Apps built for real use
A collection of native apps and tools I've designed and shipped - minimal, purposeful, and built to last.
Blankr. is a minimal, zero-distraction notes app for macOS built around a single idea - open it and start writing immediately.
by Sabiq Sabry - novusian
Key Features
- Browser-style tabs, restored exactly as you left them on next launch
- Auto-saves every tab on close, quit, or shutdown - no save button ever
- Plain .txt (or .rtf with formatting) on your Desktop, named after the tab - never overwrites a file
- Rendered Markdown viewer with tables, task lists, and highlighted code blocks
- Code viewer for 80+ languages with syntax highlighting, line numbers, and find
- Minimal formatting panel with checklists and numbered lists
- Display-aware zoom, plus a separate reading zoom for Markdown and code
- Fully offline, fully private, zero telemetry - native Swift and SwiftUI, macOS 13+
Drive or Ride? answers one everyday question: for this trip, right now, is it cheaper to take your own vehicle or book a ride? Enter a start, a destination, and what you drive, and it compares your fuel cost against estimated PickMe and Uber fares for tuks, bikes, and cars.
by Sabiq Sabry - novusian
Key Features
- Fuel cost vs. PickMe / Uber fares for tuks, bikes, and cars
- Traffic-aware routing with live traffic, time of day, and weather
- Google Places search with a live route map
- Fare model calibrated from real trips
- Anonymous, opt-in fare quotes that improve future estimates
- Apple-style Liquid Glass UI with light and dark themes
Mermaid on Steroids helps turn Mermaid code into cleaner, more readable diagrams using ELK layout, with high-quality SVG, PNG, and PDF exports plus an evolving bridge to Excalidraw for editable workflows.
by Sabiq Sabry
Key Features
- ELK-powered Mermaid rendering for cleaner graph layouts
- High-quality single-page SVG, PNG, and PDF exports
- Live preview with zoom, fullscreen, and inline label editing
- Faithful Excalidraw handoff for preserving rendered diagrams
- Experimental editable ELK export for Excalidraw workflows
- Built for large architecture, systems, and flow diagrams
Let's work together
If you are interested in building a project together or if you have any questions, feel free to contact me.