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This week38 new arrivals

Skim

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Free, open-source, minimal, local-first email client for Windows with a native Rust core and optional bring-your-own-key AI drafting.

FreeWorks offlineOpen sourceNo tracking
What to know
How it works
native Rust/Tauri core, ~5MB installer, instant full-text search
What's different
minimal by design, zero telemetry, bring your own AI key
Pricing
free (MIT)
Best for
Windows users wanting a fast local email client

Watched for 5 days · last checked today

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A free, open-source macOS menu bar app that tracks your ChatGPT Codex usage limits in real time for developers.

Domain registered 8 days ago

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
Lives in the macOS menu bar and shows current Codex usage at a glance.
Pricing
Free and open-source.

Watched for 6 days · last checked today

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A free, open-source macOS menu-bar app that keeps your Mac awake during downloads, renders or AI agent runs, with smart triggers and closed-display mode.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
A native macOS menu-bar app that keeps your Mac awake during downloads, renders, or AI agent runs using smart triggers, timed sessions, and a closed-display mode.
Pricing
Free and open source.
Best for
Mac users running long downloads, renders, or agent tasks that need the machine to stay awake.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 2d ago

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A macOS menu bar app that shows live football scores and match events without opening a browser.

Open source
What to know
How it works
Follows major leagues and competitions with favorite teams and live notifications in the Mac menu bar.
Pricing
Open source.
Best for
Football fans who spend their day at their computer.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 1d ago

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A macOS menu-bar app that turns your own local video files into live wallpapers, fully offline and open-source with no account or cloud step.

No sign-upWorks offlineOpen sourceNo tracking
What to know
How it works
A macOS menu bar app that turns local video files into live desktop wallpapers, and converts/patches videos for macOS's native lock screen wallpaper support.
What's different
Fully open-source, offline and private — no accounts, cloud or telemetry — unlike commercial live-wallpaper alternatives.
Best for
macOS users who want live wallpapers from their own video files without sending anything to the cloud.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 1d ago

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Pandia

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Native desktop app for opening and editing multi-gigabyte JSON files instantly, for developers who hit size limits in browser-based JSON viewers.

FreeWorks offlineData stays with youOpen source
What to know
How it works
Opens huge files with no upload, shows JSON as Tree, Code, Grid, Graph, or Compare views, generates types for 9 languages.
What's different
Handles multi-gigabyte files offline where most JSON tools choke or require upload.
Pricing
Free
Watch out
Desktop-only (macOS, Windows, Linux).

Watched for 4 days · last checked today

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Repurposes the Caps Lock key as a physical sleep-prevention switch so long-running builds, agents, or SSH sessions survive a closed MacBook lid.

FreeNo sign-upOpen source
What to know
How it works
Turns Caps Lock into a physical switch that keeps your MacBook awake; light shows active state.
Pricing
Free and open source.
Watch out
Requires Caps Lock not already assigned to something else.

Watched for 1 day · last checked 1d ago

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Free open-source Mac dictation app that types cleaned-up text into any app entirely on-device, no account needed.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
Hold a key, speak, on-device model transcribes and cleans up fillers/self-corrections
What's different
100% on-device, no account or server required
Pricing
Free, MIT-licensed

Watched for 3 days · last checked 3d ago

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Chimlo

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Free open-source macOS app that shows Codex and Claude Code agent status in the MacBook notch so you don't have to hunt through terminals.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
Notch UI shows working/waiting/finished/failed agent states, lets you answer prompts inline
Pricing
Free, open source
Best for
Developers running multiple coding-agent sessions at once

Watched for 3 days · last checked 3d ago

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A native macOS menu bar monitor showing CPU, RAM, network, and temperature at a glance, for Mac users who want lightweight system stats.

Open source
What to know
How it works
Pure Swift menu bar app, no Xcode project or dependencies
What's different
filters system daemons, rolls helper processes into their parent app
Pricing
open source, MIT licensed
Best for
macOS users wanting a lightweight system monitor

Watched for 5 days · last checked today

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A free, open-source MCP server that lets AI agents safely read and write your Things 3 tasks, plus adds Kanban, matrix and time-blocking views Things 3 lacks.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
reads are read-only, writes go only through Things' official URL scheme so agents can't corrupt data
Pricing
free, open source (MIT), no cloud or account
Best for
Things 3 users on macOS who want AI task management without risking their data

Watched for 4 days · last checked today

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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
What to know
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 4 days · last checked today

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A free, open-source utility that pauses Netflix or Prime Video the moment you switch away and resumes when you return, with no tracking or server.

Open sourceNo tracking
What to know
How it works
Pauses Netflix or Prime Video the moment you switch to another app, tab, desktop space, or lock your screen, and resumes only if it was the one that paused it — a pause you make yourself stays paused.
What's different
Only resumes a pause it caused itself, so manually pausing on purpose won't get auto-resumed.
Pricing
Open source, no stated price.
Best for
People who frequently step away from Netflix or Prime Video mid-episode and want it to pause automatically without server-side tracking.
Watch out
No tracking, no analytics, no servers, per the product's own description.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 1d ago

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An open-source native macOS paint app that reproduces Windows 11 Paint's classic toolset, with no AI features.

