Is it really free?
Yes. It is MIT-licensed: free to use, change and give away. There is no account, no subscription and no trial period.
Do I need the internet or a server?
No. It is one HTML file that runs in your browser and saves to the computer it runs on. It never contacts a server: every network call is refused before it leaves the browser.
Where is my data kept?
In the browser on that one computer, and nowhere else. Open the file the same way every time, because another browser or a private window starts with an empty shop.
How do I back it up, and can I restore it?
Admin → Settings → Full backup downloads the whole shop as one file. Keep copies somewhere else. There is no one-click restore in this edition: today, loading a backup back in takes someone comfortable with code.
Can it take card payments?
Yes, with your own stand-alone card terminal. Run the card on the terminal, then type the approval code into the POS and it records the payment. The POS never charges a card by itself.
Can several computers share one shop?
Not in this edition. Sharing a shop across computers, texting customers and a connected card reader all need a server. A modular multi-station edition, built from the shop's newer system, is the next step.
Is it only for dry cleaners?
It was built for a wet cleaner, and its screens speak that trade. For another kind of business, the customPOS builder makes a point of sale from a template for your trade.
Whose data is in it?
Nobody's. It starts with no customers and no orders, three sample staff, placeholder store details and sample prices. Every real customer, employee, phone number, address and payment reference from the original shop was replaced before release.
