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Free
Bartosz Ciechanowski’s explainers
Interactive essays on how things work
No installWeb
FreeBeepBox
Make chiptune music by clicking on a grid
No installWeb
Free to startExcalidraw
Hand-drawn style diagrams in your browser
No installWeb
FreeLichess
Free chess with no ads, forever
No installWeb · iOS · Android
FreeLocalSend
AirDrop for every device
Mac · Windows · Linux · iOS · Android
FreeMerlin Bird ID
Hear a bird? Find out what it is
iOS · Android- Free
Neal.fun
A collection of wonderful web toys
No installWeb 
PaidPaprika
Save recipes from anywhere, cook without the clutter
iOS · Android · Mac · Windows
Free to startPhotopea
A Photoshop-style editor that runs in your browser
No installWeb
Free to startRadio Garden
Spin a globe, listen to live radio anywhere
No installWeb · iOS · Android
Free to startRectangle
Snap Mac windows into place with a shortcut
Mac
PaidThings 3
A to-do list that feels calm instead of nagging
Mac · iOS
PaidTownscaper
Click to build a little island town
iOS · Android · Mac · Windows
FreeA Dark Room
A text adventure that starts with lighting a fire
No installWeb · iOS · AndroidFree
Actual Budget
Private, open-source envelope budgeting
Mac · Windows · Linux · Web- Free
AltTab
Windows-style window switching on a Mac
Mac 
FreeAmphetamine
Keep your Mac awake when you need it
Mac
Free to startAnki
Flashcards that know when you are about to forget
Mac · Windows · Linux · Android · iOS · Web
Free to startAre.na
Collect and connect ideas, without the algorithm
No installWeb · iOS · Android
Free to startBear
A beautiful notes app with tags instead of folders
Mac · iOS
Free to startBear Blog
A tiny, fast, no-nonsense blog
No installWeb
FreeCarbon
Beautiful images of your code
No installWeb
Free to startCarrot Weather
A weather app with a sarcastic personality
iOS · Android · Mac
FreeCidus
Discover independent writers wherever they publish
No installWeb- Free
Cookie Clicker
Click a cookie. Then build a cookie empire.
No installWeb 
FreeCool Little App
Handpicked useful, clever and fun little apps
No installWeb
Free to startCoolors
Press the spacebar, get a color palette
No installWeb · iOS · Extension
Free to startCouldThisWork
Explore a business idea with a friendly AI partner
No installWeb
Free to startDark Reader
Dark mode for every website
Extension
Free to startDarkroom
A photo editor built around your photo library
iOS · Mac
Free to startDaylio
A mood journal you can fill in with two taps
iOS · Android
Free to startDrafts
Open the app, start typing, decide later
iOS · MacFree
Espanso
Type a short code, get a whole paragraph
Mac · Windows · Linux- Free
Every Time Zone
See what time it is everywhere, at a glance
No installWeb - Free
Explained Visually
Math ideas made visual and interactive
No installWeb 
Free to startFinch
Look after a little bird by looking after yourself
iOS · AndroidFree
Flexbox Froggy
Learn CSS layout by guiding frogs to lily pads
No installWeb
Free to startFlighty
Know about flight delays before the airline tells you
iOS
Free to startForest
Plant a tree, stay off your phone
iOS · Android · Extension
Free to startGentler Streak
A fitness tracker that tells you when to rest
iOS
FreeGifski
Turn videos into great-looking GIFs
Mac
Free to startHabitica
Your habits, but as a role-playing game
No installWeb · iOS · AndroidFree to start
Haikei
Make blobby, wavy, layered backgrounds
No installWeb
PaidHalide
A pro camera app for iPhone
iOS
Free to startHand Mirror
Check how you look before a video call
MacFree to start
Hemingway Editor
Makes your writing bold and clear
No installWeb · Mac · Windows- Free
Hydra
Live-code glitchy, trippy visuals
No installWeb 
PaidiA Writer
A focused place to write and nothing else
Mac · Windows · iOS · AndroidFree
Ice
Tidy up a crowded Mac menu bar
Mac
FreeItsycal
A tiny calendar in your Mac menu bar
Mac
Free to startJust the Recipe
Paste a recipe link, get only the recipe
