Botmonster Tech

BRUTAL is the free C# framework that got RimWorld off Unity

BRUTAL is the free C# framework behind RimWorld's move off Unity. What it does, what Ludeon measured, the logo rule you accept, and who should skip it.

Oct 18

AIModels, agents and local LLMs

SolidCraft is a Fusion 360 alternative AI wrote in 10 days

This Fusion 360 alternative was built with AI in 10 days. SolidCraft runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD and the web; Extrudo covers fewer platforms.

Oct 17

TradingView MCP lets Claude read and drive your charts

TradingView MCP server links Claude Code to the TradingView Desktop app on your own machine, over the debug port, for charts and Pine Script.

Oct 8

158 science skills turn Claude Code into a researcher

Scientific agent skills give Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex 158 research workflows plus 100 databases across biology, chemistry, and medicine.

Oct 5

PageIndex searches long PDFs with no vector database

Vectorless RAG tool PageIndex builds a table-of-contents tree from a long PDF and lets the model reason its way to the right section. No chunking.

Oct 1

CodingTools, languages, workflows

Jenkins is still relevant, just not for new projects

Is Jenkins still relevant in 2026? It ships a release most weeks, carries 3,610 open issues, and still runs the pipelines nobody talks about anymore.

Oct 18

FluentCleaner reads the old CCleaner rules and is faster

Open source CCleaner alternative FluentCleaner reads the community winapp2.ini rule file, and it ships without ads, scareware, or fake registry fixes.

Oct 13

Dioxus builds web desktop and mobile apps in pure Rust

Rust cross-platform app framework Dioxus builds web, desktop, and mobile from one codebase, with hot patching, small bundles, and server functions.

Sep 24

Mole replaces four Mac cleanup apps with one command

Mac cleaner terminal tool Mole rolls cleanup, uninstall, disk analysis, and live stats into one binary, with a dry run before anything is deleted.

Sep 21

Self-HostingRun it on your own box

Run your own throwaway email on Cloudflare for free

A self-hosted disposable inbox runs free on Cloudflare Workers, D1, and Email Routing. Get the setup steps, the real free-tier limits, and the catch.

Oct 16

Vaultwarden runs Bitwarden on a box you already own

Self-hosted Bitwarden server Vaultwarden reimplements the client API, runs on a Raspberry Pi, and works with the official Bitwarden apps unchanged.

Oct 15

LocalSend moves files between phones with no internet

AirDrop alternative LocalSend sends files between phones and computers over your own network, with HTTPS encryption and no server in the middle.

Oct 10

Coolify gives you Vercel on servers you already own

Self-hosted PaaS Coolify deploys apps, databases, and 280 one-click services to your own servers over SSH, and leaves the config behind if you quit.

Oct 9

Web DevBuilding for the browser

The best object storage for SaaS in 2026

Best object storage for SaaS in 2026, priced on three workloads: R2 bills $2.85 where S3 bills $31.60, B2 is cheaper still, and Hetzner wins EU media.

Sep 25

Pascal is a 3D building editor that runs in a browser

3D building editor Pascal runs in a browser on WebGPU, draws walls, slabs, and roofs, saves work offline, and ships its viewer as npm packages.

Sep 20

GeoLibre maps Earth, the Moon, and Mars in a browser

GeoLibre is an open source GIS in the browser that also runs on desktop, Android, and in Jupyter. It keeps your data local and maps the Moon and Mars.

Sep 10