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MinuteFile

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Turns local meeting recording folders into private, searchable transcripts on your Mac — everything stays on your machine, with no account, no upload, no meeting bot, and no subscription.

No sign-upData stays with youNo subscription

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How it works: Turns local meeting recording folders on your Mac into private, searchable transcripts.
What's different: Everything stays on your machine — no account, upload, meeting bot, or subscription required.
Pricing: No account or subscription required.
Best for: Mac users who record meetings locally and want searchable transcripts without sending recordings to the cloud.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 2d ago

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ShotsGlow

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A Windows screenshot tool that adds designed backgrounds, annotation, and on-device background removal, built as a CleanShot X equivalent for Windows users.

Works offlineNo subscription

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How it works: Captures a region, applies a styled backdrop and annotations, and removes backgrounds using on-device AI that never uploads images.
Pricing: $9 one-time, lifetime license, no subscription, 30-day money-back guarantee.
Watch out: Built and maintained by a single solo developer.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 1d ago

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Enlarger

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A desktop image upscaler that reconstructs existing detail instead of using generative AI, running fully offline for a one-time payment instead of a subscription.

Domain registered 4 months ago

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlinePay once

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How it works: Runs offline after activation (under 150 MB with models included), CPU-optimized for Apple Silicon and also works on Windows, with batch processing and no per-image limits.
What's different: Positions itself against generative AI upscalers by avoiding hallucinated detail and producing the same result every run.
Pricing: 10 free images, no signup, no watermark; early-bird one-time price $39/€39.
Best for: people who want consistent image upscaling without uploading photos to the cloud.

Watched for 12 days · last checked today

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Speechius

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A voice-following teleprompter for live calls/webinars that adapts scroll speed to your actual speech instead of a fixed rate or foot pedal.

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Listens to your voice and scrolls to match, works live inside Zoom/Meet/Teams/OBS and stays hidden during screen-share.
What's different: On-device processing, one-time price instead of subscription.
Pricing: One-time price, no subscription.

Watched for 2 days · last checked 2d ago

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Waketag V3.0.0

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An audio tag editor for macOS and iOS that automatically fixes missing artist/album metadata using acoustic fingerprint matching.

4.2★ 112 ratings on the App Store

FreePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Listens to audio files and matches metadata and album art via acoustic fingerprinting
Pricing: Lifetime access free for launch period, then presumably paid

Watched for 5 days · last checked today

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Oats

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A free, fully on-device meeting note-taker that transcribes and blends your typed notes without ever sending audio to the cloud or requiring an account, unlike most paid cloud notetakers.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineNo subscription

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How it works: On-device transcription blended with your typed notes into a write-up; optional bring-your-own model key or fully offline.
What's different: Most competitors still upload audio to their cloud and cost $18+/mo; this doesn't and is free.
Pricing: Free.

Watched for 2 days · last checked 2d ago

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ClawLite

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A personal AI assistant that runs fully on your own machine via local models, chatting through Telegram with Gmail/Calendar access.

Open sourceNo subscription

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How it works: local models handle chat, memory and web search; cloud used only as a fallback
What's different: requires human approval for actions and runs in a Docker sandbox
Pricing: no subscription, open source (Apache 2.0)
Best for: Windows users wanting a private, local AI assistant

Watched for 5 days · last checked today

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Tidy

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Mac menu-bar app that auto-archives and renames screenshots, ejects/trashes installers, and sorts Downloads, all on-device.

Domain registered 16 days ago

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: on-device OCR and Apple Intelligence rename and sort new files
What's different: only touches new files, never deletes
Pricing: $9 one-time, no subscription

Watched for 6 days · last checked today

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Tusk

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Mac backup app for photographers/video editors that tracks every file by checksum across many drives.

FreeNo subscription

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How it works: Checksums files across all destinations so you know what's on any drive, even offline ones
Pricing: $49 lifetime at launch, 14-day free trial
Best for: Photographers and video editors with footage scattered across many external drives

Watched for 5 days · last checked today

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Chirpy 3.0

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Gives every Mac notification its own sound by app, channel, person, or keyword, so you know who's pinging before you look.

Domain registered 22 months ago

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: rules by app/channel/person/keyword, 70+ sounds or your own
Pricing: $19.99 one-time, lifetime, free trial

Watched for 6 days · last checked today

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Codex Quota Panel

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A free open-source Windows dashboard that shows your Codex usage quota, reset timers, and token counts at a glance.

FreeOpen sourceNo subscription

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How it works: Displays weekly quota, reset time, reset-credit cards, and lifetime token usage for Codex
Pricing: Free and open-source

Watched for 4 days · last checked today

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Orate.to

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Select text anywhere on your Mac and it reads it aloud in a natural voice, queued like a podcast, with on-device text-to-speech.

No sign-upWorks offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: hotkey reads selected text aloud, queued for later listening
What's different: TTS runs fully on-device, offline, no account
Pricing: $4.99 one-time, 14-day trial

Watched for 6 days · last checked today

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Suzume Mail

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A one-time-purchase Mac email client for people who want IMAP/SMTP email with on-device AI summaries and no subscription or cloud dependency.

Domain registered 20 years ago

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Native Mac app with chat-style threads and on-device summarization.
Pricing: $29 one-time, no subscription.
Best for: Mac users who want privacy-focused email without recurring fees.

Watched for 4 days · last checked today

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TeraConvert

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A file converter for images, video, audio, PDFs and documents that runs on your device or in-browser so files are never uploaded, with an optional paid Mac app for heavier batch and OCR jobs.

FreeData stays with youNo subscription

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How it works: Converts images, video, audio, PDFs and documents directly on your device in the browser, so files are never uploaded to a server.
What's different: A Mac app is available for heavy formats, batch processing, and OCR, powered by dedicated conversion engines.
Pricing: Free in-browser; the Mac app is a separate paid option. No subscriptions.
Best for: People converting files who don't want them leaving their device.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 4d ago

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URL Verifier Pro

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A one-time-purchase Windows desktop app for bulk-checking URLs and exporting SEO/QA audit reports.

Domain registered 1 month ago

Pay onceNo subscriptionCan export my data

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How it works: Bulk-checks HTTP status codes, redirects, page titles, meta descriptions, canonical URLs, robots.txt, TLS certificates, and XML sitemaps; imports from CSV, TXT, websites, or sitemaps and exports detailed reports.
Pricing: One-time purchase with lifetime updates.
Watch out: Native Windows application.

