Tools Built
in the Shop

Free web apps for makers, builders, and curious people.

All free. All built by the same person who runs the shop.

MakerManifest

A platform for makers — organize your projects, track your builds, and share your work. Built by a maker, for makers.

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VARO Industries on GitHub

Open-source projects, tools, and experiments from the shop. Code for the stuff we build — because sharing is how good tools get better.

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GotInfo — Network Intel

Instantly see everything your browser exposes about your connection: IPv4/IPv6, geolocation, reverse DNS, WebRTC leaks, browser fingerprint, ASN, and more. No account, no logging — just answers.

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ZoneSync

Your world, in sync. Track current time across multiple cities and timezones at once. Use the Time Shifter to plan calls and meetings across zones — drag, reorder, install as a PWA. No data collected.

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CNC Feeds & Speeds Calculator

Enter your material, bit type, number of flutes — get recommended feeds and speeds for your CNC router. No more guessing, no more burnt edges.

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Glowforge Materials & Settings Utility

Track Glowforge laser settings by material. Community-sourced data from manufacturer specs and forums — organized so you can actually find it when you need it.

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The Janky Wood Database

Wood species reference cobbled together from various sources. Identify woods, compare properties, find the right material for the job. It's janky. It works.

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Rainfall Tracker Pro

Track rainfall amounts and predictions by location. Built for gardeners who want to know if they actually need to water today — no meteorology degree required.

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Reverse Sales Tax Calculator

Know what you collected in taxes? Work backwards to find the pre-tax sale amount. Built for vendors and market sellers who need clean numbers fast.

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Sales Tax Calculator

Compute sales tax owed by location and sale amount. Quick and simple — because the IRS is neither.

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Color ID

Pick any color from an image, convert between HEX, RGB, and HSL, and generate complementary color schemes. For designers who think in pixels.

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Aurora Borealis Predictor

Check the KP index and see how likely you are to spot Northern Lights from your location tonight. Because some things are worth going outside for.

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We Build These for Fun

If there's a tool you'd find useful — something that doesn't exist yet, or exists but is annoying to use — reach out. These things get built because someone needed them. And that someone is most likely me.

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