notbastards.com // apps
WE ARE NOT BASTARDS.
APPS. NO CREEPY TRACKING. NO DARK PATTERNS. NO BULLSHIT.
Apps, no tricks
We build focused apps by a public standard: useful by default, transparent about what they do, and intentionally restrained.
Featured app · macOS
Graphic iDraw Rescue Pro
Give your old Picta Inc's Graphic (formerly known as iDraw) drawings a future. Convert them into editable SVG files, locally on your Mac. No uploads. No account.
An escape hatch for all people affected by this abandoned graphical design tool.
The standard
The manifesto and statement explain the standard we adhere to: minimal data, honest language, and no dark patterns.
Use it
Adopt the standard
Teams, independents, institutions, and projects can cite, adapt, and measure themselves against the Not Bastards standard.
For users
Read the Statement
A plain-language promise for people using Not Bastards products.
For makers
Read the Manifesto
The maker-facing standard for product decisions, defaults, metrics, privacy, attention, and plain language.
The short version
The manifesto is not brand decoration. It is the constraint set behind the apps: useful products, honest defaults, minimal data, and no dark patterns.
- No data collection.You are not loot.
- No dark patterns.You are not being manipulated.
- No creepy tracking.You are not livestock.
- Not stealing your time.You are not a captive audience.
- Transparency beats legaleseYou should not need a lawyer.
About Not Bastards
Not Bastards develops apps by a simple standard:
Technology can be useful, profitable, and respectful at the same time.
Every app is built to do one job clearly, collect as little as possible, and stay out of your way.