Independent Software Studio
Tools that
respect your time.
We build focused tools that work exactly as promised — designed with care, priced honestly, built to last.
Products
Tools with a clear purpose.
Each product solves one problem, completely.
Flagship · Chrome Extension
Immerse Japanese
Learn Japanese while you read — and watch.
English words highlight in place as you browse — hover for kanji, kana, romaji, example sentences, and audio. Save any word with one click and spaced repetition locks it in. YouTube captions included free at N5, transcript panel included.
- Works on any webpage — news, blogs, Wikipedia, Reddit
- Stroke-order animations and real Tatoeba example sentences
- Free YouTube captions at N5 — transcript panel, auto-pause, A/S/D keys
Free for N5 · All levels + Anki export — $29 once
Available Now · Chrome Extension
ClearSight
Let your eyes rest — without stopping work on screen.
Ambient Gabor training runs in the background while you work; 10 structured exercises cover your breaks. Your eyes rest without leaving the screen.
Free to start · Full access, lifetime — $39.99
Available Now · Chrome Extension
News Ticker
Live headlines on every page.
A scrolling news ticker bar at the top of every webpage. Select your sources and see the latest headlines scroll in real time — without leaving where you are.
Free to try · Full access — $4.99 one-time
About
Focused tools.
Honest pricing.
We make a small number of Chrome extensions and free browser tools: ClearSight for eye wellness, Immerse Japanese for vocabulary immersion, News Ticker for live headlines. Local-first, no accounts, one-time pricing — free tiers that are genuinely useful.
We apply that spirit of monozukuri — the art of making things with care — to software. Each product is designed from first principles, refined until it is ready, and shipped without compromise.
Our tools serve a global audience. We price them honestly. We build them to solve specific problems precisely, without the feature sprawl that makes most software feel exhausting to use.
If a product carries the YB Techworks name, it has earned it.