Softropix

Independent development studio · 2026

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The studio

Practicality over polish.

Softropix is an independent software studio. We build programs for Windows and apps for iOS, and in every one of them we answer for the result ourselves — no middlemen, no borrowed decisions inside.

Our approach rests on rational design: an application solves one specific task and never burdens the person with needless complexity. Minimalism in technology — and maximum use for whoever relies on it.

Principles

What it rests on

four rules we never bend

01

Architecture

The structure is thought through before the first line of code. A decision made at the start costs less than ten fixes later.

02

Reliability

A program has to behave the same in its first week and in its third year. Stability matters more than a list of features in the description.

03

Minimalism

Every feature has to justify its presence. If one person in a hundred needs it, it belongs in the settings, not on the main screen.

04

Honesty

We do not collect data we do not need, and we say plainly what does go to the server when there is no way around it.

How it is made

The site about itself

Principles are easy to declare. Below is what can be checked: the numbers are counted from the repository itself on every start, not typed in by hand.

323 lines of Python
1806 lines in templates
6.0 KB of styles, gzipped
9 checks in tests
0 third-party requests
0 trackers and counters

A fragment from AutoWin

Eight lines the file will not work without

Windows reads the answer file as XML. A single ampersand in a password, and the installer quietly refuses to apply it, telling the person nothing.

This function runs in the generator right now. The order of replacements matters: the ampersand goes first, otherwise the sequences already substituted get mangled a second time.

templates/autowin.html
// Characters forbidden in XML 1.0.
var XML_FORBIDDEN = /[\x00-\x08\x0B\x0C\x0E-\x1F]/g;

function esc(value) {
    return String(value)
        .replace(XML_FORBIDDEN, '')
        .replace(/&/g, '&')
        .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
        .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
        .replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
}

Questions

Frequently asked

We answer the way we would in a chat.

Do you collect my personal data?
The Softropix site uses no analytics systems or advertising trackers and stores no personal data about visitors.
The AutoWin generator also runs entirely in the browser: not a single value you enter goes to the server. More in the privacy policy.
Is it safe to use your programs?
The products are provided as is. Installation and use are at your own risk.
Since we collect no data, the risk of it leaking from our side is zero. But responsibility for compatibility and for your local files rests with you.
Trouble downloading from the App Store or Google Play?
Softropix does not control how the app stores work.
For store outages, payments, subscriptions and refunds you need to contact Apple or Google support directly.
Can I modify your products?
No. The source code, design and logos are the intellectual property of Softropix.
Copying, distribution and modification without written permission are forbidden.

Status

All systems normal

AutoWin

Answer file generator. Runs entirely in the browser and has no server side.

Operational

Windows images

Windows 10 and 11 in object storage. Checked automatically.

Operational

Checked 6 min ago