No installWeb · iOS · AndroidFree
Keka
Open and make zip, 7z, rar and other archives
Mac
Free to startKinopio
A spatial canvas for messy thinking
No installWeb
PaidKlack
Satisfying mechanical keyboard sounds as you type
Mac
FreeKleki
A free painting app that runs in your browser
No installWebFree
Learn Git Branching
Learn Git with a visual, game-like tutorial
No installWeb
Free to startLittle Alchemy 2
Combine elements to discover 720 things
No installWeb · iOS · AndroidFree to start
Lunar
Control the brightness of external monitors
Mac
FreeMaccy
Clipboard history that is fast and out of the way
Mac- Free to start
MacWhisper
Turn audio into text, privately on your Mac
Mac 
PaidMini Metro
Design a subway map for a growing city
iOS · Android · Mac · Windows · LinuxFree to start
Mochi
Friendly Markdown flashcards and notes
No installWeb · Mac · Windows · Linux · iOS · Android
FreeMonkeytype
A minimal, very customizable typing test
No installWeb
Free to startmyNoise
Hundreds of hand-tuned background sounds
No installWeb · iOS · Android
FreeNetNewsWire
A free, fast RSS reader for Mac and iPhone
Mac · iOS
Free to startNoisli
Mix rain, fire and café sounds to help you focus
No installWeb · iOS · Extension
Free to startObsidian
A second brain made of plain text files
Mac · Windows · Linux · iOS · Android
FreeOddsSimply
Sports betting odds explained in plain English
No installWeb
FreeOne Thing
Put the one thing you should be doing in your menu bar
Mac
Free to startOvercast
A podcast player that makes talk sound better
iOS · Web
FreePairDrop
Send files between nearby devices from a browser tab
No installWeb
FreePatatap
Every key makes a sound and an animation
No installWeb
FreePiskel
Draw pixel art and animated sprites
No installWeb
Free to startPomofocus
A simple Pomodoro timer in a browser tab
No installWeb
Free to startPoolsuite FM
Summer vibes in a retro computer window
No installWeb · iOS · Mac
Free to startRallly
Friendly scheduling polls without the ads
No installWeb
Freeregex101
Build and test regular expressions, with explanations
No installWeb
FreeSandspiel
A falling-sand game to play with elements
No installWeb- Free
Seeing Theory
Probability and statistics you can play with
No installWeb Free to start
Session
A Pomodoro timer that helps you notice where time goes
Mac · iOS- Free
Shadertoy
Browse and write mind-bending graphics code
No installWeb 
Free to startShottr
A tiny, very fast screenshot tool
MacFree
Silk
Draw glowing, symmetrical silk art
No installWeb
Free to startSky Guide
Hold your phone up to the stars and see their names
iOS
Free to startStellarium Web
A planetarium in your browser
No installWeb
PaidStreaks
Build up to twelve good habits
iOS · Mac- Free
SVGOMG
Shrink SVG files with live preview
No installWeb 
FreeThe Evolution of Trust
A 30-minute game about why we trust each other
No installWebFree
This Is Sand
Pour colored sand and make pictures
No installWeb · iOS
Freetldraw
A very good free whiteboard
No installWeb
Free to startTot
Seven little colorful notes, always one click away
Mac · iOS
Free to startTweek
A weekly planner that looks like paper
No installWeb · iOS · Android
PaidTypora
Markdown that looks finished while you type
Mac · Windows · Linux
FreeUniversal Paperclips
A game about making paperclips. Lots of them.
No installWeb · iOS · Android
Free to startVentusky
Beautiful animated weather maps
No installWeb · iOS · Android
FreeWhen2meet
Find a time that works for everyone
No installWeb
FreeWindowSwap
Look out of someone else’s window
No installWeb
Free to startWorkflowy
One infinite list for everything in your head
No installWeb · Mac · Windows · iOS · Android
FreeWorldle
Guess the country from its shape
No installWeb
FreeWormhole
Send big files with a link that self-destructs
No installWeb
Free to startWrite.as
Start writing without signing up
No installWeb
Free to startZoom Earth
Live satellite weather for the whole planet
No installWeb