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A school management system is software that keeps a school's student records, attendance, fees, exams, staff payroll and reports in one place. Timeline School Manager is a free one: an offline Windows 10 and 11 desktop app by Timeline Digital, with no subscription, no student limit and every record stored on your own PC.
No internet needed after the download. No monthly bill. No per-student charge. Install it on a Windows PC and start entering classes and students the same day.
Custom version
The free edition is an offline Windows app for a single site. When you need it across several campuses, 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.
The short version, for anyone comparing school management systems. Every module listed on this page is in the free download.
Need cloud access, a parent portal or several campuses on one database? That is a custom school system, not this app.
A school management system is an application that digitizes and centralizes the daily administrative operations of a school. Instead of maintaining paper registers, separate spreadsheets, and manual fee books, a school management system puts everything in one place: student records, staff information, attendance logs, fee collection, exam results, payroll, and financial accounts.
The same category of software goes by several names: school administration software, student management software, school ERP, or, in the US, a student information system. Whatever the label, the job is identical: student records, staff information, attendance logs, fee collection, exam results, payroll, and financial accounts in one place. To compare options before you download, read our guide to choosing school administration software.
For principals, administrators, and accountants, that means less paperwork, fewer errors, faster reporting, and more time on education instead of admin.
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A school management system is an application that helps schools manage students, staff, attendance, fees, exams, and reports from one centralized platform.
Manual processes take hours to complete, create data errors, and make it impossible to get a quick overview of school operations. The right school management system solves all of that instantly.
Timeline School Manager is an offline-first school management desktop application developed by Timeline Digital. Currently at version 2.5.0, it is built specifically for small to medium-sized schools that need a reliable, professional system without depending on the internet or paying monthly subscriptions.
Whether you run a primary school, secondary school, private academy, coaching center, or madrasa, this free school management system covers every department of your institution in a single application.
A complete school management system includes student and staff management, fee and accounts tracking, attendance, exam and results management, payroll, certificates, timetable and section support, and print-ready reports. Anything less pushes part of the school's daily workflow back into spreadsheets and paper registers.
Timeline School Manager includes every module your school needs, all in the free version. No paid upgrades. No premium tiers.
Each module is built for real school workflows. Here is what each section of the system does.
Maintain complete student profiles including admission details, parent contact information, class assignment, fee status, and academic history in a single organized database.
Manage every teaching and non-teaching staff record: designations, salary details, joining dates, qualifications, and contact information, with quick search and filters.
Collect and record student fee payments, generate fee receipts, track dues, apply discounts, and monitor monthly fee collection, backed by a full accounts ledger.
Define unlimited classes and sections, assign subject teachers, manage timetables, and keep class-wise enrollment counts for accurate planning and reporting.
Create and manage subjects per class, assign subject teachers, set exam schemes, and configure grading rules. Supports both elective and compulsory subjects.
Track school income, expenses, vendor payments, and overall financial health with an accounts module that gives principals a real-time budget picture.
Beyond student records and fees, Timeline School Manager covers the operational backbone every school depends on.
Take daily student attendance class by class and mark individual students as present, absent, or on leave. The system computes monthly attendance summaries and flags low-attendance students. Teacher attendance is tracked separately with its own daily log.
Configure term exams and annual exams per class, enter marks per subject, and let the system calculate totals, percentages, grades, and positions automatically. Print individual result cards and class-level result sheets with a single click. No spreadsheets needed.
Calculate monthly salaries for all staff members based on configured pay scales, allowances, and deductions. Generate payroll slips for each employee and keep a full salary payment history. Staff attendance data feeds directly into payroll, so late marks and absences get deducted automatically.
Print school-branded leaving certificates, character certificates, bonafide certificates, and testimonials directly from student records. Certificate fields auto-populate from the student profile, cutting data entry time to seconds.
Every report in Timeline School Manager, from fee defaulter lists to monthly attendance sheets to exam result summaries, is formatted for direct printing. No extra formatting in Word or Excel. Click print and you are done.
Protect your school data with admin-level password protection. Only authorized staff can access the system. Because all data is stored locally and never sent to any cloud server, your student and financial records stay fully private at all times.
Yes. An offline school management system like Timeline School Manager stores all data locally in an SQLite database on your Windows PC, so attendance, fee collection, and exam entry keep working with no internet connection at all. That is exactly why an offline school management system matters for schools with unreliable connectivity.
