Product and platform engineering
Full-stack systems, APIs, web applications, and the foundations that keep them dependable.
Independent software engineering since 2007
Useful software,
built for the long haul.
Bjola Software Inc. is a Canadian software company behind long-running engineering work, practical products, and open-source tools.
- Established
- 2007
- Based in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Mode
- Independent and hands-on
Engineering practice
Work that reaches the real system.
Bjola takes on difficult software work where product decisions, architecture, operations, and user needs meet. The practice is senior, collaborative, and close to the implementation.
Edge, mobile, and connected systems
Software that crosses device, network, cloud, and human boundaries.
Cloud, data, and operational systems
Production workflows, integrations, controls, and the tools people rely on behind the scenes.
Technical direction
Architecture, planning, mentorship, and direct work with stakeholders to make the right thing buildable.
Selected products
Small tools with real jobs.
Independent products are a place to test an idea against the world, learn from actual use, and keep the result useful.
01
They Talk About [your app]
Finds public forum discussions where a maker's product can genuinely help. You judge each one and write every reply yourself. Free early access by waitlist.
02
The Local Ring
Dedicated Canadian numbers for public listings. Texts land in email; replies return as ordinary SMS.
03
Sane Host
Shared rental calendars, cleaning handoffs, guest-message drafts, and recurring host tasks in one place.
04
Bottle Label Maker
A browser-based tool for designing and downloading print-ready beer, wine, and specialty bottle labels.
Open source
Tools made in the course of doing the work.
Bjola publishes focused software when it can be useful beyond the problem that first caused it to exist.
Open-source work on GitHub
Voice is Local
GPL-3.0+ · macOS
A local-only Mac app for dictation and meeting notes, in progress. English dictation works; meetings are in active development.
Scan2Speech MIT · Browser-onlyTurns photos of physical book pages into editable text and a continuous listening queue, using the reader's own OpenAI API key.
undrudge MIT · PythonFinds recurring chores across coding-agent sessions and shell history, then writes private recommendations for automation.
Agent tools MIT · PythonInstallable skills and plugins shared by Codex and Claude Code, including Agent Observer and Agent Pair.
aisay + aitts MIT · PythonTerminal speech tools for short messages, long text files, and web articles.
receipts MIT · Browser-onlyTurns receipt photos into upright scans and structured spreadsheet rows without an application server.
Contact
Have a software problem worth understanding?
For engineering work, product questions, or open-source collaboration, email Bjola directly.
contact@bjola.ca