Big tech treats your data as their product.
They track every click, every scroll, every pause. They sell access to your attention to advertisers. They bury privacy settings behind seven menus and call it “user choice.” The entire model is designed to maximize extraction, not satisfaction.
We're done with that.
The Rusty Suite is built on a simple principle: your tools should serve you, not surveil you. Every app runs locally, stores data on your machine, and never phones home. No accounts. No clouds. No strings attached.
If that means we stay small, we stay small. The mission doesn't change.
Our Promises
The Non-Negotiables
These aren't aspirations. They're rules. Every app that ships under the Rusty Suite follows these without exception.
No Ads. Ever. For Any Reason.
No banner ads, no sponsored content, no "upgrade to remove ads" dark patterns. Our products are funded by people who use them — not by selling your attention.
Your Data Is Yours. Period.
We don’t collect it. We don’t sell it. We don’t "anonymize" it and share it with "partners." Your data never leaves your machine.
Privacy by Default, Not by Upgrade
Privacy isn’t a premium feature. It’s the baseline. Every app ships with zero tracking, zero telemetry, zero phone-home behavior.
Open Source When Possible
Source code, schematics, documentation — we publish what we can. You should be able to inspect, modify, and build on the things you use.
Local-First Always
Your data lives on your machine in SQLite databases (standard, portable files) you can open with any tool. No cloud sync, no account required, no internet dependency.
No Lock-in
Export your data anytime. Standard formats. We’ll never hold your data hostage or make it hard to leave. If you want out, you’re out — with everything you brought in.