Productivity Tools

These apps are small, focused tools for structured thinking, creative work, and personal knowledge management. Each one is designed around a specific workflow: outlining an idea, tracking writing progress, managing projects, or turning scattered effort into visible momentum.

The emphasis is on lightweight, local-first software that respects the user’s attention. These are not platforms pretending to be ecosystems. They are practical tools for people who make things, organize complexity, and need software that helps rather than supervises.

Personal Project Portfolio

A lightweight command center for managing creative and technical work.

Personal Project Portfolio

Personal Project Portfolio is a minimalist desktop application for managing, scheduling, and executing work across a portfolio of creative and technical projects. Built for a single user, it helps writers, developers, researchers, and independent makers organize active work, plan focused sessions, track milestones, and review weekly progress without turning personal work into corporate theater.

The application is intentionally lightweight, local-first, and direct. It is designed for people managing multiple parallel projects who need a fast operational view of what matters, what is moving, and what needs attention next.

Documentation and code

Key Features

  • Manage a portfolio of creative and technical projects from a single desktop dashboard.
  • Track project status using traffic-light indicators, scores, weekly session totals, and upcoming milestones.
  • Organize projects across active, backlog, and archive states.
  • Prioritize projects using a simple 1-5 ordering system.
  • Schedule time-boxed work sessions linked to projects, milestones, and calendar weeks.
  • Track a configurable weekly work budget with planned, completed, and remaining session time.
  • Define outcome-based milestones and move them through a full lifecycle from backlog to done.
  • Write per-project planning notes in Markdown.
  • Preview Mermaid diagrams directly inside project plan documents.
  • Complete structured weekly reviews and browse prior reflections.
  • Use configurable scoring based on session completion and milestone progress.
  • Auto-save all changes immediately without requiring manual save actions.
  • Launch from a macOS Dock shortcut using a native .app bundle.

Supported Formats

  • Markdown (.md): Create and maintain per-project plan documents using plain-text Markdown.
  • Mermaid: Preview diagrams embedded in project planning documents.
  • TOML: Configure application settings such as theme, log level, session duration, weekly budget, and database path.
  • SQLite database: Store portfolio, project, milestone, session, and review data locally.
  • MkDocs documentation: Publish and maintain project documentation as a static documentation site.

Use Cases

  • Managing a personal portfolio of books, apps, tools, essays, and research projects.
  • Planning focused work across multiple creative and technical commitments.
  • Scheduling time-boxed work sessions for deep work.
  • Tracking project momentum without needing a full team-oriented project management system.
  • Reviewing weekly progress and deciding what deserves attention next.
  • Balancing active work against backlog ideas and archived projects.
  • Supporting independent studio, solo developer, consulting, or publishing workflows.

Status: Beta (Q2 2026)

Outline Tool

A human-first companion for structured thinking.

Outline Tool

The Outline Tool is a minimalist, offline-first outlining application designed to help knowledge workers, writers, and researchers structure their ideas clearly and effortlessly. Whether you’re drafting an article, scoping a project, or mapping a system, this tool supports fast, intuitive outline creation without getting in your way.

Documentation and code

Key Features

  • Quickly create and organize ideas in a collapsible tree structure.
  • Add, rename, and delete nodes to evolve structure fluidly.
  • Clean, distraction-free interface focused entirely on thinking—not formatting.
  • Lightweight and local-first: runs entirely offline with full data ownership.
  • Ideal for early-stage thinking, content scaffolding, planning, or research.

Supported Formats

  • OPML: Interchange outlines with tools like OmniOutliner, Scrivener, and Workflowy.
  • Plain Text (.txt): Indented or bulleted text-based outlines for maximum portability.
  • Markdown (.md): Create or export outlines in Markdown list format for documentation or writing workflows.
  • YAML / JSON: Structured formats for technical interoperability or further automation.
  • Custom JSON: Supports integration with Final State Press and structured publishing pipelines.

Use Cases

  • Outlining essays, books, or blog posts
  • Planning research, lectures, or talks
  • Breaking down complex problems or systems
  • Structuring training content or curricula
  • Building scaffolds for technical documentation

Status: Beta (Q2 2026)

WriterStats

Track your writing and revision. See your progress. Stay motivated and use time as your ally.

WriteStats

WriterStats is a focused productivity companion for writers—designed to help you track your words, sessions, and goals over time. Whether you’re drafting a novel, managing freelance projects, or building an academic habit, WriterStats gives you clear visibility into your writing life.

Documentation and code

  • In development
  • In development

Key Features

  • Track Sessions: Log writing sessions with word counts and timestamps.
  • Project-Based Stats: Organize writing into projects and view progress per project.
  • Set and Monitor Goals: Create daily, weekly, or long-term word count goals and watch your momentum build.
  • Automatic Velocity & Forecasting: See your writing speed and get projections based on your habits.
  • Offline-First: WriterStats runs locally, keeping your creative data private and portable.

Supported Formats

  • Plain Text / Markdown (.txt / .md): Attach or reference your writing without needing cloud sync.
  • CSV Export: Easily export session data for spreadsheets or reporting.
  • JSON / YAML: Structured exports for analysis, backup, or integration with custom tools.
  • Custom JSON: Interoperates with Final State Press pipelines and productivity tooling.

Use Cases

  • Building consistent writing habits with measurable progress
  • Tracking time and output for freelance or professional writing
  • Supporting academic research or long-form publication workflows
  • Understanding your creative rhythm and peak productivity windows
  • Integrating with personal knowledge management and goal-tracking systems

Status: Alpha (Q3 2026)