Free Offline Manufacturing Software for Windows 10 and 11
Timeline Factory Manager is a free offline desktop app from Timeline Digital for Windows 10 and Windows 11. It runs orders, work orders, stock and purchasing for a small factory on one computer.
Version 1.0.0 · Free · Works offline · Using a Mac? Get the Mac version
Where can I download free manufacturing software for Windows?
On this page. Timeline Factory Manager 1.0.0 is free offline manufacturing software for Windows 10 and Windows 11, made by Timeline Digital. It has no account and no sign-up, and it works without the internet. It runs on one computer, for one user, and suits small factories and workshops with about 10 to 200 staff.
The installer is about 111 MB and comes straight from timelinedigi.com. To read about the app first, see the Timeline Factory Manager product page.
This page is for Windows only. Using a Mac? Get the Mac version.
- System
- Windows 10 and Windows 11, 64-bit
- File name
- Timeline-Factory-Manager-1.0.0-windows-setup.exe
- Size
- About 111 MB
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- SHA-256
9ce1e61a3a8c793ffcb3accd2af2effc0c47df1196505ba375e2c1f70f387a09
How do I install it on Windows 10 or Windows 11?
Download the installer and open it. If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”, click More info, then Run anyway. Click Next, then Install, then Finish. No administrator password is needed. The app opens, and a shortcut is added to the desktop and the Start menu.
- Download the installer. Click "Download for Windows". The file is Timeline-Factory-Manager-1.0.0-windows-setup.exe, about 111 MB.
- Open the downloaded file. Find the file in your Downloads folder and open it.
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC". Click "More info", then "Run anyway". The installer is not yet code signed, so Windows shows this warning the first time.
- Click Next, then Install. Keep the suggested folder or choose another, then click Install. No administrator password is needed.
- Click Finish. The app opens. A shortcut is added to the desktop and the Start menu.
Stuck on a step? Message us on WhatsApp or use our contact form.
Why Windows shows a warning
Windows shows “Windows protected your PC” for installers that are not code signed, and ours is not yet. You see it the first time you open the file.
- Click More info.
- Click Run anyway.
Download the file only from timelinedigi.com. To be sure it is ours before you run it, check its SHA-256 checksum.
What does it need to run on Windows?
A PC or laptop with Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit. The download is about 111 MB and the app window needs 1024 x 700 or larger. You do not need an administrator password or an account. The internet is needed once, to download the file.
| Requirement | Windows PC |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit |
| Not supported | Windows 7, Windows 8 and any 32-bit Windows |
| Download size | About 111 MB |
| Window size | 1024 x 700 or larger |
| Administrator password | Not needed to install |
| Account or sign-up | None |
| Internet | Needed once, to download. Not needed to use the app |
| Language | English |
| Users | One computer, one user |
To check your Windows version, press the Windows key, type winver and press Enter.
What happens the first time I open the app?
A short setup of three steps appears. You type your company name, choose your country, and choose to start with an empty factory or with sample data. Nothing you type is sent anywhere, and there is no registration.
Step 1: Your company
Type the company name and, if you like, your own name.
Step 2: Country and formats
Search for your country by typing. It fills in the usual currency, date format, number format and paper size (A4 or US Letter). There are 233 countries and territories and 152 currencies, and you can change all of this later in Settings.
Step 3: How to start
Choose "Start with an empty factory" to add your own materials, products and customers, or "Explore with sample data" to try everything on a made-up furniture workshop.
After setup: four first steps
With an empty factory, the dashboard shows four first steps with a button for each, and ticks them off as you go. If you loaded the sample, you can clear it later: a backup of the empty file is made first, and you restore it from Settings, Backups.
What does the app do once it is installed?
It follows a customer order through the factory. You enter a sales order, make work orders from it, start them (which reserves materials), record what was made each day, complete them, and send the goods with a delivery note. It also handles purchasing and stock. There are 15 screens, 7 printed documents and 4 reports.
