--- title: My Favorite Apps Launched in 2025 (So Far) | daily.dev description: A curated list of 11 self-hosted applications launched in the first half of 2025, including document management tools like Papra, reverse proxy solution... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/my-favorite-apps-launched-in-2025-so-far--fqgg42c1t twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: My Favorite Apps Launched in 2025 (So Far) | daily.dev og:description: A curated list of 11 self-hosted applications launched in the first half of 2025, including document management tools like Papra, reverse proxy solution... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-favorite-apps-launched-in-2025-so-far--fqgg42c1t og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/fqGG42C1t.png og:image:alt: My Favorite Apps Launched in 2025 (So Far) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # My Favorite Apps Launched in 2025 (So Far) **[selfh.st](https://daily.dev/sources/selfhst)** · 4 min read · 445 upvotes · 16 comments ## Summary A curated list of 11 self-hosted applications launched in the first half of 2025, including document management tools like Papra, reverse proxy solution Pangolin, Notion alternative Colanode, authentication middleware Tinyauth, and various other utilities for asset tracking, log monitoring, image optimization, file sharing, analytics, and music metadata editing. Each application is highlighted for its simplicity, unique features, or improvements over existing alternatives in the self-hosted software ecosystem. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@matiasgql** · 2 upvotes > Colanode looks amazing! I think I will give a try **@dheyoh** · 1 upvotes > Thanks for share **@mgluf** · 1 upvotes > Great list! The DumbWare Suite does not get talked about enough **@logicsoverrated** · 1 upvotes > sweet stuff, thanks for sharing! **@bigmoses** · 1 upvotes > These are pretty cool! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/my-favorite-apps-launched-in-2025-so-far--fqgg42c1t) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"My Favorite Apps Launched in 2025 (So Far)","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-favorite-apps-launched-in-2025-so-far--fqgg42c1t","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-favorite-apps-launched-in-2025-so-far--fqgg42c1t"},"datePublished":"2025-07-02T12:13:30.570Z","dateModified":"2025-07-02T12:13:54.587Z","description":"A curated list of 11 self-hosted applications launched in the first half of 2025, including document management tools like Papra, reverse proxy solution...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/29240997481e6744e48abeffb4fc8a48?_a=AQAEulh","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/29240997481e6744e48abeffb4fc8a48?_a=AQAEulh","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"selfh.st","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"selfh.st","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/d7b6e42c7bcd435a816cef8b33c977b5","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/selfhst"},"commentCount":16,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-favorite-apps-launched-in-2025-so-far--fqgg42c1t","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":445},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":16}],"keywords":"open-source,docker,authentication","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"selfh.st","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/selfhst"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"My Favorite Apps Launched in 2025 (So Far)"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-favorite-apps-launched-in-2025-so-far--fqgg42c1t","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Colanode looks amazing! 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