Most schools, especially in rural and low-connectivity areas worldwide, face unreliable internet connections. Cloud-based school management systems become unusable the moment the connection drops, interrupting fee collection, exam entry, or attendance marking.
Timeline School Manager removes that risk entirely. Because it runs fully offline on a local Windows PC with SQLite database storage, your school operations are never interrupted by power cuts, slow internet, or provider outages.
Timeline School Manager is built to work for any educational institution that needs a simple, capable, cost-free school management system.
Manage classes from Grade 1 to Grade 12 with full fee tracking, attendance, and result cards for every student.
Run a complete academy operation: enroll students, collect fees, manage teachers, and print certificates without paying monthly SaaS bills.
Works for religious schools too, with your own class names and subject structures alongside the same fees, attendance and results tools.
Track batch enrollments, collect fees per subject or batch, manage tutors, and run exams for coaching center students.
Because it runs fully offline on a single Windows PC, it works well for schools in rural areas with limited internet connectivity.
Enter your existing student and staff data once, then run every daily operation digitally from day one, with no IT team required.
Free lifetime license · No credit card required
Most school management systems charge per student, per teacher, or per month. Timeline Digital works differently: every school deserves professional digital tools regardless of budget. That is why Timeline School Manager Free Offline Edition is offered at zero cost, for individual schools of any size, forever.
Download starts instantly. If you need installation help, message us on WhatsApp and we will guide you.
A free desktop system and a paid cloud system solve the same daily work in different ways. The cloud system wins on access from anywhere and parent logins; the free desktop system wins on cost, offline use and keeping data on site. Features in paid plans vary by vendor, so check each price list.
| What matters | Timeline School Manager (free) | Typical paid cloud system |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $0, no subscription and no per-student charge | Monthly or yearly subscription, often priced per student |
| Internet | Not needed after the download | Needed for every task |
| Where data lives | A local database on your own PC | The vendor's servers |
| Student records, fees, attendance | Included | Included |
| Exams, payroll, certificates | Included | Included in some plans, add-ons in others |
| Parent or student portal | Not available | Usually available |
| Several campuses on one database | Not available; each PC keeps its own data | Usually available |
| Devices | Windows 10 and 11 PCs | Any device with a browser |
| Setup | Run one installer, no account | Account registration and vendor onboarding |
Weighing a cloud subscription against a system built for your school? Our guide to choosing school management software compares free, subscription and custom-built options side by side.
Timeline School Manager runs on an ordinary Windows PC. There is no server to configure, no database to install, and no account to register.
| Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11 |
| Installer size | About 105 MB (single .exe setup file) |
| Current version | v2.5.0 (Timeline School Manager Setup 2.5.0.exe) |
| Data storage | Local SQLite database on your own PC |
| Internet connection | Not required, works fully offline |
| Server or cloud account | Not required |
| License cost | Free, no subscription, no student limit |
| Developer | Timeline Digital, Islamabad, Pakistan |
Click the download button on this page. The installer saves to your PC as a single .exe file.
Double-click the file. If Windows SmartScreen shows a warning, choose "More info" then "Run anyway".
Click Next through the setup screens. Installation finishes in under a minute on most computers.
Open the app, enter your school name and logo in Settings, then add classes, students, and fee plans.
Every record, students, fees, attendance, exam marks, payroll, is stored in a local SQLite database on the computer where you install the software. Nothing is uploaded to Timeline Digital or any cloud provider, and the application never needs to send data over the internet. For schools handling sensitive pupil and financial records, this local-only model keeps the data under your own control. Your school remains responsible for its own data-protection obligations, including who can use the PC and how backups are kept.
Backups are equally simple: copy the application's data folder to a USB stick or external drive. Restoring a backup is copying the folder back. We recommend a weekly backup as part of the school's office routine.
Timeline School Manager Setup 2.5.0.exe · 105,854,191 bytes · SHA-256 checksum:
c2810c00308edf9a481dedafb1ec994bd2d6e35069ba49786bbfb7ad5aba2486Timeline School Manager works the same in every country: one Windows PC, local data, no internet dependency. What differs is the kind of school it suits best in each market.
A practical fit for independent schools, tuition centres, and supplementary schools that want pupil records, fees, and registers without MIS subscription costs. It is not a census-accredited MIS replacement for state schools.
School management software for UK schoolsSuits small private schools, micro-schools, and homeschool co-ops that want student records, tuition tracking, and report cards on one office PC, with data that never leaves the building. It is not a cloud SIS with parent portals or state reporting.
