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SuperCookCheck off the ingredients you already have, and get recipes you can cook right now — each result links out to the source site. Free and registration-free reverse recipe search.
Have I Been PwnedA data breach lookup service by security researcher Troy Hunt. Enter an email address to see whether it appears in known breaches, check passwords against leaked corpora, and get breach alerts. Core searches are free and need no account.
PairDropOpen-source, browser-based file transfer: devices on the same network discover each other automatically and send files peer-to-peer over WebRTC; pairing and temporary rooms extend transfers across networks. No signup, no installation.
iFixitA free repair knowledge base and community: hundreds of thousands of step-by-step teardown repair guides, a Q&A forum and repairability scores, plus a tools and parts store and Right to Repair advocacy.
Open Food FactsA crowdsourced food database where a barcode scan returns ingredient lists, nutrition tables and Nutri-Score style ratings; everything is published under the ODbL license by a French nonprofit.
DeepLA language AI platform run by DeepL SE in Germany, best known for its neural machine translator, alongside the DeepL Write assistant, DeepL Voice speech translation, and a developer API, with free and Pro tiers.
Terms of Service; Didn't Read (ToS;DR)A nonprofit community project, online since 2012, that breaks major sites' terms of service and privacy policies into plain-language "points" and grades each service A–E, published as open data with a browser extension and public API.
Xiachufang (下厨房)A Chinese recipe-sharing community launched in 2011, where home cooks publish step-by-step photo recipes and post their results. Its counter shows 3.58 million recipes; free to browse without an account, plus membership and courses.
ChatGPTOpenAI's conversational AI assistant, launched in November 2022, with web search, file and image handling, voice, memory and custom GPTs. Basic chatting is free with no sign-up; paid plans run $8–$100+/month.
timeanddate.comA free online time-and-date toolkit run by Norway's Time and Date AS since 1998: world clocks, time zone conversion, calendars and holidays, sun and moon astronomy, eclipses and weather. No sign-up; optional ad-free subscription.
NotionAn all-in-one workspace from Notion Labs that unifies docs, wikis, databases, and project management in one block-based editor; free for individuals, with the fullest AI features reserved for the Business plan and above.
KagiPaid, ad-free search engine from US-based Kagi Inc.: subscription-funded, no user tracking, results blending its own indexes with external sources, with domain personalization, Lenses, Bangs, an AI assistant, and the Orion browser.
ObsidianLocal-first Markdown notes and knowledge base from Canada's Dynalist Inc. Notes stay on your device as plain text, linked into a graph, extensible via 7,500+ community plugins. Free even for commercial use; Sync and Publish cost extra.
LinearA cloud product development and issue-tracking system from San Francisco's Linear Orbit: speed- and keyboard-first, built on Issues, Cycles, Triage and Projects, with AI agents as workspace members. Free plan; paid tiers per user.
DiaAI-native Chromium browser from The Browser Company (now part of Atlassian): the address bar doubles as an AI prompt with context from your tabs and work tools. Free tier has no AI; plans from $20/month; Apple Silicon Mac only.
CapacitiesObject-based notes and personal knowledge management from an independent German team: everything is a typed, linked object instead of a file in folders. Free plan promised forever; Pro adds AI, calendar, and tasks. EU-hosted under GDPR.
ClaudeAnthropic's AI assistant and agent platform: chat, writing, coding, web search, Artifacts, and file creation on web, desktop, and mobile; paid plans add the Claude Code and Cowork agents. Launched March 2023; free plan, Pro from $20/month.
KimiMoonshot AI's assistant: chat, deep research, slides/docs/website generation and coding from one prompt box, on web, apps, desktop and API. Open-weight K models; K3 (July 2026) is the largest open-weight model at 2.8T parameters.
DoubaoByteDance's AI assistant for China: chat, search, writing, PPT and image/video generation, voice calls, and an office agent on web, desktop, and mobile. Launched August 2023; ~172M MAU (QuestMobile). Free tier; Pro plans RMB 68–500/month.
GensparkAll-in-one AI agent workspace by Palo Alto's MainFunc: 70+ orchestrated AI models turn one prompt into finished slides, sheets, docs, apps, videos — even phone calls. Launched as AI search in June 2024; Super Agent pivot in April 2025.
