61 self-hosted apps
Best self-hosted Utilities apps
Handy standalone tools that do not fit elsewhere, such as converters, translators and design apps. Small utilities worth self-hosting.
The most popular self-hosted apps for utilities on GitHub are Excalidraw, revealjs and penpot, ranked by stars below.
Ranked by GitHub stars
All 61 Utilities apps
Excalidraw
excalidraw/excalidraw
Virtual hand-drawn style whiteboard for diagrams and sketches.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerrevealjs
hakimel/reveal.js
Framework for easily creating beautiful presentations using HTML.
UtilitiesJavaScriptpenpot
penpot/penpot
Web-based design and prototyping platform meant for cross-domain teams.
UtilitiesClojureDockertldraw
tldraw/tldraw
Infinite canvas whiteboard and SDK for drawing and diagramming.
Source-availableUtilitiesTypeScriptReactive Resume
reactive-resume/reactive-resume
One-of-a-kind resume builder that keeps your privacy in mind. Completely secure, customizable and portable.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerCyberChef
gchq/CyberChef
Perform all manner of operations within a web browser such as AES, DES and Blowfish encryption and decryption, creating hexdumps, calculating hashes, and much more.
UtilitiesJavaScriptInfisical Community Edition
Infisical/infisical
Platform for secrets, certificates, and privileged access management.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerAnubis
TecharoHQ/anubis
Web AI firewall utility which protects upstream resources from scraper bots.
UtilitiesGoDockerNeko
m1k1o/neko
Virtual browser that runs in docker and uses WebRTC.
UtilitiesGoDockerTeleport
gravitational/teleport
Certificate authority and access plane for SSH, Kubernetes, web applications, and databases.
UtilitiesGoDockerConvertX
C4illin/ConvertX
Online file converter which supports over a thousand different formats.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerLibre Translate
LibreTranslate/LibreTranslate
Machine Translation API.
UtilitiesPythonDockerLanguageTool
languagetool-org/languagetool
Proofread more than 20 languages. It finds many errors that a simple spell checker cannot detect.
UtilitiesJavaDockerHabitica
HabitRPG/habitica
Habit tracker app which treats your goals like a Role Playing Game.
UtilitiesJavaScriptDockergoogle-webfonts-helper
majodev/google-webfonts-helper
Hassle-Free Way to Self-Host Google Fonts. Get eot, ttf, svg, woff and woff2 files + CSS snippets.
UtilitiesTypeScriptOmniTools
iib0011/omni-tools
Collection of powerful web-based tools for everyday tasks (coding, manipulating images/videos, PDFs or crunching numbers...).
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerTeslaMate
teslamate-org/teslamate
A powerful data logger for Tesla vehicles.
UtilitiesElixirDockerOpen-Meteo
open-meteo/open-meteo
Weather API with open-data forecasts, historical and climate data from all major national weather services.
UtilitiesSwiftDockeriSponsorBlockTV
dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV
Block and skip sponsors, while also muting and skipping ads on YouTube.
UtilitiesPythonDockerWeTTY
butlerx/wetty
Terminal in browser over http/https.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerOpenZiti
openziti/ziti
Fully-featured, zero trust, full mesh overlay network. Includes a 2FA support out of the box, clients for all major desktop/mobile OS'es.
UtilitiesGo2FAuth
Bubka/2FAuth
Manage your Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) accounts and generate their security codes.
UtilitiesPHPDockerYamtrack
FuzzyGrim/Yamtrack
Media tracker for movies, tv shows, anime, manga, video games and books.
UtilitiesPythonDockerBaby Buddy
babybuddy/babybuddy
Helps caregivers track baby sleep, feedings, diaper changes, and tummy time.
UtilitiesPythonLubeLogger
hargata/lubelog
Web-based vehicle maintenance and fuel mileage tracker.
UtilitiesJavaScriptDockerasciinema
asciinema/asciinema-server
Web app for hosting asciicasts.
UtilitiesElixirDockerUsertour
usertour/usertour
User onboarding platform allowing you to create in-app product tours, checklists, and surveys in minutes effortlessly.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerClipCascade
Sathvik-Rao/ClipCascade
Syncs your clipboard across multiple devices instantly, without any button press. Available on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, it provides seamless and secure clipboard sharing with end-to-end…
UtilitiesPythonDockerCUPS
OpenPrinting/cups
The Common Unix Print System uses Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) to support printing to local and network printers.
UtilitiesCIT-Tools by sharevb
sharevb/it-tools
Collection of handy online tools for developers (fork of it-tools).
UtilitiesVueDockerHortusFox
danielbrendel/hortusfox-web
Collaborative plant management and tracking system for plant enthusiasts.
UtilitiesPHPDockerKeygen
keygen-sh/keygen-api
Software licensing and distribution API.
