Real life
Independent app studio
Long Weekend Labs
Software for the gaps I keep finding.
I make focused desktop apps for useful things that are missing, trapped on one platform, or far more complicated than they need to be. Most of the work happens after my day job, once my one-year-old is asleep, with AI helping me turn the idea into something real.
The starting point
The apps start as little annoyances.
A missing tool, a clumsy workflow, or something useful that only exists on one platform. I look for a good answer first. When I cannot find one and the need keeps returning, I start building.AI assisted
AI helps me move, but it is not the brand.
It helps me cover more ground in the hours I have. I still decide what should exist, test the builds on real machines, reject what does not feel right, and choose when something is ready to carry the Long Weekend Labs name.The apps
Each one has a job to do.
Some are ready to download. Some are still being shaped in public or private. The status is honest, but the reason for building each app is the same: it should fill a real need.
See the full catalogue Available Windows, Linux, macOS
Speech Bubble Photo Editor
Comic-style captions for photos and videos.Place expressive bubbles, captions, layers, and video edits without uploading your media to a cloud editor.
Available Windows, Linux
Batch Background Remover
Clean transparent cutouts, a whole folder at a time.Remove backgrounds from character sprites and artwork in batches, locally, with a choice of six AI models.
In development macOS, Linux
Parallax Studio
Give still artwork just enough life.Turn layered illustrations into looping 2.5D parallax animations without moving into a full compositing suite.
Private build Desktop, private build
BioDex
A private home for media, people, and the notes around them.An encrypted desktop catalogue for keeping local media and personal research organised without handing it to a cloud account.
What I am building next
Topivo
The notch app for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
The polished notch-app category is still overwhelmingly macOS-only. Topivo fills that gap with one expressive desktop notch for Windows, Linux, and macOS, bringing focus, music, files, clipboard history, games, and a teleprompter to the top edge of every desktop.
Already inside
- A notch that stays out of the way
- Focus without another window
- Now playing, right where you look
- A shelf for temporary things
Preview Topivo Public downloads are not open yet. Windows, Linux, and macOS builds are being tested.
The standard
Small and AI-assisted can still mean useful and cared for.
These are not products from a large team, and I am not going to pretend they are. They are one person's best attempt to remove a real annoyance, serve a neglected platform, or make a creative job easier. That is what every app here has to prove.