29 free, open-source tools, ranked by how fast they're growing.
Filee is a free, open-source file converter that allows users to convert between 263 file formats by simply dragging and dropping files. It works offline and does not require any additional software like Office or Hancom Office.
Could replace Nitro PDF, Smallpdf
Humanizer is a skill for AI coding and chat agents such as Claude Code and Codex. It rewrites AI-generated text to remove common machine-writing habits, based on Wikipedia's guide to spotting AI writing, without changing the meaning.
WordCraft is an open-source word processor built in Rust that offers a familiar workflow with features like track changes, references, and mail merge, and supports various file formats including .docx and .odt.
Could replace Microsoft Word
PdfCraft is an open-source PDF reader and editor built in Rust, allowing users to read, organize, combine, split, and secure PDFs on multiple platforms.
GridCraft is an open-source spreadsheet application built in Rust, offering a familiar interface and compatibility with XLSX and other formats.
Could replace Microsoft Excel
DigUp is a file search tool that allows you to search through various types of files on your computer, including photos, PDFs, documents, and audio, using Google DeepMind's EmbeddingGemma 2 model.
Stirling PDF is an open-source platform for editing and managing PDFs, offering desktop, browser, and self-hosted server options.
Could replace Adobe Acrobat Pro
Sill is a tool that allows you to stream any window from your Mac to your iPhone or iPad, enabling you to control your Mac using touch, a trackpad, or a keyboard on your mobile device.
Meetily is a privacy-first AI meeting assistant that captures, transcribes, and summarizes meetings locally on your device. It uses open-source AI models and ensures all data remains on your infrastructure.
Could replace Otter.ai, Fireflies
OpenShelf is a free Mac menu-bar app that lets you start dragging a file, tap a key, and drop it on a wheel of actions. It converts, edits, shelves or AirDrops files without opening another app, and works offline.
Reactive Resume is a free, open-source tool for building and managing resumes and cover letters. It offers a secure and customizable platform without ads or tracking.
Could replace Resumator, Zety
SnapDock is a small menu bar app for Apple Silicon Macs that launches or switches to apps using keyboard shortcuts. Pinned Dock apps get Option+1 to Option+0 automatically, and you can add your own shortcuts for other apps.
Could replace Snap, Apptivate
disktree is a treemap tool for visualizing disk usage and managing files to free up space.
SiYuan is an open-source, privacy-focused knowledge management system that allows users to create and manage notes, with support for AI agents and advanced features like block-level references and Markdown WYSIWYG editing.
Could replace Evernote
Memos is an open-source, self-hosted note-taking app that helps you organize your everyday thoughts in a personal timeline. You can choose what to keep private or share.
Could replace Bear
AppFlowy is a workspace app for notes, wikis, documents, databases and project boards, with AI features built in. It is an open-source alternative to Notion that lets you keep control of your own data.
Could replace Notion, Confluence
Joplin is a free note-taking and to-do app that stores notes in Markdown and keeps them on your own device. It is for people who want searchable, encrypted notes that sync across their computers and phones.
Could replace Evernote
Files is a file manager for Windows 10 and 11 with a modern look based on Microsoft's Fluent design. It helps people browse, organise and manage files and folders, with extra features for power users.
Logseq is a note-taking and knowledge management app that stores notes as linked, outline-style pages. It is for organising ideas, tasks and research, with a focus on keeping your data private and under your control.
Could replace Roam Research
Trilium Notes is a cross-platform hierarchical note-taking application that helps build large personal knowledge bases with rich features like WYSIWYG editing, note versioning, and synchronization.
Could replace Evernote
Notesnook is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted note-taking app that aims to provide a privacy-focused alternative to Evernote.
Could replace Evernote
Docs is an open-source collaborative text editor designed for real-time document sharing and knowledge management, built with Django and React.
Could replace Notion, Google Docs
Linkwarden is a self-hosted bookmark manager that allows users to collect, read, and annotate webpages, while also preserving them as screenshots and PDFs.
Could replace Evernote
wallabag is a self-hostable application for saving web pages, allowing users to save articles and read them later without distractions.
Could replace Instapaper, Pocket
Linkding is a self-hosted bookmark manager that allows users to organize, share, and manage their bookmarks with a clean UI and various features like tags, notes, and automatic title and icon retrieval.
Could replace Diigo
BookStack is a self-hosted wiki and documentation platform that organises content into shelves, books, chapters and pages. It is meant for teams that want a simple place to write and find internal documentation without needing technical skills.
Could replace Confluence
Docmost is a collaborative wiki and documentation tool that lets teams write, organise and search shared pages together in real time. It is used to build an internal knowledge base or public documentation as an alternative to Confluence or Notion.
Could replace Confluence, Notion
Vikunja is a self-hosted task and project manager that lets you keep your to-do lists and team projects on your own server. It is for people and small teams who want control of their data instead of relying on a hosted service.
FluidVoice is a free Mac app that turns your speech into typed text in any application, using speech recognition models that run on your own machine. It is meant for people who want a private, local alternative to paid dictation tools.
Could replace Wispr Flow
