A catalogue of small digital tools
Small tools for the small jobs that eat your week.
Templates, calculators, datasets and done-for-you writing. Each one does one job well, costs less than lunch, and is yours the moment you pay.
The catalogue
Pick the job, get the tool.
Countrydrop: REST Countries v3.1 drop-in API
The retired REST Countries v2 and v3.1 endpoints, same paths and JSON: swap the host, keep your code.
SEA Startup Rounds 2026
141 source-linked 2026 funding rounds in Southeast Asia, plus who led them. CSV, XLSX, JSON.
Loose Ends
Ripgrep-free TODO tree for VS Code: list, highlights, filter. Pro adds git age, overdue warnings and a report.
Datebook for Ghost
Events for Ghost 6: upcoming, past and month views, add-to-calendar, Event schema. Source and Casper ready to upload. One-time $29.
Pinfix
Pin GitHub Actions to commit SHAs and Docker images to digests from your editor or CLI. Free quick fix, Pro key $9 one-time.
Store Text Draft
AI-written App Store and Google Play text from your facts: limits, store rules and keyword field handled; nothing invented.
Polyglot for Ghost
Multilingual Ghost on one install: routes, hreflang, language switcher, menus and strings, a patched Source theme and a CLI. One-time $29.
Mail Auth Fix Sheet
Your domain's SPF, DKIM and DMARC read from live DNS, with copy-paste records, your SPF lookup count and a dated rollout, in 24 hours.
Carry-On Charge
Check any power bank against airline limits: Wh, number of banks and use in flight.
Launch Map
A sourced shortlist of where to launch your product: each venue's rules quoted and dated, gates turned into dates, in 24 hours.
Skill Ledger
SKILL.md library with spec checks, listing budget and trigger tests. Free for 12 skills; $5/month syncs 150.
Mailroom Kit
Fourteen transactional emails with plain-text twins and a zero-dependency build, render and check command: Mustache, Go or JS placeholders.
Append Binder
Printable game master binder: 44 sheets, 8 tab dividers, screen inserts and reference tables, Letter and A4.
Foliokit
Seven print-ready document templates and a zero-dependency PDF command: invoice, quote, receipt, statement, letter, certificate and report.
CI OIDC Atlas
11 CI platforms' OIDC token formats, quoted from vendor pages and live discovery documents, with a tested trust-condition builder.
Webhook Spec Atlas
16 webhook senders' signing rules, timeouts and retries from vendor docs, plus tested Node verifiers.
Incident Letter
AI-written customer incident report from your notes. Nothing invented: missing times and causes are marked blanks.
Looksheet
Five original site looks with DESIGN.md, CSS, 15 pages, agent rules and a checker for AI-design tells in HTML, CSS and Tailwind.
Switch Brief
A sourced replacement brief for the dev tool you want to leave: your must-haves as tests, dated prices and licences, in 24 hours.
Signup Shield Kit
Static-site newsletter, waitlist and contact forms with double opt-in and subscription-bombing protection. Worker, 3 sites, simulator.
Minutemeter
GitHub Actions minutes and cost from your YAML, on the command line (VS Code extension coming soon). Free; Pro key $9 one-time.
Turnkeep
Fair on-call and duty rota planner with swaps and a fairness table. Free for 4 people, $6/month flat for a team.
Chasebook
A daily who-to-chase list with message wording, promise log and UK late interest. Free for 5 invoices.
Birder's First Binoculars
Decode binocular specs and choose a sensible first pair for birdwatching, free.
MailGate Email Check API
Catch fake, disposable and mistyped emails before they reach your database.
How it works
Three steps, no account.
Pick a tool
Every product page shows exactly what you get, with a real sample or a free version to try first.
Pay once
Secure checkout by Stripe. No account, and no subscription unless the page says so.
Use it right away
Downloads, results and API keys open the moment payment clears. Bookmark the page to come back.
How Plainwork is made
Small, honest, and checked.
Plainwork is a small shop that builds its products with the help of AI. Before anything goes on sale it's checked against our rules:
- The page shows the price and exactly what you get before you pay.
- No fake reviews, no invented user counts, no countdown timers.
- Anything written for you by AI says so.
- If it doesn't work as described, you get your money back.
Questions
Good to know
Do I need an account?
No. You pay through Stripe's checkout with just an email address, and your purchase opens straight away.
How do I get what I bought?
Right after payment you land on your download, result or API key page. Bookmark it to come back later. Stripe also emails you a receipt.
What if it doesn't work for me?
If a product doesn't work as described or you can't access it, email us within 14 days and we'll fix it or refund you.
Are the products made with AI?
Yes, Plainwork builds its products with the help of AI, and every one is checked against our quality rules before it goes on sale. Anything written for you by AI after checkout says so on its page.
Is checkout secure?
Payments are handled entirely by Stripe. We never see or store your card details.
Are there subscriptions?
Almost everything is a one-time payment. The rare monthly product says so clearly on its page, and you can cancel any time from your Stripe receipt.
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