Open source & games

Open source apps, games & tools: my side projects

This is what I build when nobody is paying for it. Games, retro web templates and small tools that solve problems I actually had. Most of it is open source, so you can read the code, fork it or borrow the bits you like.

See everything on GitHub
01

Productivity & tools

Apps I made for myself first.

  • FOCUS TIME welcome window in a pink retro pixel style, the start of a free gamified productivity app for ADHD
    FOCUS TIME welcome window in a pink retro pixel style, the start of a free gamified productivity app for ADHD, view 2
    FOCUS TIME welcome window in a pink retro pixel style, the start of a free gamified productivity app for ADHD, view 3

    Focus Time

    A pixel-art productivity app built around focused work sessions, with a bit of game in it so you actually want to come back.

    • TypeScript
    Code Live demo ↗ Read the story →
  • STARPLAYER ad-free desktop music player in three skins: a purple glass song list, a retro pixel album grid and a soft glass now playing screen
    STARPLAYER ad-free desktop music player in three skins: a purple glass song list, a retro pixel album grid and a soft glass now playing screen, view 2
    STARPLAYER ad-free desktop music player in three skins: a purple glass song list, a retro pixel album grid and a soft glass now playing screen, view 3

    STARPLAYER

    An ad-free, privacy-first desktop music player with its own tagging system and several skins to choose from.

    • TypeScript
    • Desktop
    Code Read the story →
02

Games

Arcade and narrative games built with Phaser.

  • El Peso del Sí cover art: a tired curly-haired girl surrounded by to-do lists, files and chat notifications, a visual novel about learning to say no

    El Peso del Sí

    A short, emotional visual novel I made with Zim Yi in Phaser. It's finished and released, and it plays right in your browser.

    • Phaser
    • HTML5
    Play on itch.io ↗
  • SERPERWAVE title screen: a vaporwave snake game with a neon synthwave sun, pink glitch logo and screenshots of its neon levels
    SERPERWAVE title screen: a vaporwave snake game with a neon synthwave sun, pink glitch logo and screenshots of its neon levels, view 2
    SERPERWAVE title screen: a vaporwave snake game with a neon synthwave sun, pink glitch logo and screenshots of its neon levels, view 3

    SERPERWAVE

    The snake game you grew up with, reimagined as a nostalgic 90s vaporwave arcade: 13 neon levels, mystery-box loot, CRT glow and two retro soundtracks. Free to play in your browser.

    • TypeScript
    • Phaser 3
    Code Play on itch.io ↗ Read the story →
03

Retro web & templates

Y2K and Frutiger Aero sites for the indie web.

  • Aqua Blog, a free blue Frutiger Aero Y2K blog template with glossy tabs, bubble backgrounds, post cards and an about me sidebar

    Aqua Blog

    A Frutiger Aero / Y2K blog template in plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript, made for Nekoweb and Neocities. It's also a free download in my shop.

    • HTML
    • CSS
    • JavaScript
    Code Live demo ↗
  • Purple Frutiger Aero retro blog template with a glossy violet header, MSN-style avatar, blog post cards and a now playing widget

    Purple Frutiger Aero

    A purple Frutiger Aero static site template, with the same indie web spirit as Aqua Blog and nothing generic about it.

    • HTML
    • CSS
    Code
04

Desktop apps

Small Python utilities that do one job well.

  • Commission and percentage calculator desktop app calculating 20% of 1500 and showing the amount to subtract and the final value

    Commission Calculator

    A small desktop app for working out commissions and percentages in seconds. Handy if you freelance and quote often.

    • Python
    Code
  • USD to VES currency converter desktop app with buttons to convert dollars to bolívars and check today's BCV rate
    USD to VES currency converter desktop app with buttons to convert dollars to bolívars and check today's BCV rate, view 2
    USD to VES currency converter desktop app with buttons to convert dollars to bolívars and check today's BCV rate, view 3

    USD to VES

    A desktop converter between US dollars and Venezuelan bolívars using the official BCV rate. Very local, very useful if you live here.

    • Python
    Code

On the workbench

Things I'm building right now. No links yet, they'll show up here when they're ready.

  • WIP

    More SERPERWAVE games

    A couple of pixel-art arcade games set in the same universe.

  • WIP

    NutriShare

    A community app for people who want to eat healthy together.

  • WIP

    Interactive recipe book

    Build your own recipe collection by importing a PDF, a video link, plain text or images.

  • WIP

    Retro dress-up game

    A pixel-art dress-up game with a Y2K soul.

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