Independent software studio

Tools change. Agency should stay yours.

Aerethis is an independent software studio. We build for people who want to do more with their computers and still understand what is happening on them.

Explore Aerenium Our story How we build

A studio with a point of view.

Aerethis began with a question: as software becomes more capable, how does the person using it stay in charge? We are building the studio around that question, not around a catalogue of disconnected tools.

Our first focus is the everyday computer: the work, files and decisions already there. Aerenium is where that work is taking shape. The studio is the longer commitment to making capability understandable, and to improving it with the people who use it.

How the work gets made

Small releases, visible boundaries, and feedback that can change the next version.

  1. Start with a real task

    Begin with what someone is trying to finish. Make the path through it legible before adding another feature.

  2. Make the boundary visible

    Distinguish what runs on the device, what uses a service, and what needs permission. Explain cost and control where the choice happens.

  3. Ship, listen, revise

    Treat an alpha as work in progress. Use bug reports and conversations to find the friction, then improve the foundation.

Current alpha

Shipping now

Aerenium

Our first product is a local-first desktop workspace. It brings the studio's ideas into daily use, with an alpha that is still being shaped.

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The work ahead

Our direction is clearer than a launch calendar. These are priorities for the work, not promises of a delivery date.

  • A stronger everyday foundation

    Keep improving reliability, onboarding and the clarity of the controls people meet first.

  • A closer feedback loop

    Make it easier to report a problem, share an idea and understand the decisions behind a release.

What we commit to

Principles that should be visible in the product, the business and the way we respond.

Keep control legible
Explain consequential choices and permissions in the place they are made.
Separate the optional
Make the boundary between the local tool and optional paid services clear.
Say what is ready
Label unfinished work honestly. Keep today's capabilities separate from tomorrow's intentions.
Stay reachable
Give people a direct support path and a shared place for questions, criticism and ideas.

Help shape what comes next.

An independent studio grows through use, conversation and support. Tell us what is working, show us what is getting in your way, or help fund the work if you want to.

Join the conversation Support the studio Get help Financial support is optional. Questions, thoughtful criticism and useful bug reports matter too.