FluentDB
A fast, native database client for people who live in queries. Connect, explore, and edit your data without the clutter.
Software worth keeping on your dock.
Westlabs builds focused, well-crafted tools for macOS and the web — for developers, startups, and the companies they grow into. Hand-built software, not AI slop, with AI you run on your own terms.
2015
Founded
3
Shipping products
40k+
Active users
2
Platforms — macOS & web
Products
Three tools, built to last.
Dollyboard
A calm board for moving work forward. Plan, track, and ship with a team without fighting your tools.
Magic Inspector
Inspect, measure, and understand any interface on your screen. Built for designers and engineers who care about the details.
How we work
Native first
On macOS we build with the platform, not around it. Fast launch, low memory, and the keyboard shortcuts you already know.
Quietly reliable
Tools should disappear into your workflow. We sweat the edge cases so the software just works, release after release.
Privacy by default
We collect the minimum we need to run the product. No selling data, no dark patterns, no surprises.
Craft, not slop
Made by people who care — not generated and shipped.
The software world is drowning in AI slop: half-finished apps generated in an afternoon, glued together by a language model and pushed out the door before anyone read the code. It looks fine until you actually use it.
We don't work that way. Every product we ship is designed, written, and tested by people who put their name on it. We read the code. We sweat the details. We say no to features that don't earn their place. That's slower — and it's the whole point.
Your data stays yours
Bring your own LLM.
Our products don't ship your data off to a black box. Where our software uses AI, you connect your own language model — your API key, your endpoint, your self-hosted instance. Your prompts and your private data never pass through us.
For companies, that means sensitive information stays inside your own walls and under your own compliance rules. No vendor lock-in, no silent data collection — just AI on your terms.
Who we build for
From a solo developer to a whole org.
For developers
Built by engineers, for engineers. Keyboard-driven, scriptable, and respectful of how you actually work — no hand-holding, no lock-in.
For startups
Tools that scale with a small team moving fast. Set up in minutes, get out of the way, and grow with you instead of fighting you.
For larger companies
Predictable, auditable software with the privacy guarantees enterprise teams need. Bring your own infrastructure and keep control.
Who we are
We're a small software studio based in Clovis, New Mexico. We pick problems we understand, build tools we want to use ourselves, and keep shipping until they feel right. Every product we make is meant to last — fast, native where it matters, and honest about what it does.
Have a question?
Whether you're a customer, a partner, or just curious about what we're building, we'd like to hear from you.
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