Craft meets
performance
Independent software studio focused on developer tools, open source, and custom software built for speed and clarity.
About the studio
I'm Noam — a solo developer building NF Software as an independent studio. I started in 2023 with a simple goal: build the tools I actually want to use. Fast, minimal, privacy-first, no tracking.
NF Dev Suite and NF Sys Suite are fully open source under Apache 2.0 — use them, fork them, contribute. Iris Suite stays premium because local AI infrastructure takes real work to maintain. NF Lab apps are on the App Store with one-time purchases.
Alongside the products, I take on custom software projects — CLI tools, automation pipelines, mobile apps, developer tooling. The studio is registered as an auto-entrepreneur in France, so the work comes with proper invoicing.
What I believe
Five principles that shape how I build and what I ship.
Privacy by Default
Your data stays on your machine. Local-first whenever possible. No tracking. No analytics. No hidden collection.
Performance Matters
Software should be fast. We measure, profile, and optimize until interactions feel instantaneous.
Craft Over Scale
Small, focused tools that excel at their purpose. Precision is more valuable than features.
Open by Design
Transparency builds trust. We build in public, document decisions, and encourage contribution.
AI as Augmentation
AI should extend human ability — not replace it. Intelligence is a tool, not the driver.
The story so far
Two years of building, shipping, and learning in public.
First Experiments
Started building developer tooling and local-first workflows, including the personal Neovim setup that became the NFvim Suite.
NF Software Identity
Settled the vision: fast, minimal, privacy-first tools — and the first prototypes for repo automation and syntax-aware code search.
Iris Research
Began work on a fully on-device voice assistant, and on the physics-based memory graph that gives it continuity between sessions.
Going Open Source
NF Dev Suite and NF Sys Suite moved to Apache 2.0. Building in public, accepting contributions, shipping faster.
Iskra
auto-commit, repoops and Zvezda consolidated into a single Go binary for managing git across every repo at once.
Studio & Custom Work
NF Software becomes a studio, taking on custom CLI, automation, and software projects for developers and small teams.
Want to build something?
I take on custom projects and love hearing about interesting problems. Drop me a line.