GranolaLondon-based Granola's AI meeting notepad: no bot joins the call — desktop and mobile apps capture device audio, transcribe it, and expand your jotted notes into structured summaries. Launched May 2024; free tier, Business $14/user/month.
Wispr FlowAI voice dictation from San Francisco startup Wispr: hold a key, talk, and polished text lands in whatever app your cursor is in — on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android. Launched October 2024; 100+ languages; free tier, Pro from $15/month.
HeptabaseA visual note-taking and PKM app by Taiwan-based Hepta Platforms: cards on whiteboards, PDF annotation, web clipping, Readwise sync, and AI Q&A. Paid-only, from $8.99/month billed yearly, with a 7-day free trial.
Zen BrowserA free, open-source Firefox-based desktop browser (MPL-2.0) maintained by a volunteer community. Built around vertical tabs, with Workspaces, Compact Mode, Split View and Glance; no telemetry; funded by donations. Still officially beta.
SuperlistTo-do list and notes app from the Wunderlist team: lists are rich documents mixing tasks, text, and images, with sharing, Gmail/Slack/GitHub integrations, AI voice and meeting notes. Free tier; paid plans from $59/yr per person.
Readwise ReaderReadwise's all-in-one reader brings articles, RSS, PDFs, EPUBs, YouTube transcripts and newsletters together with first-class highlighting and note-app export. 30-day trial, then $9.99/month (annual).
FeltFelt is a cloud-native GIS — drop any spatial file into the browser to get a shareable map, edit together in real time, and connect live warehouse data. Free for personal use.
flomoflomo is a Chinese card-note service for frictionless, chat-like capture — jot via WeChat or full-platform apps, then resurface notes with tags and daily review. Free tier; PRO/MAX plans.
TanaTana is an agentic meeting platform from Tana Labs: AI agents work during live video calls — logging decisions, filing issues, drafting emails — and build a shared team context graph. Its note-taking predecessor continues as Tana Outliner.
AnytypeAnytype is a local-first, end-to-end encrypted knowledge management and collaboration app for desktop and mobile. It requires no email signup, syncs peer-to-peer or via self-hosted networks, and its code is source-available.
RemNoteRemNote is a learning platform that combines outline-based notes, spaced-repetition flashcards, PDF annotation, and AI study tools in one app, founded at MIT in 2020.
AmieAmie is a Berlin-built productivity app that combines bot-free AI meeting notes, calendar, todos, and email drafting in one interface, with macOS/iOS/Windows apps and an MCP server that lets Claude or ChatGPT access your data.
MotionMotion is an all-in-one work platform built around AI auto-scheduling, combining tasks, projects, calendar, meeting notes, and docs. It is paid-only and English-only.
mymindmymind is an AI-driven private bookmarking tool that auto-tags and organizes everything you save — no folders, no social features, no ads. The free plan is capped at 100 cards; paid tiers start at $4.99/month.
ScrintalScrintal is a visual note-taking and research tool built by a Stockholm-based team, combining an infinite canvas with reusable docs and library-wide bi-directional links; it offers a single paid plan with no permanent free tier.
AFFiNEAFFiNE is an open-source, local-first workspace fusing block-based docs, an edgeless whiteboard, databases and AI on one canvas, with cloud sync, desktop and mobile apps, and Docker self-hosting — an open alternative to Notion and Miro.
LogseqLogseq is an open-source, privacy-first outliner and knowledge tool that stores notes as local Markdown or Org-mode plain text, with desktop and mobile apps. The app is free (AGPL-3.0); encrypted official sync is an optional paid add-on.
AppFlowyAppFlowy is an AGPL-3.0 open-source Notion alternative built with Flutter and Rust, offering docs, multi-view databases, kanban project management and AI features across local offline workspaces, hosted cloud, and Docker self-hosting.
Cal.comCal.com is a scheduling platform: free booking links for individuals, routing forms and workflows for teams, APIs and embeds for developers. The commercial product went closed source in 2026; the code lives on as MIT-licensed Cal.diy.
DubDub is an open-source link attribution platform combining branded short links, click-to-conversion analytics, affiliate program management, and a developer API — a self-hostable, modern alternative to Bitly and Short.io.
