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

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  1. TinyURL

    Launch

    Quickly shorten and customize any URL — track clicks with a free account.

    Free

  2. L

    Localsend

    Launch

    Free, open-source file sharing tool for nearby devices. Cross-platform support with end-to-end encryption, no registration required, automatic device discovery.

    FreeOpen source

  3. S

    Syncthing

    Launch

    Syncthing replaces proprietary sync and cloud services with something open, trustworthy and decentralized.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

  4. P

    Podman

    Launch

    Podman is a daemonless, open source, Linux native tool designed to make it easy to find, run, build, share and deploy applications using Open Containers Initiative (OCI) Containers and Container Images. Podman provides a command line interf

    FreeOpen source

  5. H

    Hash

    Launch

    Shows the hash values of entered text using different algorithms.

    FreeOpen source

  6. J

    Jekyll

    Launch

    Jekyll is an open source content management system that helps you build static websites that are faster, more accessible and more efficient

    FreeOpen source

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Redis Insight

Official Redis tool for browsing, debugging, and visualizing data

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restic

restic is a backup program that is fast, efficient and secure

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BentoPDF

Powerful, privacy-first, client-side PDF toolkit

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Mole

Native Mac maintenance utility for cleanup, app management, disk analysis

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Krita

Krita is a cross-platform application for creating digital art files

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Mkdocs

Project documentation with Markdown

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FreeTube

An Open Source YouTube app for privacy

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copyparty

Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, deduplication, WebDAV

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ownCloud

ownCloud, your file platform

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Tabby

A terminal for a more modern age

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OnionShare

Securely and anonymously share a file of any size

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Avalonia

Develop Desktop, Embedded, Mobile and WebAssembly apps with C# and XAML

Launch
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Docsify

Create beautiful, organized documentation and collaborate effortlessly

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ghidra

A software reverse engineering

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Kubernetes CLI

Automate, monitor, scale, and configure applications effortlessly

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Clash Verge Rev

A modern GUI client based on Tauri, designed to run in Windows

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Vaultwarden

Lightweight Bitwarden server API implementation written in Rust

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rclone

Rclone is a command line program to sync files and directories

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D

DokuWiki

A popular self-hostable wiki software with a large number of plugins

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Maccy

Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS

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pencil

Free, open-source tool for making diagrams and GUI prototyping

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C

Create React App

Set up a modern web app by running one command

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HowToCook

Programmer's guide about how to cook at home

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Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Core integration/staging tree

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C

ConvertX

Online file converter which supports over a thousand different formats

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M

Mullvad Browser

Privacy browser focused on anti-fingerprinting protection

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Halo

A powerful and easy-to-use website building tool (documentation in Chinese)

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A

AB Download Manager Browser Integration

Download files with AB Download Manager app

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O

OpenTTD

An open-source clone of Transport Tycoon Plus with major improvements

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C

CyberChef

Perform all manner of operations within a web browser such as AES

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F

FRP

A fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or…

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A

Amnezia Client

Amnezia VPN Client (Desktop+Mobile)

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A

AuthPass

Password Manager based on Flutter for all platforms

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Kopia

Cross-platform backup tool for Windows, macOS & Linux

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E

EasyOCR

Streamline document scanning, convert scans into searchable text

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Ice

Powerful menu bar manager for macOS

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T

Tailwindcss Safe Area

Tailwind CSS utilities for safe areas

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V

Vagrant

Tool for building and distributing development environments

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C

Clash Party

Another Mihomo GUI

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File Centipede

Download files, videos, audio, and images from web pages

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Zoraxy

General purpose HTTP reverse proxy and forwarding tool

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D

Datasette ChatGPT plugin

Enable natural language questions, real-time insights

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OpenLogi

A native, local-first alternative to Logitech Options+, written in Rust

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Hysteria

Hysteria is powerful, lightning-fast

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Category
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