A home for the oddly useful

Small tools.
Stubborn problems.
Clear answers.

OddUtility is a collection of practical fixes, working experiments and services. We focus on real workflow problems, build narrow solutions and make the limits just as clear as the benefits.

Public projects have different maturity levels. We label them instead of pretending every prototype is a finished business.

Practical utilities

Start with the problem.

These are small tools and prototypes, not an all-purpose software platform. Choose the one that matches what you're trying to fix.

LIVE PUBLIC BETA

Shopify CSV Checker

Pre-flight Shopify product CSV files for import failures, duplicate variants and identifier risks. Only applies repairs when a correction is deterministic.

Open CSV checker
TESTED PROTOTYPE

SCORM Launch Repair

A narrow SCORM package repair experiment focused on unambiguous launch-file capitalization mismatches. The linked beta service may be temporarily unavailable.

About SCORM repair
SERVICE EXPERIMENT

Odd Utility Sites

A preview-first approach to small-business websites. See the proposed homepage before deciding whether to pay for a launch.

Explore website previews
Creative work & evidence

There is more than one kind of useful.

Not every project is a repair tool. Some are about building something playable, or showing the work behind the ideas.

Playable browser story · Episode One

Backstage
Beach House

An original interactive reality-show visual novel. Make choices, meet the cast and see where your personality takes the story.

Play the free browser game
The work behind it

Who is building these things?

Experience in operations, enterprise onboarding, learning-platform implementation, documentation and practical systems work. See the portfolio, including the experiments still in progress.

View experience and projects
Three operating principles

Useful beats impressive.

Scope stays narrow.

We'd rather handle one well-understood issue than claim to repair everything.

Uncertainty stays visible.

When a problem needs a human decision, the tool should say so.

Results speak for themselves.

Tests, working links and real use matter more than slogans or forecasts.

Have a specific problem?

Tell us what isn't working.

Questions about a tool, a small workflow, or a potential collaboration are welcome. Please don't email confidential customer files or sensitive data without arranging a secure way to share them.

Email OddUtility