Free Productivity tools

LocalSend

Phone to laptop over your own Wi-Fi instead of through the cloud

Flameshot

Show clients what you mean with a screenshot, arrows and text

LibreOffice

Write proposals, spreadsheets and slides without an Office subscription

PDF24 Tools

Merge, shrink and convert proposals and receipts as PDFs

VeraCrypt

Keep client data encrypted on your laptop and USB sticks

Rectangle

Snap windows into halves and thirds with a shortcut — work side by side without fiddling

Joplin

Project notes and checklists in one place, synced with encryption

ShareX

Screenshots, recordings and OCR on Windows without paying for a license

Super Productivity

Tick off tasks while the time per client tracks itself

ActivityWatch

See where your workday went, with no timer to start and no data sent to a cloud.

Handy

Hold a key, speak, the text appears — offline, open source, free

Kimai

Open-source time tracker with invoicing and team collaboration

KeePassXC

Encrypted passwords on your own machine, with no account and no cloud provider

Simplenote

Plain-text notes sync across devices instantly and free

Notion Calendar

Calendar with meeting booking, overlay views and team scheduling

Google Calendar

Free calendar with team sharing, meeting links and mobile access

Google Docs

Real-time document collaboration with built-in commenting

Google Forms

Collect client feedback and responses without paying

Google Sheets

Free spreadsheets with real-time collaboration and formulas

JSON Resume

Build a standardized resume recruiters can parse instantly

Open Resume

Open-source resume builder that stores nothing on servers

Reactive Resume

Free resume builder with customizable themes and self-hosting

WorkSnap

Rates, rounding and exports with no paid plan — for a single user