Local-first tools, seller kits, books, and browser games

Buck Builds

Practical digital products for people who would rather get the work done than wrestle with a giant system. Kits, utilities, games, and workflows are built in clear, useful versions and kept simple enough to inspect.

24 live products
2 featured games

What this is

Useful first, fancy later.

Catalog

Start with the lane that hurts today.

Seller kit

Return & Refund Policy Generator Kit

Write a clearer return policy without starting from a blank page.

Open kit

Seller kit

Bundle Pricing Planner Kit

Plan bundle pricing so grouped offers make sense before discounts eat the margin.

Open kit

Seller kit

Custom Order Quote Builder Kit

Turn custom-order details into clearer quotes without starting from a blank message.

Open kit

Seller kit

Restock Reorder Calculator Kit

Check reorder timing and restock quantities before inventory gets thin.

Open kit

Seller kit

Customer Review Response Helper Kit

Draft calmer, clearer replies to customer reviews without overthinking every word.

Open kit

Seller kit

One-Hour Gumroad Product Sprint Kit

Move a simple product idea from loose notes to a cleaner Gumroad-ready draft.

Open kit

Seller kit

Product Listing Cleanup Kit

Turn messy product listings into sharper titles, bullets, and buyer-facing copy.

Open kit

Seller kit

Marketplace Profit Calculator Kit

Check whether the item is actually worth selling after fees, shipping, and time.

Open kit

Seller kit

Shipping Cost Sanity Checker Kit

Check whether shipping costs are quietly wrecking the sale before listing or quoting.

Open kit

Seller kit

Marketplace Title & Tag Builder Kit

Build clearer marketplace titles and tags so buyers can find the item faster.

Open kit

Utility

Bulk Serial Files Renamer

Rename Linux serial-number file batches so records and folders stop drifting apart.

Open Gumroad listing

Utility

Bulk Product Photo Renamer for Linux

Rename batches of product photos on Linux for cleaner listings, folders, and repeat workflows.

Open Gumroad listing

Utility

Bulk Product Photo Renamer for Mac Silicon

Rename batches of product photos on Apple Silicon Macs so listings stay easier to manage.

Open Mac version

Utility

Simple Network Health Checker for Linux

Run a basic Linux network check and get a practical report instead of a mystery.

Open Gumroad listing

Utility

Slow Computer Rescue for Linux

Clean up storage and common slow-computer clutter with a simple Linux helper.

Open Gumroad listing

Utility

Hook Architect Pro for Linux

Shape stronger hooks and angles for offers, posts, and product pages without a bloated marketing suite.

Open Gumroad listing

Free repo

Gmail Report Notifier for Linux

Send simple Gmail report notifications from a Linux workflow without creating a heavy dashboard.

Open free repo

Free repos

Network Diagnostics / IT Troubleshooter

Linux network troubleshooting helpers for turning connection problems into readable reports.

Free project

GroundTruth OS ISO

An Arch-based live environment for AI-assisted work, paired with the open Ground Truth method.

Open repo

Browser game

Stormlight Village

A small rainy repair adventure with 10 themed chapters, gentle tile-rotation puzzles, and no timers.

Browser game

Planetary Researcher

A text-based space research and journaling game about anomalies, exploration, and curiosity.

Play free

Book

Masterclass for Meetings

A short, practical book for making meetings clearer, more deliberate, and easier to execute.

Planner

Military-Inspired Planner 2026

A hardcover planner built around a 3-step system to prioritize, execute, and win the day.

Open hardcover

Operating method

Useful versions first, better versions next.

The company rule is simple: start with the real problem, ship something useful, listen to what people do with it, then make the next version clearer, stronger, and easier to use.

  1. 01

    Find the pain

    Research starts with buyer language, repeated complaints, pricing clues, and visible demand.

  2. 02

    Ship a useful version

    A checklist, calculator, template, game page, or small utility goes out while the idea is still easy to improve.

  3. 03

    Improve from response

    Views, comments, downloads, ratings, sales, and support questions help decide what gets sharpened next.

Request a tool

Tell Buck Builds what is slowing your work down.

If a repeated task, messy workflow, file problem, or software lock-in keeps costing you time, send the plain version of the problem. Contact info is optional. If the problem fits, Buck Builds may turn it into a public Gumroad tool people can buy without making an account here.

Main computer

Featured games

Stormlight Village and Planetary Researcher are free to play.

Stormlight Village is a rainy repair-puzzle adventure with 10 short chapters. Planetary Researcher is a text-based space research and journaling game. Both play in the browser and are ready to share.