Software studio · Aichi, Japan
Small software tools that do one job well.
Kiso Studios is a small software studio based in Aichi, Japan, making browser extensions and web apps that are simple to use, private by default, and free of subscriptions.
Every product here started as a problem I ran into myself. Each one stays focused on that problem, keeps your data with you wherever possible, and is paid for once instead of every month.
Products
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Live見つける (to find) · A web design toolkit for Chrome
See the colors, fonts, spacing, and contrast on any web page without opening dev tools.
NipponNavi
LiveJapan, filtered to what you actually care about.
A free map of Japan with 2,000+ places across all 47 prefectures. Pick your interests and it shows you what matches, in English or Japanese.
One-Pochi
Coming soonSales, one touch away.
A bilingual English and Japanese CRM for small sales teams, with flat pricing instead of per-seat fees.
Hanasu
Coming soon話す (to speak) · Live translation for Google Meet
Translates Google Meet captions in real time, so meetings in English and Japanese are easier to follow.
Hiraku
Coming soonKnow when your email gets opened.
Email open tracking for Gmail. Your tracking data is kept in your own Google Sheet, not on our servers.
The name
Why the name Kiso
The Kiso River runs along the border between Aichi and Gifu. I lived in Ena, Gifu for several years before moving to Aichi, and the river connects the two places I’ve called home in Japan. It seemed like the right name for the studio.
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