Freelancer project management
built around your workflow
Makarios isn't organized by app screens — it's organized by how solo freelancers actually work. Set up clients and projects, deliver the work, then track billable time and send invoices. Everything lives in one secure, local-first desktop app.
Win the work
Every project starts with clarity. Capture client details, define scope, and set a budget before you write a single line of code — so scope creep doesn't eat your margin later.
Clients
Your client roster in one place — not scattered across email threads and spreadsheets.
- Contact details, notes, and tags
- Active, on-hold, and inactive status
- Instant search by name or email
Projects
Each engagement gets a home with scope, timeline, and budget built in from day one.
- Hourly or fixed-price budgets
- Scope summaries and milestones
- Filter by status to focus on active work
Scope protection
Document what was agreed to before work begins — your best defense against unpaid revisions.
- Estimated hours and deliverables
- Client linkage on every project
- Budget alerts when you approach limits
Do the work
Once you're in the flow, Makarios keeps you organized without getting in the way. See what needs attention, move tasks forward, and send status updates clients actually read.
Dashboard
Start every day knowing exactly where you stand — no digging through tabs.
- Active projects, overdue tasks, hours logged
- Alerts for budget limits and unpaid invoices
- Upcoming milestones at a glance
Tasks
A Kanban board that matches how you actually think about work — not how a PM thinks about teams.
- Backlog → In Progress → Done columns
- Priorities, due dates, and drag-and-drop
- Linked to projects for context
Status reports
Skip the Sunday-night update email scramble. Fill in structured sections and export.
- Summary, shipped, next, and risks sections
- Auto-calculated project metrics
- Export to HTML for client sharing
Get paid
The hours you forget to log are money you can't invoice. Makarios connects time tracking, expenses, and invoicing so billing is accurate — not a guess at the end of the month.
Time tracking
Capture every billable minute with a running timer or manual entries.
- Timer linked to projects and tasks
- Weekly timesheet with billable totals
- Works offline — log time anywhere
Expenses
Track project costs as they happen so nothing gets lost before invoicing.
- Categories and reimbursable flags
- Linked to specific projects
- Running totals on the expenses page
Invoicing
Generate invoices directly from tracked hours and expenses — no separate billing tool.
- One-click invoice from any project
- Draft, sent, paid, and overdue tracking
- Custom branding on every invoice
Secure by design — not by promise
Your clients, rates, and invoices are sensitive. Makarios stores everything locally on your machine. No cloud account, no third-party access, no subscription required to keep your data hostage.
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Local-first storage All data lives on your computer — never on our servers.
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Full export anytime Download your entire workspace as JSON whenever you want.
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Built for speed Command palette (
Ctrl+K), undo/redo, and offline support.
