Field Bureau + Werkstatt
Software tools, intelligent systems, and thoughtful interfaces.
An independent design and technology practice. We make software tools that are deliberate, human, and built to last — blending analysis with craft, always in the context of real use.
The markdown suite
Three native apps — capture, organize, navigate — built on plain markdown files that stay on your device.
macOS / iOS · .md
Signal Recorder SR-7→
Voice recorder that transcribes on-device and hands you a markdown file.
macOS / iOS · .md
Task Register TR-2→ Coming soon
Task manager where every task is a plain file you own.
macOS · .md
Markdown Library ML-42→
Browse and edit every markdown file across all your folders.
ET Series
Explorations into mathematics, fiction, and the human condition, built as software.
Utilities
Small tools that do one thing really well.
Field Reports
All posts →Jul 12
Markdown Library ML-42 Is on the Mac App Store→
ML-42, the native macOS reader and editor for the markdown already on your disk, is available now — $12.99, one time, no subscription. Point it at any folder and read, search, and edit across projects.
Jul 12
An Obsidian Alternative Without the Vault→
ML-42 reads, searches, and edits the markdown already on your disk — no vault, no import, no plugins, no sync to rent. Here's where it fits and where Obsidian still wins.
Jun 9
Introducing SR-7→
A voice recorder for Mac and iPhone that transcribes and summarises on-device, then hands you a markdown file you own — no cloud, no subscription.