Watched for 8 days · last checked 2d ago

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NegBreaker

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A one-click film-negative-to-positive converter for Mac and Windows that removes the orange mask and batch-converts scanned 35mm and medium-format rolls, instead of using Lightroom.

No subscription

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How it works: Converts and inverts scanned negatives, corrects the orange mask, and batch-processes whole rolls of film.
Pricing: €19.99 one-time, no subscription.
Best for: Film photographers scanning their own negatives who don't want a Lightroom subscription.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 1d ago

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ChromTuner for macOS & iPhone

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A native chromatic tuner for Mac and iPhone with historical temperaments and offline precision tuning, built for serious musicians as a one-time purchase.

Domain registered 2 months ago

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: A native chromatic tuner for macOS and iPhone with YIN-based pitch detection accurate to ±0.14 cents, 8 historical temperaments, LED and strobe display modes, and instrument presets for guitar, bass, violin, ukulele, and more.
What's different: Supports 8 historical temperaments alongside standard tuning and works fully offline.
Pricing: One-time purchase, lifetime updates.
Best for: Musicians who want precision tuning, including historical temperaments, without a subscription.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 5d ago

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Laura

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A one-time-purchase software synthesizer plugin for musicians who want deep sound design without a subscription.

Domain registered 2 months ago

No subscriptionNo tracking

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How it works: A polysynth VST3/AU/Standalone plugin for macOS and Windows combining wavetable (with a full editor), FM, classic analog, and fractal synthesis, with a four-mode sequencer, a mod matrix with MSEG, a 15-module FX rack, and 283 factory presets.
What's different: Fractal oscillators and a built-in wavetable editor alongside multiple synthesis engines in one plugin.
Pricing: One-time $69 through August 11 (normally $149), lifetime license, no subscription.
Best for: Musicians and sound designers who want deep synthesis options without a subscription.

Watched for 9 days · last checked 3d ago

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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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Bookmarker for Mac

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A local-first bookmark and file library for Mac that saves links, images and PDFs with on-device AI sorting, for a one-time payment. For individuals who want a private personal archive, not team use.

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: A local-first personal library on Mac that saves links, images and PDFs, with on-device AI sorting them automatically.
Pricing: One-time payment.
Best for: Individuals wanting a private personal archive, not a team tool.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 9d ago

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Molten Mail

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A native Mac email app where your local AI agent can read and draft emails but never send or delete anything, kept private and on-device. One-time $9.99, not a subscription.

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: A native macOS email app where a local AI agent (like Claude, Cursor, or Codex) can read your inbox and draft emails, but is structurally prevented from ever sending or deleting anything.
What's different: Read-and-draft-only by design, and fully local with no cloud processing.
Pricing: Free to try, then a one-time $9.99 for unlimited server drafts — no subscription.
Best for: People who want AI help with email but don't want to hand an agent the ability to send or delete messages.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 5d ago

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A Mac app with a per-song adaptive AI equalizer, per-app EQ profiles, headphone correction from 3,985+ AutoEq profiles, and a built-in FLAC player — runs 100% locally with no subscription or tracking.

Domain registered 3 months ago

FreeWorks offlineNo subscriptionNo tracking

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How it works: An equalizer that re-tunes itself per song in real time using AI, with per-app EQ profiles, headphone correction from 3,985+ AutoEq profiles, a per-app limiter, full signal-chain metering, and a built-in FLAC player with synced lyrics — all via native macOS audio capture.
What's different: Adjusts dynamically per song rather than using one static EQ curve, and needs no virtual audio drivers.
Pricing: Free, no subscription.
Best for: Mac users who want tailored, per-app audio tuning and headphone correction.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d 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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Flyout

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A native Mac rich-text notes app that slides out from the screen edge on a shortcut, keeps everything as local Markdown that never leaves your machine, and sells as a one-time lifetime license.

No subscription

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How it works: A native macOS rich-text editor that flies out from the screen edge on a shortcut (⌥⌘N) or edge nudge, supporting checklists, reminders, folders, images and code blocks, with iCloud sync; notes are stored as plain Markdown.
What's different: Native macOS app, not Electron, and notes never touch the maker's servers — sync happens via iCloud.
Pricing: Lifetime license with a 7-day free trial; no subscription.
Best for: Mac users who want a quick-access notes app that stays local and exports as plain Markdown.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 7d ago

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InfinityGuard

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A local Windows security suite with antivirus, AI ransomware detection, a DNS shield, VPN, identity monitoring, and a telemetry blocker that stops manufacturers from phoning home.

No sign-upWorks offlineData stays with youNo subscription

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How it works: 100% local, one-time payment, no cloud, no subscription, no account required; data never leaves the machine.
Watch out: blocks telemetry from Microsoft, AMD, HP, NVIDIA, and Intel.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 6d ago

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Anshin

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A self-reflection app that runs entirely on your Mac with guided journaling, mood tracking, and structured reflection tools, storing everything encrypted on-device with no account, cloud, or subscription.

Domain registered 4 months ago

No sign-upWorks offlineNo subscription

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How it works: Offers Guided Talk, Write, Plan, and Breathe modes plus Thought Records, Mood Tracking, a Values Compass, a Worry Jar, and a Grounding Toolkit, learning patterns across sessions.
Pricing: $39 once.
Watch out: Data is stored encrypted on-device only.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 6d ago

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QuickQuill

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Records meetings on Mac and generates transcripts, summaries and live translated subtitles, entirely on-device. Dictation is free forever; the full meeting workflow costs a one-time $49.

Domain registered 1 month ago

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlinePay once

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How it works: Records meetings and produces transcripts and summaries entirely on-device, with nothing sent to the cloud; it also shows live subtitles with translation while recording, and offers push-to-talk dictation usable in any app.
What's different: Continues working with Wi-Fi off and requires no bot joining the call, since everything runs on-device.
Pricing: Dictation is free forever; the full meeting workflow is a one-time $49 purchase. No account or subscription required.
Best for: Mac users who want private, on-device meeting notes without a cloud service.
Watch out: Requires macOS 26 on Apple Silicon, so it won't run on older Macs or other operating systems.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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VELOCE AI

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A Windows download manager that uses an AI engine to manage parallel connections and speed up downloads, sold as a cheaper one-time-payment alternative to IDM.

