Free, privacy respecting replacements for mainstream apps. No ads, no tracking.
Office Suite
A completely free offline office suite with Writer, Calc, and Impress. Highly compatible with Microsoft formats.
Clean interface with excellent compatibility for DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX files. Available for desktop and self-hosting.
Note Taking
Open source note taking with end-to-end encryption. Supports Markdown and syncs via Nextcloud, Dropbox, or OneDrive.
A powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.
Project Management
An open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana. Available as a standalone desktop app or server.
Image Editing
A long standing free image editor. Recent updates added non destructive layers and improved format compatibility.
Professional, free, and open source painting program. Excellent for concept art, textures, and matte paintings.
Vector Graphics
Professional quality vector graphics software for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Uses SVG as its native format.
Video Editing
A free and open source video editor for Linux, Windows, and MacOS, based on the MLT Framework, KDE, and Qt.
Photo Management
AI-powered app for browsing, organizing, and sharing your photo collection. Self-hosted for maximum privacy.
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage and gallery app. A true privacy-first alternative to Google Photos and Apple Photos.
RAW Photo Processing
An open source photography workflow application and RAW developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers.
A powerful cross-platform raw photo processing program. Highly regarded for its image quality and advanced algorithms.
Video Streaming
A lightweight frontend for YouTube. Watch videos ad free, play background audio, and download clips without a Google account.
An alternative YouTube frontend using Piped instances, ensuring Google tracks neither your device IP nor your watching habits.
Music Streaming
An Android application for streaming music from YouTube Music. Features background play and offline caching.
Open source Spotify client that does not use the Electron framework. Uses Spotify API for data and YouTube/Piped for audio.
Home Media Server
The Free Software Media System. Puts you in control of managing and streaming your media without premium fees or tracking.
Messaging
The gold standard for end to end encrypted messaging and voice calls with minimal metadata collection.
An end-to-end encrypted messenger that removes metadata collection. No phone number or email is required to create an account.
Team Collaboration
Secure, open source collaboration platform. Designed as a self-hosted alternative to Slack and Microsoft Teams.
A secure, decentralized communication app. You own your data and can host your own server or use a trusted public one.
Video Conferencing
Fully encrypted, 100 percent open source video conferencing. No account required, just share a link.
Password Management
Free, secure, and open source password management across all your devices. Self-hosting is also supported.
A modern, secure, and open source password manager that stores your passwords locally on your device.
System Cleanup
Frees disk space and guards your privacy. Open source and trusted by millions, without the bundled adware of proprietary tools.
Remote Desktop
Open source virtual/remote desktop software. You can use the public servers or host your own for complete control.
Web Browser
Prevents cross site tracking and does not feed your browsing history into an advertising ecosystem. Highly customizable.
Built on Chromium but strips out Google tracking. Includes built in ad and tracker blocking by default.
Developed in partnership with the Tor Project. Designed to minimize fingerprinting and tracking, without requiring the Tor network.
Budgeting
Local first and open source, allowing you to track household income and expenses without selling your financial data.
A free and open source personal finance manager. Self-hosted, giving you absolute ownership of your financial data.
Accounting
Personal and small business financial-accounting software, freely licensed under the GNU GPL. Double-entry accounting system.
Navigation
Built on OpenStreetMap data with fully offline routing and no location tracking. Ideal for hiking and road trips.
Highly detailed offline maps with advanced features like contour lines, elevation, and extensive customization.
Travel Guides
A free, worldwide travel guide written by volunteers. Available offline and completely free of commercial bias.
Cloud Storage
A self hosted cloud storage solution that gives you full control over your files, contacts, calendars, and more.
A continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes.
Article Saving
Self hosted article archiving and reading list management. Saves content cleanly without ads or tracking.
A fully open source, self-hosted bookmark and link archive manager. Captures screenshots and PDFs of saved pages.
Podcasts
A podcast manager for Android. Open source, no tracking, and supports all major podcast directories.
Code Hosting
A lightweight, self-hosted Git service. A soft fork of Gitea, focused on community governance and sustainability.
A painless, self-hosted Git service. Easy to install and runs well on low-powered hardware like a Raspberry Pi.
API Development
An offline-only, open source API client. Stores collections directly in your Git repository, avoiding cloud sync and forced accounts.
Containerization
A daemonless, open source container engine. Developed by Red Hat as a secure, drop-in replacement for Docker.
Activity Tracking
GPS activity tracking for Android that stores data locally and exports to standard formats. No social network pressure.
Free and open source fitness tracking app. Focuses on privacy and does not require an account or internet connection.
Body Metrics
An Android app to track weight and body measurements. Supports multiple users and syncs with various smart scales via Bluetooth.