Independent software studio

Small software. Fewer stupid little problems.

IF Designs builds direct, useful tools for everyday computer jobs: less clicking, less clutter and fewer interfaces pretending they are an airport departure lounge.

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IF

Useful by design.

Focused products. Local-first thinking. No ad-tech lurking behind the curtains.

Two products activeUK / 2026

The work

Two tools. One fairly simple rule.

Each product should solve a real problem without creating three new ones and a subscription tier called “Platinum Ultra”.

01 / Browser utility / Full release v2.0
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Cookie Nope

A Chrome extension that finds recognised cookie-consent controls and attempts to reject optional cookies automatically, while letting you exempt the websites you trust.

02 / Windows desktop
FTL

FileTreeLister

Scan a folder or entire drive, watch the file tree appear live, see folder totals and export a clean listing to CSV, TXT or PDF.

The approach

Industrial, clear and deliberately unfussy.

Dark greys do the heavy lifting. Orange shows you what matters. The software does its job and then politely gets out of the way.

01

Useful first

Features begin with an actual task, not a list of fashionable acronyms taped to a whiteboard.

02

Local where possible

Keep work on the user’s machine where the product can operate without unnecessary data collection.

03

Plain dealing

No advertising profiles, affiliate rewriting or paid switches hiding basic functionality.

Now released: Cookie Nope v2.0

The full release adds clearer rejection preferences, Allowed websites, reporting, backup tools and more explicit per-site status.

See what it does