Barton Springs Software (www.bssware.com) announced today its entry into the Mac software development market by releasing its first product, Switchblade. Barton Springs Software was founded with an attention to non-invasive UI design and a desire for simple, purpose-driven applications that pack all the features they should and none that they shouldn’t.

Barton Springs Software LLC, is based in Austin, Texas, and takes its name from the beautiful natural springs along Barton Creek and the Colorado River, where Texans have long congregated for a refreshing respite from the oppressive Texas summers. Jeremy Derr, CEO, likened the current state of several Mac application markets as being similar to summer in the Hill Country.

“There are apps out there that we all use, but they aren’t really Mac applications. Sure, they run on a Mac, they have the little Made on a Mac logo, but they just don’t feel like Mac apps. They’re either ugly, or overly complex, or suffer from severe feature bloat, or all three and more,” said Derr. “We’re going to take on those products, and bring you applications that, to the average Mac user, will feel like a dip in Barton Springs Pool in mid-July.”

“We have some really great applications coming out in the future,” said Adam Knight, VP Software Engineering, “but as we worked on those applications we found ourselves asking why there isn’t something to do X? We often realized it could be done in a matter of days. So, in a matter of days we did it, loved it, and wanted to share it. We’re not ready to show the world the biggest and best things we’re working on, but as we answer our own needs in building that, we’re going to share those tools with the community.”

Barton Springs Software looks forward to providing refreshing software products to the Mac community for years to come.

Press Contact
Jeremy Derr, CEO
Barton Springs Software, LLC
jeremy.derr@bssware.com
512-996-8951