Soft morning mist between wooded hills at sunrise

A small software studio

Software foreveryday work.

We design and build tools for everyday tasks. Try our first prototype in the workshop.

Monk Machine · Design and development

Photograph by Jonny Gios

01 · The studio

We design.We build.

Monk Machine is a small software studio. We design interfaces and build the software behind them.

We start with the task you want to change. Then we make a prototype you can try and use your feedback to decide what to build next.

Design and software development

Sunlight catching wild meadow grasses at the edge of a wooded hillside
Photograph by Tom Fisk

Out in the world

Finish the task. Get on with your day.

We want a tool to help with the task at hand, then let you get on with your day.

02 · The workshop

Try what we are making.

Try our Focus prototype. It is an experiment in managing daily tasks.

Concept 01

Your tasks for today.

Check off a task or turn on Focus mode.

Focus mode
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Focus mode shows the first task.

Concept 01 · Everyday tools

Focus

Check off tasks as you finish them. Turn on Focus mode to show only the first task on the list.

Your project

Describe the task you want to change.

Write down what you do now and what you want a tool to help with. Save it as a project brief.

03 · Our approach

How we work.

01 · Understand

Understand the task.

You show us how you work and where you get stuck. We decide which problem to tackle first.

02 · Design

Try a prototype.

We design the screens and connect them into a prototype. You try it before we build the software.

03 · Build

Build and test.

We build the software and test it with the task it needs to handle. Your feedback guides the changes.

04 · Your next idea

Tell us what you want to build.

Start by writing a short project brief. You can download it to keep or share.

Monk Machine

Write a project brief.

This form downloads a file to your device. It does not send it to the studio.