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Tools for productivity, development, and creative work. Browse by category:
- AI, Knowledge, and Agents
- Capture, Writing, and Productivity
- Media, Audio, and Video
- Privacy, Offline, and Personal Systems
- Developer and System Tools
- Learning and Reference
AI, Knowledge, and Agents
- Chatbot Arena Leaderboard: Compare Every Major AI Model in One Place (Published: May 18, 2026)
- How to Prompt with AI for Free (or Almost Free) (Published: May 18, 2026)
- exo: Run Frontier AI Models Across All Your Devices Locally (Published: May 16, 2026)
- AI Arena Elo History: Track Model Performance Degradation Over Time (Published: May 16, 2026)
- Learning Opportunities: Deliberate Skill Development for AI-Assisted Coding (Published: May 16, 2026)
- CLI-Anything: Making All Software Agent-Native (Published: May 16, 2026)
- US Job Market Visualizer: Explore BLS Data and AI Exposure Across 143M Jobs(Published: April 23, 2026 · Updated: April 23, 2026)
- PipesHub: The Open Source Glean Alternative (Published: April 18, 2026)
- LiteParse: Fast Local PDF Parsing with OCR and Bounding Boxes(Published: March 24, 2026 · Updated: March 24, 2026)
- Superpowers: An Agentic Skills Framework for Coding Agents(Published: March 12, 2026 · Updated: March 21, 2026)
- hfviewer: Visualize Any Hugging Face Model (Published: May 5, 2026)
- Plannotator: Visual Plan & Code Review for AI Coding Agents (Published: May 5, 2026)
- Accomplish: Open Source AI Desktop Agent with Built-In AI(Published: March 12, 2026 · Updated: March 12, 2026)
- Context Hub: Give Your AI Agents Curated, Self-Improving Documentation(Published: March 11, 2026 · Updated: March 11, 2026)
- llmfit: Find Which LLM Models Run on Your Hardware(Published: March 7, 2026 · Updated: March 7, 2026)
- Obsidian Agent Client: Bring Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI Into Your Vault (Published: February 18, 2026 · Updated: February 18, 2026)
- VibeCodingTracker: Track All Your AI Coding Costs in Real-Time (Published: February 15, 2026 · Updated: February 15, 2026)
- Rowboat: Open-Source AI Coworker That Turns Your Work Into a Knowledge Graph (Published: February 14, 2026 · Updated: February 14, 2026)
- YouTube to Doc: Turn Videos into AI-Friendly Documentation (Published: February 6, 2026 · Updated: February 6, 2026)
- Burrow: Open-Source RAG-as-a-Service Platform (Published: February 6, 2026 · Updated: February 6, 2026)
- Document OCR & Parsing: Docling, dots.ocr, and Alternatives (Published: December 28, 2025 · Updated: May 18, 2026)
- Immersive Reading: Turn Dense Essays into Interactive Reading Editions (Published: July 3, 2026)
- OpenMed: Clinical NLP and PHI De-Identification That Never Leaves Your Device (Published: July 8, 2026)
- Unlimited-OCR: Parse 100-Page PDFs as One Continuous Document (Published: July 23, 2026)
- PenEcho: An Infinite AI Canvas for Handwriting, Diagrams, and Spatial Thinking (Published: July 23, 2026)
- modelmap: Architecture Maps for Any Hugging Face Model (Published: August 23, 2026)
- MCP Agent Mail: A Shared Inbox for Your Coding Agents (Published: August 23, 2026)
- omp (Oh My Pi): A Coding Agent with the IDE Wired In (Published: August 23, 2026)
- Agent Flywheel: A Whole Agentic Coding Rig from One Command (Published: August 23, 2026)
Capture, Writing, and Productivity
- Slop Cop: Real-Time Detection of LLM Writing Patterns (Published: April 18, 2026)
- Defuddle: Extract Clean Content from Any Web Page (Published: March 22, 2026 · Updated: March 22, 2026)
- Invoice Generator: Free, Beautiful Invoices in One Click (Published: March 12, 2026 · Updated: March 12, 2026)
- audio-kb: Record, Store and Search Audio Notes from the Terminal(Published: March 11, 2026 · Updated: March 11, 2026)
- Reactive Resume: Build Beautiful Resumes with Privacy First (Published: March 11, 2026 · Updated: March 11, 2026)
- Dictate Anywhere: Voice Dictation Anywhere on Your Mac (Published: February 18, 2026 · Updated: February 18, 2026)
- TRex: OCR Text Capture for macOS (Published: February 6, 2026 · Updated: February 6, 2026)
