Noir Egrets

Noir Egrets

Independent Software

A small independent studio making focused apps for Mac and iPhone. You pay once, you own it, and what you say and type stays on your own device.

See the Apps ↓

The Apps

One for the Mac. One for the iPhone.

Verba Dictation for Mac Speak, and it types. Everything happens on your Mac, on Apple's own on-device intelligence. Open the Verba page → Mammoth
Type Big-Key Keyboard for iPhone A keyboard with enormous keys, easy to see and easy to tap. The big sizes are free forever. Open the Mammoth Type page →

The Rules of the Park

We are a small, independent studio, and the independence is the point. It lets us build software the way we think it should work, not the way a growth chart says it must. Three rules, posted at every trailhead.

  1. Let Nothing Leave the Nest

    The best place for your data is your own computer. Our apps are designed so private things simply never leave it.

  2. Own Your Territory

    Software you buy should behave like something you bought. One price, every feature, yours for good.

  3. Fly Native

    We build with each platform's own tools, so our apps launch fast, sit light, and feel at home.

The Studio Record

What we are
An independent software studio: one developer, strong opinions, one wall of posters.
What we make
Focused apps for Apple platforms. Verba for Mac, Mammoth Type for iPhone.
How we are paid
By people buying our apps. Not by advertising, not by selling data, not by investors who need us to grow forever.
Who answers you
The person who wrote the code. Support goes to a human, not a queue.
What we collect
Nothing. This site sets no cookies and runs no trackers. Our apps keep your data on your device.

We would rather be small than be sorry.

Write to the Field Office

Questions about Verba or Mammoth Type, support requests, or notes for the studio. We read everything. Nothing reads it for us.