Idrees 🌗
@idreesinc.com
Virtual toymaker, open-source software dev, and amateur botanist
Creator of Monocraft, PicoChat, the Apple Watch Pokétch, PlayBook, and other open-source stuff!
🔭 https://idreesinc.com
💬 https://discord.gg/6yxE9prcNc
Creator of Monocraft, PicoChat, the Apple Watch Pokétch, PlayBook, and other open-source stuff!
🔭 https://idreesinc.com
💬 https://discord.gg/6yxE9prcNc
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Idrees 🌗
@idreesinc.com
· Nov 11
Got my Bluesky feed displayed live on my 40 year old Apple IIc by wiring it directly to the server running the #indietechfeed and configuring the computer as a terminal!
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Pocket Bird now comes with cute hats! Find a dozen hand made pixel art hats scattered across webpages to give your pet a new look:
idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird/...
#opensource #indiedev
idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird/...
#opensource #indiedev
January 26, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Pocket Bird now comes with cute hats! Find a dozen hand made pixel art hats scattered across webpages to give your pet a new look:
idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird/...
#opensource #indiedev
idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird/...
#opensource #indiedev
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February 9, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Oh shoot, I did not realize the Animal Crossing music on the Nintendo Music app could automatically sync to the time, that’s so cool!
February 14, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Oh shoot, I did not realize the Animal Crossing music on the Nintendo Music app could automatically sync to the time, that’s so cool!
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happy to say rowbot rally's been nominated for a #playdate community award!!! thank you to everybody who's played and enjoyed it over the last year.
(fun bit of ~relevant trivia: it's currently sitting at precisely 1,111 copies sold. wish come true, ig!)
(fun bit of ~relevant trivia: it's currently sitting at precisely 1,111 copies sold. wish come true, ig!)
Pleased to start announcing the nominees for the 2025 Playdate Community Awards, starting with Accomplishment in Accessibility!
@rae.wtf @orangethief.bsky.social @2darray.bsky.social @pawprints.games #playdate
@rae.wtf @orangethief.bsky.social @2darray.bsky.social @pawprints.games #playdate
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM
happy to say rowbot rally's been nominated for a #playdate community award!!! thank you to everybody who's played and enjoyed it over the last year.
(fun bit of ~relevant trivia: it's currently sitting at precisely 1,111 copies sold. wish come true, ig!)
(fun bit of ~relevant trivia: it's currently sitting at precisely 1,111 copies sold. wish come true, ig!)
Now that I’ve moved to a walkable city, I can finally work towards that 10 million steps!
February 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Now that I’ve moved to a walkable city, I can finally work towards that 10 million steps!
Quickly coded up a lambda to post a random daily message in a bottle from acmail.idreesinc.com in my discord! It's a bit clunky as it simulates a whole browser just to use the "Save Letter" functionality, but it only runs once a day so who cares.
Animal Crossing Letter Generator
acmail.idreesinc.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Quickly coded up a lambda to post a random daily message in a bottle from acmail.idreesinc.com in my discord! It's a bit clunky as it simulates a whole browser just to use the "Save Letter" functionality, but it only runs once a day so who cares.
A drive across the country along with two guinea pigs that were having none of it
February 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
A drive across the country along with two guinea pigs that were having none of it
Reminder to my new followers that I’ve got a cool little discord where you can follow along with all of my projects and help me beta test things!
#opensource
discord.gg/6yxE9prcNc
#opensource
discord.gg/6yxE9prcNc
Join the Idrees's Projects Discord Server!
A server for users of my open-source projects to get involved and see updates! | 163 members
discord.gg
February 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Reminder to my new followers that I’ve got a cool little discord where you can follow along with all of my projects and help me beta test things!
#opensource
discord.gg/6yxE9prcNc
#opensource
discord.gg/6yxE9prcNc
Doing market research for Pocket Bird
February 1, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Doing market research for Pocket Bird
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These are all of the hats I designed for the newest update! I'm no good at pixel art, but I think they're pretty adorable 🎩
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
These are all of the hats I designed for the newest update! I'm no good at pixel art, but I think they're pretty adorable 🎩
These are all of the hats I designed for the newest update! I'm no good at pixel art, but I think they're pretty adorable 🎩
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
These are all of the hats I designed for the newest update! I'm no good at pixel art, but I think they're pretty adorable 🎩
Pocket Bird now comes with cute hats! Find a dozen hand made pixel art hats scattered across webpages to give your pet a new look:
idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird/...
#opensource #indiedev
idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird/...
#opensource #indiedev
January 26, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Pocket Bird now comes with cute hats! Find a dozen hand made pixel art hats scattered across webpages to give your pet a new look:
idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird/...
