Moon Technologies

Software company · Colombia

Software that shines, with nothing to hide.

We design and build software for people and businesses — secure, local-first and crafted with care. And we share much of it with the world as free software.

What we do Why a smiling moon?
  • Secure by design
  • Local-first
  • Open source at heart
  • Made in Colombia

What we do

Software for people and businesses.

From the first idea to the release, we design and engineer products that are fast, secure and a pleasure to use.

Product engineering

Web, desktop and mobile applications with clean architecture, automated tests and clear documentation.

Design & UX

Interfaces with intention: accessible, consistent and inspired by the best of macOS.

Linux & open source

Linux-first software and packaging, and guidance on adopting open source safely in your organisation.

Privacy & security by design

Local-first architectures, authorised connections and data that stays where it belongs.

Moon Open Source

Free software, made with love in Colombia.

Part of what we build belongs to everyone. Read the code, file an issue, send an improvement.

In development

MoonCam

Turn your Android phone into a webcam and microphone for your computer — over Wi-Fi or USB, recognised by OBS, Discord, Zoom and Meet as a real camera, with noise suppression and private by design.

  • Kotlin
  • C# · .NET 10
  • Linux first
Repository →
Available

Star Language

A modern, space-themed programming language with object-oriented programming, a VS Code extension and installers for Linux, Windows and macOS.

Repository → Website →
Early stage

NixPlay

A Linux-first game platform that brings Windows, Android and native Linux games together through the runtimes you already trust.

Repository →
Available

Ideora

An infinite canvas for UML diagrams and flowcharts, with sign-in and saving to Google Drive.

Repository → Website →
Available

Star Studio & Packages

Syntax highlighting, project tools and a multi-platform installation hub (APT, PowerShell and Homebrew) for the Star language.

Repository → Install →

Principles

Six principles. One moon.

Each of our values comes from something the moon has been doing for four billion years.

Transparency

We work in the open and say clearly what our software does — and what it does not do.

The full disc is always there, even in shadow.

Privacy first

Local-first by default. No telemetry, no cloud we don't need, no dark patterns.

The moon keeps watch at night, without watching you.

Craft

Tests, documentation, accessibility and design are part of the product, not extras.

Its phases are so precise you can set a calendar by them.

Warmth

Friendly software in English and Spanish, written for people who are still learning, too.

Moonlight lets you see without blinding you.

Community

We build on the work of others, credit it, and give back to free software.

It has no light of its own: it reflects the sun's and shares it.

Constancy

We maintain what we ship. Long-term care over short-term hype.

Whatever its phase, the moon always comes back.

Our story

Near the equator, the moon smiles.

In the north, the crescent moon stands upright. In Colombia, close to the equator, it lies on its back — horns up, like a cradle, like a smile. That smiling crescent is our logo.

Look closer and the rest of the moon is still there, glowing softly with earthshine. Nothing is hidden. That full circle is our promise: open code, honest software, and a whole that holds together.

The moon makes no light of its own; it reflects the sun's and shares it with everyone. Free software works the same way — and so do we.

Mission

Build reliable, secure software that respects people — and share as much of it as we can as free software that anyone can audit, improve and reuse.

Vision

By 2030, to be a Latin American reference for trustworthy, beautifully crafted software — proving from Colombia that technology can be open, secure and worthy of trust.

How we build

A passion for design. An obsession with quality.

Beautiful on the outside, careful on the inside. These are the habits behind every release.

  • Tested before shipped

    Automated tests and continuous integration on every change.

  • Documented in two languages

    Clear docs and decision records, in English and Spanish.

  • Designed with intention

    Interfaces inspired by the best of macOS, built for Linux first.

  • Accessible by default

    Readable contrast, keyboard support and reduced-motion respect.

  • Private by design

    Data stays on your devices. Connections are local and authorised.

  • Free licences

    Apache-2.0 for code, SIL OFL for our fonts — yours to use and study.

Meet Lino

Our mascot was hiding in plain sight.

Lino is an olinguito, a small night animal from the cloud forests of the Colombian Andes. Science only described it in 2013 — specimens had sat in museums for decades, mislabelled, until someone curious looked closely.

He comes out when the moon does, he is curious and patient, and his name carries a wink: o-LIN-guito, like Linux.

  • Nocturnal
  • Born in the Andes
  • Discovered in 2013
Lino, a small orange olinguito, sitting in the smiling cradle moon.
Portrait of Jose David Carranza Angarita, founder of Moon Technologies.

Founder

Jose David Carranza Angarita

Founder · Software engineer

I'm a software engineer from Colombia. I build desktop tools for Linux, games with Unity, and — for fun — programming languages.

I started Moon Technologies with a simple conviction: free software made in Latin America can be as polished, careful and trustworthy as anything in the world. Everything we make is built in the open, tested, documented — and made with love.

GitHub Portfolio

Identity

Our own type family.

Moon Sans, Moon Serif and Moon Mono — from Thin to Black, with true italics. Free for everyone under the SIL Open Font License.

Moon Sans

Aa Gg 123

Interfaces, reading and headlines.

Moon Serif

Aa Gg 123

Editorial moments and quotes.

Moon Mono

0O {i} =>

Code, terminals and data.