Pay onceNo subscription

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How it works: A Windows download manager that runs a real-time AI engine monitoring 32 adaptive connections per download, detecting and replacing slow tunnels automatically; includes a built-in Chromium browser and an AI File Finder that searches archives like GitHub and Archive.org for hard-to-find files.
What's different: Positioned as a cheaper, AI-driven replacement for older fixed-segmentation download managers like IDM, at roughly 5x lower cost.
Pricing: $5 one-time for lifetime access with future updates; free 3-day trial, no credit card required.
Best for: Windows users who download frequently and want faster, adaptive downloads plus a tool to find files that normal search engines miss.
Watch out: Built and maintained by a solo developer, according to the listing.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 5d ago

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Subnetlens Network Scanner for Windows

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A Windows network scanner with 26 IT tools for discovering, monitoring and managing devices — a free tier exists, but the full toolset is a $79 one-time Pro purchase, aimed at IT admins.

No subscription

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How it works: Scans your network to discover, monitor and manage every connected device, with 26 IT tools, real-time radar, an encrypted credential vault, and 1,451 hostname patterns for identification.
Pricing: Free tier available; Pro is a $79 one-time purchase with no subscription.
Best for: IT admins and power users managing devices on a Windows network.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 7d ago

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Freshist

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A native Mac cleanup app that bundles junk removal, uninstaller, optimizer, analyzer and monitor, showing every file before deleting it. One-time $9 purchase, not a subscription.

Domain registered 23 days ago

Pay onceNo subscriptionNo tracking

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How it works: A native macOS maintenance app bundling five tools — clean, uninstall, optimize, analyze and monitor — and shows every file before deleting anything.
What's different: No telemetry, and files are shown before any action is taken on them.
Pricing: One-time $9 purchase, no subscription.
Best for: Mac users who want a transparent cleanup tool without committing to a subscription.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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Willow

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A local-first Mac AI agent you own outright for a one-time fee, using your own API key or a fully offline Ollama model, built for technical builders.

Domain registered 1 month ago

Works offlineNo subscription

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How it works: A local-first desktop AI agent that runs on your Mac, can drive the browser and desktop, and completes multi-step tasks while data stays on-device.
What's different: A one-time lifetime fee instead of a subscription, with your own API key/model or a fully offline Ollama setup.
Pricing: €299 lifetime, no subscription.
Best for: Technical builders who want to own their AI agent outright rather than rent a cloud subscription.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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Time 1.4 for macOS

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A macOS menu bar app showing multiple time zones, meeting times and a mini calendar at a glance, with click-to-set time conversion. One-time purchase, not a subscription.

Data stays with youPay onceNo subscription

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How it works: A macOS menu bar app showing multiple time zones and a mini calendar day view at a glance, with click-to-set time conversion and airport-code zone search.
What's different: DST-proof UTC offset zones and auto-hiding zones when you travel — handles edge cases that usually break simple time-zone widgets.
Pricing: One-time purchase with a free 7-day trial — not a subscription.
Best for: People who regularly schedule meetings across time zones and want a persistent menu bar reference instead of a web converter.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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OCDify

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Automatically sorts a Mac's Desktop and Downloads into folders and renames cryptic filenames, processed entirely on-device with no cloud upload or subscription.

Works offlineData stays with youNo subscription

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How it works: Automatically organizes a Mac's Desktop and Downloads folders into custom categories and renames cryptic filenames like IMG_1234 or scan_002 into readable names, using on-device AI.
What's different: Processes files entirely on-device with no cloud upload, so file organization doesn't leave the machine.
Pricing: Free 30-day trial; no subscription.
Best for: Mac users with cluttered Desktop/Downloads folders who don't want their file names or contents sent to the cloud.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 5d ago

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LocalClip

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A Mac app that turns long videos into short vertical clips with subtitles and AI-generated titles, descriptions, and hashtags, processing everything on-device instead of uploading to the cloud.

FreeWorks offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Runs entirely locally on Apple Silicon Macs and works offline, so footage is never uploaded to a server.
Pricing: Free to use; a one-time $49 Pro payment removes the watermark, no subscription.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 8d 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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Passage Live! Pro Audio Patch

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A one-time-payment macOS tool for quickly setting up an audio patch for streaming, podcasting or live music, without a subscription; the marketing copy is rough around the edges.

Pay onceNo subscription

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How it works: A macOS audio patch tool that sets up a sound chain with effects for streaming, podcasting, or playing music live in seconds; a how-to video is emailed after purchase.
Pricing: One-time payment, currently 50% off, no subscription.
Watch out: Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later; setup instructions are delivered by email, so check spam if it doesn't arrive.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 10d ago

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Brisktype

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An on-device AI writing assistant for Mac that fixes grammar and expands text snippets across every app without sending your text to the cloud, sold as a one-time $39 purchase with no account required.

Domain registered 30 days ago

No sign-upWorks offlineNo subscription

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How it works: Runs entirely on-device using local AI to fix grammar, expand snippets, and finish sentences inside any Mac app.
Pricing: One-time $39 payment, no subscription.
Best for: Mac users who want AI writing help without cloud data transmission or recurring fees.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 5d ago

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ScribeForge

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Transcribes audio and video, including YouTube, to text locally using Whisper AI, with no cloud upload, no subscription, and a one-time payment. Good for unlimited, private transcription without ongoing fees.

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Transcribes audio and video, including YouTube videos, playlists and live microphone input, to text entirely on your computer using Whisper AI, in 100+ languages.
What's different: Runs fully offline with no cloud upload, unlimited usage and no subscription.
Pricing: One-time payment, no subscription.
Best for: People who want unlimited, private transcription without ongoing fees or uploading audio to a cloud service.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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Dari AI

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A Mac-only local AI agent with shell, git and screen-reading tools, running offline on Apple Silicon or via your own OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini key, with no account or subscription.

No sign-upWorks offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: A local AI agent for Mac that ships with its own multimodal model and runs offline on Apple Silicon, offering voice mode and agentic tools for files, shell, git, screen reading, memory and code graphs, plus a presentation builder in 14 languages; you can bring your own OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini key for more power.
What's different: Distributed through the Mac App Store as a fully local agent — no account, subscription, cloud, or telemetry required.
Pricing: Pay once, or use the free tier forever.
Best for: Mac developers who want an agentic AI assistant with shell/git access that runs offline by default.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 2d ago

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LocalParrot

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Converts speech to text entirely on your Windows PC — no cloud, no account required, works even with WiFi off. For users who want dictation without sending audio anywhere.