Overview
- Dashboard
Sales
- Sales orders
- Delivery notes
- Customers
Production
- Work orders
- Daily production
- Products
Stock
- Raw materials
- Finished goods
Purchasing
- Purchase orders
- Goods received
- Suppliers
System
- Reports
- Settings
- About
Every screen is explained, with screenshots, on the features page, and the product page shows the whole flow. If you are still comparing options, start with free manufacturing software. There are also pages on work orders, production management, manufacturing inventory and bills of materials.
Documents it prints on your Windows printer
A preview window opens with Print and Save as PDF. Each document carries your company name, address, contact details, tax number and logo. These samples were made by the app:
How do I set up and back up the app? Watch it.
These three lessons show the real app: first time setup, finding your way around, and backup and restore. There are 27 lessons in all, about 34 minutes together, each with written steps on the how-to-use page.
Lesson 1: First time setup (1:29)
Company name, country and formats, then an empty factory or sample data.
Lesson 2: Finding your way around (1:19)
The sidebar groups, collapsing the menu and themes.
Lesson 26: Back up and restore your data (0:59)
Automatic daily backups, a copy on a USB drive and restore.
All 27 lessons with written steps · Watch the playlist on YouTube
Every lesson, with written steps and the keyboard shortcuts, is on the how to use Timeline Factory Manager page.
Where is my data stored on the PC?
Your factory data is kept in one data file on your own computer. The app works fully offline, has no account or sign-up, sends nothing over the internet and collects no usage data. It only opens your browser or email program when you click a Timeline Digital link.
Which folder is it in?
The exact folder of the data file is shown in Settings and on the About screen. The optional app password keeps casual users out of the app, but it does not encrypt the data file.
How backups work
- An automatic backup is made once a day while the app is open. The latest 14 are kept.
- Back up now makes one at any time.
- Save a copy to... saves a backup to a USB drive or network folder. Do this regularly, because the other backups stay on the same computer.
- Before any restore, a backup of the current data is made first, so a restore can itself be undone.
How do I move to a new computer?
- On the old computer, open Settings, Backups and click "Save a copy to...". Save the backup to a USB drive.
- Install Timeline Factory Manager on the new computer, following the install steps on this page.
- On the new computer, open Settings, Backups and click "Restore from a file...". Choose the backup on the USB drive.
- Check your orders and stock on the new computer before you stop using the old one.
What does uninstalling do?
To remove the app, use Windows Settings, Apps. Your factory data is kept: the data file and the backups stay on the computer.
How do I verify the SHA-256 checksum on Windows?
A checksum is a long code worked out from a file. If the code for your download is the same as the one printed here, your file is exactly the one Timeline Digital published. Run one command in PowerShell, then compare the result with the value below. Capital and small letters do not matter.
- Click Start, type PowerShell and open it.
- Paste the command below and press Enter.
- Compare the Hash value with the expected SHA-256 below.
Get-FileHash "$env:USERPROFILE\Downloads\Timeline-Factory-Manager-1.0.0-windows-setup.exe" -Algorithm SHA256Expected SHA-256 for the Windows installer
9ce1e61a3a8c793ffcb3accd2af2effc0c47df1196505ba375e2c1f70f387a09The command assumes the file is in your Downloads folder with its original name. If the two values are different, do not install the file. Delete it and download it again from this page.
What does the free edition not do?
The free edition is for one factory office working on one computer, with one user. It does not plan machines or shifts, cost jobs, trace batches, scan barcodes or print invoices, and it is in English only. Read the list before you download.
