SixTwelve Studio · Native tools for Linux
Native tools for Linux
The Linux desktop deserves careful tools too. Verso for writing, Marlin Developer's Bench for enormous files, Engage as a terminal that feels alive under your fingers, and Specimen for anyone who works with icons and vectors. Engage and Specimen are free, as a thank you to the community.
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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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 Mac App Store ↗ Direct · Mac + Linux ↗ - 19
Marlin Developer's Bench Stream pipeline editor · macOS & Linux Named after the fastest fish in the ocean. Marlin cuts through multi-gigabyte server logs and datasets in one second flat without memory strain. $19.99 Mac App Store ↗ Direct · Mac + Linux ↗ - 20
Engage Terminal · macOS & Linux A GPU terminal with an inspired Knight Rider scanner beam. 120 FPS hardware rendering and keystrokes in under one millisecond. Free. 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. 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 ↗ - 29
Repo Viewer Git repository overview · macOS & Linux Every Git repository on your Mac or Linux desktop in one window: dirty, unpushed, and behind, at a glance. Free to download. Free Mac App Store ↗ Download free ↗ - 24
Insignia Platform icon forge · macOS & Linux Draw your app icon once and preview it across macOS docks, Linux desktops, and browser tabs. Free. Free Details → - 26
Mocksyy Wireframes & mockups · Linux The app designer's sketchbook, coming to the Linux desktop. $29.99 Details →
Camera apps for iPhone Cameras that behave like cameras. You choose the film, you count the frames, you wait for the roll. 
Native apps for the Mac A writing desk, a PDF bench, a darkroom, a drawing table. Quiet tools for long days at the desk. 
Games for iPhone 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.