No sign-upWorks offlineData stays with youPay once

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How it works: Converts speech to text directly on a Windows PC using one shortcut: hold, speak, release, and the text lands wherever your cursor is, in any app.
What's different: Works entirely offline with no cloud processing, no account, and no subscription — it keeps working even with WiFi off.
Pricing: One-time payment, no subscription.
Best for: Windows users who want dictation in any app (email, chat, notes, code editors) without their voice data leaving the device.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 10d 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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Reverie

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Feeds any audio file through 37 sound-shaping modules to generate hours of unique ambient atmosphere, running fully offline on Mac or Windows with no subscription.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlinePay once

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How it works: Takes any audio file, stretches, layers and reshapes it into long, evolving ambient soundscapes using 37 sound-shaping modules and 18 presets. Includes a seed system to reproduce or vary a render.
What's different: Runs fully native and offline on macOS and Windows with no account, subscription or cloud upload, and every render is unique with no looping.
Pricing: No subscription, tagged as free / one-time payment.
Best for: Musicians and sound designers who want long, non-repeating ambient atmospheres exportable for music, games, film or meditation.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 11d ago

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PDForge

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A native Windows/Mac desktop PDF editor (edit, sign, annotate, organize) that keeps files fully offline on your device and is sold as a one-time purchase, not a subscription.

Domain registered 1 month ago

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: A native desktop app for Windows 11 and macOS to edit, sign, annotate and organize PDFs, with all editing happening offline on the device.
What's different: Local-first: files never leave your device, and it's sold as a one-time purchase rather than a subscription.
Pricing: Free trial, then one-time payment (positioned as an Adobe Acrobat subscription alternative).
Best for: Windows/Mac users who want a privacy-respecting PDF editor without a recurring subscription.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 2d ago

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Rivlet

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A free Windows download manager that splits files across connections for faster downloads, with no ads, telemetry or subscription. Pitches itself as a modern, better-looking alternative to IDM.

FreeNo subscriptionNo adsNo tracking

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How it works: Splits each download across multiple connections to finish large files faster, and connects to Chrome or Edge to grab downloads including full-res video in one click, with control over quality and save location.
What's different: No ads, telemetry or subscription, and a modern light/dark interface, positioned against older download managers like IDM.
Pricing: Free.
Best for: Windows 11 users who want faster downloads without ads or a subscription.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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SlangBit

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Select text in any Windows app, press Alt+Z, and get it translated using local AI models — nothing leaves your device. No subscription; 30-day free trial.

Domain registered 1 month ago

Works offlineData stays with youNo subscription

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How it works: Select text in any Windows app and press Alt+Z to have it translated locally and pasted back automatically.
What's different: Runs entirely offline using local AI models, so text never leaves the device.
Pricing: No subscriptions; includes a 30-day free trial.
Best for: Windows users who want in-place translation without switching apps or sending text to the cloud.

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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AspisVault

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A local, offline security toolkit for encrypting files and managing credentials with no cloud, no accounts and no telemetry — for privacy-conscious users who want full control of their data.

Domain registered 4 months ago

No sign-upWorks offlineData stays with youNo subscription

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How it works: A local, zero-telemetry security suite for encrypting files and managing credentials with AES-256-GCM, runnable entirely offline via installer or portable USB, with no cloud, accounts or subscriptions.
What's different: Fully offline with no cloud middleman, no accounts, and no hidden subscriptions.
Best for: Privacy-conscious users who want to encrypt files and manage credentials without any cloud dependency.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 7d ago

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Cloak

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Locks, hides and encrypts apps and folders on your Mac with Touch ID or a password, entirely offline, for a one-time purchase instead of a subscription.

Domain registered 1 month ago

No sign-upWorks offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Locks, hides and encrypts apps and folders on macOS using Touch ID or a password.
What's different: Runs 100% locally with no account and no cloud, and is sold as a one-time purchase rather than a subscription.
Pricing: One-time purchase.
Best for: Mac users who want specific apps and folders locked away from other people using the same machine.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 7d ago

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Tulip

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Hold a key and dictate into any Mac app; speech-to-text runs entirely on-device so nothing is sent to a server. One-time purchase, not a subscription.

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Hold the fn key on a Mac, speak, and release to drop clean, punctuated dictated text at your cursor in any app; speech-to-text runs entirely on-device on Apple Silicon and works offline.
What's different: Processes audio fully on-device and never sends it to a server, unlike cloud-based dictation tools.
Pricing: One-time purchase for a lifetime license usable on up to three Macs, with a 2-day free trial and a year of updates included.
Best for: Mac users who want fast, private dictation into any app without a subscription.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 2d 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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LMIM OS V3.0 "XIPE"

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A local-first AI platform bundling chat, a coding agent, a terminal and uncensored open models, with no cloud or accounts. For technical users, not really a mobile app despite the Android companion.

No sign-upWorks offlineOpen sourceNo subscription

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How it works: A local-first AI platform bundling end-to-end encrypted P2P chat, a bare-metal terminal with real PTY shell access, autonomous coding agents, hybrid RAG, and bundled uncensored Qwen/Gemma models, with a native Android companion app for LAN discovery.
What's different: Runs fully offline with no cloud, accounts, or subscriptions, and ships uncensored model variants with no filters.
Pricing: Open-source (AGPL-3.0).
Best for: Technical users on Linux or Windows who want a self-hosted AI toolkit with no cloud dependency.
Watch out: Ships uncensored models with zero filters — outputs are not moderated.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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Hovor

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Voice dictation for Mac and iPhone that runs fully on-device so your voice never leaves your hardware, with multilingual support and a lifetime-purchase option instead of a subscription.

Works offlineData stays with youNo subscription

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How it works: Hold a hotkey, speak, and structured text lands where your cursor is in any app on Mac and iPhone, using on-device models that fix punctuation and structure and support multilingual speech, a personal dictionary, snippets and workflows.
What's different: On-device processing means your voice never leaves your hardware.
Pricing: Free tier included, plus lifetime unlocks instead of a forced subscription.
Best for: Mac and iPhone users who want private, offline voice dictation across apps.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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Bantr: Offline & Unlimited TTS for Mac

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Offline Mac text-to-speech app with 150+ voices, one-time purchase instead of a cloud subscription TTS service.