TwentyTwenty is an open-source CRM positioned as an open alternative to Salesforce: customizable data model, email/calendar sync, kanban pipelines, workflows and AI agents, with REST/GraphQL APIs and MCP server, on cloud or self-hosted Docker.
PlanePlane is an AGPL-3.0 open-source project management platform positioned as an alternative to Jira and Linear — work items, cycles, modules, multiple layouts, wiki and AI in one workspace, on hosted cloud, self-hosted Docker, or air-gapped.
DocumensoDocumenso is an AGPL-3.0 open-source e-signature platform positioned as the open DocuSign alternative — documents, templates, teams, API/webhooks and embedded signing — self-hosted via Docker or hosted cloud with a 5-per-month free tier.
FormbricksFormbricks is an open-source survey platform from Germany focused on targeted micro-surveys inside websites and apps. The AGPLv3 core is fully self-hostable; the hosted cloud has a free tier and stores data in Germany.
PostizPostiz is an AGPL-3.0 open-source social media scheduling platform with cross-posting to 30+ networks, a visual calendar and team workflows, plus an MCP server, CLI and API for AI agents; hosted cloud from $29/month or free self-hosting.
AkiflowAkiflow merges tasks and calendars: pull to-dos from Gmail, Slack, Notion and more into one inbox, drag them onto your calendar as time blocks, and let the Aki AI assistant schedule for you. Founded 2020, YC-backed; no free plan.
RizeRize is an automatic time tracker: a desktop app records your app, web and meeting time in the background and AI files it by client and project — no timers, no screenshots, no keylogging. Founded 2020 in San Francisco; bootstrapped.
Goblin ToolsGoblin Tools is a free set of single-task AI mini-tools: break overwhelming tasks into small steps, rewrite tone, judge emotion, estimate time and more. Made for neurodivergent users, free forever with no ads, in 70+ languages.
QianjiQianji is a Chinese bookkeeping app known for "three no's": no ads, no splash, no wealth management. Quick entry, assets, ledgers and reports free on Android, iOS, Windows, Mac and HarmonyOS; 6M+ users.
ManusManus is a general AI agent from Singapore-based Butterfly Effect. It executes tasks in a cloud virtual machine and delivers research reports, slides, deployed websites, and videos. Credit-based, free tier included.
GumloopGumloop is an AI agent builder for whole companies: employees describe a task in plain language and get an agent that acts in hundreds of apps, run on schedules, events, or webhooks. It began in 2023 as a drag-and-drop workflow tool.
TallyTally is a form builder from a small Belgian team: type like writing a doc and insert question blocks with slash commands. The free plan includes unlimited forms and submissions, conditional logic, e-signatures and Stripe payments.
WhimsicalWhimsical is an online whiteboard and docs tool: draw flowcharts, wireframes and mind maps on an infinite canvas, write connected docs, and generate diagrams with a built-in AI agent. Founded 2017; free plan, paid plans per editor.
CraftCraft is a design-led document and notes app with block editing, tasks, calendar and daily notes, offline-first sync, web publishing and cloud or on-device AI. Launched 2020 by a Hungarian team; free tier, Plus from $6.4/month yearly.
ReclaimReclaim is an AI calendar assistant for Google Calendar and Outlook that auto-schedules tasks, habits, meetings and focus time, reshuffling when plans change. Founded 2019 in Portland, acquired by Dropbox in 2024; free Lite plan.
Superhumansuperhuman.com is home to Superhuman, the AI productivity company renamed from Grammarly in 2025. Its flagship Superhuman Mail is a premium, keyboard-first email client for Gmail and Outlook — from $30/month, no free tier.
RaycastRaycast is a keyboard-first launcher and productivity suite: app and file search, clipboard history, window management, a store of community extensions and a paid AI assistant. Founded 2020 in London; on macOS, Windows and iOS.
SunsamaSunsama is a guided daily planner that pulls calendars and tasks from tools like Asana, Jira, Gmail and Slack into one view, with a daily planning ritual, time blocking and focus mode. No free plan; 14-day trial, no card required.
AttioAn AI-native CRM built on a flexible data model: sync email and calendar to auto-build a live relationship database, then layer automations, sequences, call intelligence and reports. Founded in London in 2019; free tier for up to 3 seats.