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Pick a shop template
Start from versatile presets — general shop, laser, wood, metal, mixed — then tune rates and margin floor.
WorkshopOS · product page
Run your shop without underquoting.
WorkshopOS is local-first software for small shops — start from versatile templates, keep a rate pack, quote with a verification gate, and run jobs and invoices offline. Built and sold by Tinker & Scribe Workshop, Elgin, NB.
- Runs offline on Windows
- 30-day trial when the build is issued
- Shop templates + rate pack
Installer is in progress · browser demo is live · founding rates apply when the build is issued
Product
One OS for the shop floor and the front office.
Not multi-tenant SaaS. WorkshopOS is offline-first software for 1–10 person shops that need flexible templates, repeatable rate tables, and a binary gate before a quote leaves Draft.
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Build the quote
Insert rate-pack lines or use estimate helpers for sheet, time, and finish work.
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Gate before you send
Binary Ideal State checks. PIN override only when you mean it.
Features
Built for 1–10 person shops
Versatile shop templates
Start from presets for general shop, laser, wood, metal, or mixed work — rate pack, tax defaults, and margin floor ready to edit.
Completeness gate
Quotes cannot leave Draft for Sent or Approved until customer, priced lines, cost/time, margin floor, and min charge all pass — or the owner PIN overrides.
Rate pack
Materials, machines ($/hr), labour, and finishes live offline. Insert lines onto quotes without reinventing pricing every time.
Local-first by design
Jobs, customers, invoices, tax-aware accounting, backups, and offline license — data stays on the shop PC.
Try WorkshopOS in your browser
Interactive demo of a sample shop — eight static screens, including
the completeness gate as a passed panel. Rate-pack insert, estimate
helpers, and PIN override stay in the desktop app. Demo PIN: 1234
Pricing
Early access pricing (CAD)
Desktop product first — data stays on your shop PC. Founding-shop rates apply when the build is issued; list pricing after installer polish and support path are locked. Email to start a trial. License key is issued by the owner after payment.
Trial
30 days
When the desktop build is issued · no card required
Early access
$39/mo
Per shop · or $390/year · founding rate locked for early shops · no per-seat fees
Perpetual early
$499
One-time offline license · current major version · 12 months email support
Later list (post-MVP): $59/mo or $599/year · perpetual $799. Early-access shops keep their founding price.
Privacy
Your shop data stays on your PC.
Customer production data — jobs, customers, invoices — stays on the shop PC. The browser demo is synthetic sample-shop data only. It is not a production database and does not store your records. Questions: chris@tinkerandscribe.com. Short privacy note.
Local-first by design
Customer data, jobs, and invoices live on the shop machine. The browser demo is synthetic and never stores your production database. Privacy
A Tinker & Scribe product
Dogfooded in a real shop in Elgin, New Brunswick. Veteran-owned. tinkerandscribe.com