Orca Solutions Bring a project

Make the
moving parts
make sense.

Orca Solutions builds products, open tools, and custom software with a human center. We start by understanding what people are trying to do, then bring thoughtful design and deep engineering to the parts that stand in their way.

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Founded and led by Jason Fricano

An abstract orca sculpture assembled from curved black and ivory forms around a vivid vermilion cylinder.

Useful takes different forms.

Selected work

01

StreamOtter

Live information that knows when it is out of date.Release candidate

Live application state / Open tool

Fresh information.
Honest signals.

For developers bringing live data into browser applications. StreamOtter connects Kafka-backed state to the interface and signals when a view is stale. Explore the release candidate, documentation, and demonstrations on the project site.

Explore StreamOtter
From the project website
StreamOtter website showing Live state from Kafka to the browser, Never silently wrong, the otter artwork, and links to the live demo and getting-started guide.
StreamOtter / Actual project website · captured October 2, 2026
02

Personal Treasury

A clearer view of money in motion.Browser demo

Household finance / Product

See where the
money stands.

For households keeping track of their money. Bring plans, transfers, and reconciliation together, with a history you can follow. Try the browser demo or download the macOS app from the same site.

Try the browser demo

Explore a fictional household. Demo changes stay in this browser tab and disappear when it closes. The demo site also offers the full macOS desktop app for download—free and open source, with offline data storage.

From the browser demo
Personal Treasury dashboard showing fictional household finances, transfers, and account allocations.
Personal Treasury / Browser demo
03

Roost

A personal film library, thoughtfully organized.Live app

Personal film library / Product

Every film.
A place of its own.

For film lovers building a library of their own. Keep films, favorites, and personal lists together for browsing, sorting, and rediscovery.

Explore Roost

The live app is now available. Create an account to start your library.

From the early browser demo
Roost’s early browser demo showing a dark-themed film library with fictional films and custom lists.
Roost / Early browser demo
04

Vespa Law

A considered website for a professional practice.Fictional concept

Business website / Design concept

A practice.
A clear presence.

A four-page website concept for a fictional New York business law firm. Editorial illustrations, service pages, an attorney profile, and FAQs give a professional practice a clear, approachable presence.

Explore Vespa Law

Fictional business website concept. A self-initiated portfolio project; the inquiry form is a demonstration.

From the concept website
Vespa Law website concept with the headline Your next move, well advised, navy and cobalt typography, and a watercolor New York streetscape.
Vespa Law / Fictional business website concept

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Taking shape.

In development

A few things we’re working on. Each is at a different stage; here’s what exists today.

Developer tool Pre-alpha

Garnet Guard

Inspect what changed before trusting a dependency update. Garnet Guard compares package releases and highlights changes that deserve a closer look.

Last trusted releaseCompare the next releaseChanges to investigate
Workflow illustration · Command-line preview

A pre-alpha command-line preview works from the source checkout. Broader integrations are in development.

Inspect the source

Reading application In development

Antilibrary Builder

An AI-assisted application for building your own antilibrary—a collection shaped by what you want to explore and understand.

Questions worth followingBooks to exploreYour own antilibrary
Design illustration · In development

In development. There is no public application or demo yet.

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Household application In development

Household Administrator

A household application being developed to bring everyday obligations, plans, and reference information together.

Obligations · Plans · ReferenceApplication controls actionsAI assists through an adapter
Design illustration · Intended architecture

Application structure is underway; several components are still unwired. The design keeps dates, permissions, and actions under application control.

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Bring an idea.
Find a way forward.

Work with Orca

We design and build custom applications, connect systems, and improve software people already depend on. We also create thoughtful websites for businesses and independent professionals.

Custom
applications

Turn a particular task into software built around the people doing it. Personal Treasury and Roost show how everyday needs can take their own shape.

Explore the software

Integrations
and automation

Connect tools, bring information together, and make changing systems easier to follow. StreamOtter offers a look at live information and clear feedback.

See StreamOtter

Websites
and improvements

Create a clear presence for a business or professional practice, or improve an existing site. The fictional Vespa Law concept shows one approach.

Inspect the website concept

Tell us what you’re trying to do, and we’ll help define a practical scope. Bring a project

Your moving parts

What needs to
make sense?

Tell us what you want to make or improve, who it is for, and where the current approach gets in the way.

Bring the situation.
Start with a conversation.

jason@orcasolutions.dev