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Calendly
Instead of Calendly. A scheduling tool for booking pages, teams and round-robin events, with a self-hosted Community edition. Productivity · AGPL-3.0 · Self-hosted, Web, Web · Free, paid hosting
AeroSpace
Magnet
Instead of Magnet. A tiling window manager for macOS, inspired by i3, for people who want keyboard-first layout instead of a snap utility. Productivity · MIT · macOS · Free
AFFiNE
Notion
Instead of Notion. A workspace that mixes documents, whiteboards and databases on a local-first canvas, with a self-hosted server. Productivity · MIT · Linux, macOS, Windows, Web · Free, paid hosting
Documenso
DocuSign
Instead of DocuSign. A document signing tool you can host yourself, with recipients, fields and an audit trail. Productivity · AGPL-3.0 · Self-hosted, Web · Free, paid hosting
Ice
Bartender
Instead of Bartender. A macOS menu bar manager that can hide, show and rearrange items, written as an open-source Bartender stand-in. Productivity · MIT · macOS · Free
Plane
Jira
Instead of Jira. An issue tracker and project tool with cycles, modules and pages, built as an open-source stand-in for Jira or Linear. Productivity · AGPL-3.0 · Self-hosted, Web · Free, paid hosting
Anytype
Notion
Instead of Notion. An offline-first notes and objects workspace that syncs between your devices without a company-held database. Productivity · MIT · Linux, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android · Free
AppFlowy
Notion
Instead of Notion. A workspace for notes, databases and boards that you can run locally or host yourself, with a layout close to Notion. Productivity · AGPL-3.0 · Linux, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android · Free, paid hosting
Baserow
Airtable
Instead of Airtable. A no-code database with grid, form, kanban and gallery views, and an official self-hosted build. Productivity · MIT · Self-hosted, Web · Free, paid hosting
Espanso
TextExpander
Instead of TextExpander. A text expander that types your snippets in any app, with YAML packages and forms, running entirely on your machine. Productivity · GPL-3.0 · Linux, macOS, Windows · Free
Flameshot
Snagit
Instead of Snagit. A screenshot tool with in-place annotation, pins and upload hooks, for Linux, Windows and macOS. Productivity · GPL-3.0 · Linux, macOS, Windows · Free
Framadate
Doodle
Instead of Doodle. A simple poll for finding a meeting date, run by Framasoft, with no account required to answer. Productivity · CECILL-B · Web, Self-hosted · Free
Grist
Airtable
Instead of Airtable. A spreadsheet-database hybrid with relational columns, formulas and access rules, that you can host yourself. Productivity · Apache-2.0 · Self-hosted, Web, Web · Free, paid hosting
Hammerspoon
Keyboard Maestro
Instead of Keyboard Maestro. A macOS automation tool that runs Lua to bind keys, watch events and drive the desktop, as a scriptable stand-in for paid macros. Productivity · MIT · macOS · Free
LanguageTool
Grammarly
Instead of Grammarly. A grammar and style checker for many languages, with a browser add-on, a desktop app and a self-hosted server. Productivity · LGPL-2.1 · Web, Linux, macOS, Windows, Self-hosted · Free, paid plans
Logseq
Roam Research
Instead of Roam Research. A local-first outliner and graph notebook that stores Markdown or Org files on disk, with backlinks and daily notes. Productivity · AGPL-3.0 · Linux, macOS, Windows · Free
NocoDB
Airtable
Instead of Airtable. A spreadsheet interface in front of a real database, so a team can build Airtable-style views on Postgres or MySQL. Productivity · AGPL-3.0 · Self-hosted, Web · Free, paid hosting
Okular
Adobe Acrobat
Instead of Adobe Acrobat. A document reader for PDF, comics and more, with annotations, forms and a presentation mode. Productivity · GPL-2.0-or-later · Linux, Windows, macOS · Free
OpenProject
Jira
Instead of Jira. A project management suite with work packages, Gantt, boards and time tracking for larger teams and public bodies. Productivity · GPL-3.0 · Self-hosted, Web · Free, paid hosting
Outline
Confluence
Instead of Confluence. A clean team wiki with collections, comments and Slack-style sharing, designed to be self-hosted. Productivity · BSL-1.1 · Self-hosted, Web · Free, paid hosting
Rectangle
Magnet
Instead of Magnet. A macOS window snapper with keyboard shortcuts and edges, published as a free open-source app. Pro is a separate paid build. Productivity · MIT · macOS · Free, paid Pro
ShareX
Snagit
Instead of Snagit. A Windows capture and share tool for screenshots, GIFs and scrolling captures, with a long list of destinations. Productivity · GPL-3.0 · Windows · Free
Stirling PDF
Adobe Acrobat
Instead of Adobe Acrobat. A self-hosted toolbox for merging, splitting, compressing and signing PDFs in the browser. Productivity · MIT · Self-hosted, Web, Docker · Free
Taiga
Jira
Instead of Jira. A project tracker for agile teams, with backlogs, sprints, issues and Kanban, that you can host yourself. Productivity · MPL-2.0 · Self-hosted, Web · Free, paid hosting
Trilium Notes
OneNote
Instead of OneNote. A hierarchical notebook for large personal knowledge bases, with scripts, relations and a desktop or server install. Productivity · AGPL-3.0 · Linux, macOS, Windows, Self-hosted · Free
Vikunja
Todoist
Instead of Todoist. A self-hosted task manager with lists, Kanban, Gantt and sharing, for personal use or a small team. Productivity · AGPL-3.0 · Self-hosted, Web · Free
WeKan
Trello
Instead of Trello. A self-hosted Kanban board with swimlanes, rules and attachments, modelled on the classic Trello card. Productivity · MIT · Self-hosted, Web · Free