Open source
What to know
How it works
Reproduces Windows 11 Paint's classic toolset — pencil, brush, shapes, curve, flood fill, text — as a native macOS app.
Pricing
MIT license, open source.
Watch out
No AI features; macOS only.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 1d ago

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

Watched for 3 days · last checked 2d ago

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Offline desktop API testing client (REST, GraphQL, gRPC) that keeps all your requests and tokens on your machine instead of a vendor cloud.

FreeWorks offlineData stays with youOpen source
What to know
How it works
runs 100% offline, stores collections in local SQLite and tokens in the OS keychain
Pricing
free, open source (MIT)
Best for
developers who don't want API collections synced to a third-party cloud

Watched for 5 days · last checked today

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Shows your next three calendar events on Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with no ads or tracking.

FreeOpen source
What to know
Pricing
Free, open source

Watched for 4 days · last checked today

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Tracks and converts LLM API spend across OpenAI, Anthropic and Gemini locally, instead of trusting a cloud dashboard with your usage data.

FreeWorks offlineOpen source
What to know
Pricing
Free and open source.
Best for
Developers juggling multiple LLM provider SDKs and costs.

Watched for 1 day · last checked today

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Open-source CLI for developers to find and safely delete dev caches and build junk eating up Mac disk space.

Open sourceNo tracking
What to know
How it works
An open-source macOS CLI that scans for developer caches, build artifacts, Electron junk, and orphaned app data, showing an itemized list before deleting anything.
What's different
Never deletes without showing the itemized list first; pure bash, zero telemetry.
Pricing
Open source, MIT licensed.
Best for
macOS developers whose disk is being eaten by accumulated dev caches and build junk.

Watched for 8 days · last checked 2d ago

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A tiny, fast native image viewer for Windows built as a lightweight, open-source alternative to bloated legacy viewers — portable, no install needed.

Nothing to installOpen source
What to know
How it works
A portable, sub-10 MB image viewer for Windows built with native C++ and Win32 APIs, supporting modern formats like WebP and JPEG XL, with self-healing registry integration.
What's different
Positioned as a lightweight, hardware-aware alternative to bloated legacy image viewers, with no install required.
Best for
Windows users who want a fast, minimal image viewer instead of a heavier default app.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 5d ago

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A floating always-on-top Windows window that runs Claude Code with screen awareness, so developers can ask about what's on screen and have it edit files or run commands.

Open source
What to know
How it works
A frameless, always-on-top Windows chat window for Claude Code, summoned by hotkey, that captures and reads your monitors before answering, then can edit files and run commands using your own Claude Code subscription.
What's different
Runs the full Claude Code agent on your existing subscription rather than requiring a separate API key, and has screen awareness rather than just chat.
Pricing
Open source (MIT).
Best for
Developers on Windows who want a floating Claude Code assistant that can see their screen while they work.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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An open-source, template-based design tool for building App Store and Play Store screenshots, feature graphics, and preview videos entirely in your browser or desktop app, with no account or upload required.

Domain registered 13 days ago

FreeNo sign-upData stays with youOpen source
What to know
How it works
pick a template, drop in your app screens, and export every required store size, including MP4 previews
What's different
an optional AI agent can build the whole listing from raw screenshots
Best for
app developers and designers preparing store listings

Watched for 6 days · last checked 5d ago

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A native, open-source desktop GUI for managing NATS messaging — connecting, publishing and subscribing, and managing JetStream, Key-Value, and Object Store — for developers on Windows, macOS, or Linux.

Open source
What to know
How it works
Cross-platform native desktop app for connecting to NATS servers and managing JetStream, Key-Value, and Object Store.

Watched for 6 days · last checked 4d ago

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Humla

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A Mac app that records and transcribes meetings entirely on-device, no bot joins the call. Free and open source, with optional cloud or self-hosted sync for teams.

FreeWorks offlineOpen sourceNo tracking
What to know
How it works
Records mic and call audio directly through macOS with no bot joining the meeting, then transcribes, labels speakers, and writes a summary that fuses your notes with the transcript. Runs fully on-device using Whisper on Apple Silicon, or with your own AI key.
What's different
No bot joins the call, and it can run entirely on-device with local SQLite storage and no telemetry.
Pricing
Free and MIT-licensed, with optional paid team sync via Humla Cloud or self-hosting.
Best for
Mac users who want private, on-device meeting transcription without a bot joining their calls.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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Lets developers monitor their OpenAI Codex usage from the macOS menu bar instead of checking a web dashboard, using only their existing CLI session.

Data stays with youOpen source

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Comail

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A desktop email client that syncs your mailbox into local SQLite and searches it by meaning without cloud calls. Free, open source, no account or telemetry, for Gmail, Outlook or any IMAP inbox.