- Several users, logins or permissions
- Use on more than one computer, or shared data over a network or the internet
- Online or browser access, a mobile app, or cloud backup
- Machine and shift planning, scheduling or capacity planning
- Job costing, labour costing or profit margins (material cost from the bill of materials is shown)
- Quality checks, batch or lot numbers, serial numbers or traceability
- Barcode or QR code scanning, label printing
- Several sites or warehouses, or stock locations
- Links to accounting software, invoicing, quotations, statements or payments
- Sending email from inside the app
- Multi-level bills of materials (sub-assemblies), routings and operations
- Languages other than English
Other limits: one unit cost per material (no average or FIFO costing), and CSV import covers products, raw materials and customers only. Sales orders carry prices, but the app prints no invoice. In food processing, the missing batch and lot traceability means the app is not enough on its own where food-safety traceability is required.
These are available as custom work from Timeline Digital, starting with a free pilot. The pilot is always free. The scope and terms are agreed after the pilot. Tell us what your factory needs through the contact form, or read about manufacturing ERP software, custom ERP software and custom software development.
Custom version
Need Timeline Factory Manager across several sites, or built around how you work?
The free edition is an offline desktop app for a single site. When you need it across several sites, in the cloud, connected to your other systems or shaped around your own workflow, we build a custom version for you. The pilot is always free. We start with your most important modules, so you can judge the work before you commit.
Questions factories ask before they download
Is this manufacturing software really a free download for PC?
Yes. Timeline Factory Manager is free. There is no account and no sign-up. You download one Windows installer of about 111 MB, install it, and use all 15 screens on one computer: sales orders, work orders, daily production, stock, purchasing, delivery notes and reports. It is made by Timeline Digital.
Does it work on both Windows 10 and Windows 11?
Yes. Timeline Factory Manager runs on Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit). The same installer is used for both. The app window needs 1024 x 700 or larger, and you do not need an administrator password to install it. A shortcut is added to the desktop and the Start menu.
Does Timeline Factory Manager work without the internet?
Yes. Timeline Factory Manager is offline desktop software. You need the internet once, to download the installer. After that the app works fully offline. It sends nothing over the internet and collects no usage data, and it only opens your browser or email program when you click a Timeline Digital link.
Why does Windows say "Windows protected your PC" when I open the installer?
The Timeline Factory Manager installer is not yet code signed, so Windows shows this warning the first time. Click More info, then Run anyway. Download the file only from timelinedigi.com. If you want to be sure the file is the one we published, compare its SHA-256 checksum with the one printed on this page first.
Where is my factory data stored on the PC?
In one data file on your own computer. The exact folder is shown in Settings and on the About screen of Timeline Factory Manager. Automatic backups are made once a day while the app is open and stay on the same computer, so save a copy to a USB drive regularly from Settings, Backups.
Will uninstalling the app delete my data?
No. To remove Timeline Factory Manager, use Windows Settings, Apps. Your factory data and backups stay on the computer. If you plan to stop using the PC, save a backup to a USB drive first with "Save a copy to..." in Settings, Backups, so your records exist outside that computer.
Can I install it on two PCs in the same factory?
You can install Timeline Factory Manager on more than one PC, but each copy keeps its own separate data file. The free edition is for one computer and one user. It does not share data between computers and has no separate logins. A version for several users is custom work from Timeline Digital.
Can it open my Excel files?
Not directly. Timeline Factory Manager imports CSV files, which Excel can save. You can import products, raw materials and customers, and a preview shows any problems before anything is saved. Every list in the app can be exported to CSV and opened in Excel. Printed documents can be saved as PDF from the print preview.
Is there a Mac version?
Yes. Timeline Factory Manager also has a free download for Apple silicon Macs (M1 or later) with macOS 12 or newer. It has its own install steps. This page covers only Windows 10 and Windows 11. Free offline manufacturing software for Mac.
Page by Usama Asif, Founder, CEO and CTO of Timeline Digital. Updated .
Download the free offline manufacturing software for Windows
All 15 screens, with no account and no sign-up. For Windows 10 and Windows 11, 64-bit.
Version 1.0.0 · Free · Works offline · Using a Mac? Get the Mac version