Weekly Digest — 2026 #42
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Add 13 new alternatives.
+123,575 stars across tracked repos· −1 vendor lock-in.
Fresh alternatives
HyCanvas
Alternative to Canva, Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, Miro, Adobe Express
Open-source AI-native design platform for social graphics, presentations, video, and whiteboards. Self-hosted, with no paywalls or watermarks.
Mitra
Alternative to Google Calendar, Todoist, Fantastical, TickTick
A self-hosted calendar and task planner in one, with two-way CalDAV, Google Calendar, and Apple Calendar sync.
FileBrowser Quantum
Alternative to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, pCloud
A fast, self-hosted web file manager with multi-source browsing, granular permissions, and WebDAV access to your own storage.
Doory
Alternative to Canva, Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote
Open-source browser design editor for posters, social posts and slides, with templates, real-time co-editing and PNG, SVG, PDF and video exports.
SoundCraft
Alternative to Avid Pro Tools
Open-source Pro Tools-style DAW in pure Rust — record, edit, mix and bounce, with MIDI, plugins and agents.
WordCraft
Alternative to Microsoft Word, Microsoft 365, Google Docs
Open-source Word-style word processor in pure Rust — ribbon, styles, tables, track changes and mail merge.
GridCraft
Alternative to Microsoft Excel, Microsoft 365, Google Sheets
Open-source Excel-style spreadsheet in pure Rust — formulas, dynamic arrays, PivotTables, charts and XLSX round-trip.
CADCraft
Alternative to AutoCAD, DraftSight, BricsCAD, nanoCAD
Open-source AutoCAD-style 2D CAD in Rust — command line, DXF/DWG, layers, dimensions and plotting.
Super Productivity
Alternative to Todoist, TickTick, Things 3, Trello, Microsoft To Do, Toggl, Motion, Sunsama
Open-source to-do list and time tracker with timeboxing, a daily planner, Pomodoro focus sessions, and integrations for Jira, GitHub, and GitLab.
Strix
Alternative to Burp Suite, Pentera, Cobalt, HackerOne
Open-source AI pentest agents that run real attacks to find, validate, and fix vulnerabilities in your apps.
OpenInvento
Alternative to Sortly, Asset Panda
Self-hosted inventory manager for households, homelabs, and small businesses. Free for non-commercial use.