Astax/Discovery

Most directories tell you what exists. This one tells you what changed.

483 tools and websites, 227 of them checked against the vendor’s own pages rather than their marketing. Prices rise and free tiers quietly vanish, so every record keeps its history. And for anything an AI does, we list the way to do it without one.

LAST CHECKED 8 SEPTEMBER 2026 · 0 CHANGES LOGGED THIS WEEK

This week’s top five

WEEK OF 2026-09-07 · ONE PER CATEGORY
AI

Cursor

Code editor built around an AI pair programmer.

NEW ENTRY · VERIFIED

NO AI

Jan

Open source offline alternative to a hosted chat app.

NEW ENTRY · VERIFIED

AI

Captions

Subtitles and editing built for short-form video.

NEW ENTRY · VERIFIED

NO AI

Audacity

The default free audio recorder and editor for twenty years.

NEW ENTRY · VERIFIED

AI

Inworld AI

Builds NPCs that can hold a conversation.

NEW ENTRY · VERIFIED

This week’s picks

WEEK OF 2026-09-07
AIBEST FREE
  1. 1JanNEW
  2. 2AiderNEW
  3. 3Marginalia SearchNEW
  4. 4ChatGPTNEW
  5. 5LangflowNEW
CreativeBEST FREE
  1. 1AudacityNEW
  2. 2BlenderNEW
  3. 3HandBrakeNEW
  4. 4KdenliveNEW
  5. 5LMMSNEW
InternetBEST FREE
  1. 1Organic MapsNEW
  2. 2Project GutenbergNEW
  3. 3Standard EbooksNEW
  4. 4WikisourceNEW
  5. 5OpenStreetMapNEW
EntertainmentBEST FREE
  1. 1AntennaPodNEW
  2. 2JellyfinNEW
  3. 3MusicBrainzNEW
  4. 4SerializdNEW
  5. 5LibbyNEW

Recently checked

PRIORITYNEWCHANGED

Snyk

snyk.io
Newai

Finds vulnerabilities in your dependencies and your code.

$25/month
DETAILSVISIT →CHECKED TODAY

Socket

socket.dev
Newai

Catches malicious packages before they reach your build.

$25/month
DETAILSVISIT →CHECKED TODAY

Semgrep

semgrep.dev
Newhybrid

Static analysis with rules you can actually read.

$30/monthNo training on your data
DETAILSVISIT →CHECKED TODAY

CyberChef

gchq.github.io
Newhuman

The Swiss army knife for encoding, hashing and decoding.

Free tierOpen sourceNo training on your data
DETAILSVISIT →CHECKED TODAY

SSL Labs

ssllabs.com
Newhuman

The definitive TLS configuration test.

Free tierNo training on your data
DETAILSVISIT →CHECKED TODAY

Cryptomator

cryptomator.org
Newhuman

Encrypts files before they reach any cloud drive.

€29.99/onceOpen source
DETAILSVISIT →CHECKED TODAY

VeraCrypt

veracrypt.io
Newhuman

Full disk and container encryption, open source.

Free tierOpen source
DETAILSVISIT →CHECKED TODAY

KeePassXC

keepassxc.org
Newhuman

Offline password vault in a file you control.

Free tierOpen sourceNo training on your data
DETAILSVISIT →CHECKED TODAY

SimpleLogin

simplelogin.io
Newhuman

A different email alias for every signup.

$4/monthOpen sourceNo training on your data
DETAILSVISIT →CHECKED TODAY

ExifCleaner

exifcleaner.com
Newhuman

Strips location and camera data out of your photos.

Free tierOpen sourceNo training on your data
DETAILSVISIT →CHECKED TODAY

WireGuard

wireguard.com
Newhuman

The modern VPN protocol, small enough to audit.

Free tierOpen source
DETAILSVISIT →CHECKED TODAY
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