- CtrlSpeak: Speak to Your Mac, Get Text Anywhere (Published: February 6, 2026 · Updated: February 6, 2026)
- WalletWallet: Create Apple Wallet Passes for Anything (Published: February 6, 2026 · Updated: February 6, 2026)
- Bear: The Zen of Markdown Note-Taking (Published: December 28, 2025 · Updated: January 11, 2026)
- ScribeOCR: Best Free Web App for OCR, Text Recognition & Document Digitization (Published: October 10, 2025 · Updated: November 18, 2025)
- STT Tools You Should Know: Handy, HNS, and Spokenly (Published: May 15, 2025 · Updated: July 7, 2026)
- Best Free OCR Tool: dots.ocr for Document Text Extraction (PDF, Images, Tables, Formulas) (Published: May 15, 2025 · Updated: January 11, 2026)
- FreeGraphPaper: Print-Ready Grids and Custom Paper in the Browser (Published: July 3, 2026)
- PassiNote: A Canvas Note App That Finally Gets Visual Thinking (Published: July 23, 2026)
Media, Audio, and Video
- Sundial: A Weather App That Shows You the Whole Day at a Glance (Published: May 18, 2026)
- WeatherStar 4000+: Relive the 90s Weather Channel in Your Browser (Published: May 18, 2026)
- MAX Video Downloader: Download HLS/DASH/MP4 from the Web (Published: May 7, 2026)
- LongCut: Deep Learning from Long YouTube Videos (Published: March 23, 2026 · Updated: March 23, 2026)
- Downr: Free All-in-One Video & Media Downloader (Published: March 12, 2026 · Updated: March 12, 2026)
- How to Block YouTube Shorts: Two Simple Solutions for a Distraction-Free Experience (Published: February 14, 2026 · Updated: February 14, 2026)
- Buzz: Transcribe & Translate Audio Offline (Published: December 28, 2025 · Updated: January 11, 2026)
- Petrichor: Native macOS Offline Music Player (Published: December 28, 2025 · Updated: January 11, 2026)
- Best Free Background Noise Websites and Apps for Focus, Sleep & Relaxation (Published: October 14, 2025 · Updated: February 6, 2026)
- Xiaoyuzhou Podcast Downloader: xyzfm-dlp for Chinese Podcasts (Rust CLI Tool) (Published: May 15, 2025 · Updated: January 11, 2026)
- How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files for Free (Published: May 15, 2025)
- Channel Surfer: Watch YouTube Like Cable TV (Published: July 4, 2026)
- Map of Metal: An Interactive History of Heavy Metal Subgenres (Published: July 4, 2026)
- SongGeneration Studio: Local AI Song Generation with Full Vocal + Instrumental Tracks (Published: July 23, 2026)
- BBC Sound Effects: 30,000 Recordings from the World’s Greatest Audio Archive (Published: July 23, 2026)
- TV Explorer: 10,000 Live TV Channels from Around the World (Published: July 23, 2026)
- Moonshine Voice: On-Device Speech to Text That’s Faster and More Accurate Than Whisper (Published: July 23, 2026)
Privacy, Offline, and Personal Systems
- SearXNG: Private Metasearch Without the Google Profile (Published: July 4, 2026)
- TinyCld: Self-Hosted Productivity Suite with Native Protocols and Zero Per-User Costs (Published: May 28, 2026)
- taken.: See Everything Your Browser Tells Websites About You (Published: May 16, 2026)
- BentoPDF: Privacy-First PDF Toolkit (Published: March 30, 2026 · Updated: March 30, 2026)
- Project NOMAD: The Offline Knowledge and AI Server (Published: March 24, 2026 · Updated: March 24, 2026)
- Snoop Project: The Underrated Username OSINT Tool (Published: March 24, 2026 · Updated: March 24, 2026)
- DD Photos: Build Your Own Fast, Private Photo Album Website (Published: March 11, 2026 · Updated: March 11, 2026)
- Immich: Self-Hosted Google Photos with Backup, Search, and Faces (Published: July 3, 2026)
- PWA Apps: Your Offline-First Knowledge Library (Published: February 15, 2026 · Updated: February 15, 2026)
- Off Grid: Complete On-Device AI Suite for Mobile (Published: February 14, 2026 · Updated: February 14, 2026)
- msgvault: Lightning Fast Private Email Archive and Search (Published: February 6, 2026 · Updated: February 6, 2026)
- Tirith: Your Terminal Security Guard (Published: February 6, 2026 · Updated: February 6, 2026)
- Meta Seal: State-of-the-Art Open Source Invisible Watermarking (Published: February 6, 2026 · Updated: February 6, 2026)
- Wealthfolio: Private & Offline Portfolio Tracking (Published: December 28, 2025 · Updated: December 28, 2025)
