One app. One machine. Total control.
You didn't go freelance to wrestle with spreadsheets, forget billable hours, or explain scope creep for the third time. Makarios is a local-first desktop app that puts clients, projects, time tracking, and invoicing in one calm workspace — on your machine, under your control.
At a glance
Make confident decisions through every client engagement, project milestone, and invoice — without juggling five different tools. One local-first workspace built for how solo freelancers actually work.
Move tasks across your board as work progresses
The bottom line
Client intake forms and scope documents set expectations before you write a single line of code.
Built-in time tracking with a running timer — so every billable minute makes it onto your invoice.
Everything stays on your machine. No cloud account, no subscriptions, no third-party access.
Generate invoices directly from tracked time and expenses — no copying numbers into a separate billing tool.
Pay once and keep your workspace. No monthly subscriptions eating into freelance margins.
Sound familiar?
The problem
Clients add "just one more thing" and suddenly you're working for half your rate. Without clear scope from day one, every project becomes a negotiation.
The fix
Capture deliverables, revision limits, and budget before work begins. When scope is documented upfront, "just one more thing" becomes a clear conversation—not a silent pay cut.
The problem
You finish a sprint of work, open your timesheet, and realize you forgot to log six hours. That's real money you can't invoice.
The fix
Start a timer on any task the moment you begin. No separate app, no end-of-week guessing. Every billable minute is logged where the work already lives.
The problem
Asana, Monday, and ClickUp charge monthly fees for features you'll never use. They're designed for managers, not the person doing the work.
The fix
Kanban boards, scope docs, time tracking, and invoicing in a single tool—priced once, stored locally. Built for the person doing the work, not the manager watching the dashboard.
Keep work moving
Makarios keeps your projects moving through intake, delivery, and payment — without creating work for you.
Capture requirements, deliverables, and budget before work begins. Stop scope creep before it starts with structured intake forms. Define revision limits and payment milestones upfront so everyone agrees on what “done” means. When scope is documented from day one, awkward conversations become simple references—not surprises.
Track tasks on a Kanban board, log hours with the built-in timer, and watch your budget in real time as work progresses. Drag cards across your board as work moves, and start a timer on any task the moment you begin. Budget alerts tell you when you’re approaching limits before a project goes sideways. Every billable minute stays tied to the work it belongs to.
Generate professional invoices from time entries and share status reports clients actually understand. Line items pull directly from tracked hours—no copying numbers into a separate billing tool. Send clean progress updates that show momentum without the project-management jargon clients ignore. Get paid faster when invoices match the work clients already saw you do.
All your data lives on your computer. No sign-up, no login, no server holding your client list. Your rates, invoices, and client details never pass through our servers. Open the app and work—no account to create, no permissions to grant a third party.
Export your entire workspace as JSON anytime. Works fully offline — track time on a flight, update tasks with spotty Wi-Fi. Back up your full workspace whenever you want and store it wherever you trust. Nothing depends on the cloud, so your workflow keeps moving even when the connection doesn’t.
01Set up clients, scope, and budget before work begins
Everything in one place
Capture requirements, deliverables, and budget before work begins.
Kanban boards and list views with priorities and due dates.
Start a timer, log hours, and generate invoices from tracked time.
Set project budgets, log expenses, and get alerts when approaching limits.
Generate professional invoices and share status reports clients understand.
Save your best project setups as templates. Onboard new clients in minutes.
Your data stays yours
Your clients, rates, invoices, and financial data are sensitive. Makarios stores everything locally on your device — not on our servers, not in someone else's cloud.
All your data lives on your computer. It never leaves your machine unless you choose to export it.
No sign-up, no login, no server holding your client list. Open the app and start working.
Export your entire workspace as JSON anytime. You own your data completely.
No internet connection needed. Makarios just works — on a flight or at a coffee shop.
We don't sell, share, or monetize your business data. Your clients and finances stay private.
Export your full workspace as JSON anytime and store backups wherever you trust.
One-time payment. Lifetime access.
No subscriptions eating your margins.