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Useful utilities built for UP Los Baños

Lightweight, privacy-first open-source tools for the UPLB community.

Campus tools

Open-source utilities for UPLB students. Pick a tool and go.

Kubo student housing map showing dorm listings around UPLB
HousingActive

Kubo

A student housing platform that helps students find trusted places to stay and gives dorm owners the tools to reach more students, manage availability, and keep their rooms occupied.

UP GWA Calculator grade tracking dashboard showing subjects, GWA, and Latin honors status
AcademicsActive

UP GWA Calculator

Easily track your semester grades and check your Latin honors eligibility with this sleek, interactive tool built specifically for UP students.

UPLB TRAIL search engine page showing category tags and directory search results
DirectoryActive

UPLB TRAIL

Navigate the university's web ecosystem with a quick search engine that connects you to hundreds of categorized UPLB websites, resources, and organizations.

An open codebase and incubator for student developers

We are an independent developer collective building lightweight, privacy-first tools for the UPLB community, while mentoring the next generation of engineers and designers.

We build tools that make campus enlistment, navigation, and administrative simulator processes smoother. Each of our tools is entirely open source, client-side, and designed to respect student privacy.

uplb.tools also functions as a structured training sandbox. Student contributors collaborate via GitHub pull requests, learning software engineering fundamentals, design workflows, and release cycles.

  • 01 / Utility driven

    We build to solve specific friction points in registration, schedule planning, and grading trackers.

  • 02 / Educational sandbox

    We bridge the gap between academic theory and real-world development cycles using peer code reviews.

  • 03 / Zero tracking

    No analytics engines, zero student tracking scripts, and no server-side databases.

An active lab for student creators

uplb.tools serves as a collaborative sandbox. We welcome all UPLB students interested in design, engineering, or documentation.

  • Software engineering

    Contribute to codebases built with Astro, React, and Vite. Learn clean repository architecture, Git flows, and review cycles.

  • UI / UX design

    Wireframe layouts, model workflows, and construct design tokens. Make tools responsive, accessible, and clean.

  • Documentation and copy

    Write setup guidelines, draft release logs, compile instructions, and explain how to install our browser extensions.