No sign-upWorks offlineNo subscription

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How it works: runs entirely on-device via Apple's MLX framework
Pricing: buy once, no subscription

Watched for 1 day · last checked 1d ago

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Nucleate

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Records what you say and turns it into an organized project log automatically on your own device. Aimed at solo builders and founders who have no one else tracking their progress.

FreeWorks offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Records spoken audio and turns it into an organized project history and devlog automatically, processed on your own device.
What's different: Runs fully on-device rather than relying on manual note-taking or a cloud service.
Pricing: Free to use with full functionality, no subscription; a paid Pro tier unlocks Labs and unlimited weekly processing.
Best for: Solo builders and founders who track their own progress by talking rather than writing, with no one else keeping a project record for them.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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Agenda Widget

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Keeps Google Calendar, Google Tasks and Todoist visible in a compact always-on Windows desktop timeline, instead of switching between browser tabs to check your day.

Pay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Dark/light/transparent themes, always-on-top or desktop widget.
Pricing: 7-day free trial, then $9.99 one-time purchase, no subscription.

Watched for 2 days · last checked 1d 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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Nparla

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A native Mac app that translates your voice in real time during Zoom or Meet calls, entirely on-device across six languages, for a one-time purchase with no subscription.

Works offlineData stays with youPay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Translates your voice in real time during calls: you speak in your language and the other person hears a natural voice in theirs, with a virtual microphone that plugs into Zoom, Google Meet and Teams.
What's different: Runs 100% on-device on Apple Silicon, so voice never leaves the Mac; supports Spanish, English, German, Italian, French and Portuguese.
Pricing: One-time purchase, no subscription.
Best for: People in international meetings who need real-time spoken translation across the six supported languages.
Watch out: Limited to six supported languages and requires Apple Silicon for the on-device processing.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 11d ago

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Yell at a Frog

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A joke Mac menu-bar app: a frog that reacts when you scream, rant or sigh after a bad day. No advice, no tracking, just a reaction toy. $5 one-time.

Pay onceNo subscription

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How it works: A Mac menu bar app that reacts to your voice in real time — scream, rant or sigh and a frog companion responds differently to each, with multiple frog personalities.
Pricing: $5 one-time, no subscription.
Best for: People who want a lightweight venting toy after a bad day, without advice or tracking.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 11d ago

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AirSign

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A Windows desktop app for signing PDFs by hand, entirely offline, so sensitive documents never touch the cloud.

Domain registered 7 days ago

Works offlineData stays with youPay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Drag and drop a PDF/image, draw a signature, add text — all processed locally
What's different: Zero cloud upload, one-time purchase instead of subscription
Pricing: One-time purchase
Best for: Professionals who don't want to upload contracts to third-party e-signature sites

Watched for 6 days · last checked 5d ago

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Hushbird

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Turns speech into punctuated text anywhere on a Mac with one key press, and reads text back, fully on-device.

Domain registered 24 days ago

No sign-upWorks offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Press a key, speak, text appears at the cursor; also reads text aloud
What's different: No cloud, no account, no subscription
Pricing: $39.99 one-time

Watched for 6 days · last checked 4d ago

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ADDA Bailleur

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A French rental-property management app storing all tenant, lease, and receipt data locally on-device with no cloud or subscription.

Domain registered 1 month ago

Works offlinePay onceNo subscriptionNo tracking

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How it works: Encrypted local storage on your device, works offline, no server or account
What's different: One-click ALUR-compliant receipts, signed leases with timestamped photos
Pricing: 19.99 EUR one-time; free on Linux
Best for: French landlords wanting rental management without sending data to a cloud

Watched for 6 days · last checked 5d ago

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QuitBuddy

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A macOS menu-bar app that stops accidental Command-Q app quits by intercepting the keystroke with configurable rules per app.

Domain registered 1 month ago

FreeNo sign-upPay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Sets per-app rules (confirm, hold, double-press, allow, never-quit) to intercept Command-Q
Pricing: free protects one app forever; $9.99 one-time for unlimited rules
Best for: Mac users who frequently quit apps by accident
Watch out: macOS only

Watched for 6 days · last checked 5d ago

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Forrrge

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A native Mac and iPad app for quickly generating AI app-icon and thumbnail ideas — you supply your own AI key and pay the provider directly, for a one-time $2.99.

Pay onceNo subscription

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How it works: A native Mac and iPad app where you type an idea, pick a style, and get generated app-icon or thumbnail directions back, using your own AI key from Google, OpenAI or Hugging Face.
What's different: You bring your own AI key and pay the provider's real cost directly instead of a subscription, credits, or per-image fee; keys stay in your Keychain.
Pricing: $2.99 one-time purchase, covers both Mac and iPad.
Best for: Designers and developers generating app icons and thumbnails who want to avoid recurring generation fees.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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MultiClipboard

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Adds nine clipboard slots to macOS so you can copy several things and paste any of them back later — a native, one-time-purchase utility.

Pay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Adds nine clipboard slots to macOS, reachable with one shortcut, so you can copy several things and paste any of them back.
What's different: Native macOS utility that keeps everything local rather than routing clipboard data through a cloud service.
Pricing: One-time purchase, no subscription.
Best for: macOS users who regularly need to copy and paste more than one item at a time.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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TypeLang

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A free, open-source macOS menu-bar app that translates whatever you're typing into natural, professional language and pastes it back at your cursor.

FreeNo sign-upOpen sourceNo subscription

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How it works: Type in your own language, press a shortcut, and the fluent translation is auto-pasted; use your own API key (Claude, GPT, Gemini) or run fully local via LM Studio.
Pricing: Free and open source, no subscription.
Best for: People writing in a non-native language across any macOS app.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 8d ago

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PopGuy

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A Mac text-selection toolbar that improves, translates, defines, or runs custom AI actions on selected text, using your own AI key or fully local models via Ollama.

FreeNo subscription

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How it works: Select text in any Mac app, use the floating toolbar to run built-in or custom AI actions, either with your own API key or 100% locally through Ollama or built-in models.
Pricing: Free tier included; one-time $15 Pro upgrade, no subscription.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 8d ago

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Replay

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A one-time-purchase Mac app that records and transcribes video calls on-device without bots joining or data leaving the machine, for people who want to own a private, searchable meeting archive.

