Small tools, built carefully

GentleTools started small, and it's staying small on purpose. It began as a single free calculator for people who love to read — nothing more than a way to answer "how long will this book actually take me?" without opening a spreadsheet.

The wellness planners came later, for a simpler reason: the trackers we needed for anxiety, migraines, recovery, caregiving, and a kid's health journey either didn't exist, cost more than they should, or asked for way more effort than a hard day has room for. So we started making the ones we wished we'd had — undated, gentle, and built to be lived in rather than admired.

Everything here follows the same few rules: tools should work instantly with no account and no data sent anywhere, planners should be honest about what they can and can't do (they're for tracking and noticing patterns — not a replacement for medical care), and nothing gets added just to pad out a catalog. If a planner or tool doesn't earn its place, it doesn't go up.

GentleTools is an independent, one-person project. When you buy a planner or a tool here, you're supporting that directly — thank you for it.

Have a tool or planner you wish existed? Get in touch — new ideas almost always start as someone else's ask.