Directory
Software and Online Tools is the everyday toolbox of the directory. Linux and macOS software covers desktop apps, package sources, and utilities for both systems. Browser tools and extensions come next, with add-ons that change how pages look or work. Text and writing tools hold editors, grammar helpers, and formatting utilities, while text editors and formatting lists the code-focused editors and their plugins. System utilities covers disk, file, and maintenance tools, and media players and servers collect apps for playing and streaming your own files. File utilities, hardware and diagnostics, notes and knowledge management, PDF tools, and RSS readers fill out the rest of the list. Many entries are small projects from individual developers, so support and update schedules vary. Read the listing and check the licence before you install anything you plan to use at work.
A shell history tool that syncs, searches and backs up shell history with end-to-end encryption, available for macOS, Linux and Windows and for shells including bash, zsh and fish. It includes Atuin AI, which is free during testing and can suggest and run commands.
bibisco is a novel writing software for authors that helps plan, organize and write a story. It offers a word processor, character development, chapters and scenes management, outline and mind maps. A free version is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Bom.so helps open, check, secure, monitor, or manage URLs and website links.
BorgBackup is an open-source deduplicating archiver that provides compression and authenticated encryption for stored data. The project is hosted on GitHub, with the public repository tracking development of the BorgBackup tool.
BreakMessage is a web tool for creating a "break message" that lets others know when the user will be back. The resume time is parsed by the browser, and ending a break is done by double-click or pressing X, which also toggles full-screen mode with F.
BreezePDF is a PDF editor that runs in the browser or locally on a desktop. It provides functions for adding text, signatures, form fields and images, and for merging, splitting, reordering and password-protecting PDFs. It also supports export to DOCX and CSV. Files are processed locally and are not uploaded to servers.
BulkResizePhotos is a free, unlimited online image resizer. It supports resizing individual images or batches of images, and does not require users to create an account to access the service.
Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts is a Google Chrome Help page that provides official documentation of keyboard shortcuts for using the Chrome web browser. It includes shortcut key combinations for common actions on Windows and Linux systems, such as opening new tabs, navigating between open tabs, and accessing the home page.
Codepasta helps clean, compare, sort, transform, count, or format text in the browser.
Cryptee is a service offering encrypted photo storage and an encrypted documents editor. According to its site, it is intended for writing personal documents, notes and journals and for storing photos and videos, and it works on all devices. The help page describes it as a place to write personal documents and store photos privately.
DeaDBeeF is a modular cross-platform audio player running on GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows, *BSD, OpenSolaris and other UNIX-like systems. It plays many audio formats, converts between them and supports additional plugins that extend it.
Translation tool for converting text between languages with strong writing and context handling.
Erik Dubois is a video resource with tutorials, demonstrations, reviews, or related media.
A search engine for blogs and podcasts that returns search results as RSS feeds. It searches across blog posts and podcast episodes, and users can subscribe to a search feed to receive updates when new results match their criteria.
Gnome-Look is a Linux, macOS, BSD, or Unix resource for tools, documentation, communities, or system workflows.
GSlides Maker is a command-line tool that generates Google Slides presentations from Wikipedia content. The generated presentation uses a blank theme, and users can then choose a Google Presentation theme, which changes the font style, size and color. The beta version produces only text content and does not yet produce slides containing images.
i2ocr is a free online OCR tool that extracts text from images and PDFs using AI-powered optical character recognition. It supports 128 languages and converts files into editable, searchable text. The service is accessible via its website.
InfiniteMac is a web-based collection of classic Macintosh and NeXT system releases. It allows users to run selected versions of System Software, Mac OS, A/UX, Mac OS X, or NeXTStep in a virtual machine within a browser. An "Infinite HD" disk with era-appropriate software is available. Users can customize machine and disk choices, and on some systems import/export files and mount virtual CD-ROMs.
Mr.E-Fonts is a font collection compiled by Mister E over several decades, hosted on the Internet Archive for free download, borrowing, and streaming. It was uploaded as a personal backup of the curator's font holdings.
PickVote is a storage, design, or frontend resource for mockups, assets, UI tools, or web search.
Proton Sheets is an end-to-end encrypted online spreadsheet application from Proton. It enables users to protect and analyze sensitive data, collaborate with clients, and keep teams aligned. The software supports importing Excel or Google Sheets files, real-time collaboration, calculations, budgeting, project management, and progress tracking. It is part of Proton Drive's suite of productivity tools.
r/Addons4Kodi is a Reddit community or thread with discussion, guides, updates, or shared resources.
search.mdosch.de is a search instance or metasearch resource for private web discovery.
TTSReader is an online text-to-speech reader that turns text into natural-sounding speech for listening online or generating downloadable audio. It reads plain text, files, PDFs, e-books and websites, supports export to MP3, and remembers text and position between sessions. It runs in a browser without installation and also offers an iOS app.
