SixTwelve Studio · Native apps for the Mac
Native apps for the Mac
For the hours you spend at the desk. Verso and roono are places to write. Folio puts unruly PDFs in order. Lumen and CaptureMood are darkrooms for your photographs. Mocksyy is a sketchbook for people who design apps. Each is made to feel at home on the Mac, and to stay out of your way.
One tool, one craft, zero noise.
Every instrument in this collection is designed for a single dedicated practice. We do not bury simple tasks under complex settings, bloated feature sets, or algorithmic recommendations.
Local files and perpetual ownership.
You buy these tools once. They live directly on your device, work completely offline, and keep all your photographs, writing, and documents strictly in your own custody.
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jots Shared lists · iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS The shared list for the small things people carry together, from the grocery run to the weekend plans. On iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. $2.99 App Store ↗ - 08
Lumen Darkroom Photo editor · iOS, iPadOS, macOS A darkroom for your photographs on Mac, iPad and iPhone, where every change can be undone and the original is never touched. $19.99 App Store ↗ - 10
roono Writing desk · macOS A sovereign writing environment for journalists, essayists, and authors working on long pieces. $50 Buy Direct ↗ - 14
Talus Notes Self-tidying notebook · iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS A notebook with no folders and no titles. Write it down today and let it settle into the archive. On iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. $2.99 App Store ↗ - 15
Mocksyy Wireframes & mockups · macOS A sketchbook for people who design apps, from the first rough box to a screen ready for the developer. $29.99 Buy Direct ↗ - 17
CaptureMood RAW Developer · macOS Come home with a full card and leave with the dozen frames that matter, developed and ready to share. $24.99 Buy Direct ↗ - 18
Verso Markdown Markdown editor · macOS & Linux A calm place to write. Point it at any folder and write in clean Markdown on your own disk. $3.99 App Store ↗ Direct · Mac + Linux ↗ - 19
Marlin Stream pipeline editor · macOS & Linux For the enormous files that make other editors freeze. Marlin opens them in a second without memory strain. $19.99 Buy Direct ↗ - 20
Engage Terminal · macOS & Linux A terminal with a sense of touch. 120 FPS graphics rendering and keystrokes in under one millisecond. Free forever. Free Get Engage ↗ - 23
Specimen Vector specimen instrument · macOS & Linux A loupe and workshop for SVG vector graphics. Clean out hidden junk code and export ready-to-run components. Free forever. Free Get Specimen ↗ - 25
Folio Sovereign PDF workbench · macOS (Linux in development) For the paperwork of a life: contracts to sign, pages to reorder, and details to black out for good. $9.99 Buy Folio · $9.99 ↗ - 16
ArtBench Photo, illustration & page design · macOS A darkroom, a drawing board and a layout table sharing one canvas, for people who make pictures on the Mac. $24.99 Details → - 24
Insignia Platform icon forge · macOS & Linux Draw your app icon once and preview it across macOS docks, Linux desktops, and browser tabs. Free forever. Free Details →
Camera apps for iPhone Cameras that behave like cameras. You choose the film, you count the frames, you wait for the roll. Native tools for Linux The same care, built for the Linux desktop. Some of them are gifts. 
Games for iPhone and Playdate Small worlds you can finish in an evening, and want to return to. The Bench, a weekly letter
Every Tuesday, a short letter from the studio: one app worth a closer look, one small idea for using it well, and a glimpse of what is being made next.