Makenot.work

Fair distribution for creatives of all kinds.

A creator platform where the only fee is Stripe's ~3% processing. No revenue share, no lock-in, full data export.

0% Platform fee

10 Content types

4 Pricing models

100% Data exportable

Makenot.work is a platform for selling digital work. Music, software, writing, video, courses, sample packs, plugins, presets — whatever you make. You pay a flat monthly fee based on your content type. Your buyers pay Stripe's processing fee and nothing else. We never take a percentage of your revenue.

Creator Tiers

$16 / month Basic

Text, blogs, newsletters, community forums.

$24 / month Small Files

Audio, sample packs, plugins, software, presets.

$36 / month Big Files

Video, courses, tutorials, large archives.

$60 / month Everything

All features, current and future.

How It Compares

Feature	MNW	Gumroad	Patreon	Bandcamp	Itch.io	Substack
Platform fee	0%	10%	5–12%	10–15%	0% (optional)	10%
One-time sales	Yes	Yes	Limited	Yes	Yes	—
Subscriptions	Yes	Yes	Yes	Limited	—	Yes
Pay-what-you-want	Yes	Yes	—	Yes	Yes	—
License keys	Yes	Yes	—	—	—	—
Git hosting	Yes	—	—	—	—	—
Community forums	Yes	—	Discord	—	Comments	Comments
Malware scanning	6 layers	Basic	N/A	Basic	Basic	N/A
Full data export	Yes	Partial	Partial	Limited	Yes	Limited
Source-available	Yes	—	—	—	—	—
Mobile app	WIP	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	Yes

A creator earning $10,000/month on Gumroad loses $1,000 to the platform every month. On Makenot.work, the same creator pays $16–$60 flat — keeping an extra $12,000 per year. Month-to-month cancellation. Full data export. No lock-in.

How You Sell

Buy Once

Fixed price or free. Buyer downloads forever. No recurring charge.

Subscription

Monthly tiers via Stripe billing. Recurring access to your catalog.

Pay What You Want

Set a minimum (or $0). Buyer chooses the price.

License Key

Auto-generated keys with activation limits and machine tracking.

Content Types

Audio

MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, M4A

Text

Markdown editor, reading time

Video

Streaming playback

Image

JPG, PNG, WebP

Plugin

VST3, CLAP

Preset

Synth patches, FX chains

Sample

Loops, one-shots, packs

Course

Multi-lesson content

Template

Design, code, project

Digital

ZIP, DMG, EXE, any file

Creator Tools

Dashboard & Analytics

Revenue charts (7, 30, 90 day views with period comparison)
Per-project and per-item breakdowns
Sales count, follower tracking, transaction history
Customer list with purchase totals and last activity
Export transactions and contacts as CSV

Content Management

Presigned S3 uploads (up to 500 MB per file)
File versioning with changelogs and download counts
Publish/unpublish, bulk operations, item reordering
Audio chapters with timestamp markers
Content insertions (pre-roll, mid-roll, post-roll for audio)

Audience

Project and creator follows with notification system
Broadcast emails to your followers
Per-project and per-creator RSS feeds
Blog with markdown editor and publish scheduling
Community forums (Multithreaded, built in)

Promotions

Discount codes (percentage or fixed amount off)
Free access codes (grant without payment)
Per-item or per-project scope
Usage limits and expiration dates
Subscription tiers with Stripe recurring billing

Discovery & Browsing

For Buyers

Full-text search across all public items and projects. Filter by type, tag, price range. Sort by newest, popularity, or price. Hierarchical tag browser with follow capability. Grid and list views. No account required to browse.

Creator Profiles

Public profile with bio, custom links, all projects, and follower count. RSS feed per creator and per project. Buyers follow creators and projects to get notified of new releases.

Git Hosting

Every creator gets git repository hosting. Clone via HTTPS or SSH (git.makenot.work). Browse source in the web UI — file trees, commit history, diffs. Issue tracker per repo with labels and comments. Repo settings dashboard for description, visibility, and project linking. Public repos are browsable by anyone.

Security & Trust

Account Security

Two-factor authentication (TOTP with backup codes)
Passkey / WebAuthn support (FIDO2 hardware keys)
SSH key management for git access
Session management (view and revoke active sessions)
Login notifications on new devices
Account lockout after 5 failed attempts (one-time link recovery)

Content Safety

6-layer malware scanning pipeline on every upload
Magic bytes verification, structural analysis, archive inspection
YARA pattern matching and ClamAV integration
MalwareBazaar hash lookup (known malware database)
Quarantine flow for flagged files
SHA-256 hashing for integrity verification

For Software Developers

License Keys

Auto-generated keys on purchase
Activation limits (per-machine or shared)
Machine ID tracking and validation
Public validation API endpoint
Key revocation and status checking

SyncKit (Cloud Sync)

E2E encrypted sync infrastructure for your apps
Rust SDK with push/pull changelog, blob storage
Device management, key storage, retry logic
OAuth provider for third-party app login
Flat pricing, no per-user or per-request fees

Under the Hood

Stripe Connect for direct payouts (no intermediary)
S3-compatible object storage (Hetzner)
Transactional email via Postmark (receipts, verification, alerts)
Rate limiting on auth, upload, and API routes
Audio streaming with presigned URLs (dynamic expiry by duration)
Documentation engine (markdown-based, shipped with the platform)
OAuth 2.0 provider (PKCE flow for desktop and mobile apps)
Source-available under PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0

Private alpha. Makenot.work is live and accepting creators by invitation. Existing creators can invite others via creator invite codes. Source-available under PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0.