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title: "Desktop apps"
description: "A desktop client, not only a tab. 16 live listings including Yap, Novastart, Orkas, Type Palette, and 12 more on MakeItLast. Newest: Yap."
---

# Desktop apps

A desktop client, not only a tab.

16 live listings including Yap, Novastart, Orkas, Type Palette, and 12 more on MakeItLast. Newest: Yap. Common tags: Desktop App, Mac App, Local-First, One Time Purchase, Privacy-First, Subscription.

## Tagged listings

- [Yap](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/yap) ([md](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/yap.md)): Fast, private voice dictation for Mac and Windows
- [Novastart](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/novastart) ([md](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/novastart.md)): The Infinite Canvas OS for apps, files and AI agents
- [Orkas](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/orkas) ([md](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/orkas.md)): Turn project files into editable reports with AI agents
- [Type Palette](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/type-palette) ([md](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/type-palette.md)): Offline macOS palette for reusable text snippets and templates
- [AUTOMATER.ai](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/automater-ai) ([md](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/automater-ai.md)): A tray helper for every AI coding tool: sessions, alerts and usage in one place
- [Trackr](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/trackr) ([md](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/trackr.md)): A local active-and-idle timeline for your Mac day
- [TokenBar](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/tokenbar) ([md](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/tokenbar.md)): AI usage windows and coding-session signals in the Mac menu bar
- [DraftKey](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/draftkey) ([md](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/draftkey.md)): Local spelling, grammar and selected-text rewriting for Mac
- [MumbleFlow](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/mumbleflow) ([md](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/mumbleflow.md)): Local Mac dictation, meeting notes and search with source timestamps
- [Egmatic](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/egmatic) ([md](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/egmatic.md)): From first scene to published 2D game -- no code
- [WindowShot](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/windowshot) ([md](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/windowshot.md)): Beautiful Screen Recordings Without the Editing.
- [ScreenBuddy](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/screenbuddy) ([md](https://www.makeitla.st/tools/screenbuddy.md)): Polished screen recordings. Built for Windows.

## Lanes with this tag

- [Productivity](https://www.makeitla.st/categories/productivity/desktop-app) (5)
- [AI & Machine Learning](https://www.makeitla.st/categories/ai-machine-learning/desktop-app) (4)
- [Developer Tools](https://www.makeitla.st/categories/developer-tools) (2)
- [Design Tools](https://www.makeitla.st/categories/design-tools) (1)
- [Game Development](https://www.makeitla.st/categories/game-development) (1)
- [Other](https://www.makeitla.st/categories/other) (1)
- [Photo, Video & Audio](https://www.makeitla.st/categories/photo-video-audio) (1)
- [Time Tracking](https://www.makeitla.st/categories/time-tracking) (1)

## Related tags

- [All tags](https://www.makeitla.st/tags)
- [All categories](https://www.makeitla.st/categories)
- [Platform](https://www.makeitla.st/tags/groups/platform)
- [Android App](https://www.makeitla.st/tags/android-app) (5)
- [iOS app](https://www.makeitla.st/tags/ios-app) (10)
- [iPad app](https://www.makeitla.st/tags/ipad-app) (2)
- [Mac App](https://www.makeitla.st/tags/mac-app) (22)
- [Windows App](https://www.makeitla.st/tags/windows-app) (9)
- [Linux App](https://www.makeitla.st/tags/linux-app) (4)
- [Web App](https://www.makeitla.st/tags/web-app) (296)
- [Browser Extension](https://www.makeitla.st/tags/browser-extension) (16)
- [Firefox Extension](https://www.makeitla.st/tags/firefox-extension) (1)
- [PWA](https://www.makeitla.st/tags/pwa) (3)
- [CLI](https://www.makeitla.st/tags/cli) (7)
- [Cross-Platform](https://www.makeitla.st/tags/cross-platform) (14)