commons
Built in the open
THE IDEA BEHIND COMMONS

The tools we use
can belong to all of us.

Commons is a meeting place for people rebuilding familiar tools in the open. Share what you’re making, learn from others, and find collaborators who care about the same problems.

01

Find something worth rebuilding

A tool you love. A frustrating subscription. A workflow that could be better.

02

Build it in the open

Document the work, share the source, and give others a way to contribute.

03

Find your people

Connect with developers, designers, and users. Small contributions move projects forward.

Inspired by work like PhotoCraft, a clean-room photo editor rebuilt in Rust. We’re an independent community, with no affiliation to that project.