Software has become more powerful than ever before.
It has also become heavier, more complex, and increasingly disconnected from the hardware it runs on.
At cherries.works, our long-term goal is to reverse that trend.
We want to build a collection of open-source tools that demonstrate that software can be both powerful and efficient. Tools that start instantly. Tools that are easy to understand. Tools that solve real problems without requiring an ecosystem of dependencies to function.
Our mission is not to create software that does everything.
Our mission is to create software that does the right things well.
Over the coming years, we aim to expand into areas such as:
- System monitoring and observability.
- Performance analysis and debugging.
- Infrastructure and deployment tooling.
- Edge and embedded systems.
- Data processing and storage utilities.
- Low-level developer tools.
Every project we release will be guided by the same principles:
- Open source by default.
- Fast and resource-efficient.
- Easy to install and operate.
- Designed to run on modest hardware.
- Built with long-term maintainability in mind.
We believe developers should understand the systems they build on, not be forced to navigate endless layers of abstraction.
The future of cherries.works is not a single product.
It is a growing collection of tools that help developers, operators, and enthusiasts build reliable systems with less complexity, less waste, and greater control.
One project at a time.
One machine at a time.