A connected platform for software

Build software.
Own the whole journey.

ActiveLane is bringing creation, distribution, discovery, access, monetization, and operation into one connected ecosystem—from independent products to private enterprise environments.

Early and in active development · Built in public by an independent developer

ActiveLane Workbench
Interactive concept
Marketplace×
Welcome×

Find software for the way you work

Install free tools, subscribe to services, or buy products once.

All products
RL
Developer tools · ActiveLane LabsRepository Lens

Understand structure, ownership, and change before touching the code.

FreeWorkbench extension
AP
API tools · NorthstarAPI Studio Pro

Design, test, document, and monitor APIs in one connected workspace.

€12/mo7-day free trial
FL
Workflow · Indie productFlowboard

A visual workflow board designed to live beside the work itself.

€39One-time purchase
TS
Teams · ActiveLaneTeam Space

Shared tools, product access, collections, and permissions for a team.

IncludedCreator team plan

See what software creators are building

A living feed of demos, experiments, launches, workflows, and the people behind them.

For you
For youFollowingFresh buildsDeveloper toolsDesignAI-native
MC
Mira Chen@mirabuilds · 12 min
Interactive demo · 0:34
1.8k 94 208

Release Notes Studio now turns commits, issues, and customer context into a release story your users will actually read.

#buildinpublic #devtools #launch
NL
Northstar Labs@northstar · 48 min
Product walkthrough · 1:12
824 61 73

We rebuilt API Studio’s request history. It now groups calls by intent, not just time. Here’s the thinking and the final interaction.

#api #uxengineering #changelog
JR
Jonas Riedel@jonasmakes · 2 hr
Prototype · 0:26
3.2k 147 412

What if a project board understood momentum? Testing a view that surfaces stuck work without turning everything red.

#prototype #productdesign #indiehacker
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Amara Studio@amarastudio · 4 hr
Behind the build · 0:51
967 38 105

Designing permissions that humans can understand. A peek at the mental model behind our new team access controls.

#saas #permissions #designsystems
RK
Ravi K.@raviops · yesterday
Workflow · 0:43
1.1k 76 190

My tiny incident response stack. Five tools, one shared timeline, and zero copying between dashboards.

#operations #workflow #softwarestack
EF
Elena Frost@elenacodes · yesterday
New release · 0:38
706 29 84

Command Deck 0.8 is live. Commands can now travel with your team space, including permissions and usage history.

#opensource #commands #release

Your software business at a glance

Earnings, customers, subscriptions, and product performance in one place.

October 2026
MRR€6,180↑ €740
Customers1,284↑ 96
Daily active users418↑ 12.6%
Conversion7.8%30-day

Revenue trend

€38.6k year to date

Your organization’s software environment

Private distribution, team access, policy, and deployment visibility.

Northstar Engineering

Environment overview

Products24
Members86
Updates5
Publisher verification required
Only approved network origins
Signed packages enforced

Private registry

RL
Repository Lens1.4.2 · Internal
Approved
OP
Operations Console3.1.0 · Private
Approved
DS
Delivery Suite0.9.8 · Client
Review
MarketplaceRegistry synced8 installed
ActiveLane Cloud3 updates
Conceptual product preview · interface and capabilities remain in developmentChoose a mode above
One product language across every environment.
InterfaceWorkbench
FoundationActiveLane Core
DistributionRegistry
OperationCloud · Private · Offline

One system around the complete life of software.

ActiveLane is being designed as more than an application shell or marketplace. Its parts work together so software can move from an idea to a trusted product, an audience, an organization, and something of lasting value.

01 / WORKBENCH

One adaptable place to work.

A modular, host-agnostic environment where tools, products, files, terminals, extensions, and workflows can meet around the way an individual or team actually works.

Frontend priority
02 / REGISTRY

Distribution with context and control.

Public and private catalogues for software, extensions, releases, provenance, permissions, and updates—designed to serve creators as well as controlled company environments.

Direction in development
03 / CORE

The shared product foundation.

