Software · Security · Digital products
We build it in-house—
and run it in the real world.
Richards Technologies is a family-run technology company in Southwest Missouri. We design and operate our own software, security tooling, and digital products — the same discipline we bring to work for local businesses.
What we do
Four lines, one workshop
Everything below is designed, coded, and operated by us — not resold. That's the point of building it ourselves: we understand it end to end.
GATEKEEPER, Ward & Steward
On-prem security tooling — endpoint ransomware detection, file-integrity monitoring, and signed audit trails — plus property-management software built to the same standard.
Hardframe Sites
Secure, no-lock-in website kits for local trades, plus original printable design packs — templates you own outright, and art you can print, cut, or sell.
Tools people actually use
Practical software for real work and real learning — a workshop app for woodworkers and an accessibility-first adaptive learning platform.
Local IT & automation
Practical technology help for Southwest Missouri businesses: security hardening, backups, and custom automation — the same tools we run ourselves.
Proof, not promises
What we've built — and what's next
We'd rather show than tell. Our storefront is live today; the rest are in active development and tested as we go. Every status label is honest — no vaporware. Tap a product to see how it works and where it's at.
Hardframe Sites
A live storefront with 45+ original digital products — secure website kits for local trades plus printable design packs — with real checkout and instant delivery.
Visit the store →GATEKEEPER
A behavioral endpoint-security watchdog for small Windows networks — it learns what normal looks like and raises the alarm on ransomware and intrusion behavior, with a tamper-evident record.
Learn more →Ward
On-prem file-integrity monitoring, ransomware canaries, and registry watch for a Windows box — with a tamper-evident, HMAC-signed evidence log.
Learn more →Steward
On-prem property-management software built with trust-accounting discipline.
Learn more →Explorer
An adaptive, accessibility-first learning platform that teaches to each child's level.
Learn more →Woodworking Workshop
A phone-first workshop companion for woodworkers — plan, optimize, and build with less waste.
Learn more →About
A small shop that ships
Richards Technologies of Southwest Missouri LLC is family-owned and operated. We take on a mix of software, security, and app work because it all draws on the same craft — and we hold our own products to the standard we'd want as a customer.
Our own sites ship with self-hosted fonts, security headers, and zero third-party calls or trackers. We practice what we sell.
Our security tools are built security-first and self-tested, and they're in active development. We won't call something "secure" or sell it until it's had independent review — no overclaiming, ever.
No page-builder lock-in, no surprise monthly fees. What we build for you is yours to keep and run anywhere.
A real Missouri LLC with a real person behind it. When you call or email, you reach us.
Contact
Let's talk
Questions, a project, or a GATEKEEPER pilot — reach out and you'll hear back from us directly.