Light tools in a loud world.

騒がしい世界の、軽い道具。

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how it works

Three steps. Nothing extra.

Every abroo app follows the same basic shape:
open it quickly, use it easily, come back later without relearning it.

01

Download and open

Free apps open right away. If an app is paid, the price is clear before you install.

02

Open it and get on with it

Files stay on your Mac. Notifications are off by default. Setup stays minimal.

03

It stays familiar

No feature churn. Only upkeep.

apps

Six apps, taking shape

These are the first six apps in the lineup. Each is built to do one job clearly, without growing into something else later.

why abroo

Less, on purpose

abroo is built to make work feel simpler:
less setup, less upkeep, and less to manage along the way.

What you get

A tool that stays easy to live with

The same type, spacing, and color across every app, so a new abroo app feels familiar from the start.

  • A clear tool for a single job
  • Less setup before you can use it
  • Less to organize, tune, and maintain
  • Pricing that is easy to understand up front
  • An app that stays familiar over time
What it is not

Not built to do everything

abroo will feel too limited if you want one product to absorb every workflow, every preference, and every edge case.

  • One app that tries to cover every workflow
  • Deep customization in every corner
  • A product that keeps expanding every release
  • A lot of surface area to manage
  • Heavy collaboration and constant activity

five rules

Five rules that keep it simple

Every abroo app follows the same five principles,
so the experience stays consistent from one app to the next.

  1. 01

    Single design system

    The same type, spacing, and color across every app, so a new abroo app feels familiar from the start.

  2. 02

    Desktop first

    Built for the Mac first. If other platforms appear later, they stay secondary to the desktop experience.

  3. 03

    Zero data

    No analytics or behavior tracking. Anything beyond payment and licensing stays on your device.

  4. 04

    Quiet by default

    Notifications stay off until you turn them on. Nothing should compete for your attention by default.

  5. 05

    v1.0 forever

    No feature creep. Once an app reaches v1.0, updates focus on maintenance, security, and compatibility.

apps

Six apps, taking shape

These are the first six apps in the lineup. Each is built to do one job clearly, without growing into something else later.

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abroo memo

Plain memo. Open, write, close. No folders, no tags.

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abroo note

Long-form notes. One file, one window. Markdown-light.

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abroo day

One page per day. No streaks, no scoring, no nudges.

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abroo board

A quiet moodboard. Dot grid. Drag images, place freely.

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abroo idea

A wide canvas for thinking out loud. Connections appear as you write.

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abroo track

Version your work as you save. No setup, no branches.

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Good software should help, then get out of the way.

That is what abroo is for.

— Broo, founder