about the playhouse

About hugoslekstuga

hugoslekstuga (Swedish for “Hugo’s playhouse”) is a small home for useful browser tools. Each one tries to do a single thing well, without asking anything of you.

44

tools

7

themes

1

server (munch)

What’s in here

44 tools, grouped by what they help with. Hover any theme on the homepage Map to see its cluster light up.

Writing

8 tools

Text in, text out

Time

4 tools

Pacing & coordination

Creative

6 tools

Visual & generative

Code

6 tools

Pixels, CSS, patterns

Games

1 tools

Quick play, sharable scores

Four principles

  1. One thing, well

    Each tool tries to do one specific thing. If it grows, it becomes two tools.

  2. Your device, your data

    Everything runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded; no account is required; no analytics watch you.

  3. Open a tab, use it, close it

    No onboarding, no settings. Land on a tool, do the thing, get back to your day.

  4. A bit of personality

    Bold colours, chunky shadows, a small wink here and there. Useful doesn't mean dry.

Built and tended by Hugo, with a little help.

Almost everything runs as a single static page bundle. The one exception is Munch, which connects to a tiny WebSocket server so other players can see your blob. No database, no telemetry, no third-party scripts. Source code lives on a single laptop until it doesn’t.