AlternativeTo

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Crowd-sourced software recommendations, tech news & great apps! What application, service or game would you like to replace? Co-founded by @olaj & @raawmarkus

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Free open-source, no-watermark screen recording with full zoom controls and custom backgrounds

Free and open-source Rufus-style USB creator for Mac that builds legacy macOS bootable drives on Apple Silicon, plus Windows and Linux installers. No Terminal required

Free open source tool for 2D PNG VTubers with speaking and blinking reactions, sprite attachments, jiggle physics, and OBS transparency

Turn your ROM collection into a beautiful self-hosted gaming hub with browser play, metadata from 10+ providers, cross-device save syncing, and support for over 400 platforms. A must-have for emulator fans 🕹️👉

Free and open-source desktop app for downloading videos or extract audio from hundreds of sites, including YouTube and TikTok, with playlists, history, and built-in compression

Download videos and media from major platforms like Instagram, Reddit, TikTok and more for free. Open source, privacy focused and completely ad-free

Share any screen region on macOS in any meeting app, draw a box, get a crisp live preview window, and share only what you want

The anti-Google, self-hosted and privacy-focused alternative to Google Timeline (Google Location History) for tracking your location history, with heat maps, stats and imports. Encrypted and EU-Hosted. No ads. No data selling

Speaking of truly independent alternatives to Google Search, Brave Search is an excellent privacy-focused, no tracking search engine with its own independent index, community driven ranking options, AI-powered answers, and integrated chatbot ✨

Beautiful free and open-source tool to visualize your keystrokes ⌨️ and 🖱️ mouse actions in real-time, with fully customizable styles. Available for Windows &amp; Mac

The perfect open-source alternative to Notion, Miro and Airtable, with fully merged docs, infinite whiteboards, Kanban, and databases AFFiNE

Free bilingual translator for websites, PDFs, and EPUBs, and YouTube or Netflix subtitle translation in real time across browser and iOS, powered by multiple AI models

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Cross-platform Obsidian vault-compatible markdown notes app built with Rust and Tauri v2, available for Linux as AppImage and Flatpak. Free and open-source!

PlayStation 4 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS written in C++. Running Bloodborne, Red Dead Redemption, Yakuza 0, and more

Free and open-source offline AI image upscaler for Linux, macOS, and Windows, built with a Linux-first philosophy and an optional cloud-based version

A universal file converter that runs locally on your device and doesn't send your files to sketchy servers

Open-source alternative to Little Snitch for Windows and Linux that monitors all network activity with per app firewall controls, tracker blocking, secure DNS, and optional SPN by Safing

Universal Windows command bar with clipboard history, media and meeting controls, batch image tools, AI writing via cloud or local LLMs, and way more! Etienne Baudoux | Software Engineer @Microsoft

Free, open-source, end-to-end encrypted clipboard that syncs text, images, and files across Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, and Android. No account, no cloud dependency, and no central server

Peer-to-peer encrypted file transfer app offering unlimited verified direct transfers and resumable downloads. Open source, cross-platform, and no account required

Beautiful third party Apple Music client for Windows, Linux, and macOS with themes, plugins, Discord and integration, Spotify-like phone remote control and external mini player with lyrics Cider Collective, LLC.

Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) and GNOME/KDE as if they were a part of the native OS, including Nautilus integration

FREE macOS app with curated 4K and live wallpapers, no ads, no login, low CPU and battery use. Did we mention it is completely free?

Download complete web pages as a single HTML file in one click, including images, styles, fonts, and scripts

A new open-source and COMPLETELY FREE alternative to Screen Studio for polished screen recordings, with auto zoom, beautiful animated cursors, captions, webcam overlays, and GIF export. Available in Mac, Windows and Linux! by webadderall

Completely free, open-source PSP emulator for Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, and Linux with HD rendering, texture upscaling, save states, and controller support

Open-source and self-hostable screen recorder for Mac &amp; Windows, with unlimited free local recording, smooth zoom effects, webcam support, automated captions, and a fully fledged video editor. What’s your personal pick?

Open source native launcher for Linux with Raycast extension compatibility, built in C++ and Qt

Automated file organizer for Windows that sorts, renames, and manages files with smart rules, monitors folders, detects duplicates, and works fully offline

A modern, open source full-featured terminal text editor with VS Code style keybindings, mouse support, command palette, and LSP features that stay fast on huge files

Local speech-to-text with system wide dictation, file transcription, translations, subtitle export, and fully local no telemetry processing. And yes, it’s free and open-source 😉

Lightweight, cross-platform music studio with automation, piano roll composing, modular instruments, SoundFont, synthesis support, MIDI and audio export

Beautiful free and open-source tool to visualize your keystrokes ⌨️ and 🖱️ mouse actions in real-time, with fully customizable styles. Available for Windows & Mac

Open-source and self-hostable screen recorder for Mac & Windows, with unlimited free local recording, smooth zoom effects, webcam support, automated captions, and a fully fledged video editor. What’s your personal pick?