FreeNo sign-upOpen sourceNo tracking
What to know
How it works
Syncs your whole mailbox into a local SQLite database and lets you search it by meaning without any cloud calls, with keyboard-speed triage. Supports Gmail, Outlook, and any IMAP account, plus a CalDAV calendar.
What's different
Open source with no account and no telemetry.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
People who want a fast, keyboard-driven email client that keeps their mailbox local.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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Lets people encrypt files with PGP without a GnuPG install instead of using command-line-only tools.

Works offlineOpen sourceNo tracking
What to know
What's different
compatible with GPG, Kleopatra, and Thunderbird
Pricing
free, MIT license

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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
What to know
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 17 days · last checked 1d ago

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An open-source desktop calculator that parses phrases like '20% of 150' plus unit conversion and graphing, a general tool despite the developer-flavored tech stack.

Open source
What to know
How it works
A cross-platform desktop calculator that parses natural-language phrases like '20% of 150' or '5 kg in pounds', with unit conversion, function graphing and step-by-step evaluation.
What's different
Built with Go + Wails for a roughly 25 MB binary that starts instantly, versus heavier calculator apps.
Pricing
Free and open source, MIT licensed.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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Aurict

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An open-source AI workspace bridging terminal, a local-first desktop app and mobile remote control using your own API keys for Anthropic, OpenAI or Gemini — built for developers wanting provider flexibility.

Domain registered 7 months ago

Works offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
An open-source AI workspace where you bring your own API keys for Anthropic, OpenAI, or Gemini, bridging a terminal, a local-first desktop app, and mobile remote control with a command approval mechanism.
What's different
Open-source and provider-independent — no lock-in to a single AI model provider — with a secure command approval step for agent actions.
Best for
Developers who want to run AI agents across terminal, desktop, and mobile using their own API keys instead of a single vendor's app.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 9d ago

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A free, open-source resume builder with a live side-by-side preview and ATS-friendly PDF export that runs entirely in your browser instead of behind a paywall.

FreeWorks offlineData stays with youOpen source
What to know
How it works
granular typography and color controls, everything processed locally; standalone Windows apps also available
Pricing
free
Best for
job seekers who want a private, no-paywall resume builder

Watched for 10 days · last checked 4d ago

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Noeron

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A native Mac/iPad/iPhone OSINT tool that expands a single email, domain, username, phone, IP, wallet or company into a linked intelligence graph using 40+ plugins; open source under MIT.

Open source
What to know
How it works
Turns a single selector — email, domain, username, phone, IP, wallet or company — into a live intelligence graph, running 40+ plugins (most needing no API key) automatically to expand findings.
What's different
Open source under MIT, with a native SwiftUI app for Mac, iPad and iPhone.
Best for
People doing digital/OSINT investigations on Apple devices.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free, open-source macOS app that runs Windows games like Steam titles and CS2 on Apple Silicon without command-line hacks. Built for Mac gamers, not developers.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
A macOS app that runs Windows games, including Steam titles and CS2, on Apple Silicon using Metal-accelerated Direct3D (DXMT and Apple's Game Porting Toolkit), with per-game bottles and automatic performance tuning.
What's different
Free and open-source, with one-click Steam install and no command line or hacks required.
Pricing
Free, open-source.
Best for
Mac gamers on Apple Silicon who want to play Windows games like CS2 without manual setup.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free, open-source Mac app for developers that lists every open port and its process, lets you kill busy ports, and fix 'address already in use' errors.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
A free, open-source Mac app that lists every open port and the process behind it, lets you kill processes on busy ports, and can block ports via the built-in macOS firewall.
Pricing
Free and open source.
Best for
Developers on macOS troubleshooting 'address already in use' errors or checking what's listening on their ports.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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Streams files directly between two devices with end-to-end encryption, no cloud storage, no account, and no size limits, unlike typical cloud-based transfer tools.

Domain registered 4 months ago

No sign-upOpen source
What to know
How it works
Sends files directly between two devices peer-to-peer with end-to-end encryption, using a shared code or QR scan to start the transfer, with no cloud storage step.
What's different
No account, no cloud storage and no file size limits, unlike typical cloud-based transfer services; open source and cross-platform.
Best for
People transferring large or sensitive files between their own devices without uploading to a third-party cloud.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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A free, open-source clipboard history manager for Windows with image previews and a double-tap-Ctrl shortcut - a general utility despite being open source.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
An open-source clipboard history manager for Windows 10/11 built with Rust and Tauri 2, showing text and image previews and letting you paste history with a double-tap of Ctrl.
What's different
Positioned against Windows' built-in Win+V (text-only, no image preview) and Ditto (not modernized), filling the gap for a free, actively developed Windows clipboard manager.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
Windows users who want a fast, private clipboard history tool with image support.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free, open-source desktop app for AI character chat, roleplay and long-form writing, where your data stays in a local database even with a cloud AI backend.