Source-availableUtilitiesGherkinDomain Locker
lissy93/domain-locker
Domain name portfolio management and tracker.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerRevive Adserver
revive-adserver/revive-adserver
Ad serving system. Formerly known as OpenX Adserver and phpAdsNew.
UtilitiesPHPWarracker
sassanix/Warracker
Warranty tracker that lets you monitor expiry dates, upload receipts/files, and get alerts before warranties expire.
UtilitiesJavaScriptDockerTransmute
transmute-app/transmute
File converter for images, video, audio, json, excel and more. Supports over 2,000 conversions!.
UtilitiesPythonDockerKoillection
benjaminjonard/koillection
Koillection is a service allowing users to manage any kind of collections.
UtilitiesPHPDockerFlyimg
flyimg/flyimg
Resize and crop images on the fly. Get optimised images with MozJPEG, WebP or PNG using ImageMagick, with an efficient caching system.
UtilitiesPHPDockerWeeWX
weewx/weewx
Open source software for your weather station.
UtilitiesPythonDOMJudge
DOMjudge/domjudge
System for running a programming contest, like the ICPC regional and world championship programming contests.
UtilitiesPHPDOCAT
docat-org/docat
Host your docs. Simple. Versioned. Fancy.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerMovary
leepeuker/movary
Web app to track and rate your watched movies.
UtilitiesPHPDockerJelu
bayang/jelu
Read and to-read list book tracker.
UtilitiesKotlinDockerWishlist
cmintey/wishlist
Wishlist application that you can share with your friends and family.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerCloudlog
magicbug/Cloudlog
Log your amateur radio contacts anywhere.
UtilitiesPHPDockerWavelog
wavelog/wavelog
Webbased Logging Software for Radio Amateurs. Enhanced QSO logging, statistics and maps for your browser.
UtilitiesPHPDockerOpenReader
richardr1126/openreader
EPUB, PDF, DOCX, MD, and TXT file text to speech document reader. Read documents in realtime with high-quality TTS; or extract audiobooks.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerOperational.co
operational-co/operational.co
Receive alerts in a live timeline from your product.
UtilitiesVueDockerAnchr
muety/anchr
Toolbox for tiny tasks on the internet, including bookmark collections, URL shortening and (encrypted) image uploads.
UtilitiesJavaScriptjetlog
pbogre/jetlog
Personal flight tracker and viewer.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerImgCompress
karimz1/imgcompress
Image processing tool that runs entirely in Docker. Compress, convert, resize, batch-process images, and remove backgrounds using local AI without cloud dependencies.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockermosparo
mosparo/mosparo
The modern spam protection tool. It replaces other captcha methods with a simple and easy to use spam protection solution.
UtilitiesPHPstring.is
recurser/string-is
Online string toolkit for developers.
UtilitiesTypeScriptURL-to-PNG
jasonraimondi/url-to-png
URL to PNG utility featuring parallel rendering using Playwright for screenshots and with storage caching via Local, S3, or CouchDB.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerPønskelisten
aunefyren/poenskelisten
Sharing wishlists and collaborating on gifts and presents.
UtilitiesGoDockerGarlic-Hub
garlic-signage/garlic-hub
Digital signage device and content management system with SMIL playlist support and scheduling.
UtilitiesPHPDockerPOMjs
joho1968/POMjs
Random password generator.
UtilitiesJavaScriptre:Director
re-Director/re-director
Simple domain redirection management tool.
UtilitiesJavaDockerMirumoji
svdC1/mirumoji
Japanese immersion toolkit providing clickable, tokenized subtitles with dictionary lookups and transcription generation.
UtilitiesPythonDockerESMira
KL-Psychological-Methodology/ESMira
Run longitudinal studies (ESM, AA, EMA) with data collection and communication with participants being completely anonymous.
UtilitiesZero-TOTP
SeaweedbrainCY/zero-totp
Complete, reliable, secure and zero-trust webapp based on zero-knowledge encryption to store your TOTP codes.
UtilitiesPythonDocker
What is the best self-hosted app for utilities?
By GitHub stars, Excalidraw is the most popular self-hosted app for utilities with 133,574 stars, followed by revealjs and penpot. The best fit depends on your needs, so compare Docker support, license and recent activity on each app page.
Are these Utilities apps free?
Mostly. 59 of the 61 apps here are open source; 2 are source-available. The open-source apps are free to run on your own server; source-available licenses add conditions, such as limits on hosted, commercial or production use, so check the license on each app page. A few projects also offer a paid hosted plan or enterprise add-ons.
How do I install a self-hosted Utilities app?
45 of the 61 apps here ship a Docker image, which is the easiest route: rent a small VPS or use a home server, install Docker, and start the app with its Docker Compose file. Apps without an image list their native install steps in the README.
Which Utilities apps are most actively developed?
Measured by commits in the last twelve months, the most active projects are Infisical Community Edition (13,051 commits), Wavelog (6,756 commits) and penpot (4,842 commits). Active development usually means faster bug fixes and security patches.