kirbly: building tools for small businesses and charities. Choose kirbly, or Kirstin.

I’m Kirstin, a software developer based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and I have a passion for building things and equal opportunities. It’s 2026, and I feel that no one should be held back by outdated tech. kirbly lets me live out my creative freedom, and I use it to help small businesses, charities and communities get tools that assist their operational growth, so we can all grow together.

Got something that’s slowing you down? Tell me about it.

What I build

  • Websites that work for everyone. Fast on any phone, easy to read, and simple for your team to keep up to date.
  • Forms, bookings and sign-ups. Swap the paper, the email chains and the spreadsheet for something that does the job for you.
  • Small tools for the jobs you repeat. If it takes your team an hour every week, it can probably take a minute.
  • Free tools for anyone. Some of what I build is free for everyone to use, like the browser extensions and step-by-step kits below.

What kirbly stands for

Kirstin, smiling, in clear-framed glasses

Kirstin · Edinburgh

  • People first. Plain English, accessible to everyone, and made to work on old phones and slow connections, not just the latest laptop.

  • Equality. Good tech shouldn’t only be for organisations with big budgets and a tech team.

  • Community. Small businesses and charities hold communities together. I want to bring ideas to life, and the best ideas come from the people who’ll use it.

  • Private by default. No tracking and no selling data. Your data, and the people you serve, stay yours.

Get in touch

Tell me about your business or charity and what’s getting in the way, and I’ll see what I can do for you.

I do this in my own time and I don’t do this for money. However, I can’t always work for free, so I work on a pay-what-you-can basis, within reason. I want to be able to give everyone the best opportunities possible. Some things also come with running costs, like hosting, or need looking after over time, so we’ll agree all of that, and a realistic timescale, before anything starts.

Prefer email?

hello@kirbly.co.uk

Found a bug in one of the free tools? Same address.

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Buy me a coffee

The tools are free and will stay that way. If one helped you and you’d like to support the next one, you can buy me a coffee. It’s never expected.

Buy me a coffee

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