Timeline School Manager
Free offline school ERP for Windows. Admissions, fees, attendance, exams, timetables, parent portal. Used by schools, academies, madrasas and coaching centers.
$0
Per-Student Fee
12
Modules
EN + UR
Languages
01Timeline School Manager: The Challenge
School ERP vendors typically charge $5–$20 per student per year, which prices out small private schools, madrasas and coaching centers — exactly the institutions that need digitization most. Many schools in South Asia and the Middle East still run admissions on paper.
02Timeline School Manager: The Solution
Built a desktop school ERP with admissions, fee management, class and section setup, exam scheduling, attendance, parent portal access, staff records and printable reports. Local SQLite, runs on a single school computer with no internet requirement.
03Timeline School Manager: The Results
Currently in v2.4.0, with 105 MB installer. Active in schools across Pakistan, UAE and Saudi Arabia. Multi-class, multi-section, multi-session support. Companion landing page ranks #1 in target markets for "free school management software for Windows 10".
Technology Stack
Services Provided
Outcomes that mattered
The numbers above are the headline. Below is what they mean for the education operations team — what they stopped doing, what they started doing, and what changed for end customers.
$0
Per-Student Fee
Headline metric — measured against the pre-launch baseline.
12
Modules
Captured 90 days post-launch with the same methodology used during discovery.
EN + UR
Languages
Operational impact reported by the client team in their post-launch review.
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
Production-grade choice for education workloads at this scale.
Windows
Production-grade choice for education workloads at this scale.
SQLite
Production-grade choice for education workloads at this scale.
Node.js
Production-grade choice for education workloads at this scale.
TypeScript
Production-grade choice for education workloads at this scale.
Services used on this build
Timeline School Manager was delivered by combining the following Timeline Digital services. If your team needs a similar engagement, these are the entry points.
Custom Software Development
We build custom software that fits your business — not the other way around. Scalable, secure applications that replace spreadsheets and disconnected tools with one platform your team actually uses.
Enterprise Systems Development
We build large-scale enterprise systems that unify business data and replace disconnected tools. ERP, CRM, supply chain, HR, BI — built to scale.
Common questions about this case
How long did the Timeline School Manager build take?+
8 months. We delivered in 2-week sprints with a working demo at the end of every sprint, so Timeline Digital (in-house product) saw progress continuously.
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. 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 every engagement with a paid 2-week discovery sprint that produces architecture, scope and a fixed price. Mutual NDA signed on day one, full IP assignment, no agency overhead. Ranges typically run $25K – $250K depending on scope.
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