- NetNewsWire: The Classic Open-Source RSS Reader (Published: December 28, 2025 · Updated: January 11, 2026)
- Linkhut: Best Open-Source Social Bookmarking Service for Privacy & Community Discovery (Published: October 26, 2025 · Updated: January 11, 2026)
- Best Free Tools That Don’t Require Signups or Show Ads (No Registration Required) (Published: September 29, 2025 · Updated: January 11, 2026)
- RegExp Password Generator: Client-Side Passwords With Real Regex Constraints (Published: August 20, 2026)
Developer and System Tools
- map3d: Generate Real-World 3D City Maps from OpenStreetMap (Published: May 16, 2026)
- HTML Anything: The Agentic HTML Editor (Published: May 16, 2026)
- TurboQuant WASM: Compress Vector Indexes 6x and Search Directly in the Browser (Published: April 23, 2026)
- Cal.diy: The Fully Open-Source Scheduling Platform (Published: April 23, 2026)
- Ollama Alternatives: llama.cpp, llamafile, and LM Studio Compared (Published: April 18, 2026)
- Paperclip: Run Your AI Agents Like a Company, Not a Pile of Scripts (Published: March 26, 2026)
- AI Roundtable: Poll 200+ AI Models on Any Question (Published: March 25, 2026)
- Bumblebee: Perplexity’s Supply-Chain Security Scanner for Developer Machines (Published: May 27, 2026)
- ripgrep: The Fastest Code Search Tool (Published: March 24, 2026)
- shadcn/ui: The Component Library That Isn’t a Library (Published: March 23, 2026 · Updated: March 23, 2026)
- Davit: A Native macOS UI for Apple’s Container Platform (Published: July 8, 2026)
- OrbStack: Fast, Lightweight Docker & Linux for Mac (Published: March 12, 2026 · Updated: March 12, 2026)
- SQL Crack: Visualize SQL Queries as Interactive Flow Diagrams (Published: February 18, 2026 · Updated: February 18, 2026)
- Mojo: The AI-First Programming Language That Unifies Python and Systems Programming (Published: February 14, 2026 · Updated: August 20, 2026)
- Apple Silicon Battery Charge Limiter: Keep your battery at 80% to prolong its longevity (Published: February 6, 2026 · Updated: February 6, 2026)
- SwiftBar: Custom Menu Bar Widgets for macOS (Published: February 6, 2026 · Updated: February 6, 2026)
- SwiftKey: The Hackable macOS Launcher (Published: February 6, 2026 · Updated: February 6, 2026)
- Mole: The Ultimate macOS System Optimizer and Deep Cleaner (Published: December 30, 2025 · Updated: January 11, 2026)
- Mounty for NTFS: Easy Read/Write Access on Mac (Published: December 28, 2025 · Updated: January 11, 2026)
- spaCy: Industrial-Strength Natural Language Processing in Python (Published: August 28, 2025)
- anydoc: Convert Office Docs to Clean Markdown at Sub-5ms Speeds (Published: August 6, 2026)
- Space Rabbit: Instant macOS Space Switching, No Animations (Published: August 23, 2026)
Learning and Reference
- Wiki Spy: Wikipedia as a Chaotic Image Collage (Published: July 4, 2026)
- GAIA Mary: A Project Hail Mary Star Map Built on 1.8 Billion Real Stars (Published: July 4, 2026)
- 50 Useful Websites Google Doesn’t Want You to Know (Published: May 16, 2026)
- BYTE Magazine Issue 1 (Sept 1975): The World’s Greatest Toy (Published: April 23, 2026)
- How The Heck Does GPS Work? (An Interactive Exploration) (Published: April 11, 2026)
- 3D CAD Tools Worth Knowing: Dune3D, FreeCAD, OpenSCAD, and More (Published: March 24, 2026 · Updated: March 24, 2026)
- 101 Pandas Exercises: Interactive Data Analysis Practice (Published: March 12, 2026 · Updated: March 12, 2026)
- Adobe Alternatives: The Ultimate Free & Open-Source Software List (Published: March 12, 2026 · Updated: March 12, 2026)
- Atom Animation: Visualizing the Quantum World (Published: November 11, 2025 · Updated: January 11, 2026)
- Best Free Statistics Learning Resources (Bayesian, Regression, Probability) (Published: September 29, 2025 · Updated: January 11, 2026)
- ReadKinetic: A Free Local-First Speed Reader for Your Own Books (Published: July 23, 2026)
- Uncovered: Judge a Book by Its First Page, Not Its Cover (Published: July 23, 2026)
- LLM Visualization: Walk Through a Working GPT Model, One Matrix Multiply at a Time (Published: July 23, 2026)