From the same workshop

SparkBox is the flagship, but the rule behind it applies to more than servers: your data is yours, software should run on your machine, and it should just work. Here's what else that rule has built.

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Voice to text

TomSparkFlow

Speak. Clean text appears in any app. Nothing you say leaves your machine.

World-class dictation without the cloud microphone: transcription runs locally, so nothing is uploaded, logged, or trained on. Talk at full speed and get punctuated, ready-to-send text in whatever window you're typing into.

Status
alpha
Platform
Windows · mobile coming soon
Privacy
runs on your machine
Site
tomsparkflow.com — launching soon
Join the community

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Emulation

EmuDoctor

A local AI that fixes your emulator setup — or you don't pay.

The same idea as Tom Spark AI on your SparkBox, pointed at emulation: it reads your setup, finds why a game won't boot or a controller won't map, and fixes the configuration — settings only, on your machine, with every change explained.

Status
alpha
Fixes
configs, cores, controllers
Privacy
runs on your machine
Deal
no fix, no charge
Visit emudoctor.com Join the community
Sticky notes

TomSparkNotes

Sticky notes, minus the cloud. Pay once — $10, yours for life.

Your notes live as plain files on your own disk — no account, no subscription, no cloud. Per-note encryption, reminders, hashtags, wikilinks, and daily notes, in a little app that stays out of your way.

Status
finished
Platform
Windows · macOS · Linux
Price
$10, lifetime updates
Privacy
plain files on your disk
Deal
no subscription, ever
Visit tomsparknotes.com Join the community
VPN rankings

VPN Tier Lists

Unbiased VPN rankings — built on data, not sponsorships.

Every major VPN scored on a 93.5-point system and ranked S-tier to F-tier, next to real community reviews. This is the research behind the VPN recommendations across Tom's projects — the rankings don't move for money.

Status
finished
Rankings
S-tier to F-tier
Scoring
93.5-point system
Reviews
experts + community
Visit vpntierlists.com Join the community
Self-hosted chat

Hearth

A Discord alternative that runs on your own hardware — no paywalls, no cloud.

Chat, any-size photo and video sharing, and real push notifications, all served from a box you own — nothing touches anyone else's servers. Hearth is in alpha and not available yet; it'll be announced here when it's ready.

Status
alpha
Type
self-hosted chat
Availability
in development

Everything here follows the same rule: your privacy comes first.
Questions about any of them? Every project has an open community on Demox — Tom reads all of them.