Quietly Building What's Next
Anirone is a small software studio with two outputs: Awesome Crate, a set of free browser tools that never upload your files, and the Journal, where we explain how they work.
Why we build this way
Somewhere along the way, ordinary tasks started requiring uploads. Want to fix a PDF? Send it to a stranger's server. Keep notes? Trust someone else's database. We think that trade is usually unnecessary — a modern browser can do most of it on your own device, faster and privately.
So that's what we build. Tools that work inside your browser tab, that keep working when your connection doesn't, and that never ask for an account. When we learn something interesting along the way, we write it up in plain language.
Local by default
Your files are processed on your device, not ours. That is why our tools keep working on a plane, in a dead zone, or with the Wi-Fi switched off.
No accounts. No tracking.
Nothing we make requires a sign-up, and we don't build profiles of our visitors. If we ever need data to run a feature, the feature isn't built.
Craft you can feel
Software should be pleasant to use — quick to load, obvious to navigate, and careful in the details. We polish until it feels effortless.
Two things, done well
Awesome Crate
Browser toolkit • Free • crate.anirone.comThree apps and a shelf of one-click utilities: PDF Stage for editing documents, Timelapse, a no-pause focus timer with a living planet, and Secret Vault, an encrypted diary. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded, nothing is installed.
Open Awesome CrateThe Journal
Engineering notes • New posts weeklyTwo kinds of writing: practical guides you can follow step by step, and deeper dives into how browser technology actually works — storage, cryptography, performance. No fluff, no paywall.
Explore the JournalSay hello
Found a bug, spotted a mistake, or want to suggest what we should build next? Messages reach a human — usually the same one who wrote the code.