AN INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE LAB

Small pieces.Big possibilities.

A little curiosity. A lot of care. We turn everyday problems into thoughtful software, and share the journey along the way.

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2Projects, with purpose
3Notes from the journey

Good ideas.
The right tools.

01 / THE THINGS WE MAKE

Connecting to GitHub

Less noise.
More purpose.

Useful things, made with care. Explore the products, the thinking, and the code behind them.

ZipZap

Your downloads. Your rhythm.

Rust + TauriWindowsEnglish / العربية
SELECTED WORK / ZIPZAP
The actual ZipZap Windows desktop interface in Arabic
01WINDOWS APP · OPEN SOURCE

ZipZap ↗

A free Windows download manager built with Rust and Tauri. Pause, resume, and organize your downloads in an English or Arabic desktop experience.

Rust + TauriWindowsEnglish / العربية
LOR.

Meet here. Keep the thread.

Browser-basedNo accountEnglish / العربية
SELECTED WORK / LOR
LOR. meeting workspace and confirmed decisions, captured by the project with demonstration data
02VIDEO MEETINGS · OPEN SOURCE

LOR. ↗

Open-source video meetings in your browser, with no account or download. Collaborate with shared notes and a board, use Arabic and English captions, and return to decisions linked to their source.

Browser-basedNo accountEnglish / العربية

Independent projects. Open source. Always in the making.

02 / THE WAY WE THINK

Good software starts with a good question.

LORD Labs is an independent software lab founded by Ahmed Sha’ban. A space for solving real problems, following interesting questions, and learning by building in the open.

Ahmed Sha’banFOUNDER & BUILDER
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Useful before complicated.

Start with a real need. Choose the simplest thoughtful solution.

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Share the thinking, too.

The source matters. So does understanding the choices behind it.

03

Leave room for another piece.

A fix, a question, a different perspective. That’s how the work gets better.

03 / FROM THE NOTEBOOK

Open the notebook

Stay curious.
Take a closer look.

The experiments, decisions, and small discoveries behind the things we build.

04 / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

Your perspective.
Our next possibility.

Every project starts somewhere. A line of code, a clearer sentence, a fresh idea. There’s a place for your piece.

CODEImprove the code.

Start by understanding a project, then make one small improvement.

  1. Explore the repository and read its README.
  2. Check the contribution guide before making changes.
  3. Open a focused pull request and explain your change.
Read the contribution guide
DOCUMENTATIONMake the docs clearer.

A clearer sentence can be as useful as a clever function.

  1. Look for unclear instructions or missing examples.
  2. Check the Arabic and English experience.
  3. Suggest a change in an issue or a pull request.
Suggest an improvement
IDEAS & FEEDBACKShare an idea or a problem.

Found a rough edge? Have an idea? Help us see what we’ve missed.

  1. Search existing issues to avoid duplicates.
  2. Describe what happened and what you expected.
  3. Add an example or steps to reproduce if you can.
Explore the issues

THE JOURNEY DOESN’T END HERE.

Your next chapter starts here.

You’ve explored the work. Bring your curiosity, and let’s see what we can build together.

Find your way.

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