On my desktop
Building for Omarchy
Native apps, desktop plugins, and proposed improvements to Core.
Independent software, made in the open
Making useful things.
Sharing what I learn.
I’m Tom Ballard. I build open-source software and write about what I’m learning along the way. Right now, much of that work starts on my Omarchy desktop.
Explore the workIn the open
The project index
Mac software, developer tools and the experiments that grew into something useful.
Working principles / 01-03
Software should
earn its place.
Local by instinct
Your work belongs on your machine. The network should add possibility, not permission.
Legible by design
Good tools expose their model. You should understand what happened, and why.
Open by default
Source code is an invitation: inspect it, adapt it, make the idea travel further.