Domain registered 1 month ago

FreeWorks offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Records meetings from Zoom, Meet, Teams or Webex on a Mac and transcribes them on-device, learning speaker names across meetings, without bots joining calls or data touching the cloud; saves transcripts as video, JSON and Markdown.
Pricing: One-time purchase, free to try.
Best for: People who want a private, searchable meeting record they own, without a subscription.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 8d ago

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Liqunch

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A Mac app that brings back the old Launchpad-style app grid via hotkey or gesture; free to try, with a one-time payment unlocking the full Pro version.

Domain registered 4 months ago

Pay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Brings back the classic Launchpad-style app grid on modern macOS, opened with a hotkey or trackpad gesture, with apps organized your way.
Pricing: Free to try; Pro is a one-time purchase with lifetime updates.
Best for: Mac users who miss the classic Launchpad app grid.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 2d ago

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ClipMinder

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A Mac clipboard history tool that keeps text, images, colors and file paths stored locally, with no cloud sync and no subscription fee.

Works offlineNo subscription

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How it works: A Mac clipboard history app that saves copied text, links, images, screenshots, colors and file paths, then lets you search and paste them back with a global shortcut and numbered quick paste.
Pricing: No subscription.
Best for: Mac users who want clipboard history stored locally without syncing to the cloud.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 11d ago

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QuestBar

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A macOS menu bar app that pins your current task in view so you don't lose focus. Local-first with no account, subscription or tracking.

Domain registered 14 months ago

No sign-upWorks offlineNo subscriptionNo tracking

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How it works: A lightweight macOS menu bar app that keeps your current task pinned in view at all times, local-first and keyboard-friendly.
Pricing: No account, no subscription.
Best for: People who get easily distracted and want their current task always visible in the menu bar.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 11d ago

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Gleam

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Wraps app screenshots in device frames and backgrounds, exporting every size needed for iPhone, iPad, Android and Mac stores in one click. A one-time-purchase desktop app (not mobile), runs fully offline.

Domain registered 19 days ago

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Takes a plain app screenshot and wraps it in device frames, backgrounds, and text layers, exporting every size required for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Mac app stores from one project in one click.
What's different: Runs completely offline on macOS, Windows, or Linux, keeping data private, unlike browser-based mockup tools.
Pricing: $19 one-time payment, no subscription.
Best for: App developers preparing store screenshots who want to skip manually recreating frames in Figma or Photoshop.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 11d ago

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OnDevice OCR Pro

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Makes PDFs and scans searchable with fully offline OCR on Mac, no cloud upload, no subscription, a privacy-first alternative to cloud-based OCR tools.

Works offlineNo subscription

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How it works: Makes PDFs, scans and documents searchable using OCR that runs entirely offline on a Mac.
What's different: 100% offline with no subscription, unlike cloud-based OCR tools.
Pricing: No subscription (one-time, implied by 'without a subscription').
Best for: Mac users who want to OCR documents without sending them to the cloud.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 2d ago

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Convertible

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A native Mac file converter that compresses images, video, audio and PDFs entirely on-device with Shortcuts and Finder integration, for people who don't want files touching the cloud.

Works offlineData stays with youPay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Converts and compresses images, video, audio and PDFs entirely on-device on Mac, including hard-to-open formats like MKV, WebM and HEIC, and can shrink files to a target size limit in one click.
What's different: Runs 100% locally with no cloud upload or telemetry, and integrates with Shortcuts, Finder's right-click menu, Spotlight and scheduled automations.
Pricing: One-time purchase, no subscription.
Best for: Mac users who want to convert or compress files without sending them to the cloud.

Watched for 15 days · last checked 2d ago

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Caption Comet

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Generates and burns video captions entirely on your Mac using local AI, no cloud upload, no subscription, one-time purchase after a 30-day free trial.

No sign-upWorks offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Generates, edits and burns video captions locally on a Mac using on-device AI, with Quick Mode for batch-processing multiple videos of mixed codecs/resolutions and Project mode for adjusting timing word by word. Supports karaoke, word-build and custom caption styles, exporting SRT, VTT, ASS, MKV or burned-in video.
What's different: Runs fully offline with no cloud upload, account or subscription, on any Apple Silicon Mac including 8GB models.
Pricing: Free 30-day trial, then a one-time purchase, no subscription.
Best for: Mac-based video creators who want captions generated and burned in without uploading footage to the cloud.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 2d ago

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NotiText

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A Mac desktop app that mirrors your Android phone's Google Messages, letting you reply from macOS notifications and auto-copy 2FA codes -- not a mobile app itself.

No subscription

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How it works: A macOS app that pairs with an Android phone and mirrors Google Messages, giving you real Mac notifications you can reply to, an unread dock badge, and recent chats in the menu bar.
What's different: Auto-copies 2FA codes to your clipboard the moment they arrive, and lets you set a custom chat wallpaper.
Pricing: $12.99 one-time purchase, no subscription, with a free 3-day trial.
Best for: Android phone + Mac users who don't have iMessage and are tired of texting from a browser tab.

Watched for 15 days · last checked 2d ago

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Scaffold

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A drag-and-drop website builder that runs as a desktop app and exports real React code, with no cloud account or subscription. For people who want visual building without losing code ownership.

Works offlineNo subscriptionCan export my data

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How it works: A drag-and-drop website builder that runs as a desktop app, letting you build pages visually from pre-built React components and export clean code to your framework of choice.
What's different: Local-first with no cloud account or subscription, and it exports real, ownable React code instead of locking you into a hosted builder.
Pricing: No subscription mentioned — described as no-cloud, no-lock-in.
Best for: Developers who want to build UI visually without giving up code ownership or a self-hosted workflow.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 1d ago

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Lastcard

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A macOS app that copies camera cards to multiple drives after a shoot and verifies every byte, then produces a DIT report producers accept. Built for working filmmakers on paid jobs, not general students.

