Free
Client Management
Every contact, conversation and job in one record, with instant local search across all of it.
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Orkely is a local-first desktop app for freelancers and small businesses — clients, projects, invoicing, and more, stored entirely on your own computer. No cloud dashboard, no monthly fees, no data lock-in.
Available for:
Windows
macOS (Coming Soon)
Linux (Coming Soon)
Orkely 1.0.3 is out — task attachments, payment methods that fit any country, and trend charts.
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Free forever for core features
Pro add-on, one-time purchase
Your data never leaves your PC
Everything you need
Eight modules. One app. Zero cloud.
No subscriptions to eight different tools, no data scattered across platforms. Orkely runs entirely on your machine and covers the full loop from first client contact to getting paid. Everything below is in Orkely Free except the two marked Pro.
Free
Project Management
One project per job, with milestones, status tracking and every file attached to the work it belongs to.
Free
Tasks & Time Logs
Kanban boards and list views, priorities and deadlines, with hours logged against each task and files attached to the step they belong to.
Free
Invoicing
Invoice lines generated from the tasks you finished, branded PDFs built on your own PC, and payment details that fit any country.
Free
Finance & Expenses
Log income and expenses as they happen, correct any entry later, and watch the monthly and yearly trend without opening a spreadsheet.
Free
Files, Backup & Restore
Receipts, photos and documents kept with the project or the task they belong to — plus local backup and restore whenever you want it.
Pro
Proposals
Quote the job before you start it with a rich-text builder, then turn the accepted proposal into a project with its tasks already laid out.
Pro
Reports & Insights
Revenue, activity and billing broken down per client, built from your own local data.
How it works
One job, from first contact to invoice.
Every step feeds the next one, so nothing gets typed twice and nothing gets forgotten.
1
Free
Add the client
Contact details, notes, and a running history of every job, quote and invoice linked to them.
2
Free
Turn the job into a project
One project per job, holding its own tasks, files, hours and costs. Run as many at once as you like.
3
Free
Log tasks and hours
Kanban or list view, priorities and deadlines, with time logged and files attached to the step they belong to.
4
Free
Put the costs on the job
Parts, materials and receipts logged against the job they belong to, each openable straight from its own folder — not lost in a shoebox.
5
Free
Invoice from the tasks
Pick the tasks you are billing and they become invoice lines on a branded PDF, generated locally, with the payment method you actually use.
6
Pro
See whether it was worth it
Income and expenses add themselves up as you go; reports break revenue down per client.
Install it and you are working in under a minute — no account, no cloud setup, no internet needed.
See the full workflow, screenshots and latest release notesSee it before you install it
Client, proposal, sent, accepted, converted to a project, invoiced — recorded from the real app in one take, no narration.
Lines come from the tasks you actually completed.
Rich text, merge fields, emailed with its PDF attached.
Simple pricing
Free forever. Add-on for proposals and reports.
Orkely covers the core of running your business, free for as long as you use it. The Pro add-on (Reports & Proposals) unlocks two more modules for a single $24.99 in-app purchase — never a subscription.
Orkely Free
Perfect for solo operators to run daily local operations.
Free
No credit card or online account required. Runs fully offline.
- Client & Project Management: Full local CRM plus project and task boards.
- Invoicing: Branded PDF invoices, generated and exported locally.
- Finance & Files: Track income and expenses with trend charts, and attach files to projects or to individual tasks.
- See Pro before you buy: the Proposals and Reports screens open in Free behind a clear upgrade prompt, so you can look at exactly what the upgrade adds.
- Local Backup & Restore: Back up and restore your database whenever you like.
Pro add-on
Reports & Proposals, unlocked inside Orkely Free.
$24.99
one-time add-on (in-app)
- Everything in Orkely Free stays exactly as it is — no migration, no reinstall.
- Proposals: Rich-text builder with merge fields, emailed with its PDF attached or printed and saved yourself.
- Reports: Revenue, activity and per-client billing dashboards, with the trend charts drawn into the exported PDF.
Unlocked from inside Orkely Free
Open Proposals or Reports in the app and follow the upgrade prompt.
Common questions
Is Orkely really free?
Orkely is 100% free to download and use, for as long as you like. No account signup, no credit card, and no trial limits are required. The optional Pro add-on (Reports & Proposals) unlocks two extra modules for a single $24.99 in-app purchase.
Are there any client or project limits?
No. Because the application runs fully locally on your computer, there are no limitations on the number of clients, projects, tasks, proposals, or invoices you can create.
Do I need an internet connection to use Orkely?
No. Orkely runs entirely on your computer. Sending documents (proposals, invoices) via email requires a connection, but all project, CRM, and invoicing core operations work fully offline.
From the blog
Practical articles for buyers who want to own their stack.
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Client Management
Client Onboarding Checklist for Freelancers
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Project Management
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Tasks and Time
Estimated vs Actual Hours for Freelance Projects
Comparing estimated vs actual hours shows where a project used more or less time than expected. The useful part is the explanation behind the difference: extra revisions, incomplete inputs, an unfamiliar task or an…
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