independent software company
code &
pixels
Local-first, open source desktop software and games, made with care — all free to use, all yours to keep. We build the same way for other companies too.
how we build
local-first
Your data lives on your machine and works offline. Sync is opt-in, never required.
open source
Free to use, yours to keep. Fork it on GitHub and keep running it if we disappear.
no telemetry
Nothing phones home. No accounts, no sign-up, no analytics script on this page.
privacy by default
We collect what you type into a form and nothing else. There is no asterisk on that.
what we believe
four positions, no asterisks
Your data is yours
Every piece of software we ship is local-first. Your files live on your machine — not on our servers, not in our databases. If a company disappears tomorrow, your data shouldn't disappear with it. No telemetry, no usage tracking, no data sales. There's no asterisk on any of that.
Simple is better
We don't ship features for the sake of shipping features. Every button, every screen, every interaction has to earn its place. We'd rather cut a feature than ship one that's half-baked. Complexity is easy; simplicity takes work.
Build in the open
Our applications are open source. Read the code, audit it, fork it, contribute to it. Transparency isn't a marketing strategy — it's how we hold ourselves accountable. When something breaks you can see why; when we make a call you can see the trade-offs.
Made for people, not metrics
We don't track engagement, optimise for time-on-app, or send push notifications to drag you back. Software should be useful when you need it and invisible when you don't. Our only incentive is making something good enough that you keep choosing it.
available for hire
We build software. You ship faster.
Full-stack development, product design and AI integration — embedded in your team on a monthly retainer, or scoped to a single project. Frontend, backend, infrastructure, design and deployment: no waiting on three vendors to align.
No sales calls, no discovery decks. Tell us what you're building and we'll tell you if we're the right fit. We keep the client list short on purpose.
Full-stack dev
UI/UX & product
AI integration
Content production
how we work with clients
Accountable end to end
The people who scope your project stay accountable for shipping it — frontend, backend, infrastructure, design and deployment. Where a specialist makes the work better, we bring one in, under one point of contact.
Async by default
Communication over email, Linear and GitHub. We overlap with US and EU mornings and we don't do unnecessary meetings.
Short client list
We work with startups, agencies and established teams who need a full-stack team without hiring one. If we take your project, you get our full attention.
studio · specification
selected work
three case studies
Qyire
A UKCA-regulated clinical record for eating disorder services — empty repository to live patient data in 52 days.
read the case study.vfx
A simulation interchange format for Unreal Engine — measured 60× smaller than Alembic, numerically exact.
read the case studyPantts
Realtime project boards — one card model behind five views, zero copies. Live at pantts.com.
read the case studyTell us what you're building.
hello@envlpr.com. No sales calls, no discovery decks — we'll tell you honestly if we're the right fit.