# Humanly

> Humanly (Humanly Systems) is a small software studio making thoughtful desktop, mobile, SaaS and security tools, and building custom apps for clients.

Key facts:
- Studio: Humanly (Humanly Systems Ltd, United Kingdom). Website: https://humanly.is
- Makes: desktop apps for macOS, Windows and Linux; mobile apps; SaaS and self-hosted apps; security tools
- Also: custom development of desktop, mobile and SaaS apps for clients (https://humanly.is/custom-development)
- Journal: "Ideas" (https://humanly.is/ideas), 42 posts from December 2025 to September 2026 on software, hardware, security and device concepts
- Desktop Apps (https://humanly.is/desktop-apps):
  - serve: Serve a folder over HTTP or HTTPS with one native binary. https://github.com/marirs/serve
  - Exif AI: AI-powered EXIF metadata writer. https://exif-ai.com
  - dskcopy: Fast, safe disk image writer. https://github.com/marirs/dskcopy
  - Grabbr: Download video and audio without the clutter. (coming soon)
- Mobile Apps (https://humanly.is/mobile-apps):
  - Zyphr: Private conversations. Your space. https://zyphr.org
  - Travllr: Track travel. Count precisely. https://travllr.app
- SaaS Apps (https://humanly.is/saas-apps):
  - Velocty: CMS almost at the speed of light. https://velocty.io
  - analyze.rs: Upload a file, see what it can do. https://analyze.rs
  - ipinfo.is: Find where an IP address is. https://ipinfo.is
- Security Tools (https://humanly.is/security-tools):
  - idNX: Know your network. Not just its IPs. https://idnx.sh
  - capa-rs: File capability extractor. https://github.com/marirs/capa-rs
  - analyze.rs: Upload a file, see what it can do. https://analyze.rs

## Pages
- [Home](https://humanly.is/): the studio, its four app categories and custom development
- [Desktop apps](https://humanly.is/desktop-apps): serve, Exif AI, dskcopy, Grabbr (coming soon)
- [Mobile apps](https://humanly.is/mobile-apps): Zyphr, Travllr
- [SaaS apps](https://humanly.is/saas-apps): Velocty, analyze.rs, ipinfo.is
- [Security tools](https://humanly.is/security-tools): idNX, capa-rs, analyze.rs
- [Custom development](https://humanly.is/custom-development): hire Humanly to build a desktop, mobile or SaaS app
- [Ideas](https://humanly.is/ideas): the journal, with an RSS feed at https://humanly.is/ideas/feed.xml
- [Contact](https://humanly.is/contact)

## Concepts (not products; nothing here is for sale)
- [Concept: Humanly Phone, 5.4 mm and does less](https://humanly.is/ideas/humanly-phone-concept)
- [Concept: Humanly Phone II, the hardware sheet](https://humanly.is/ideas/humanly-phone-ii-hardware-sheet)
- [Concept: Humanly Slate, an e-ink reader with open firmware](https://humanly.is/ideas/humanly-slate-concept)
- [Concept: Humanly Watch, the thinnest smartwatch we can imagine](https://humanly.is/ideas/humanly-watch-concept)

