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Privacy-first software, engineered in Dorset

Web apps, browser extensions, and Joomla plugins. Zero tracking, zero data harvesting, zero compromise, the way software should be.

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Independent, privacy-first software from Poole, Dorset

Digital Fracture is a self-funded software studio based in Poole, Dorset, shipping privacy-first web apps, browser extensions for Firefox, Chrome, Edge and Thunderbird, and Joomla plugins under the Retro Media Vault brand. Nothing here loads Google Analytics, sells data to an ad network, or phones home with usage telemetry, every tool is built to do its job and then get out of the way. Because we're funded by the people buying the paid products rather than by investors, the roadmap is driven by real-world use cases, not by engagement targets or growth experiments at the expense of the people using the software.

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Web Apps

InfoBin, NewsBin, RSS Kit, RSS Ninja, What's My IP, and Time Tools, browser-based utilities that solve everyday problems without tracking you.

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Browser Extensions

Privacy-focused add-ons for Firefox, Chrome, Edge, and Thunderbird. Fingerprint Defender, RSS Kit Pro, parental controls, and EPUB reading.

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Joomla Plugins

12 plugins for building rich media catalogues in Joomla. Games, movies, music, TV, books, galleries, custom code, and more.

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Our approach

Privacy by default

No analytics, tracking pixels, or third-party cookies. No data sold, shared, or handed over. If a feature can't work without collecting data, we don't ship it.

Fast and lightweight

Hand-written code, no bloated frameworks where they aren't needed. Pages load fast, extensions stay out of your way, plugins don't slow your site.

Independent, self-funded

No investors to appease, no growth targets driving bad decisions. We answer to the people using our tools, not a board, so they stay small and focused.

Maintained, not abandoned

Extensions stay compatible with the latest Firefox, Chrome, and Edge. Plugins track Joomla's release cycle. Web apps get security updates as needed.

Open standards, no lock-in

OPML for feeds, standard formats for exports, plain HTML and CSS for our sites. Your data stays yours, and you can walk away with it any time.

Accessible by default

Keyboard navigation, screen-reader labels, sensible contrast, and respect for reduced-motion. Baked in from the start, not bolted on.

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Web Apps
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Browser Extensions
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Joomla Plugins
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Data Collected

Why we build software this way

The three categories aren't really separate products, they're different delivery mechanisms for the same idea. A browser extension is right when a tool sits alongside every page you visit; a web app is right when it needs to work anywhere you have a browser, without installing anything; a Joomla plugin is right when it has to drop into an existing content-managed site without replacing the CMS. Whichever form a project takes, the rules underneath stay identical: no tracking, minimal permissions, open data, maintained for the long haul.

Built to standards, kept current

Every extension is Manifest V3 compliant on Chrome and Edge and tracks the current Firefox API. Our Joomla plugins are tested against each Joomla 5.x release with a lifetime update guarantee through the current major version. Web apps run on long-term-supported stacks and lean on open standards (OPML for feeds, ICS for calendars, JSON for settings) so you can always walk away with everything you've put in. If a feature depends on a third-party service that might disappear, we document it in plain sight rather than burying it in the privacy policy.

Need a custom build?

Have an idea for a tool, extension, or plugin? Tell us about it and we'll see if it's a fit.

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