ago

FreeNo subscription
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How it works
Pick a color from anywhere, copy in your target code format, paste
Pricing
4 formats free, 8 formats for $19 lifetime (Pro)
Best for
Developers who copy colors from design into Tailwind/SCSS/SwiftUI code

Watched for 5 days · last checked 4d ago

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DevShop

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A marketplace selling ready-to-deploy developer templates and bring-your-own-API-key AI tool kits for a one-time crypto payment with instant, lifetime-access delivery.

Pay onceNo subscription
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How it works
Browse Next.js SaaS starters, AI tool templates, dashboards, and e-commerce templates; pay in USDT or 300+ other cryptocurrencies and get instant delivery.
Pricing
One-time crypto payment per product, lifetime access, no card or bank needed.
Best for
developers who want to skip boilerplate setup for a new SaaS or AI tool.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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HttpMaster

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A desktop HTTP testing and automation tool for developers, with request chaining, OpenAPI support and cURL generation. Runs fully offline, free, with no ads or subscription.

FreeWorks offlineNo subscriptionNo ads
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How it works
A desktop HTTP testing environment for creating, automating and validating HTTP workflows, with OpenAPI support, request chaining, dynamic parameters, advanced response validation, and cURL generation.
What's different
Completely free and offline, with no ads, subscriptions, or feature restrictions, plus native ARM support.
Pricing
Free, with no ads, subscriptions, or feature restrictions.
Best for
Developers building and validating HTTP request workflows and APIs.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 7d ago

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The OS Suite

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76 separate browser-based, offline, pay-once workspaces built for specific roles like real estate agents, fitness coaches and developers, pitched as an escape from stacked SaaS subscriptions.

Nothing to installWorks offlineData stays with youPay once
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How it works
76 self-contained, browser-based workspaces, each with 8-10 purpose-built modules for a specific role or niche (real estate, fitness coaching, cybersecurity, development, etc.), running 100% offline and locally.
What's different
Data never touches a server (local-first architecture) and it's a one-time purchase instead of a stack of monthly SaaS subscriptions.
Pricing
Pay once, own forever (one-time payment, no subscription).
Best for
Professionals in specific niches who want purpose-built tools without recurring SaaS fees or sending business data to the cloud.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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TidyDisk

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Scans your Mac for node_modules folders and package caches eating disk space, with one-click cleanup to Trash. Scanning is free; cleanup needs a one-time fee.

FreeOpen sourcePay onceNo subscription
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How it works
Lives in the macOS menu bar and shows what dev projects cost in disk space: every node_modules folder, the pnpm store, and every installed package with versions and security advisories. One-click cleanup always moves files to Trash rather than deleting with rm -rf.
Pricing
Scanning is free forever; one-click cleanup is a one-time 19 euro lifetime license at the founding price.
Best for
Developers whose Mac disk is filling up with node_modules and package caches across projects.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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Cloud Arena

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Lets people practice in real, cost-capped AWS sandboxes instead of watching guided click-along courses.

No subscription
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How it works
cost-capped, auto-cleaned sandbox AWS accounts
Pricing
no subscription, pay per lab

Watched for 1 day · last checked today

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HAI 1.0 The 1.2GB AI that outcodes GPT5

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A 1.2GB AI model that runs fully offline on your laptop and claims to beat GPT-5 on coding benchmarks. Open source with no subscription, built for developers wanting a local coding assistant.

Works offlineOpen sourceNo subscription
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How it works
A 1.2GB AI model that runs fully offline on a laptop, using a neuro-symbolic architecture combining neural pattern recognition with symbolic logic for software engineering tasks.
Pricing
Open-source, no subscription.
Best for
Developers wanting a local, offline coding assistant without cloud dependence.
Watch out
The listing claims it beats GPT-5 on coding benchmarks and cites a 68.4% SWE-bench Lite score — an unverified vendor claim.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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Network Backup Manager

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Free self-hosted Windows tool that backs up network device configs and monitors SNMP/syslog for network engineers managing multi-vendor hardware.

