We're cutlers · an experiment in un-bloating software

We fix
bent flatware.

The everyday software you rely on got twisted — bloated, overpriced, locked-in. Fixing Flatware straightens it back out: simple tools, honest prices, no lock-in, one at a time. CUTLR is the first.

// THE MANIFESTO

The tools you use every day have become twisted.

Useful products are bloated, overengineered, and weirdly expensive. It feels like someone took perfectly straight utensils and bent them — just to charge you a premium to keep using them. Prices creep up, features you never asked for pile on, and leaving gets harder by design.

We prefer things straight. No bloat, no venture capital to feed, no lock-in. Just the core of each tool, at what it should actually cost — and if you'd rather run it yourself, the code is right there. That's the whole idea, shipped as working software.

// PRINCIPLES — the shared DNA

Same rules for every tool.

[01]

No bloat

Just the core features you actually use. Nothing bolted on to justify a bigger price tag.

[02]

Fair price, no lock-in

What the tool should cost — month to month. No mega annual prepay, cancel whenever you want.

[03]

One account

Sign in once, use every tool. Your stuff and your login travel across the whole family.

[04]

Bring your own AI

Every tool speaks native MCP, so your assistant can drive it out of the box — no plugins.

[05]

Open source

MIT-licensed. Self-host it, fork it, or export and walk away any time. Your data stays yours.

[06]

Honest by default

No dark patterns, no fake urgency, no "contact sales". The price is the price.

Your data is safe on secure European infrastructure — GDPR-compliant and private.

// THE TOOLS

One studio, a growing family.

CUTLR is live today. The rest are on the bench — same principles, same one account. New tools ship regularly.

● Live

CUTLR everyday tools

A suite of lightweight everyday apps — notes, to-dos, time tracking, scheduling and saved links. One login, €2.99/mo, or self-host free.

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🎟️Coming soon

Events host & RSVP

Create an event page, share a link, manage the guest list — no ticketing fees, no platform tax on getting people in a room.

📦Coming soon

File transfer send big files

Drop a file, share a link, done. No account walls, no upsells, no wall of ads.

🔗Coming soon

Link shortener short branded links

Short, tidy, branded links you actually own and track — priced the way they should be.

💬Coming soon

AI chat cheaper conversations

The same everyday AI chat, at a fraction of the price. Capable models under the hood, none of the premium markup.

🧱Coming soon

Site builder sites & landing pages

Build and publish landing pages and simple sites — drag, drop, go live. No code, and no monthly ransom to unlock the "pro" features.

On the bench

More shipping regularly

There's always another bent tool to straighten. Follow along and tell us which one hurts most.

Straight tools, honest prices.

Start with CUTLR today — one login, every everyday tool, €2.99/mo and nothing to lock you in.

Built in the open by Guidance, shipping in public. Follow along on GitHub ↗