Accounts, organizations, tenants, memberships, projects, access, entitlements, and commercial relationships form a replaceable foundation beneath every ActiveLane deployment.

Enterprise lab underway

See where ActiveLane fits into your journey.

Choose the perspective closest to yours. ActiveLane connects the people who use software, the people who create it, and the organizations that help it grow.

For people who use software

Find software that earns a place in your workflow.

Discover useful products, understand who made them, and keep the tools you rely on together in one connected experience.

ActiveLane is in active development. These journeys describe the direction of the platform.

Great software should not require building an entire company first.

Today, creators stitch together disconnected tools for distribution, identity, licensing, payments, discovery, analytics, and support.

ActiveLane aims to shorten that distance—so more developers and domain experts can turn useful software into sustainable products.

A platform shaped around the complete software journey.

Not just another place to download apps. An ecosystem designed around creators, products, teams, and the people they serve.

01 — CREATE

Build in your lane

A modular workbench where tools, workflows, and extensions come together around the way you work.

02 — PUBLISH

Reach an audience

Package and share software through public discovery, private catalogues, standalone delivery, or customer environments.

03 — OPERATE & GROW

Own the outcome

Manage access, understand adoption, monetize, improve, and build lasting value around the software you created.

The same platform—operated on your terms.

The long-term enterprise direction is a controlled software environment that can connect to company identity and infrastructure, support private distribution, and continue into restricted or disconnected networks.

ActiveLane Cloud should be ActiveLane Enterprise operated by us. ActiveLane Enterprise should be ActiveLane Cloud operated by you.
CloudManaged

ActiveLane Cloud

The shared public ecosystem for creators, organizations, products, discovery, and connected services.

  • Managed platform services
  • Public and organization experiences
  • Connected product ecosystem
DisconnectedAir-gapped direction

Operate without the public cloud

A local Workbench, registry, identity, licensing, and update path for networks where outbound connectivity cannot be assumed.

  • Offline release bundles
  • No mandatory outbound calls
  • Controlled import and audit paths

Enterprise solutions shaped around real delivery models.

ActiveLane is intended for internal software operations and for companies that build, manage, or deliver software to their own clients.

01

Private software workspace

Give teams one controlled Workbench for approved tools, internal products, extensions, projects, and repeatable workflows.

Private cataloguePermissionsTeam accessControlled updates
02

Customer-delivery platform

Software vendors and engineering consultancies can use ActiveLane as a reusable foundation for customer portals, managed services, product bundles, and dedicated client environments.

Customer SSOEntitlementsBranded environmentsDedicated deployments
03

Restricted-network ecosystem

Distribute and operate software where the internet is limited or unavailable, with internal registries, deterministic packages, controlled release imports, and replaceable infrastructure.

On-premiseAir-gappedOffline bundlesAudit exports

Isolation, identity, and ownership are architectural concerns.

Multi-tenancy is being designed from the beginning: a deployment contains tenants; tenants contain organizations, memberships, roles, and projects. Dedicated deployments remain available where infrastructure, identity, policy, or offline operation require stronger separation.

Common experienceActiveLane Workbench
PlatformActiveLane Core
DistributionPrivate Registry
IdentityCompany SSO
TenantOrganizations
AccessRoles & policies
ProductsApps & extensions
Customer-controlled infrastructurePostgreSQL · storage · Caddy · optional Keycloak · Docker networks

Conceptual architecture; individual components and boundaries remain under active development.

Identity that fits

Connect existing identity providers or operate a local identity service where independence is required.

Private distribution

Curate approved products and extensions through organization or deployment-specific registries.

Explicit trust

Separate identity, publisher control, repository control, verification, permissions, and legal ownership.

Centralized access

Organizations can buy products, assign access, and manage integrated subscriptions for teams.

Replaceable infrastructure

Remote identity, marketplace, sync, licensing, and telemetry should remain optional or replaceable.

Customer delivery

Support internal use, managed client environments, and OEM-style delivery as distinct operating models.

Software creation deserves a more open road.

ActiveLane is early. Follow the journey as the platform takes shape.

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