Goblin Tools
Free micro-tools that break tasks down for ADHD brains
Overview
A pocket of tiny, single-purpose AI utilities built by Bram De Buyser for neurodivergent users, led by the Magic ToDo task-breakdown tool. Free on the web; a low one-off on mobile.
Pricing
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What you can produce with Goblin Tools
- Magic ToDo task-breakdown tool with adjustable detail
- Formalizer for rewriting tone and formality
- The Judge tone/intent analyzer
- Estimator for effort and time
- Compiler that turns notes into structured lists
- Chef recipe generator from ingredients
- Free web version, no account or ads
- Low one-time mobile apps (iOS and Android)
ASEAN Perspective
Goblin Tools in Southeast Asia
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The whole appeal here is restraint. Magic ToDo takes a task you've been avoiding and splits it into steps you can actually start, and a dial lets you crank the detail up or down. Around it sit small helpers: Formalizer for rewriting tone, The Judge for gauging how a message reads, an Estimator for effort, plus a note compiler and a recipe generator. The web version is free with no signup, no ads, and no paywall, and the maker says it stays that way; the mobile apps are a one-time few dollars to fund hosting. It's genuinely helpful for executive-function paralysis and costs almost nothing. Just know its limits: no integrations, no API, no team layer, and the output is plain LLM text. Watch for copycat paid clones on the app stores charging subscriptions. Best for students, ADHD/autistic users, and anyone who freezes on vague, oversized tasks.
What people say
Bram De Buyser built Goblin Tools as a set of deliberately small utilities aimed at people who struggle with executive function. The web version is free, needs no account, carries no ads, and the About page pledges it will stay free. Magic ToDo is the reason most people arrive: paste a daunting task, hit the wand, and it fragments into subtasks you can tick off, with a "spiciness" slider that controls how granular the breakdown goes.
Users who click with it are effusive. App Store and Product Hunt reviewers describe it as life-changing for ADHD, with several saying every school and workplace should offer it as a support tool. The zero-friction, no-login design is repeatedly singled out as the thing that makes it stick where heavier productivity apps don't.
The criticism clusters in two places. First, the paid mobile apps: some reviewers report frequent crashing (one App Store review claims it fails most of the time), which sours an otherwise cheap purchase. Second, and more damaging, are warnings across Trustpilot and community threads about fake, unofficial "Goblin Tools" apps on the stores that charge real subscriptions; users caution newcomers to confirm they're installing the genuine, cheap official app and to use the free website when in doubt. A few people are also confused when a tool that's advertised as free surfaces a paid prompt on mobile.
The honest ceiling is scope. These are micro-tools, not a suite. There's no calendar sync, no integrations, no API, and no collaboration. Output is standard model generation and occasionally generic. Reviewers who wanted a full planner came away disappointed, while those who took it for what it is, frictionless help getting unstuck, tend to keep it in their kit. For a nearly-free accessibility aid, sentiment skews warm; the main things to manage are which app you download and how much you expect from it.
Summary of public user & expert reviews, compiled by RECATOOLS.
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