A studio of one,
and a six-legged octopus.
takomi is a tiny indie software studio. It makes small tools that try to do one thing, well, and then quietly get out of the way.
Why "takomi"
The name comes from two Japanese pieces. Tako (タコ) means octopus — a creature with many hands, working on many things at once. Mi (み) is a soft, friendly suffix, the kind that makes a word feel small and personal.
Together: takomi. A studio that ships often, with care, and without trying to sound bigger than it is.
Why six legs, not eight
A real octopus has eight arms, all busy. takomi only has six — on purpose. Two hands stay free, every day, to think about what the next small tool should be. We could ship more if we used all eight. We probably wouldn't ship better.
That two-hand reserve is the whole philosophy. Don't fill the schedule. Leave room to notice what the world actually needs.
What we make
Small tools. The kind you use for a couple of minutes a day, that quietly sit on your machine, and that don't try to take over your screen or your attention.
A few are quietly being made right now. They will be announced when they are ready, not before.
Every takomi product follows the same rules:
- One small problem. Solve it well, then stop.
- Local-first. Your data stays on your machine when it can.
- No tracking. No analytics SDKs in the products themselves.
- Honest pricing. Fair, predictable, no dark patterns.
- Real maintenance. Each product gets updates, real ones, for as long as it's listed.
How we work
takomi is run by one person. There's no team, no funding, no investors. The math is simple: small subscriptions from people who use the tools, paid back as ongoing development time. That's it. No need to grow into something else.
Every product is built with care, not speed. Slow iteration over loud launches. No tracking, no cookie banners, no third-party noise.
Get in touch
If you have a question, a bug to report, an idea for a small tool, or just want to say hi — write to [email protected]. Replies come from a real human, usually within a day.
And if you'd like to follow what's being built, the cleanest way right now is to use one of the products. Updates show up in the extension itself.