Education (Windows desktop app)
Timeline School Manager
Free offline school management software for Windows: admissions, students, classes, fees, attendance, exams, staff and payroll on one school PC. Built for small private schools, academies, madrasas and coaching centres.
- Per-Student Fee
- $0
- Internet
- Not required
- Version
- 2.5.0
01Timeline School Manager: The Challenge
Many cloud school systems charge per student or per year, which is hard for small private schools, madrasas and coaching centres, and many of them still run admissions and fees on paper. We wanted a complete school system they could run for free, without internet.
02Timeline School Manager: The Solution
Built a Windows desktop school management app on local SQLite: admissions and student records, classes and sections, fee collection, attendance, exams, marks and report cards, staff records and payroll, and printable reports. It runs on one school computer with no internet; it is not a cloud system and has no parent portal.
03Timeline School Manager: The Results
Published as a free download (version 2.5.0, Windows 10 and 11) at timelinedigi.com/free-offline-school-management-software-for-windows-10. The installer is not code-signed; its SHA-256 checksum is published. Schools that need cloud access, a parent portal or several campuses on one database can have a custom school system built.
Technology stack
Services on this build
At a glance
Timeline Digital (in-house product). These are facts about the product itself, not results measured at a client.
$0
Per-Student Fee
Not required
Internet
2.5.0
Version
Why this tech stack
We pick technology based on the production load, the integration footprint and the long-term maintenance reality, not the latest framework on Hacker News. For Timeline School Manager, the stack we chose:
Electron
In production use on this build.
Windows
In production use on this build.
SQLite
In production use on this build.
Node.js
In production use on this build.
TypeScript
In production use on this build.
Questions about this build
How long did the Timeline School Manager build take?
8 months. We worked with short, regular updates and a working demo at each check-in, so progress stayed visible throughout the build.
What technology did Timeline Digital use to build Timeline School Manager?
Electron, Windows, SQLite, Node.js, TypeScript. We pick the stack based on the production load, integration requirements and the team's long-term maintenance capacity, not the latest framework on Hacker News.
What industry was Timeline School Manager built for?
Education (Windows desktop app). The patterns we used here transfer to similar businesses with comparable scale and regulatory requirements. Reach out if you operate in this space and want a similar build.
Can Timeline Digital build something similar for our team?
Yes. We start by understanding how your team works, plan the solution around your workflow, select the right technology, and build a free pilot of your most important modules before the full project. An NDA can be signed before you share sensitive details, and the project source code is yours on full payment. Book a free first call and we will walk you through it.
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