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Every tool we have reviewed, A to Z, with its score. Want the best of the lot? See the leaderboard.
Airtime
Camera and presentation tools for video calls, formerly mmhmm.
Are.na
A quiet place to collect things and connect ideas over time.
Bitwarden
A password manager with an open-source core and a generous free tier.
Calibre
Manages, converts and reads your ebook library on your own computer.
CoMaps
Offline maps and navigation built on OpenStreetMap, run by its community.
Cryptomator
Encrypts the files you keep in any cloud folder before they leave your device.
CryptPad
An encrypted office suite for writing, spreadsheets and slides together.
Delta Chat
A chat app that runs on ordinary email, with no phone number needed.
Ente Photos
End-to-end encrypted photo backup and sharing.
Excalidraw
A browser whiteboard for sketching diagrams that look hand-drawn.
Ferdium
Puts all your messaging services in one desktop app.
FreshRSS
A self-hosted RSS reader that runs on a Raspberry Pi.
Hermes Agent
An open-source AI agent that learns skills from the tasks it does and remembers you.
Joplin
Open-source notes with sync through whichever service you choose.
Kagi
A paid search engine with no ads and no tracking.
KeePassXC
A password manager that keeps one encrypted file on your own computer.
Kiwix
Wikipedia and other libraries of knowledge, saved to read with no internet.
Krita
A full painting and illustration studio that costs nothing.
LocalSend
Send files between any two devices on the same Wi-Fi.
NetNewsWire
A fast, free RSS reader that brings the sites you choose to you.
Obsidian
A notes app that works on a plain folder of Markdown files.
OpenClaw
An open-source AI assistant that runs on your own computer and works through your chat apps.
PhotoMosh
Glitch your photos, videos and webcam in the browser.
Syncthing
Keeps folders in sync directly between your own devices.
Zotero
Collects, cites and organises your research sources, and keeps them yours.