FreeWorks offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
A desktop AI workspace for character chat, multi-character roleplay, and long-form writing with RAG, LoreBooks, and MCP tools and plugins; you bring your own backend, such as OpenAI-compatible APIs, OpenRouter, LM Studio, Ollama, or KoboldCpp, while chats, characters, projects, and knowledge are stored in a local SQLite database.
What's different
Keeps your data in a local database even when you connect a cloud AI backend, and is free and open source.
Pricing
Free and open source.
Best for
Writers and roleplayers who want to choose their own AI backend while keeping their data local. Native builds are available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free, open-source Windows tray app that nudges you to stand up and move every hour -- a general workplace wellness reminder, not developer-specific software.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
A tiny Windows tray app that reminds you to stand up and move every round hour, on your own schedule.
Pricing
Free and open source.
Best for
Windows users who sit at a desk and want a general movement reminder, not a developer-specific tool.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 2d ago

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Purge

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A free, open-source Mac utility that finds cache files and forgotten junk eating your disk space and moves them to the trash.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
Scans your Mac for cache files and forgotten junk eating disk space and moves them to the trash rather than deleting permanently.
What's different
Open source and free, with nothing removed outside the trash until you empty it yourself.
Pricing
Free, open source.
Best for
Mac users who want to reclaim disk space without risking permanent deletion of something they needed.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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A native macOS app for running AI agents fully offline with persistent memory and cryptographic identity — open-source infrastructure for developers building local agents, not a consumer chat app.

Works offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
A native macOS harness for running AI agents fully offline, with persistent memory, autonomous execution and cryptographic identity, built in Swift.
What's different
Fully offline and open source, unlike cloud-based agent harnesses.
Pricing
Open source.
Best for
Developers building local AI agents on Mac who want offline execution and no cloud dependency.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 7d ago

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Ortu

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A cross-platform clipboard manager with full history, search and secret masking for anyone who copy-pastes constantly - handy for developers managing API keys, but useful for any heavy copy-paste workflow.

No sign-upWorks offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
Remembers everything you copy - text, images, files - across macOS, Windows and Linux, with full-text search, a paste stack, secret masking with encryption, and smart auto-grouping.
What's different
Runs 100% locally with no account, and is open source.
Pricing
Not stated beyond being open source.
Best for
Developers and anyone who copy-pastes constantly, including people managing API keys via clipboard.

Watched for 15 days · last checked 9d ago

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An on-device dictation, rewriting, translation and local AI agent tool for Apple Silicon Macs - free and open-source (MIT), with no cloud, no accounts, and MCP support.

FreeWorks offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
Runs on-device dictation, rewriting, and translation using multiple transcription models (Parakeet, CTC, Nemotron, Qwen3-ASR), plus a local agent that plans and calls tools like Apple Notes, clipboard, files, and MCP.
What's different
Fully local processing with no cloud and no accounts, and lets you swap or customize any underlying model or prompt.
Pricing
Free and open-source (MIT license).
Best for
Apple Silicon Mac users who want dictation and an AI agent without sending data to the cloud.
Watch out
Requires Apple Silicon and macOS 26; some listed models (Gemma 4, Qwen3.6, Ornith 1.0) are described as coming next, not yet available.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 10d ago

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A free, open-source Mac flashcard app modeled on Anki but with zero setup — no account or cloud, cards stay on your Mac, fully keyboard-driven review.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
Brings spaced-repetition flashcards to macOS with fully keyboard-driven review (Space to reveal, arrows to grade) and CSV import.
What's different
Zero setup compared to Anki — no account, no cloud, no scheduler to configure; cards stay on your Mac.
Pricing
Free and open source (MIT).
Best for
Mac users who want Anki's spaced-repetition power without its setup complexity.

Watched for 15 days · last checked 9d ago

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naden

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A free, open-source desktop SSH client for macOS with a built-in terminal, SFTP browser, jump host support, and an encrypted credential vault.

Domain registered 1 month ago

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
Provides SSH terminal access, SFTP file browsing, jump host chaining, and an encrypted vault for credentials.
Pricing
Free and open source.
Best for
Developers and IT professionals managing remote servers from a Mac.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 8d ago

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A lightweight, open-source Windows voice assistant that runs in the system tray and lets you talk to Google's Gemini Live API and hear its responses.

Open source
What to know
How it works
Speak to Gemini through a system tray app and hear the response in real time; built with Python.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 8d ago

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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
What to know
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 17 days · last checked 1d ago

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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
What to know
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 17 days · last checked 2d ago

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RDB

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A free open-source desktop client for editing multiple database engines, instead of separate GUI tools per database.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
One native Rust binary for macOS, Windows, and Linux supporting six database engines.
Best for
Developers who work across multiple database types.

Watched for 1 day · last checked today

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A local version-history safety net for chosen Windows folders that undoes accidental deletes, renames, and bad saves, without any cloud backup service.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
Continuous version history for folders you choose, running fully locally.
Pricing
Free, open source.
Best for
Any Windows user worried about accidental file loss, not just developers.

