OwnMemory
RAM gatekeeper: only processes on the guestlist are welcome.
I did not set out to invent a product category. I set out to get my RAM back.
Windows is generous. Install an IDE, a browser, a chat app, and two things that swear they are “helpers”. Close the helpers. They do not leave. They wait in memory like guests who heard the party was over and sat down anyway.
Task Manager is honest about this. It prints the names. Then it looks at you as if the next move is your problem.
For a while the next move was me, clicking, removing processes, every evening. That is not a workflow. That is unpaid intern work.
So I built OwnMemory. Working title in my head was “the doorman”. The job is boring on purpose:
You decide who is allowed to stay in RAM
You can show someone the door once, or keep them off the list continuously.
You save that as a profile-guestlist, because coding-me and gaming-me do not want the same house rules
It stays on the machine. Offline. Nothing changed on the disk as a “cleanup”
I am not claiming this replaces your brain, your Task Manager, or your will to live. It is a small Windows tool that does one job. A gatekeeper does not mop the floor.
The funny part, if you can call it that: explaining it takes longer than using it. “RAM gatekeeper” makes sense on day two. On day one people hear “memory booster” and reach for the back button. Fair. The market is full of bottles that promise to free RAM and then free you of a few files as well. This one does not remove anything on the drive. That sentence will be on my tombstone.
Status: it runs. Fully functional. 14-day full demo. €29 once if you keep it. Site is software.gorsetas.com. I am launching on Product Hunt tomorrow, which is either brave or poorly scheduled.
What I actually want from this thread:
Does “doorman for RAM” make the job obvious, or do I still sound like a cleaner?
If you develop on Windows, is a saved profile (coding / office / other) the thing you would use, or is that cute and unused?
What would make you uninstall it in a week?
Roast the wording. Roast the idea. Please do not roast the logo unless you have a better doorman.
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The positioning problem feels more important than the feature list.
Curious whether users understand the value once they try the tool, or if “RAM gatekeeper” still makes them think this is another memory-cleaner utility.