Be useful before being impressive.
To me, a small tool that does one thing well is more valuable than a product packed with features nobody truly needs.
A small independent software workshop
Small software.
Genuinely useful.
I design and maintain simple tools, each focused on one specific problem — without trying to build the next big platform.
01 — Why
Why Microfactory?
I have been a software developer for many years. I enjoy building simple things, understanding how they work, and solving concrete problems.
Microfactory grew out of a simple idea: create small, useful software products, each focused on one specific problem, instead of trying to build the next big platform.
I work alone and at a small scale, and I want that to remain a strength rather than a weakness. It lets me choose what I build, keep products simple, and avoid inventing needs just to meet growth targets.
02 — The method
A few principles
Respect the user.
No dark patterns, no manufactured urgency, and no mechanisms deliberately designed to make leaving or cancelling difficult.
Collect as little data as possible.
If a piece of information is not necessary for the service to work, I would rather not have it.
Charge a reasonable price.
Running and maintaining a service costs money, and my work has value too. I want a fair exchange, with clear pricing, without trying to extract the maximum from every user.
Promise only what I can deliver.
Microfactory is a small operation. I would rather be clear about a product's limits than pretend it can do everything.
Make it possible to leave cleanly.
Software should not become a prison. Users should be able to retrieve their data, cancel easily, and understand what happens to their information.
03 — The projects
Tools that start small.
04 — The ambition
A small factory,
not a startup.
I am not necessarily trying to turn every one of these projects into a huge company.
Some will remain tiny. Some may never find their audience. Others may become useful enough to live for a long time.
The idea behind Microfactory is precisely to be able to try, learn, improve, and sometimes stop — without pretending that every idea is going to change the world.
If a few of these tools help people save time, avoid a problem, or simply remove a small daily inconvenience, they will already have a reason to exist.
And if some of those people choose to pay so the tools can keep running and improving, that will be an exchange I am happy to make.