Active software
Focused desktop tools that improve organization, visibility, and everyday computer workflows.
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Software, websites, and practical tools
Built around real problems.
Automation Software Tools is an independent development studio creating custom websites, web applications, desktop utilities, and experimental software with a focus on useful workflows and clear interfaces.
Built and maintained by Ryan Caldwell.
Web development
Responsive websites and custom web applications built around the actual purpose of the project.
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Earlier prototypes remain documented as part of the development history rather than presented as current products.
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Active development
File Vault
A streamlined file-management companion designed to make storage easier to understand, sort, review, and clean than a conventional file browser.
- Visual browsing with cleaner hierarchy and presentation
- Fast sorting, filtering, and storage review tools
- Shortcuts for cleanup, duplicate checks, and organization
- Built-in previews for common image and media formats
- Safer cleanup workflows with recovery-focused controls
Web development
Custom work without the template-first approach.
Each project begins with what the site or tool needs to accomplish. The design, structure, and functionality are then built around that purpose.
Business and organization websites
Clear, responsive websites for businesses, organizations, services, personal brands, and public-facing information.
Event and festival websites
Schedules, ticket links, performer information, announcements, sponsors, galleries, and visitor resources.
Custom web applications
Dashboards, internal tools, databases, schedulers, catalogues, simulations, calculators, and specialized systems.
Redesigns and feature work
Modernizing older websites, correcting layouts, improving mobile support, and adding new functionality without rebuilding more than necessary.
Selected work
Different projects, each built for a distinct purpose.
The catalogue includes public websites, data platforms, private applications, and browser-based experiments.
Sports data platform
NBA
2026
NBA Draft Hub
LiveProspect rankings, lottery simulations, mock drafts, team-selection tools, draft-order tracking, and a statistical database in one connected platform.
Event website
MEF
2025
Michigan Elvis Festival
LiveAn event-focused website organizing festival information, schedules, ticket access, performers, announcements, and promotional material.
Learning platform
CA
2026
Code Atlas
In productionAn in-production programming-language platform designed to help users compare languages, understand their uses, and choose a practical path forward.
Browser strategy game
KC
2026
Kingdoms of Caldradia
In productionAn in-production isometric kingdom-building game with resource systems, construction, progression, chat, quests, and a persistent medieval interface.
Development archive
Past experiments, documented honestly.
These projects are no longer presented as maintained products, but they remain useful examples of earlier technical exploration.
Desktop Agent
A screenshot-driven desktop automation agent that explored visual reasoning, iterative task execution, persistent summaries, and autonomous workflow control.
Development paused as general-purpose computer-use agents became widely available from larger platforms.
MultiTasker
A multi-window browser workspace with embedded Chrome sessions, tiled layouts, persistent profiles, popup controls, and per-window audio management.
Browser changes disrupted the embedded viewport, while newer native browser features reduced the original need.
iMimic
A voice utility combining speech recognition, text-to-speech, translation, global hotkeys, device selection, and virtual audio routing.
The hosted demo was retired because it relied on paid Azure and ElevenLabs services that are no longer being maintained.
Project process
A straightforward path from idea to working build.
Describe the project
Explain the goal, audience, required features, existing materials, and desired timeline.
Define the scope
The project is broken into clear requirements, priorities, technical needs, and an agreed estimate.
Build and review
A working version is developed and refined through practical review rather than vague design promises.
Launch and improve
Final deployment, correction, and follow-up work are handled according to the needs of the project.
Start a project
Tell me what you need built.
Share the purpose of the project, the expected timeline, and the most important features. Pricing is based on scope, complexity, content requirements, and the amount of custom development involved.