Automation and desktop tools
Windows programs that take repetitive work off people's hands, and scripts that connect the systems you already pay for.
Fixed quotes. Purchase orders welcome. You own the code.
What we build
Bulk jobs in one go.
Publisher Converter turns whole folders of Publisher files into PDF or Word, on your own PC.
Desktop apps for staff.
EAL Translate sits on staff computers and gives back a worksheet or slide deck in a pupil's home language in about 30 seconds.
Connect what you already use.
Microsoft and Google sign-in, Stripe, Google Maps and spreadsheet imports. If your system has an API or an export, we can work with it.
Out of the spreadsheet.
Referral and case tracking, job and stock lists, moved out of a shared spreadsheet into a proper tool.
Things we've built
Publisher ConverterWindows app that batch-converts .pub filesWhole folders of Publisher files converted to PDF or Word, on your own PC.
EAL TranslateDesktop app that translates worksheets and slidesDrag a worksheet or slide deck onto it and get it back in a pupil's home language, laid out like the original.
Prices
A fixed quote before any work starts.
A website or a single tool
£1,500 to £4,000
A website you can edit yourself, a booking form with an admin view, a desktop utility, a set of automations. Publisher Converter is this size.
Supported
£95 to £150 a month
Hosting and upkeep, plus content changes and small fixes, up to about two hours a month.
Purchase orders welcome.We're not VAT registered, so these are the prices you pay.All prices
How a project runs
We build quickly and put working software in front of you early. Decisions get made on something real, not a document.
- 01
A conversation, then a fixed quote.
We talk through what you need, then send a written scope and a fixed price. Purchase orders are fine.
- 02
Something you can use, early.
A working prototype at a real web address, so you react to software you can click, not a specification.
- 03
Built in short rounds.
You see progress as it happens and can change direction while it's still cheap to.
- 04
Launch and handover.
You own the code, the domain and the accounts. We write the guide for whoever will use it.
- 05
Support, if you want it.
A monthly plan covers hosting, updates and small changes. Or we hand over and step back.
- 01
A conversation, then a fixed quote.
We talk through what you need, then send a written scope and a fixed price. Purchase orders are fine.
- 02
Something you can use, early.
A working prototype at a real web address, so you react to software you can click, not a specification.
- 03
Built in short rounds.
You see progress as it happens and can change direction while it's still cheap to.
- 04
Launch and handover.
You own the code, the domain and the accounts. We write the guide for whoever will use it.
- 05
Support, if you want it.
A monthly plan covers hosting, updates and small changes. Or we hand over and step back.
Where we work
A software studio in Sheffield.
We're based in Sheffield. We meet in person across Sheffield and South Yorkshire, and work by video call with clients anywhere in the UK. You deal with the same person from the first call to launch, and after it.
Questions people ask
Can you work with the systems we already use?
What if we only need something small?
Who owns what you build?
Do you take purchase orders?
Start a project
Tell us what you're trying to do.
A few lines is plenty. We reply within one working day, and the first call is free.