Domain registered 19 days ago

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: A macOS app for offloading camera cards after a shoot: copies cards to several drives at once and verifies every byte by reading back from disk rather than RAM, then produces a DIT report (ASC MHL 2.0, PDF or CSV) that producers accept.
What's different: One-time price in a niche where the market leader charges a subscription, with real byte-for-byte verification rather than a plain copy.
Pricing: One-time purchase, no subscription; works fully offline; requires macOS 12+; 14-day trial.
Best for: Filmmakers, videographers, photographers and DITs offloading camera cards on paid jobs.

Watched for 10 days · last checked today

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HealthyNotch

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A product framed around health impacts of work (no further detail provided).

Domain registered 15 days ago

Pay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Sits quietly in the Mac's notch and nudges you to stand, drink water, blink, or stretch during long desk sessions.
What's different: No dock icon, no logging, no dashboards — just quiet nudges.
Pricing: One-time payment, lifetime access, no subscription.
Watch out: Mac only.

Watched for 8 days · last checked today

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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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TouchGrass

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Reminds solo Mac users on-device to take real breaks instead of generic timers that ignore meetings and calls.

Works offlineNo subscription

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What's different: waits through meetings/calls/screen recordings and never requests Accessibility permission
Pricing: 7-day free trial, then $3.99 one-time

Watched for 1 day · last checked 1d ago

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Zoro

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A one-time-purchase task app for solo workers that applies agile concepts like backlog, priority, and kanban to personal work, syncing via CloudKit with no account or server.

Domain registered 2 months ago

FreeNo sign-upData stays with youNo subscription

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How it works: Syncs across iOS, macOS, and web through CloudKit only, with no signup and no backend server.
Pricing: One-time purchase of $59.99 for lifetime use.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 1d ago

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AppRelay for Mac & Windows

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Native Mac and Windows console that builds, tests, signs, and publishes apps across 27 distribution destinations without cloud or account.

No sign-upWorks offlineNo subscription

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How it works: Point it at a folder and it auto-detects 25 toolchains; one build fans out to 27 distribution destinations including App Store, Play, and Vercel, all handled from a native Mac and Windows console including build, test, signing, and release.
What's different: Runs 100% locally with no account, cloud, or subscription required.
Best for: Developers who need to ship apps across many platforms without cloud dependency.
Watch out: iOS and Android companion apps are included but the core console runs on Mac and Windows.

Watched for 9 days · last checked 3d ago

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Rekody

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Free on-device macOS dictation app that types text at the cursor via a hold-to-talk hotkey.

Domain registered 3 months ago

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineOpen source

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How it works: Hold Option + Space and speak, and text lands at your cursor in any app, with a personal dictionary that learns your words.
Pricing: Free.
Watch out: On-device by default, no account or subscription; the CLI is open source (MIT).

Watched for 3 days · last checked 3d ago

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TickerNotch

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Shows live stock and crypto ticker prices in a MacBook's notch, for traders who want their watchlist visible without opening an app.

Domain registered 2 months ago

FreeNo sign-upNo subscription

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How it works: Notch shows watchlist P&L on one side, scrolling news on the other
What's different: click a ticker for a candlestick chart with indicators
Pricing: 7-day trial, then free forever with limits; Pro $5/mo or $40 lifetime

Watched for 6 days · last checked today

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PhotoCore

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A native Mac app that does local AI semantic photo search, storing embeddings on-device so search works even with drives disconnected.

Pay onceNo subscription

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How it works: A native macOS app that does local AI semantic photo search using CoreML, storing embedding vectors and previews on-device so search still works with external drives disconnected. Includes a 'Semantic Bridge' to find the conceptual link between two images and 'Constellation' auto-grouping.
What's different: No data ever leaves the computer.
Watch out: macOS only.

Watched for 3 days · last checked 3d ago

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prostir zvuku

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A spatial nature-sound mixer (rain, fire, ocean, wind, birds) for Mac and iPhone with iCloud sync, an ambient sound app for focus or relaxation.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlinePay once

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How it works: Lets you drag sound layers — rain, ocean, fire, wind, birds, thunder and more — onto a canvas and position them spatially around you; with supported AirPods, head tracking anchors the soundscape to the room.
What's different: Places sound layers in three-dimensional space rather than playing a single flat loop, and supports AirPods head tracking.
Pricing: One-time purchase, no subscription.
Best for: Mac and iPhone users who want an ambient soundscape for focus, rest or sleep.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 5d ago

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Yerd

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An open-source, Docker-free local PHP environment for macOS and Linux — automatic HTTPS, per-site PHP versions, zero-config sites. A direct alternative to Laravel Herd for developers.

Open sourceNo subscription

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How it works: A local PHP development environment: park a folder and every project inside becomes instantly live at .test; issues per-site HTTPS certificates automatically; installs multiple PHP versions side by side, pinned per site; runs MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis and an SMTP catcher as native processes supervised by one daemon; streams Laravel dump()/dd(), queries, jobs and requests to a dedicated window.
What's different: Open-source, rootless and Docker-free — a direct alternative to Laravel Herd, MIT licensed with every feature included.
Pricing: Open-source, no subscription.
Best for: macOS and Linux developers running local PHP/Laravel projects who want to avoid Docker.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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Inktyper

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A Mac hold-to-talk voice typing tool that transcribes on-device for privacy.

Domain registered 4 months ago

FreeWorks offlineNo subscription

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How it works: Hold Option, speak, release, and text appears at the cursor; SenseVoice transcription runs on-device for free, offline, private use, or bring your own OpenAI Whisper or SiliconFlow key for cloud accuracy.
What's different: Strong on mixed Chinese-English transcription.
Pricing: Free to start; one-time Pro purchase plus optional AI Plus.
Watch out: Requires macOS 14.6 or later.

Watched for 9 days · last checked 6d ago

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Melia

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A native Linux desktop email client that connects straight to your IMAP/SMTP mail servers with no cloud relay, middleman account or telemetry, as an alternative to Thunderbird or Evolution.

FreeWorks offlineData stays with youPay once

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How it works: A native Linux desktop email client that connects directly to your mail servers over IMAP and SMTP, storing everything locally in a SQLite database and syncing credentials through the OS keyring so it works fully offline.
What's different: No cloud relay, middleman account, or telemetry — mail stays on your own machine, unlike hosted alternatives.
Pricing: Free for one account with full functionality; a one-time $10 unlock removes the account cap.
Best for: Linux desktop users looking for a native alternative to Thunderbird, Evolution, Geary or Mailspring.

