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50 free Productivity apps to use instead, best rated first.

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    nuza

    Launch

    Nuza is a simple, lightweight Markdown note-taking app for people who want a fast, focused alternative to apps like Obsidian. It is built for developers, writers, students, and anyone who prefers owning their notes as plain files rather th

    Rated 5.0

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    Jobtrackr

    Launch

    Jobtrackr helps job seekers keep their applications, interviews, documents and follow-ups organised in one place. Track each application from submission to offer, schedule interviews, manage your next steps and see how your search is progr

    Rated 5.0

  3. Notion

    Launch

    One workspace for your notes, docs, wikis and projects. Build anything from a meeting note to a company OS.

  4. Linear

    Launch

    Linear is the project management tool for high-performance teams. Streamlined, keyboard-first, beautifully designed.

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    Saleor

    Launch

    Headless, API-first e-commerce solution with powerful features for customization, scalability, and seamless integration across channels.

    Open source

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    changedetection.io

    Launch

    Best and simplest tool for website change detection, web page monitoring, and website change alerts. Perfect for tracking content changes, price drops, restock alerts, and website defacement monitoring—all for free or enjoy our SaaS plan!

    Open sourceSelf-hosted

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Huginn

Build agents that monitor and act on your behalf

Launch
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GoAccess

Real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal

Launch
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Mailspring

A beautiful, fast and maintained fork of Nylas Mail

Launch
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Drone

Self-service CI platform for busy teams

Launch
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Thunderbird

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize

Launch
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Kimai

Track work time and print out a summary of your activities on demand

Launch
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Spree Commerce

Spree is a complete, modular & API-driven open source e-commerce solution

Launch
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Glance

Highly customizable dashboard that puts all your feeds in one place

Launch
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Ansible CLI

Automate tasks, streamline workflow, and securely manage IT systems

Launch
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GitButler

A Git client for simultaneous branches on top of your existing workflow

Launch
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Mindustry

The automation tower defense RTS, written in Java

Launch
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Docs

Parse Platform docs

Launch
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Wekan

Trello-like kanban

Launch
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Cal.diy

Online appointment scheduling system

Launch
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EverShop

E-commerce platform with essential commerce features

Launch
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C

Cerebro

Open-source productivity booster with a brain

Launch
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C

Cobalt

best way to save what you love

Launch
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Puppeteer

JavaScript API for Chrome and Firefox

Launch
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Stirling-PDF

Local hosted web application

Launch
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Trilium

Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes

Launch
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massCode

Open-source developer workspace for code snippets

Launch
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Xournalpp

Fast, flexible, cross-platform note-taking software

Launch
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HumHub

Open Source Enterprise Social Network

Launch
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AutoHotkey

Macro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility

Launch
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Openpilot

openpilot enhances your car's driver assistance

Launch
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C

Countly Community Edition

Real time mobile and web analytics

Launch
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MarkText

A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows

Launch
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LibreOffice

Free and open source offline office

Launch
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Notepad

Offline capable Notepad PWA

Launch
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Standard Notes

A free, open-source, and completely encrypted notes app

Launch
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Cronicle

Simple, distributed task scheduler and runner with a web based UI

Launch
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Magento

Create custom stores, manage products and services, and integrate

Launch
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Shiori

Simple bookmark manager built with Go

Launch
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NopCommerce

ASP.NET Core eCommerce software

Launch
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Radicale

Simple calendar and contact server with extremely low administrative overhead

Launch
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FullCalendar

Full-sized drag & drop event calendar in JavaScript

Launch
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Freeplane

Application for Mind Mapping, Knowledge Management, Project Management

Launch
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Fastlane

The easiest way to automate building and releasing your iOS and Android apps

Launch
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DuckDB

DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system

Launch
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pyLoad

Lightweight, customizable and remotely manageable downloader

Launch
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OliveTin

Web interface for running Linux shell commands. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Go

Launch
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Chef

Chef Infra, a powerful automation platform

Launch
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Snipe-IT

Managing assets with a Google doc or a shared Excel spreadsheet is more common

Launch
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Hammerspoon

Tool for powerful OSX automation with the Lua scripting engine

Launch

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IndieDevUse is a curated directory showcasing the tools, apps, and tech stacks that successful indie developers and bootstrapped founders actually use to build their products. Discover what real developers rely on for coding, design, deployment, marketing, and productivity. Each developer profile shows their complete setup — from editors and frameworks to hosting and analytics tools.

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