Watched for 1 day · last checked today

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Free browser tool that adds device frames, gradients, and shadows to screenshots without uploading them anywhere.

FreeNo sign-upOpen sourceCan export my data
What to know
How it works
Runs entirely in-browser via html2canvas, no server uploads
What's different
100% client-side processing, open source
Pricing
free, no signup

Watched for 3 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free, open-source macOS app and CLI letting teams share and steer a local Codex coding session together in real time.

FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted
What to know
How it works
Shared local Codex session with Monaco editor, terminals, web previews, Git/PR review, and encrypted relay
What's different
Encrypted with RFC 9420 MLS; free hosted relay or self-host option
Pricing
Free, open source
Best for
Small trusted dev teams pairing on AI-assisted coding sessions
Watch out
Requires an existing Codex account; encryption is unaudited

Watched for 3 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free Mac menu bar app that keeps the screen off while running Docker, Plex, or SSH servers 24/7 without burn-in.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
Turns off the display while keeping the CPU awake, toggled by global hotkey
Pricing
free and open source
Best for
turning a Mac Mini or MacBook into an always-on home server

Watched for 3 days · last checked 2d ago

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A native macOS app that lets you browse and manage your Android phone's files like Finder, transfer files and sideload apps over USB or Wi-Fi — for any Mac owner, not developers specifically.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
A native macOS file manager that lets you browse and manage an Android phone's files the way Finder handles local files, transfer files, preview media with the spacebar, and sideload apps over USB or Wi-Fi.
What's different
Runs completely locally and privately, with no subscription, unlike some Android-to-Mac file tools.
Pricing
Free and open-source.
Best for
Mac owners who use an Android phone and want Finder-style file browsing instead of a clunkier transfer tool.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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An open-source, bring-your-own-key voice assistant for the desktop that you fully customize, model, skills, themes, aimed at builders willing to configure their own AI stack.

Open source
What to know
How it works
An open-source, bring-your-own-key voice assistant for the desktop that performs tasks on your behalf. The voice, model, UI, skills, tools and widgets are all customizable.
What's different
Fully open and customizable rather than a fixed hosted assistant — you supply your own API key and build your own skills and themes.
Best for
Builders comfortable configuring and extending their own AI voice assistant stack rather than using a closed hosted product.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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A macOS utility that fixes Cmd+Tab so it restores minimized and closed windows instead of skipping them.

Domain registered 4 months ago

Open source
What to know
How it works
patches Cmd+Tab behavior to include minimized/closed windows
What's different
open source, no system permissions needed
Pricing
2-day free trial on Mac App Store

Watched for 4 days · last checked 3d ago

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A menu-bar app that turns your Claude Code/Codex/Gemini CLI token usage into a Pokémon-collecting game while tracking usage limits.

FreeWorks offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
Reads local usage logs and hatches/evolves a Pokémon as you spend tokens
What's different
Runs entirely on-device, nothing sent anywhere
Pricing
free
Best for
Developers who want a fun way to watch their AI token usage

Watched for 4 days · last checked 3d ago

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An open-source local clipboard history manager for macOS.

Open source
What to know
Pricing
Open source

Watched for 4 days · last checked 2d ago

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Scans your codebase to show exactly what an AI coding tool's change would break before you accept it, using local static analysis.

FreeOpen sourceNo tracking
What to know
How it works
Real local AST analysis (not LLM guessing) detects impact and generates fix prompts
Pricing
Free forever, MIT licensed
Watch out
Runs 100% locally with no telemetry

Watched for 4 days · last checked 3d ago

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A native macOS PostgreSQL client for writing SQL, browsing schemas, and viewing explain plans locally.

Domain registered 2 months ago

Works offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
Local-first SQL drafting with schema navigator, explain plans, and exports; supports Neon
Pricing
Open source

Watched for 4 days · last checked 3d ago

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A free open-source download manager for Windows, Linux, Mac and Android with multi-threaded downloads and browser integration.

Domain registered 2 years ago

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
Splits downloads into threads for faster speeds, queues and schedules them
Pricing
Free, open source

Watched for 5 days · last checked 4d ago

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Ainto

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An open-source, offline-first macOS launcher for app search, clipboard history, snippets, and AI text commands billed to your own Claude Code plan.

Domain registered 3 months ago

No sign-upWorks offlineOpen sourceNo tracking
What to know
How it works
A native macOS launcher offering app search, clipboard history, snippets, and AI commands for selected text.
What's different
No telemetry, no accounts, and works offline except for AI commands.
Pricing
AI runs through an agent CLI (Claude Code) already on your Mac, billed to your own plan, no API key stored.
Watch out
AI commands require an agent CLI like Claude Code to be installed; macOS only.

Watched for 5 days · last checked 3d ago

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An open-source, self-hostable desktop workbench for scientific research that logs experiment data, agent sessions, and provenance locally.

