Druware Software Designs
Druware Software DesignsNative software & developer tools · Est. 1995
Druware Software DesignsEst. 1995

Native software for Mac, iOS, Windows and Android — and the tools underneath.

Druware has been publishing software since 1995, when it started as a place to put the results of a few side projects. Today it is a small studio building native applications and the developer frameworks beneath them — much of it open source.

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Probably Obvious, but, "Hey, new website!"

Probably Obvious, but, "Hey, new website!"

So, this might not be worth its own news entry, but the new look and feel website dropped today. It wasn't supposed to happen until tonight, but apparently someone forgot to disable the auto publish features that we have been using during all of our recent tweaking, and well... oops?

Anyways, much like the work we did over at Two Wheel Junction, it was time. Most of the existing site dates back to 1995, and despite multiple minor updates, it had reached 'well over due' status. While a more flashy look would be the trend, it just did not fit quite who we are, so we opted for a lower key, more 'hey there is stuff to actually read' layout and look.

We hope you like it.

What is FiSQL?

What is FiSQL?

FiSQL is an idea. Pronounced like 'fiscal', the idea is an accounting system that works for your business. Implement the modules you need. Ignore the modules you don't. Own your data. Customize the system to your needs. Integrate it with the tools you want, or create your own.

FiSQL is the operating system for a small business: customers, vendors, bills, invoices, the general ledger, projects, time, and support tickets - with stock and warehousing still to come. It runs on a real SQL database you can point any tool at, and it grows one module at a time rather than arriving as a suite you have to swallow whole. The one-sentence version: run your whole business on a database you own.

A Bunch of Little Changes Behind the Scenes...

A Bunch of Little Changes Behind the Scenes...

... Leading to a bunch of bigger changes in front of the scenes. After almost 20 years of being almost exclusively Mac and to a lesser degree, iOS focused, the last month has brought a bunch of our work to other platforms, including Windows and Android ( and soon even Linux and Haiku ). Those changes meant time to rethink some of how this web site works. That may not sound like a lot of work, and visually, it probably is not. However, behind the scenes it has been a lot of work to make hundreds of little changes to make things work better for more than one platform.

v1.0.11 Announcement

v1.0.11 Announcement

Late last week, we submitted v1.0.11 to the App Store for Review. At this point the iOS version has cleared review and the macOS version is still waiting. There are some new. features to talk about, but first, know that we are holding the actual publication until everything has cleared the review process so that we can release them all at the same time.

Your Privacy, Our Policy

Your Privacy, Our Policy

Privacy has become a big issue over the last few years, and we get it. More than we would probably like to admit, as a couple of us have been victims of identity theft ourselves. As a result we have taken a pretty hard stance regarding our own policies regarding the privacy of our friends, family, and customers. You can view our published policy here. That is the top level surface policy that is more or less a generic template of a privacy policy.

It barely scratches the surface of our internal thoughts and policies.

Now Availalbe on the Apple App Store

Now Availalbe on the Apple App Store

As of today, the Accessibility Mapper is available in the Apple App Store. Remember, this is also available as Open Source on Github, and is free for non-commercial use.

Accessibility Mapper headed to the App Store

Accessibility Mapper headed to the App Store

Accessibility Mapper headed to the App Store. Mac first. This is just the first step. It will take a few days for it to get through the review process.

And Now...  Music Bingo Digital Cards

And Now... Music Bingo Digital Cards

Play Music Bingo on your phone — no paper cards. Scan the host's code to join, then tap or let Shazam auto-mark songs across all your cards. Free, for mac, iPhone and iPad.

Druware Music Bingo Launches

Druware Music Bingo Launches

After a hot bit of development, we are launching our little Music Bingo application. Fun for creating and hosting music bingo games.

Bike Law Pocket Guide Now on Windows and Android

Bike Law Pocket Guide Now on Windows and Android

Another milestone reached this weekend, we now have the Windows and Android versions of the Bike Law Pocket Guide up and running. Now we get to work through those app store options, meaning Microsoft, Google and Amazon each for the various versions. This work is the culmination of our 'Phase 1' work on this project. Enough to get it assembled and pushed out the door to make it available to as many people as possible.