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24 alternatives to Udeler-Reborn

Secure, open-source desktop app for course backups

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Corso▲90

    Free, secure, open-source backup for Microsoft 365

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Creator here. I was looking for something as simple as Backblaze Personal [1] but privacy focused and open source. This is my attempt to build that. Uses PyQt6 [2] for the GUI and Pyinstaller [3] for creating the platform specific binaries. The backup engine under the hood is Restic [4]. The server code is written in Laravel [5]. All the code is on GitHub [6]. I actually really like Backblaze (even use B2 for this offering behind the scenes) so this isn't meant to throw shade their way. Just wanted a private open source alternative. Something like Bitwarden but for backups. [1]…

    2022 · blobbackup.com · its alternatives →

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    Plakar▲288

    It’s still young, but they are shipping fast, and it's open source. Anyone else playing with it?

    2025 · plakar.io · its alternatives →

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    Retriever (https://retriever.corgea.io/), an open-source research project to help users receive secrets and sensitive information without needing a server in the middle. It works by using Public-key cryptography to coordinate the message sharing between the two devices. Read more on why we built it here: https://retriever.corgea.io/why.html

    2024 · retriever.corgea.io · its alternatives →

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    A year ago, my co-founder launched Desktop Docs here on HN. It's a Mac app we built with Electron that uses CLIP embeddings to search photos and videos locally with natural language. We got positive feedback from HN and our first paying customers, but the app was almost 1GB and clunky to use. TLDR; rebuilding in Rust was the right move. So we rewrote the app with Rust and Tauri and here are the results: - App size is 83% smaller: 1GB → 172MB - DMG Installer is 70% smaller: 232MB → 69.5MB - Indexing files is faster: A 38-minute video now indexes in ~3 minutes instead of 10-14 minutes -…

    2025 · desktopdocs.com · its alternatives →

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    In 2021 after getting thoroughly sick of Privnote, i built "Burner Note". Even though i didn't promote it in anyway other than a post here and a post on reddit, it ended up getting about 7000(ish) unique users per month. I kinda let it die about 18 months ago but i've resurrected it with some big upgrades. Most botable the app is now truly end to end encrypted (previously was just server side), and I've added dark mode as well as a few other bells and whistles. Feedback welcomed.

    Jan 2026 · burnernote.com · its alternatives →

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    Dash▲122

    Private, encrypted OSS notes app

    2025 · dashnote.io · its alternatives →

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    Udemie▲5

    Download Udemy & Coursera courses for offline viewing

    Jan 2026 · zenderock.me · its alternatives →

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    Immutable cloud storage with multi-cloud redundancy. Zero-knowledge encryption, unlimited devices. Built on restic — no vendor lock-in. From $5/month.

    2018 · relicabackup.com · its alternatives →

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    Store and share your files securely

    2020 · nordlocker.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I created Unforget out of years of frustration with Google Keep and the lack of alternative that met all my needs. I hope you find it useful too! Features include: - import from Google Keep - offline first including search - sync when online - own your data and fully encrypted - Desktop, mobile, web - lightweight, progressive web app without Electron.js - markdown support - programmable with public APIs - open source [1] While I still use org mode for long-form notes with lots of code, Unforget has become my go-to for quickly jotting down ideas and to-do lists after migrating the…

    2024 · unforget.computing-den.com · its alternatives →

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    nFreezer is an encrypted-at-rest backup tool. Contribute to josephernest/nfreezer development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A cross-platform app for secure personal data management

    2017 · keepassx.org · its alternatives →

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    Dumper▲64

    Offsite backup for databases

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Redential▲116

    A developer credential that proves what you built, NDA safe.

    Jul 2026 · redential.com · its alternatives →

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    Thank you for your comments, just some context: - The app is available for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and the Web. - The Web version is implemented as a Progressive Web Application that is very responsive, local first, offline first, can be installed, and is entirely free to use. - Native (hybrid) versions do not require subscription fees and have small one-time payment. - You can store your notes in Git using any Git provider such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. However, it has the best built-in integration with GitHub. Self-hosted scenarios like Gitea are also…

    2024 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →

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    Build your own Udemy style platform without code in days

    2018 · zeroqode.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN. I built Payload to make file transfers easy for less-technical users who need large/fast transfers, so I have focused on auto-discovery, drag-and-drop, visually distinct device icons. It's using Tauri (an "Electron alternative" built on Rust) which keeps my binaries small and bundles to .msi, .dmg, .deb and .appimage. No CLI, iOS or Android support (yet). The network stack is a separate binary written in Go. It uses mDNS for local network discovery and TLS over TCP or Quic, with a public Ed25519 keypair for each device. The protocol is ad-hoc and symmetrical control stream using…

    2022 · payload.app · its alternatives →

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    Free, Secure, and Open-Source Backup for Microsoft 365 - alcionai/corso

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Stacks▲70

    A bookshelf for your online courses

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Stasher is a tiny CLI tool that lets you share encrypted secrets that burn after reading — no accounts, no logins, no servers to trust. I built it because I just wanted to share a password. Not spin up infra. Not register for some "secure" web app. Not trust Slack threads. Just send a secret. Secrets are encrypted client-side with AES-256-GCM. You get a `uuid:key` token to share. Once someone reads it, it's gone. If they don't read it in 10 minutes, it expires and deleted. Everything is verifiable. Every release is signed, SLSA-attested, SBOM-included, and logged in the Rekor transparency…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I’m Daniel. I built Trust Vault. It’s a desktop open source app for protecting sensitive files using passwords, 256-bit master tokens, Shamir’s Secret Sharing, and HMAC integrity verification. We also built an Obsidian plugin. I’d appreciate feedback on the security model, UX, and potential use cases.

    2025 · tvault.app · its alternatives →

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