Independent studio tools from Oslo

Nice Software

Software for the working artist.

Small, focused tools for painting, materials, invoices, studio time, documentation and the business around your work. Built independently by a painter in Oslo.

Explore the studio tools

All tools are free to try. No signup, no card, no commitment.

Inspired by the everyday realities of being a working artist.

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Meet the maker

Tools for the work around the work.

The studio shelf

All tools are free to try. No signup, no card, no commitment.

Watercolor scene — two painters mixing real pigment in the studio

Make the material.

Wax & Pigment

Calculate pigment, wax, oil, firmness, and repeatable batches.

Pigment dataBatch calculatorPDF export

Watercolor scene — a painter checking a canvas with his phone

See the work differently.

Painting Mirror

Use your phone to check perspective, value, grayscale, and composition while you paint.

MirrorGrayscaleMarkup

Watercolor scene — a painter at the studio table starting a timer

Understand where the hours go.

NotaTime Artist

Understand time spent on paintings, projects, grants, and commissions.

Time trackingiCloud syncWidgets

Watercolor scene — a painter writing invoices at the studio desk

Invoice the work professionally.

NotaBill Artist

Create clean invoices, collector records, and COAs without fighting spreadsheets.

InvoicesCOAsPDF export

Also from the studio

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For artists

Why these tools exist

Artists do not need more software.
They need fewer small frictions.

A clean invoice.
A better photo.
A timer that makes sense.
A mirror check before repainting the whole canvas.
A pigment recipe that can be repeated.

Nice Software builds tools for those moments.