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Independent software. Personal by nature.

Less managing.
More living.

Make a book from your favourite photos. Make room in your inbox. Small, thoughtful apps that put your things back in your hands.

Find your kind
of useful.

One studio. Different tools. Start with the thing you want to get done.

PhotoBooks

The memories are yours.
The layout is handled.

Choose an album from Apple Photos. PhotoBooks arranges the pages, lets you refine every detail, and exports a PDF for printing or sharing.

Free, including PDF export · Mac, iPhone & iPad · Photos stay on your device

“I had to look hard to find the 1 or 2 images that needed manual tweaking.”
Jesse · PhotoBooks user, via email
Tests with approximately 60 and 120 photos.
PhotoBooks workspace with a complete album and editable page layout
The actual PhotoBooks workspace. Your first draft is only the beginning.
MailVault

Your email history.
On your own terms.

Archive IMAP email as standard .eml files on your computer. Search offline and make space on the server while keeping a local copy.

macOS & Linux · Free core app · Optional paid automation

“Appreciate the work you put into this”
artiste212 · MailVault discussion ↗
Feedback after help moving an archive to an external drive. The thread also discusses Gmail limits.
MailVault grouping email by sender and displaying local and server counts
A searchable local archive, with visibility into what is stored.
MeatPad

A thought today.
A project tomorrow.

Notes, Markdown and code in a local-first Mac workspace. Start simple. Go deeper when you need to.

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Free · macOS 14+

MailMule

New email provider.
Same email history.

Preview an IMAP mailbox transfer, then move your messages. Credentials stay in memory during the job.

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Free preflight · Transfers from $12

Shopify apps

More from your store.
Fewer moving parts.

Bundles, cart offers, popups, subscriptions and analytics from one studio. Free plans; paid pricing varies by app.

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Six apps · Coming soon

There’s a person
behind the product.

Feedback helps shape what ships next. You can read the conversations, including the difficult ones.

“Thank you so much for the super-fast reply. I'm blown away!”
bson73 · Public MailVault discussion ↗

A MailVault user reported a problem opening search results. This feedback followed the developer’s explanation and response. Read the report, response and follow-up in the public thread.

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Small studio. Long-term thinking.

Independent since 2013. We build focused tools, listen to the people using them, and keep improving. Some apps are free, some are paid. The goal is useful software and a studio that can keep making it.

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