Software,
the long-form
way of working.

Viktopia Studio is an indie practice making open-core products that earn their keep. We build in public, ship deliberately, and design for the long run — starting with the single user we know best: ourselves.

How we work,
stated plainly.

Three rules we keep coming back to whenever there's a decision to make.

  1. Problem-first.

    We only build for problems we've actually run into. If we wouldn't use it ourselves on a slow Wednesday, we don't ship it.

  2. Open at the core.

    The source is open. The business is durable. We trust that good software and a fair commercial layer can — and should — coexist.

  3. Earn your keep.

    Bootstrapped, patient, profitable. We grow at the speed of customers who'd miss us if we vanished — not the speed of a fundraise.

Projects in flight.

What we ship and tend — each open at the source and run as its own small concern.

Open-core platform 2024 · Python · Django
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sbomify

A platform for managing Software Bill of Materials — making security compliance and supply-chain transparency something a small team can actually run.

SBOM compliance open core
Webhook service 2024 · Python · FastAPI
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notipus

An integration layer that turns the firehose of e-commerce webhooks into Slack notifications a human can actually act on.

webhooks Slack e-commerce
Open-source tool 2024 · TypeScript · Bun
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Email Service
Checker

A no-fuss lookup that tells you who hosts a domain's email — DNS forensics distilled into one helpful answer for sales and ops teams.

DNS developer tools
Podcast Ongoing · Audio
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Nerding Out
with Viktor

Long-form conversations with operators, founders, and engineers about the intersection of entrepreneurship and the technology that actually ships.

podcast founders