#opensource #indiedev
idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird/...
#opensource #indiedev
Updated TestFlight build of the Apple Watch Pokétch for coming! Just gotta download like 20GB of Xcode components first 😵💫
January 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Updated TestFlight build of the Apple Watch Pokétch for coming! Just gotta download like 20GB of Xcode components first 😵💫
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With the Animal Crossing New Horizons update out today, wanted to remind y'all of one of my favorite projects! Send letters to your friends or share them with the world, with pixel-perfect designs straight from the game!
#animalcrossing #animalcrossingnewhorizons #acnh
#animalcrossing #animalcrossingnewhorizons #acnh
Ever wanted to create letters just like in Animal Crossing New Horizons? Now you can with my new open-source letter editor, featuring pixel perfect designs and easy sharing options! Check it out here: acmail.idreesinc.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:24 PM
With the Animal Crossing New Horizons update out today, wanted to remind y'all of one of my favorite projects! Send letters to your friends or share them with the world, with pixel-perfect designs straight from the game!
#animalcrossing #animalcrossingnewhorizons #acnh
#animalcrossing #animalcrossingnewhorizons #acnh
Alright nerds, I’m adding a few new birds to Pocket Bird along with some other features. Besides the chickadee which I’m already adding, anyone have any ideas?
January 18, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Alright nerds, I’m adding a few new birds to Pocket Bird along with some other features. Besides the chickadee which I’m already adding, anyone have any ideas?
Heads up, the Indie Tech Feed and Rick Roll Bluesky feeds will be down for the next few weeks as I move cross country, apologies for the downtime!
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Heads up, the Indie Tech Feed and Rick Roll Bluesky feeds will be down for the next few weeks as I move cross country, apologies for the downtime!
With the Animal Crossing New Horizons update out today, wanted to remind y'all of one of my favorite projects! Send letters to your friends or share them with the world, with pixel-perfect designs straight from the game!
#animalcrossing #animalcrossingnewhorizons #acnh
#animalcrossing #animalcrossingnewhorizons #acnh
Ever wanted to create letters just like in Animal Crossing New Horizons? Now you can with my new open-source letter editor, featuring pixel perfect designs and easy sharing options! Check it out here: acmail.idreesinc.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:24 PM
With the Animal Crossing New Horizons update out today, wanted to remind y'all of one of my favorite projects! Send letters to your friends or share them with the world, with pixel-perfect designs straight from the game!
#animalcrossing #animalcrossingnewhorizons #acnh
#animalcrossing #animalcrossingnewhorizons #acnh
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People have shared some truly wonderful anonymous letters through the animal crossing letter editor at acmail.idreesinc.com
Here are just a few examples that I loved
Here are just a few examples that I loved
January 11, 2026 at 6:50 PM
People have shared some truly wonderful anonymous letters through the animal crossing letter editor at acmail.idreesinc.com
Here are just a few examples that I loved
Here are just a few examples that I loved
I had given up on marketing Mutable and decided to just continue using it for myself, but after looking at it again it turns out that it has over 1000 active users! Please give it a look if you haven't already, we could all do with seeing a little less terrible stuff online: mutable.idreesinc.com
Get Mutable - The Smart Content Blocker
mutable.idreesinc.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I had given up on marketing Mutable and decided to just continue using it for myself, but after looking at it again it turns out that it has over 1000 active users! Please give it a look if you haven't already, we could all do with seeing a little less terrible stuff online: mutable.idreesinc.com
People have shared some truly wonderful anonymous letters through the animal crossing letter editor at acmail.idreesinc.com
Here are just a few examples that I loved
Here are just a few examples that I loved
January 11, 2026 at 6:50 PM
People have shared some truly wonderful anonymous letters through the animal crossing letter editor at acmail.idreesinc.com
Here are just a few examples that I loved
Here are just a few examples that I loved
This is not a drill, they might be adding baby chicks to Minecraft:
January 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This is not a drill, they might be adding baby chicks to Minecraft:
I saw Monocraft in this video by @docjade.com, so you know it's gonna be good
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPB...
I beat Factorio on 1,000 Floppy disks.
YouTube video by DocJade
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I saw Monocraft in this video by @docjade.com, so you know it's gonna be good
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPB...
I've added the limited edition winter holiday cards to acmail.idreesinc.com, get em while they're hot! Or cold I suppose...
January 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I've added the limited edition winter holiday cards to acmail.idreesinc.com, get em while they're hot! Or cold I suppose...
Pocket Bird has been updated on Chrome and Firefox to include new colorful sticky notes! Get the update here: idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird
January 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Pocket Bird has been updated on Chrome and Firefox to include new colorful sticky notes! Get the update here: idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird