Taskbar Sentinel: back up your pinned apps & restore your taskbar in one click — on the Microsoft Store.
Zero-Trust Desktop Infrastructure

Desktop tools that never phone home.

On-device Windows utilities. One payment each. Zero subscriptions. Start with Taskbar Sentinel—back up your pinned apps and restore them in one click after a Windows update.

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One-time purchase · Perpetual license · 100% offline

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  • 100% Code-Signed

    Verified binaries that bypass Windows SmartScreen natively

  • Zero-Trust Security

    100% local execution, absolutely zero background telemetry

  • Secure Direct Delivery

    Payments safely processed via Stripe infrastructure

Zero-Trust Desktop Infrastructure

Enterprise-grade desktop infrastructure—without the cloud rent.

Automata Labs desktop utilities do not phone home, do not upload your files to the cloud for core workflows, and process data strictly on your machine. One infrastructure layer for teams that refuse subscription rent on basic desktop work.

Execution continuity

StayGreen

Keep Windows awake for renders and downloads—with guardrails, not global insomnia.

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Reference overlay plane

PinPoint

Pin docs, browsers, and PDFs above your IDE without Alt-Tab archaeology.

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Metadata sovereignty

MetaForge

Batch strip or edit EXIF and embedded leakage before files leave the device.

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Local media processing

OpticBatch

Resize and convert image folders offline—no upload caps or privacy roulette.

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Flagship utility

Taskbar Sentinel

Back up your pinned apps and taskbar layout, then restore them in one click after a Windows update.

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Local-first Windows utilities

One infrastructure layer. On-device utilities.

License the modules you need—each a one-time purchase on the Microsoft Store, with the same Perpetual Fallback guarantee.

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ContextCleaner

Take control of the Windows 11 right-click menu: pin the commands you use to the top, hide the clutter, and tame slow shell extensions—without touching the registry. Every change is backed up automatically and reversible in one click.

$4.99 USD

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LockGhost

Reveal which Windows process is locking a file or folder—right from File Explorer—with Restart Manager–grade detection, friendly process names, severity cues, and guarded “end process” workflows. 100% offline; no telemetry.

$3.99 USD

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PortDetective

The native-Rust port toolkit for Windows. Find the process hogging a port and kill it safely — then let Port Detective Pro keep that port yours with a background watchdog, remote scans, and Docker mapping. Free core viewer; Pro unlocks the active layer.

$14.99 USD

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Taskbar Sentinel

Back up your pinned apps and taskbar layout, then restore them in one click after a Windows update. Adds per-app system tray rules and a self-healing engine that repairs missing icons and stuck auto-hide—100% offline, no telemetry, pay once.

$4.99 USD

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Why focused utilities win

Automata Labs vs PowerToys & OS defaults

PowerToys is a great free suite—but when you need depth, privacy, and a tiny footprint, our native tools deliver. Browse the full catalog of Windows utilities .

System Footprint

PowerToys / OS Default

Heavy background processes / OS bloat

Automata Labs

Ultra-lightweight native Rust/Tauri (<15MB RAM)

Customization

PowerToys / OS Default

Rigid, uncustomizable default system behaviors

Automata Labs

Deep workflow guardrails, custom visual states, & persistent controls

Privacy & Security

PowerToys / OS Default

Persistent cloud syncing and telemetry tracking

Automata Labs

100% Offline, zero telemetry, local-first architecture

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GigaStream

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Tame massive logs and endless CSVs.

MileGuard

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The offline mileage and maintenance logbook.

QueryForge

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Untangle massive SQL queries visually.

SkyScout

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The offline logbook for your drone fleet.

Trusted by pragmatic desktop users

Built for people who prefer tools that stay local.

Real workflows: focus timers that stay visible, batches that never leave the disk, and renames you can rewind.

Customer review 01

PinPoint: Always On Top saves me so much time as I can organize all my report materials without having to flip between windows or tabs. I love the fact that it is straightforward and simple.

Senior Accountant · Manufacturing Company · United States · PinPoint

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Customer review 02

I used to get so frustrated when my Taskbar would freeze and disappear. Taskbar Sentinel has eliminated that pain without subjecting me to another subscription.

Darren · Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Taskbar Sentinel

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Customer review 03

OpticBatch and MetaForge are a lifesaver for me as a person with a passion for photography. They give me the ability to stay organized and keep personal information confidential when I post pictures online.

Sherri · United States · OpticBatch & MetaForge

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Our Principles

Built on what
we won't compromise.

Perpetual Fallback

Predictable procurement. Permanent access.

Own your software with zero subscription fatigue. Perpetual Fallback Licensing means predictable one-time CapEx, permanent fallback access to the version you purchased, and no forced recurring operational expenditure.

Zero-Trust Execution

No phone home. No cloud upload.

Core workflows run strictly on-device—your files are not uploaded to the cloud for everyday use, and the suite is not designed around background usage telemetry. Your data stays on your CPU.

Lightweight Engineering

Built for the workstation you already run.

Engineered for a minimal system footprint, ensuring zero interference with intensive primary workloads.

Perpetual Fallback Licensing

Procurement without subscription fatigue

Own your software. Zero subscription fatigue. Permanent fallback access. Start with Taskbar Sentinel, our flagship utility, or license any individual module with the same ownership guarantees.

  • Predictable one-time CapEx—no forced recurring OpEx
  • Core workflows stay on-device; no cloud lock-in for daily use
  • Microsoft Store checkout with a Microsoft receipt for corporate expensing

Flagship · Microsoft Store

Taskbar Sentinel

Back up your pinned apps and taskbar layout, then restore them in one click after a Windows update.

$4.99 USD $7.99 USD

One-time purchase · Perpetual license · No subscription

  • Pinned app & taskbar layout backup with one-click restore
  • Per-app system tray rules that survive Windows updates
  • Self-healing engine repairs missing icons and stuck auto-hide
  • Zero-trust local execution; no telemetry, 100% offline
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Purchased and updated securely through the Microsoft Store. No account needed on our site, no subscription, and a Microsoft receipt for easy corporate expensing.

New on the Microsoft Store

ContextCleaner

Your right-click menu, cleaned up and under control.

Pin the commands you use every day to the top, hide the clutter, and switch off the slow shell extensions dragging your menu down—without ever touching the registry. Every change is backed up automatically, so you can undo anything with a single click.

Explore ContextCleaner One-time purchase · Lifetime updates · Delivered via the Microsoft Store
ContextCleaner main screen: the Windows 11 right-click menu organized with pinned commands

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OpticBatch

The offline image optimizer for people who refuse the cloud.

Tired of ad-riddled web converters, upload caps, and privacy roulette? OpticBatch is a lightweight desktop bulk image resizer power users can run without sending a single byte to the internet. Use it as a fast batch webp converter and AVIF pipeline — powered by a high-concurrency Rust engine (tokio + rayon) that saturates CPU cores for fault-tolerant, batch throughput on huge folders.

Get it from Microsoft Store One-time purchase · Lifetime updates · Delivered via the Microsoft Store
OpticBatch main screen: batch image pipeline and presets

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PinPoint

Keep reference material always on top beside your work.

PinPoint is a lightweight Windows overlay for the docs, browsers, and PDFs you need visible while you stay focused in your main app—without turning your desktop into a tiling experiment or an Alt-Tab archaeology dig.

Get it from Microsoft Store One-time purchase · Lifetime updates · Delivered via the Microsoft Store
PinPoint main screen: always-on-top reference window on Windows

Deploy Zero-Trust Desktop Infrastructure.

Start with Taskbar Sentinel—back up your pinned apps and restore your taskbar in one click. On-device, perpetual license, zero subscription fatigue.

Get it from Microsoft Store

One-time purchase · Lifetime updates · Delivered via the Microsoft Store

"OpticBatch and MetaForge are a lifesaver for me as a person with a passion for photography. They give me the ability to stay organ…"

Sherri · United States · OpticBatch & MetaForge