## All ideas
- [Why Humanly: software that knows when to stop](https://humanly.is/ideas/why-humanly) (2025-12-01)
- [Checksums, explained: why every download should come with a SHA-256](https://humanly.is/ideas/checksums-explained) (2025-12-08)
- [curl | sh, done carefully: writing install scripts people can trust](https://humanly.is/ideas/curl-sh-done-carefully) (2025-12-15)
- [USB-C is not one thing: cables, power and data](https://humanly.is/ideas/usb-c-is-not-one-thing) (2025-12-22)
- [Software for the next ten years: formats, lock-in and longevity](https://humanly.is/ideas/software-for-ten-years) (2025-12-29)
- [Concept: Humanly Phone, 5.4 mm and does less](https://humanly.is/ideas/humanly-phone-concept) (2026-01-12)
- [The case for local-first tools](https://humanly.is/ideas/local-first-tools) (2026-01-19)
- [Building serve: a local server in one command](https://humanly.is/ideas/building-serve) (2026-01-26)
- [AMOLED, true black and calm devices](https://humanly.is/ideas/amoled-true-black) (2026-02-02)
- [One codebase, three desktops: shipping to macOS, Windows and Linux](https://humanly.is/ideas/one-codebase-three-desktops) (2026-02-09)
- [What your photos say about you: EXIF explained](https://humanly.is/ideas/exif-explained) (2026-02-16)
- [Notifications are a design choice](https://humanly.is/ideas/notifications-design-choice) (2026-02-23)
- [Why Rust works for small tools](https://humanly.is/ideas/why-rust) (2026-02-27)
- [Thin is a hardware problem: batteries, boards and the 5 mm limit](https://humanly.is/ideas/thin-is-a-hardware-problem) (2026-03-02)
- [Picking a stack for small desktop apps: Rust, Swift, Tauri, Electron](https://humanly.is/ideas/stack-for-small-desktop-apps) (2026-03-09)
- [Strip location data before you share](https://humanly.is/ideas/strip-location-data) (2026-03-16)
- [Designing in monospace: why this site uses Kode Mono](https://humanly.is/ideas/designing-in-monospace) (2026-03-23)
- [Counting days: how Travllr keeps track of where you have been](https://humanly.is/ideas/travllr-counting-days) (2026-03-30)
- [Concept: Humanly Phone II, the hardware sheet](https://humanly.is/ideas/humanly-phone-ii-hardware-sheet) (2026-04-06)
- [Indexing a million files on a laptop](https://humanly.is/ideas/indexing-a-million-files) (2026-04-13)
- [Threat modelling for small apps](https://humanly.is/ideas/threat-modelling-small-apps) (2026-04-20)
- [E-ink vs AMOLED: choosing a screen for focus](https://humanly.is/ideas/eink-vs-amoled) (2026-04-27)
- [Disk copies you can trust: imaging and verifying drives](https://humanly.is/ideas/disk-copies-you-can-trust) (2026-05-04)
- [Code signing and notarisation on macOS, in practice](https://humanly.is/ideas/code-signing-notarisation-macos) (2026-05-11)
- [The quiet desk: hardware we like working with](https://humanly.is/ideas/the-quiet-desk) (2026-05-18)
- [How we scope a custom software project](https://humanly.is/ideas/scoping-custom-software) (2026-05-25)
- [Download without the clutter: building Grabbr](https://humanly.is/ideas/building-grabbr) (2026-06-01)
- [On-device AI in 2026: what fits on a laptop](https://humanly.is/ideas/on-device-ai-2026) (2026-06-08)
- [Passkeys and the slow end of the password](https://humanly.is/ideas/passkeys) (2026-06-15)
- [Desktop, mobile or SaaS: where should your app live?](https://humanly.is/ideas/desktop-mobile-or-saas) (2026-06-22)
- [Shipping a static site on Cloudflare Workers](https://humanly.is/ideas/static-site-cloudflare-workers) (2026-07-03)
- [Asking for less: minimal app permissions](https://humanly.is/ideas/minimal-app-permissions) (2026-07-10)
- [What makes messaging private: a look at Zyphr](https://humanly.is/ideas/secure-messaging-zyphr) (2026-07-17)
- [Offline-first on mobile](https://humanly.is/ideas/offline-first-mobile) (2026-07-24)
- [Designing for one hand](https://humanly.is/ideas/designing-for-one-hand) (2026-07-31)
- [Concept: Humanly Slate, an e-ink reader with open firmware](https://humanly.is/ideas/humanly-slate-concept) (2026-08-03)
- [A week on one charge: power budgets for calm devices](https://humanly.is/ideas/week-on-one-charge) (2026-08-10)
- [Supply-chain safety for small teams](https://humanly.is/ideas/supply-chain-safety) (2026-08-17)
- [What building our first apps taught us](https://humanly.is/ideas/five-desktop-apps-lessons) (2026-08-24)
- [The repairable device: screws, not glue](https://humanly.is/ideas/repairable-device) (2026-09-01)
- [Concept: Humanly Watch, the thinnest smartwatch we can imagine](https://humanly.is/ideas/humanly-watch-concept) (2026-09-08)
- [Firmware you can flash: why open hardware matters](https://humanly.is/ideas/firmware-you-can-flash) (2026-09-15)

## Full text
- [llms-full.txt](https://humanly.is/llms-full.txt): all indexable pages as plain markdown

## Optional
- [Privacy Policy](https://humanly.is/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://humanly.is/terms)
- [EULA](https://humanly.is/eula)