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 to $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 v2.5.0, 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 on this build
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
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.
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
Off-the-shelf software forces your team to adapt to it. We reverse that by building business software around your exact workflows, data structures, and approval processes, so the tool fits the work rather than the other way around.
Enterprise Systems Development
Timeline Digital builds multi-module enterprise platforms (ERP, CRM, HR, supply chain, and BI) on .NET Core or Laravel backends with React or Next.js frontends, replacing disconnected departmental tools with a single governed system.
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. 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 discovery phase that produces architecture, a clear written scope and a proposal, and we agree the full scope up front. Mutual NDA signed on day one, full IP assignment, no agency overhead. Cost depends on scope, features and integrations. Book a free call and we will walk you through it.
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