New — Ombre: building shadows as DXF for architects →

Build.Break.Repeat.

Novato Labs is where we build startups, ship free tools, and try to change the world one experiment at a time. Three products live, more in the oven.

Our Products

Three live.
More in the lab.

Free forever. No ads. No tracking. Built for humans, not metrics.

01

Tomato Clock

The classic Pomodoro timer. 25 minutes of focus, 5 minutes of rest. Repeat. Built for Chrome.

Free Chrome Ext.
Get Free →
02

Screen Lab

Inspect, measure, and audit any web page. Color picker, ruler, accessibility checker, all in one extension.

Free Chrome Ext.
Get Free →
03

FocusTone

Focus sound frequencies — 40Hz binaural beats, alpha, theta — to play under your music. For concentration, study and deep work. Runs in the browser.

Free Web App
Use Now →
04

Stand Right

Posture analysis from your camera. Three guided poses, body recognition, angle measurement, then exercises and a weekly plan. Runs in the browser — no video leaves your device.

Free Web App
Use Now →
New
05

Ombre

Building shadows for architects. Pick a place in Italy, a date and a time: real building heights from official surveys, shadows exported as DXF layers for AutoCAD. Runs in the browser.

Free Web App
Use Now →
06

In the Lab

Two more experiments brewing. Audio focus tool, tiny calendar app. We'll ship when they're ready, not before.

Watch this space
Manifesto

Free forever.
Free trial.
Freemium.
Free... ish.

→ Privacy first

No tracking, no analytics, no fingerprinting. Your data stays on your device. Always.

→ No ads, ever

We don't sell your attention. Our tools fund themselves through the studio side of the business.

→ Tools for humans

Software should respect your time, your privacy, and your intelligence. Most doesn't. Ours does.

By the numbers
3Products live
0Trackers shipped
50k+Active users
∞Days free
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Got an idea?
Got capital?

Labs is bootstrapped today. We're open to angels, advisors, and co-founders for specific experiments. We're picky. So should you be.

What we're looking for

  • → Operators who've shipped 0-to-1 before
  • → Angels who back tools, not platforms
  • → Lawyers, not VCs (we don't take board seats)
  • → People who love privacy as much as we do

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