Weekly Digest — 2026 #39
$ weekly-digest --issue 2026 #39 --published
This week's commit
Add 14 new alternatives.
+42,213 stars across tracked repos· −1 vendor lock-in.
Fresh alternatives
4get
Alternative to Google Search, Bing, DuckDuckGo
A self-hostable proxy search engine that queries DuckDuckGo, Brave, Google, Yandex and more without tracking.
English Dictionary OpenSource
Alternative to Merriam-Webster, Oxford Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary, Babylon, Apple Dictionaries
An open, queryable English dictionary dataset with 176,023 definitions in CSV, SQLite3, and MySQL formats.
Mealie
Alternative to Paprika Recipe Manager, Whisk, Yummly, BigOven, Pepperplate
Self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner that imports recipes from any URL and generates shopping lists.
PriceBuddy
Alternative to Keepa, CamelCamelCamel, Honey
Self-hosted price tracker that watches products from any store and alerts you when prices drop or stock returns.
PhotoSuite
Alternative to Adobe Photoshop
A free, open-source desktop image editor that replicates the Photoshop interface with 1:1 native PSD/PSB file compatibility.
Anubis
Alternative to Cloudflare
Self-hosted reverse proxy that blocks AI scraper bots with a lightweight proof-of-work challenge.
ALTCHA
Alternative to Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile
Self-hosted, GDPR-compliant CAPTCHA alternative that stops spam with privacy-friendly proof-of-work challenges.
Gloomberb
Alternative to Bloomberg Terminal, TradingView, Koyfin, LSEG Workspace (Refinitiv Eikon)
Open-source finance terminal with a desktop app and TUI for market research, portfolio tracking, and real-time data workflows.
Obscura VPN
Alternative to NordVPN, ExpressVPN, Surfshark
Open-source two-party VPN that cryptographically prevents both Obscura and its exit hop from seeing your traffic.
VoiceStudio
Alternative to ElevenLabs, Descript Overdub, Descript
Fully local voice cloning, dubbing, dictation, and transcription in one desktop app - an open-source ElevenLabs replacement.
Cloudreve
Alternative to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, pCloud
Self-hosted file management and sharing platform that unifies local disk and multiple cloud storage providers behind one web interface.
Yuzic
Alternative to Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Tidal
A free, open-source cross-platform music player for Navidrome, Jellyfin, Plex and other Subsonic-compatible servers.
ODict
Alternative to Babylon, Apple Dictionaries, Merriam-Webster, Oxford Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary
An open-source dictionary file format and toolchain with instant offline lookups, full-text search, and APIs for Rust, Python, and JavaScript.
Compositor
Alternative to Adobe Photoshop
Compositor is a free, open-source Photoshop-style image editor built in Swift, native to macOS.