A sleeping cat beside glowing code monitors, with moonlit mountains beyond the window.

Independent software for a brighter tomorrow

Software,
systems, security
and experiments.

Independent development, system tools, security research, retro computing and experiments since the early days.

Open ideasReal projectsPractical toolsFor real peopleLong-term thinkingBeyond the hype
SAME CURIOSITY.
A BRIGHTER TOMORROW.
THE WORKBENCH / AFTER HOURS

FROM THE WORKBENCH

Tools, experiments and long-running projects.

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Hexrook

Integrity verification for a less trusting world.

Recursive directory and filesystem verification, built with a healthy dose of paranoia. Hexrook explores how to obser…

Cross-platform design

In developmentSecurity

BlitzMax Tools

Fast. Flexible. Fun. Close to the machine.

Development tools, modules and experiments for the BlitzMax ecosystem. A place for practical native code, careful API…

BlitzMax-NG

OngoingDevelopment

Retro & Archive

From the Commodore 64 to today.

Old code has stories to tell. The Subsoft archive is a home for classic releases, source code and experiments from ea…

C64 · Legacy systems

ArchiveRetro computing

Independent

No tracking. No noise.
Just software.

Close to the machine

Native tools. Real systems.
Curiosity all the way down.

Security mindset

Built with a healthy
dose of paranoia.

Long-term focus

Useful software outlives
hype cycles.

A FEW THOUGHTS ALONG THE WAY

From the notebook

Development workflow

Compiling and testing macOS software in a Hackintosh VM

A practical workflow for clean builds, isolated tests and useful evidence in an experimental macOS guest—and knowing when real Mac testing is still needed.

From the workbench

Same curiosity. A new chapter.

A new home for current projects, old code and the ideas in between.

“ Explore. Build. Learn. Repeat. ”— subsoft