whisper.cpp

llama.cpp

llama.cppAIOpen

Inference engine that runs LLMs on almost any hardware

llama.cpp is the layer most local model tooling is built on. It is a C and C++ inference engine with no Python runtime, aggressive quantisation support, and hand-tuned kernels for a remarkably wide range of hardware.

Ollama

OllamaAIOpen

Run open language models locally with one command

Ollama reduced local model hosting from an afternoon of CUDA troubleshooting to a single pull command. It handles model download, quantisation selection, GPU offloading, and memory management, and exposes an OpenAI-compatible endpoint on localhost.

VoiceInk

VoiceInkAIOpen

Local voice dictation with AI cleanup for macOS

VoiceInk transcribes speech on the machine itself using a local Whisper model, then runs the raw transcript through a cleanup pass that removes filler and applies punctuation.

Godot Engine

Godot EngineOpen

Free 2D and 3D game engine with no royalties

Godot ships a complete engine, editor, and export pipeline under the MIT licence, which means no royalties, no revenue thresholds, and no licensing conversation before a project starts.

OpenCode

OpenCodeAIOpen

AI coding agent for terminal, editor, and desktop

OpenCode is a coding agent that runs where you already work rather than in a separate chat window. The same session can be driven from a terminal, an editor extension, or a desktop client, and it keeps context across all three.

Excalidraw

ExcalidrawOpen

Collaborative whiteboard with a hand-drawn look

Excalidraw's sketchy rendering is not decoration. Diagrams that look provisional invite comment, where a crisp vector diagram signals a decision already made, so it is unusually good at the early part of a design conversation.