Recall for Mac
A private, local-first Mac app that turns the screenshots already on your drive into a searchable memory library.
On-device OCR, automatic capture, and optional per-screenshot AI analysis.
Danny Jansen / product builder
Smallsoftware.Big curiosity.
“I like turning loose ideas into small, useful software.”
Digital products, experiments with technology, and AI when it has a real job to do.
01 / about
a person, not a pitch01
Useful beats impressive.
I’m Danny. I build digital products, test strange ideas, and keep looking for the version that actually helps.
AI is close by, but it is not the point. The point is making something clearer, calmer, or a little more fun to use.
My work moves between product thinking, digitalization, automation, software, and the frontend details that make an experience feel like it belongs together.
Read the longer version02 / selected work
things that made it outA few things I actually made.
Games, tools, and small systems — each one starts as a curiosity and earns its shape by being used.
Momentum
A calm personal task system that turns quick Dutch notes into an actual plan, keeping tasks and time blocks in sync.
Natural capture, explainable planning, and a calendar that stays useful.
FlySmack
A mobile web game about smacking flies, chaining combos, and turning your living room into an infestation.
AR Mode puts virtual flies on real walls, tables, and coffee mugs.
more ideas are taking shape
03 / currently
a moving listRIGHT NOW
Things I’m paying attention to.
No grand roadmap. Just the good stuff on the desk.
- 01
building
Small products with a clear job
Tools that earn their place by staying useful after the first week.
- 02
exploring
AI with a job to do
Where it should generate, where it should wait, and how human judgment stays visible.
- 03
practicing
Frontend craft that feels calm
Typography, motion, accessibility, and the tiny details that make software feel composed.
04 / working notes
things worth repeatingNotes from the workbench.
Taste is a system.
Good work comes from repeatable standards, not occasional inspiration.
↗Motion should explain.
Animation earns its place when it clarifies state, hierarchy, or continuity.
↗AI needs direction.
The model can create. The product still needs judgment, boundaries, and care.
↗Shipping is design.
A beautiful idea that never leaves the room is still unfinished.
↗05 / say hello
door is openHELLO
Bring me the messy bit.
If there’s a product, process, or odd little problem you want to make clearer, send it over.
hi@danno.io