Works offlineOpen sourceSelf-hosted
What to know
How it works
Local-first desktop app for macOS/Windows/Linux storing experiment runs and provenance
What's different
Self-hosted alternative to Claude Science, extensible via Skills and MCP
Pricing
Open source
Best for
Researchers wanting to keep experiment data and computation local

Watched for 5 days · last checked 4d ago

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A free, open-source macOS menu bar app showing live CPU, GPU, memory, storage, network, and battery stats in one glance.

FreeNo sign-upOpen sourceNo tracking
What to know
How it works
Menu bar panel with real-time system vitals
What's different
Balances instant awareness without overwhelming detail or hidden menus
Pricing
Free and open source
Watch out
Requires macOS 26+

Watched for 5 days · last checked 4d ago

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A macOS/Windows menu-bar app that runs multiple Claude Desktop (or other AI app) accounts simultaneously in isolated sessions.

Open source
What to know
How it works
Runs each account in a fully isolated copy with separate sessions, data and MCP servers
What's different
open source; solves the one-login-per-app limitation
Best for
people juggling work, personal, and client AI desktop accounts

Watched for 5 days · last checked 3d ago

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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
What to know
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 10 days · last checked 7d ago

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An open-source desktop app that scans OpenAPI/Swagger APIs against 49+ OWASP security rules and generates vulnerability reports.

Open source
What to know
How it works
Applies YAML-based OWASP API Security rules to OpenAPI 3.1, Swagger 2.0, and Postman specs, producing PDF/HTML reports; also runnable via CLI/Docker for CI/CD.
Best for
Developers and security engineers scanning APIs as part of a CI/CD pipeline.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 8d ago

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An open-source Layer 1 blockchain signed with post-quantum ML-DSA-65 cryptography, with a non-custodial browser wallet and mining clients for Linux and Windows, instead of the quantum-vulnerable signatures used by Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Open source
What to know
How it works
Uses NIST FIPS 204 ML-DSA-65 signatures throughout, with proof-of-work mining, a WASM browser wallet with client-side signing, and a public explorer.
What's different
Publishes a Security & Transparency page with reproducible cryptographic test vectors.
Pricing
Open source, Apache 2.0 licensed.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 8d ago

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A free, open-source native macOS Gmail client built in Swift, pitched as a no-cost alternative to the $50/year Gmail client many people recommend.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
A native Gmail client for macOS built in Swift.
What's different
Free and open-source, positioned as an alternative to a commonly recommended $50/year native Gmail client.
Pricing
Free (compared to a $50/year paid alternative).
Best for
Mac users who want a native Gmail app without paying an annual subscription.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 2d ago

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A macOS Quick Look and desktop viewer for molecular file formats like PDB and SDF, with built-in 3D and cheminformatics tools. Aimed at computational chemists doing research, not general software developers.

Works offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
Adds Finder Quick Look previews on macOS for molecular file formats (PDB, mmCIF, SDF, MOL, XYZ) — press Space to preview — plus a desktop app with Mol* 3D viewing, RDKit grids and Ketcher for computational chemistry workflows.
What's different
Integrates directly into macOS Finder's Quick Look instead of requiring a separate viewer app to open each file.
Best for
Computational chemists doing research, not general software developers.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 2d ago

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A macOS menu-bar tracker for Claude and Codex AI usage limits that warns you before you hit the cap. Built for developers using Claude Code or Codex CLI.

Open sourceNo tracking
What to know
How it works
A macOS menu-bar app showing live session/weekly/monthly usage windows for Claude and OpenAI Codex, with reset countdowns, a 90% redline warning, and a forecast of when you'll run out at your current pace. It reads the CLI logins you already have.
What's different
One-click switch between providers, 9 themes, 5 layouts, self-updating via GitHub releases, native Swift, essentially one source file, zero telemetry.
Pricing
Open source, MIT licensed.
Best for
Developers using Claude Code or Codex CLI who want to avoid hitting a surprise usage limit mid-task.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free, open-source Windows app that auto-generates styled subtitles for your videos using offline Whisper or the cloud Groq API — aimed at YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Reels creators, not developers.

FreeWorks offlineOpen sourceCan export my data
What to know
How it works
A Windows desktop app that automatically transcribes videos into word-level subtitles using either offline OpenAI Whisper or the cloud-based Groq API, then burns captions into the video or exports as SRT/VTT.
What's different
Free and open-source, with styling presets built for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels formats.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels creators who need styled captions on their videos.
Watch out
Windows-only desktop app; cloud transcription option (Groq) requires sending video data off-device, unlike the offline Whisper option.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free, open-source desktop app for opening and searching multi-gigabyte JSON files on macOS and Windows in seconds - a free alternative to paid tools like Dadroit.