Domain registered 8 months ago

FreeWorks offlineNo subscriptionSelf-hosted
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How it works
backs up configs for 30+ device types across 7 vendors, SNMP monitoring, built-in syslog server, LLDP-based topology mapping
Pricing
free forever, no cloud or subscription
Best for
network engineers managing Cisco/Juniper/HP/Dell/Arista gear
Watch out
provided as-is with no warranty

Watched for 5 days · last checked 3d ago

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Lumist Studio

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A bundle of 15 browser-based creative and dev tools (regex tester, image compressor, kanban board, SVG builder) that run locally with zero cloud servers or subscription fees.

Works offlineNo subscription
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How it works
A bundle of 15 browser-based creative and developer tools — including a regex sandbox, image compressor, kanban tracker, and SVG-to-React builder — that run locally via IndexedDB, plus browser extensions to extract typography and colors from pages.
What's different
Zero cloud servers across all 15 tools, replacing fragmented workflows and separate online converters.
Pricing
No subscription — everything runs locally in the browser.
Best for
Developers, designers, and creators who want to replace a fragmented set of separate online tools with one local suite.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 11d ago

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FreelanceFlow

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A self-hosted client, project and invoice tracker you deploy yourself for a one-time $49 instead of paying HoneyBook or Bonsai monthly. Built for developer-comfortable freelancers, not a no-code SaaS pick.

Open sourcePay onceNo subscriptionCan export my data
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How it works
Manage clients, projects, and invoices in one place: track billable hours, generate invoice PDFs, and monitor monthly revenue with a built-in chart. Self-hosted on your own Railway + Supabase stack, built with React 19, Express 5, PostgreSQL, and Drizzle ORM, deployable in under 15 minutes.
What's different
Sold as a one-time $49 purchase with full source code (MIT licensed) instead of paying HoneyBook ($19/month) or Bonsai ($25/month) recurring fees.
Pricing
One-time $49 purchase, no recurring fees.
Best for
Freelance developers, designers, and consultants at $0-$5k/month who want a real CRM before paying for Bonsai.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 11d ago

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PassTIA

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An all-in-one CompTIA exam prep platform (A+, Network+, Security+, Data+) with a question bank, flashcards and labs on web and mobile, for people who want to skip bloated courseware.

Domain registered 17 months ago

Pay onceNo subscription
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How it works
A CompTIA certification prep platform covering A+, Network+, Security+, and Data+, with a question bank of over 500 practice questions, smart flashcards, hands-on labs, and detailed explanations per answer.
Best for
People studying for CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, or Data+ certifications who want to skip outdated courseware.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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IndexMyURL

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Index backlinks in Google and AI search engines

Domain registered 2 months ago

No subscription
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How it works
A backlink indexer intended to get links indexed by Google and AI search engines like ChatGPT.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 7d ago

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FakeCam

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A lightweight Windows app that streams a video or image file as your webcam feed into Zoom, Teams, Skype, Discord or Telegram, running fully offline with no account or tracking.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineNo subscription
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How it works
A lightweight virtual webcam app for Windows that streams a video or image file as your camera feed into apps like Zoom, Teams, Skype, Discord and Telegram.
What's different
Runs entirely locally with no account, subscription, ads or tracking — download and run, 25MB portable, works offline.
Pricing
Free for Windows.
Best for
Windows users who want a virtual webcam feed for video call apps without an account or bloatware.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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ApiCredits

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A prepaid AI API gateway giving one key to access multiple LLM providers at a lower cost than direct billing or aggregators.

No subscription
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How it works
A single key and endpoint gives access to models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, and Z.ai via OpenAI-, Anthropic-, and Gemini-compatible APIs, with built-in route health, load distribution, and fallback.
What's different
Priced lower than direct provider billing or aggregators like OpenRouter.
Pricing
Prepaid credits starting with a $5 test, no subscription or expiry.

Watched for 3 days · last checked 2d ago

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