About

A tiny studio building software worth keeping.

GoatBit LLC works with independent developers on projects that maximize utility and minimize greedy business practices. That sentence is the whole business plan.

How we work

01

Your data stays yours

No analytics pixels, no behavioral profiles, no selling anything about you. Where it's possible, our software runs locally and keeps its data on your machine.

02

Small tools, sharp edges

A program should do a defined thing well. We'd rather ship something narrow and finished than a platform that grows features to justify a subscription.

03

No engagement bait

We don't design for time-on-app. If our software helps you finish and close the window, that's the correct outcome.

04

Independent funding

Work is financed by direct support and consulting rather than investors. That's why there is no roadmap written by someone chasing an exit.

Why some projects go quiet.

A small studio can only give real attention to one thing at a time. When a project isn't getting that attention, we say so instead of leaving a "coming soon" badge up for two years.

HerdHub is on hiatus. It isn't cancelled, and nothing about it has been sold or shut down — it's simply parked while Dead Internet is the active project. ClockIn has been discontinued.

If something we shipped matters to you and it's gone quiet, email us. That's usually the fastest way to move it back up the list.

Want to talk about a project?

site@goatbit.net