The EuroMakers Journal
European software,up close.
Deep dives into products made in Europe, stories from the makers behind them and guides you can use today.
An OsmAnd update counts as a download
Free Android OsmAnd gives you seven country files. Refreshing France spends the same slot as fetching Portugal. The route still calculates on the phone.
Kirby does not charge until the site is public
The German file-based CMS has no posts table. Content Folder in Neckargemünd sells a launch licence — and since Kirby 5.5 it checks whether your "development" install is actually on the open web.
Navor does not keep the judgment
The Lausanne accounting app sells autopilot. Its Valais work says the opposite: the model reads the invoice, forgets it, and leaves the decision with the auditor.
Timmy does not need to know when your child sleeps
A Zürich developer turned two phones into a baby monitor whose pairing key never leaves the devices. Here is what the two-digit check actually does — and who should still buy a camera.
The European AI shelf that finishes Tuesday
Language houses, model hubs, catalogue photos, private models, data workshops, and agents are sibling jobs — not six copies of the same prompt box. Here is how to assemble a European AI shelf that actually finishes the work.
The European vault that sticks
How one European password manager earns the morning unlock — and why a week of real logins sticks when a full security migration bounces.