FreeOpen sourceCan export my data
What to know
How it works
Opens and searches multi-gigabyte (2-3 GB) JSON files on macOS and Windows, with a tree viewer, regex search over keys and values, subtree extraction, export to CSV/XML, and multi-file union.
What's different
Free, open-source alternative to paid large-JSON viewers like Dadroit, with no cost or usage limits, including for commercial use.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
Developers who regularly need to open and search very large JSON files.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 2d ago

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An open-source macOS app where AI agents drive iOS simulators or your iPhone to run tests you describe in plain language and report a verdict live. For iOS developers.

Open source
What to know
How it works
An open-source macOS app where you describe a test for an iOS app in plain language, and an AI agent drives real iOS simulators or a connected iPhone to run it, returning an evidence-backed pass/fail verdict while you watch live.
What's different
Open source and shows the test running live rather than just returning a final report.
Best for
iOS developers who want AI-driven UI testing without scripting test steps by hand.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 2d ago

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A free, open-source macOS app for editing your $PATH, aliases and environment variables through a drag-and-drop UI instead of hand-editing shell config files.

Open source
What to know
How it works
A macOS app with a drag-and-drop dashboard for editing your $PATH, toggling shell aliases, and managing environment variables, with sensitive keys secured behind Touch ID.
What's different
Replaces hand-editing shell config files with a visual UI, and is under 1.4MB, open source, built in SwiftUI.
Pricing
Open source.
Best for
Developers on macOS who are tired of manually editing dotfiles to manage PATH, aliases and env variables.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 8d ago

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A free, open-source, on-device dictation app for Mac — hold a key, speak, text appears in any app. No cloud, no accounts, no tracking; a private alternative to Wispr Flow.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
A voice dictation app for macOS: hold a key, speak, and the words appear in any app, running entirely on the Apple Neural Engine (every Mac since the M1, 2020).
What's different
No cloud, no tracking, no accounts and no weekly limits, positioned as a private, on-device alternative to Wispr Flow. Supports custom vocabulary for jargon, names and technical terms.
Pricing
Free and open-source.
Best for
Mac users who want fast voice dictation without their speech leaving the device.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 8d ago

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A free, open-source Windows utility that shows real battery health, automatically switches power-saver mode, and adds playful alerts — for any Windows laptop owner, not just developers.

FreeWorks offlineOpen sourceNo tracking
What to know
How it works
A Windows battery companion that shows real battery health (design capacity vs. current capacity), automatically switches power-saver mode, and adds emoji alerts.
What's different
Open-source, runs 100% locally with no tracking.
Pricing
Free forever.
Best for
Any Windows laptop owner who wants to see actual battery health, not just charge percentage.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 8d ago

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A free, open-source macOS menu-bar app that gives haptic trackpad feedback whenever your cursor passes over any clickable button, link or menu, system-wide.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
Runs in the Mac menu bar and taps the trackpad's haptic engine whenever the cursor passes over any clickable element — buttons, links, menus, tabs — system-wide across any app.
What's different
Works system-wide in any app rather than requiring per-app integration; open source.
Pricing
Free and open-source.
Best for
Mac users who want physical feedback when navigating the interface, not just visual cues.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 1d ago

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An open-source, lightweight network monitor for Windows and Mac; the listing gives no further detail beyond that, so treat it as an early or barebones tool.

Open source
What to know
How it works
An open-source, lightweight network monitor for Windows and Mac.
What's different
Positioned as lightweight and open source rather than a heavier enterprise monitoring suite.
Best for
Developers and admins who want a simple network monitor without heavier tooling.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 1d ago

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Lets Mac photographers browse and cull RAW photos without imports or catalogs instead of using Adobe Bridge.

Open source
What to know
How it works
Points at folders directly; rate and reject photos; stays compatible with Lightroom and Adobe Bridge via XMP metadata.
Pricing
open source

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Lets Windows gamers speed up or slow down single-player games in real time instead of needing a kernel driver.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
Customizable hotkeys, five gear presets, and a hold-to-speed mode.
Pricing
free and open source

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Lets developers build animated code presentations offline instead of using codeslides.app.

FreeWorks offlineOpen source
What to know
Pricing
free and open source

First seen today

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Heard

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Adds a voice/audio output to AI coding agents, instead of only reading their activity as text logs.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
Gives coding agents spoken audio output.

Watched for 14 days · last checked today

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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.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineOpen source
What to know
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 2 days · last checked 2d ago

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An open-source Mac app providing ready-made, reproducible themes for AI desktop apps without repeated prompt generation.

Open source
What to know
How it works
Applies validated, ready-made theme packages to supported AI desktop apps, avoiding repeated image-and-prompt generation.

Watched for 4 days · last checked today

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Exports, archives, and migrates Claude Cowork chat history so users retain ownership of their conversation data.

FreeOpen sourceCan export my data
What to know
How it works
Exports a Claude Cowork chat into a bundle you own, with a built-in MCP server to resume it anywhere.
What's different
Solves Claude Cowork chats being lost (uploads, files, context) when the app closes.
Pricing
Free, open source.
Watch out
Windows only.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 1d ago

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A Raycast-style launchbar that groups your tabs, apps, links and notes into project workspaces instead of one generic list, for people juggling several projects through their full lifecycle.