Watched for 18 days · last checked today

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Dropper

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A Mac menu-bar app that uploads dropped files straight to your own Cloudflare R2 bucket and copies a shareable link to your clipboard.

Domain registered 16 days ago

No subscription

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How it works: Drag a file onto the Mac menu bar app and it uploads to your own Cloudflare R2 bucket, converts web-unfriendly formats, and copies a share page link to your clipboard.
What's different: No middleman or subscription; links keep working even if the app goes away.
Pricing: No subscription.
Watch out: macOS only.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 7d ago

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Quartz Studio

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A Windows app that turns real screen actions into annotated step-by-step guides with local OCR and no cloud upload, aimed at IT support, helpdesk and training teams.

Works offlineNo subscriptionCan export my data

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How it works: A local-first Windows app for turning real desktop actions into professional visual guides: it captures clicks and active windows with consent, offers a structured editor, annotations, blur, and local OCR, and exports to PDF, DOCX, HTML, PowerPoint, or Markdown.
What's different: Keeps screenshots, OCR, and documents entirely local on the user's PC, with no SaaS account and no keystroke logging, unlike cloud-based alternatives.
Pricing: Available on Microsoft Store with a one-time lifetime license.
Best for: IT support, helpdesk, QA, operations, and training teams that need step-by-step documentation from real desktop actions.

Watched for 18 days · last checked today

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Ncored

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A desktop PDF editor built to stay smooth on huge CAD and construction drawing exports from AutoCAD, Revit and ArchiCAD, running fully offline so drawings never leave your machine.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineNo subscription

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How it works: A desktop PDF editor for Windows and Mac built to stay smooth on scroll, zoom and pan across heavy AutoCAD, Revit and ArchiCAD exports and project sets of 50-200MB or more. It runs locally on the user's machine.
What's different: Targets the specific failure mode of general PDF tools — stalling and stuttering on dense CAD/construction drawings with heavy vector line work and hatches — and processes files fully offline.
Best for: Architects, structural/civil engineers, MEP professionals and construction teams working with large, heavy drawing sets.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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Happy Vibing Frame

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A Windows utility that puts a customizable neon glow border around the currently focused window.

Pay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Puts a soft neon glow around whichever window has focus on Windows, with 3 themes and 6 glow animations, adjustable brightness/thickness/spread.
Pricing: One-time purchase, no subscription; free trial on the Microsoft Store.
Best for: People running multiple terminals side by side, like parallel AI coding agents or streaming setups.

Watched for 3 days · last checked 1d ago

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HyperION DAW

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A Windows digital audio workstation with recording, MIDI editing, VST3 support, and AI stem separation, sold as one-time purchase.

No subscription

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How it works: A Windows digital audio workstation with recording, MIDI editing, VST3 support, AI stem separation, audio-to-MIDI and vocal tuning.
Pricing: One-time lifetime license.
Best for: Musicians and producers on Windows wanting a one-time-purchase DAW.

Watched for 3 days · last checked 2d ago

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Hey Listen

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macOS menu-bar app that throws a full-screen alert before calendar meetings, for people who lose track of time in deep focus work.

Pay onceNo subscriptionNo tracking

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How it works: Full-screen takeover with event title and countdown before each meeting
Pricing: One-time payment, no subscription
Best for: People who miss meetings while heads-down in focused work

Watched for 5 days · last checked 5d ago

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Oryn

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A desktop AI coding agent for Windows that writes code from plain-language instructions, using your own AI key or a fully local Ollama model.

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: Reads your codebase and writes code from plain-language task descriptions on Windows.
What's different: Works with your own AI key or fully local via Ollama.
Pricing: One-time payment, no subscription.
Best for: Developers on Windows who want a desktop AI coding agent.
Watch out: Windows only.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 4d ago

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VRAM Shield

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A lightweight Windows utility monitors and manages GPU memory temperature during AI inference or gaming, for owners of high-performance laptops trying to avoid thermal throttling.

Domain registered 5 months ago

FreeNo subscription

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How it works: Monitors GPU memory junction temperature via low-level hardware telemetry and applies software-defined duty-cycling (millisecond-level pulse throttling) to prevent thermal-driven performance drops during AI inference or gaming.
What's different: Targets memory junction temperature specifically, which standard tools like MSI Afterburner only tune for the GPU core, not the memory hotspot that triggers emergency throttling.
Pricing: Pulse Throttling is free.
Best for: Owners of high-performance gaming or AI laptops running sustained local inference (Stable Diffusion, llama.cpp, Ollama) who see performance drop from memory overheating.

Watched for 9 days · last checked 9d ago

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Villson

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A local-first clipboard and screenshot manager for Mac that keeps a searchable visual history of everything you copy, tagged by source app and time.

Domain registered 9 months ago

Works offlinePay onceNo subscription

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How it works: A local-first clipboard and screenshot manager for Mac that keeps a searchable visual history of everything copied, tagged by source app and time, accessible from a menu-bar dropdown. Colors show as live swatches, screenshots are searchable by the text inside them, and sensitive items like passwords are detected and skipped.
What's different: Fully offline with nothing synced to a server, versus clipboard tools that rely on cloud sync.
Pricing: One-time purchase with lifetime updates, no subscription.
Best for: Mac users who want quick access to clipboard and screenshot history without cloud storage.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 10d ago

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Super NotePilot

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On-device AI dictation and meeting notetaker for Mac and iOS that works offline without an account.

Domain registered 1 month ago

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineNo subscription

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How it works: Runs 100% on-device using Gemma and Whisper for push-to-talk dictation into any app, live meeting transcripts, AI rewriting, and asking questions across notes.
What's different: No cloud, no account, no subscription.
Pricing: Free for macOS and iOS.
Watch out: Windows and Android support are coming soon, not yet available.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 7d ago

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Mithar

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A desktop AI agent that handles lead gen, follow-up emails, proposals and SEO for you, aimed at solo founders and small agencies wanting enterprise automation without enterprise pricing.

No subscription

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How it works: An agentic AI desktop app that automates lead generation, sales pipeline follow-ups, personalized emails, AI-generated proposals, SEO analysis, and a RAG knowledge base built from your own documents.
Pricing: Currently in beta; the first 50 users get lifetime pricing.
Best for: Solo founders, freelancers and small agencies who want enterprise-level automation without enterprise pricing.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 1d ago

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