tom cahill.

Software & experiments

Ideas, made
tangible.

I’m Tom. I build software, explore technology, and turn curiosity into useful tools and creative experiments.

Explore projects Open Desktop Lab
Desktop Globe native Earth renderDesktop Macintosh native Home screen renderMacDeck native trackpad screen

A few things I’ve built.

Useful tools, creative detours, and ideas worth following through.

MacDeck native Launch Deck screen
MacDeck native customizable widget deck
MacDeck native trackpad touch surface

MacDeck

An iPhone controller for the Mac, with a responsive trackpad, native keyboard, and customizable control decks.

macOS + iOSPersonal project
ScorePin actual application capture

ScorePin

A persistent sports scoreboard in Chrome’s side panel, with league filters, favorite teams, schedules, and optional alerts.

Chrome extensionReleased
Slate actual application capture

Slate

A local-first browser image editor with layers, selections, masks, adjustments, and project save and recovery.

Web browserIn development
All nine projects

The Desktop series

A little more life
on your desktop.

Five native Mac experiments that make familiar objects feel at home on your screen.

Desktop Globe native previewGlobeDesktop Macintosh native previewMacintoshDesktop Moon native previewMoonDesktop Mars native previewMarsDesktop Vinyl native previewVinyl

Pick an app. Open a window. Take a closer look.

Open Desktop Lab

Curiosity is
a good starting point.

I’m interested in the space where technology, business, and design meet. Sometimes that becomes a practical utility. Sometimes it becomes a tiny Macintosh on my desktop.

A little about me