The Workshop

What we're building next

Qalam is out now on the Microsoft Store, and seven more apps are on the bench behind it. Filter by platform, open any brief for the full page, and write to us if you'd like to be an early tester.

Qalam icon Live on Windows · v1.0

Qalam قلم

A modern Urdu word processor that opens what InPage left behind. True Nastaliq editing with three input modes, poetry-aware couplet alignment and metrical scansion, Urdu spellcheck, track changes, .docx and PDF export — and optional AI proofreading. Version 1.0 is free on the Microsoft Store now; the macOS build is in review with Apple.

macOSWindows Urdu-firstPoetry tools
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In Development

Homeport

Turn a Mac into a private home server in minutes — and run it from your pocket. One setup app configures file sharing, network Time Machine, a media server and photo platform; a companion iPhone app gives you a live dashboard, file browser and remote control.

macOSiOS Self-hostingPrivacy-first
ProgressNearly ready
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In Development

PhotoDedupe

An AI duplicate photo finder for macOS and Windows. Scans any folder — including external drives — and finds exact copies as well as resized, recompressed and edited ones, using a carefully tuned on-device pipeline. No cloud, no uploads.

macOSWindows On-device AIPrivacy-first
ProgressNearly there
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Own Website

SadaCast

Your Channel. Always On. A mobile app for communities and organizations that broadcast — live streams, a full video library, announcements and programme schedules in one place, built on a proven data pipeline that keeps content fresh automatically. Coming soon for Windows as well.

iOSAndroid Windows — coming soon Communitysadacast.com
Visit sadacast.com SadaCast has its own website — this link leaves stz-developer.
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Poster Maker

Design beautiful event posters in minutes — ready-made templates, full typography control for both Urdu and English text, and share-ready exports for social media and print. Started as a web tool, growing into a mobile app.

WebiOS AndroidCreative
ProgressWeb prototype working
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Coming Soon

Chinese Zodiac & Life Path Finder

Discover your Chinese zodiac sign and numerology life path from your date of birth — with personality insights, compatibility, and a beautifully illustrated guide to all twelve signs.

iOSAndroidLifestyle
ProgressPrototype working
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In Development

Arcana — Tarot Reading

A tarot reading web app with the complete 78-card deck. Set a question, shuffle, draw from a fanned arc and flip each card — across five spreads from a single Card of the Moment to the ten-card Celtic Cross, with a card library, a daily draw, and a journal that remembers every reading.

WebLifestyle Offline
ProgressBuilt — polishing
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Research

Urdu Voice Cloner

AI voice cloning built specifically for the Urdu language — natural Urdu pronunciation, prosody and poetry recitation that generic voice models get wrong. Born from a project to preserve a poet's voice reciting his own verse.

AIUrdu-first Research
ProgressEarly research
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Beyond Our Own Apps

Built for organizations

Alongside our own apps, we build custom software for organizations — helping them manage their entire digital presence.

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Social media

Pipelines and tools that keep channels active — streams, posts and announcements flowing from one place.

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Servers

Self-hosted infrastructure — media, photos, backups and remote access — set up right and kept running.

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Website development

Fast, modern websites designed, built, deployed and maintained end to end.

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Mobile apps

iOS and Android apps tailored to an organization's community and workflows.

Roadmap

The road ahead

Plans shift as craft demands — but this is the order of march.

Shipped · June 2026

DoubleSur 1.0 → 1.4

The strategic partnership card game launched on the App Store — online rooms, cross-platform play and smarter AI added across four updates. See the DoubleSur page →

Shipped · July 2026

Bashir Zaidi Aseer 1.0 → 1.2.9

Launched on the App Store; both books, night mode, share cards and family announcements added across eight updates. See the app page →

Shipped · September 2026

Taqti — Urdu poetry meter checker, live on the web

A new tool that checks whether a couplet is in metre, names the bahr and shows the taqti — free in any browser. See the Taqti page →

Shipped · September 2026

Qalam 1.0 — out on the Microsoft Store, macOS in review

The Urdu word processor is free on the Microsoft Store, with an optional Pro upgrade; the macOS build is in review with Apple. See the Qalam page →

Next

DoubleSur on Android — Google Play

Bashir Zaidi Aseer is already on Google Play; DoubleSur follows, so the whole table can join in.

Then

PhotoDedupe — macOS & Windows

The duplicate finder launches soon on both desktops, once the review workflow is as trustworthy as the detection engine. See the PhotoDedupe page →

In Parallel

SadaCast, posters, zodiac, tarot & voice

SadaCast, Poster Maker, the Chinese Zodiac & Life Path Finder, Arcana tarot reading and the Urdu voice cloner grow alongside — each ships when it's genuinely ready.

Want early access?

We invite a small circle of testers before every release. Tell us which app you're excited about.

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