Domain registered 11 months ago

No sign-upOpen source
What to know
How it works
A launchbar for browser and desktop that organizes tabs, apps, links and notes into project workspaces, with AI Spotlight Search to jump to anything instantly.
What's different
Organizes around project lifecycle rather than being a generic launcher like Raycast, and pulls native desktop apps into the same workspaces via a companion app.
Best for
People juggling several projects who want their tabs, apps and notes grouped by project instead of scattered.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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A free, open-source Windows disk cleaner designed to find reclaimable space (old drivers, duplicate files, WSL/Docker disks) without deleting things you need.

Domain registered 13 days ago

FreeOpen sourceNo adsNo tracking
What to know
How it works
Finds reclaimable disk space including WSL/Docker disks, old drivers, and duplicate files, with Recycle Bin safety and a full audit log.
What's different
Engineered so it can't delete what you care about.
Pricing
Free, no ads, no telemetry, no Pro tier.

Watched for 8 days · last checked 2d ago

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An open-source Mac app that runs local AI mini-apps, including a private finance analyzer that redacts data before AI sees it.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
Runs AI mini-apps locally on Mac; the lead app is a private CFO that turns bank/card CSV or PDF exports into spend reports (trends, subscriptions, duplicate charges) with account numbers redacted before any AI sees them. Also includes a music DJ with karaoke, a Mac health scanner, and cross-agent memory shared with Claude Code and Codex.
Pricing
Open source; free hosted tier, or bring your own OpenAI-compatible/Ollama model.
Watch out
macOS only.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 5d ago

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A free, open-source macOS ghost-text autocomplete tool powered by an on-device local LLM.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
Adds Cotypist-style ghost-text autocomplete to every Mac app using a local MLX-based LLM that runs 100% on-device.
Pricing
Free and MIT-licensed.
Watch out
macOS only; no cloud, no account, no keystroke leaves the machine.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 5d ago

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An open-source desktop AI app that works inside document editing, mail merge, and receipt reading, running fully locally on Mac and Linux.

Domain registered 1 month ago

Works offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
Brings AI into everyday tools like document editing, mail merge, and receipt reading, running fully locally so files never leave your machine.
What's different
Open source (AGPL-3.0), fully forkable, built with Tauri, Rust, React, and SQLite.
Watch out
Runs on Mac and Linux only.

Watched for 9 days · last checked 3d ago

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A free, open-source tool that applies custom visual skins to Codex Desktop without modifying the app's official bundle.

FreeOpen source
What to know
How it works
Applies immersive backgrounds and visual styling to Codex Desktop through a local CDP session, without modifying the official app bundle or code signature; restores stock appearance with one click.
Pricing
Free, open source.
Watch out
macOS and Windows.

Watched for 9 days · last checked 6d ago

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Juicer

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An open-source native macOS utility bundling an app uninstaller, cache cleaner, DNS manager, and Homebrew software center.

Works offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
An open-source native macOS utility bundling an app uninstaller, Brew Cask Store, developer cache cleaner, launchd editor, DNS host manager, and Homebrew Software Center.

Watched for 9 days · last checked 6d ago

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Open-source, local-first desktop app for training, evaluating and explaining ML models without cloud services.

Works offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
Local-first desktop app for importing data, training predictive and generative models, evaluating them, and applying explainability techniques, without cloud services, external authentication, or API keys.
Pricing
Open source.

Watched for 2 days · last checked 2d ago

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An open-source Windows desktop AI agent that performs approved computer actions and automations while keeping data and model choice under the user's control.

Works offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
An open-source Windows desktop agent for secure conversations, approved computer actions, durable missions, and reusable automation, letting users bring their own model provider.
What's different
Keeps credentials, data, and control in the user's hands, open source.

Watched for 9 days · last checked 6d ago

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Cross-platform hardware monitoring with real-time stats, history and benchmarking for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android, with all data processed locally and no telemetry upload.

Works offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
Monitors CPU, GPU, memory, disk and network in real time, with historical analytics, process management, local benchmarking, and gaming session detection, across Windows, Linux, macOS (Apple Silicon), and Android.
What's different
All monitoring data is processed on-device with local SQLite storage; no telemetry or benchmark results are uploaded.
Best for
Users who want cross-platform hardware monitoring without sending data to the cloud.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 2d ago

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A desktop app that scans your screenshots and blacks out sensitive data like API keys, card numbers and IDs before you share them, processed entirely on your machine. Useful for anyone who screenshots for support tickets or docs.

Works offlineOpen source
What to know
How it works
An on-device tool that scans screenshots and detects and redacts sensitive data — API keys, IBANs, payment cards, national IDs and emails — before you share them.
What's different
Processing happens entirely on your machine, built with TypeScript, Tauri and Tesseract OCR; nothing is uploaded.
Best for
Developers and anyone who shares screenshots for support tickets or documentation and wants to avoid accidentally exposing secrets or personal data.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 2d ago

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