Student records for small private schoolsBuilt for exactly these conditions: unreliable internet, load-shedding, and tight budgets. Fee receipts, attendance, and results keep printing when the connection does not.
Offline school software for WindowsLeave your name and number. We will set it up, add the modules you need (fees, attendance, exams, transport, and more), move your existing student and staff data across, support multiple campuses, and train your staff. Tell us what your school needs and we will help.
No spam. We only use your number to reply about your project.
Common questions about Timeline School Manager and how it works.
A school management system is software that keeps a school's student records, staff, attendance, fees, exams, payroll and reports in one place instead of paper registers and spreadsheets. Timeline School Manager is a free example: an offline Windows desktop app made by Timeline Digital.
Yes. Timeline School Manager Free Offline Edition is completely free with no subscription, no license cost, and no hidden fees, for lifetime use. Download it once and use it forever at zero cost.
Yes. Timeline School Manager is an offline-first desktop application. All data is stored locally on your computer using SQLite. You do not need an active internet connection to run it.
Timeline School Manager is a Windows desktop application. It runs on Windows 10 and Windows 11 and can be installed on any school computer without requiring a server or cloud setup.
Yes. Timeline School Manager supports multi-class and multi-section management. You can define classes, assign sections, enroll students, manage subject timetables, and run exams per class and section.
Yes. The system includes print-ready reports for fee receipts, attendance sheets, exam result cards, certificates, payroll slips, and financial summaries. Everything prints directly without needing external tools.
Your records are stored locally on your own PC and are not sent to Timeline Digital or any cloud service, and the app is password protected against casual access. Security of the PC itself, backups and your school's data-protection obligations remain the school's responsibility.
Timeline School Manager is designed for small to medium-sized schools, academies, madrasas, coaching centers, and educational institutes that need a reliable, easy-to-use system without depending on the internet or paying ongoing fees.
The current release is Timeline School Manager 2.5.0 (Free Offline Edition), last updated 2026-07-11. The installer is Timeline School Manager Setup 2.5.0.exe, about 105 MB.
The installer is not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may show a warning the first time it runs. Download only from timelinedigi.com, check the file against the SHA-256 checksum published on this page, then choose "More info" and "Run anyway".
Timeline School Manager runs on Windows PCs only, and each installation keeps its own data, so there is no live sync between computers or campuses. It has no parent or student portal, no SMS alerts, no online fee payment, and no UK census or US state reporting. Schools that need those features usually move to a cloud system or a custom build.
You can contact Timeline Digital through the contact page on this website. Our team provides support via email and WhatsApp for setup, configuration, and any technical questions.
No. The free version has no student limit, no staff limit, and no class limit. You can manage 50 students or 5,000 students without ever being asked to upgrade or pay per student.
All records live in a local SQLite database on your PC. Copy the data folder to a USB stick or external drive to create a backup; restoring is copying it back. We recommend a weekly backup.
There is no catch. Timeline Digital earns from custom software projects, such as cloud school systems with parent portals and multi-campus sync. The free offline desktop app is complete on its own; schools that later need cloud features can hire us for a custom build, which starts with a free pilot of 2 to 3 key modules.
Yes. The application has an English interface, runs on any Windows 10 or 11 PC in any country, and stores every record locally, so it works the same everywhere. There is no region lock, no local server requirement, and no internet dependency.
Practical, module-by-module guides written for school administrators and front-desk staff.
Free school management system · v2.5.0
Timeline School Manager runs a school's daily office work without internet dependency and without a single dollar or pound in system fees. Download your free copy today and take full control of your school administration.
Available for Windows 10 and Windows 11 · Developed by Timeline Digital · Version 2.5.0
Timeline Digital is a custom software development company founded in 2013 in Islamabad, Pakistan. We build web applications, mobile apps, enterprise systems, and desktop applications for businesses and schools. Timeline School Manager is our contribution to the education sector, a full-featured, free school management system that any school can use regardless of its budget.
Beyond free digital products, Timeline Digital also builds custom school management systems tailored to the workflow of individual institutions, with cloud sync, multi-branch support, parent portals, and SMS notifications, or a full school ERP that also runs finance and HR. Every custom build starts with a free pilot of 2 to 3 key modules, and the source code is yours on full payment.
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We build custom school management software with cloud access, parent portals and multi-campus sync, starting with a free pilot. See what custom software costs in 2026.
Made in Islamabad, Pakistan
Timeline School Manager is built for schools, academies and madrasas across Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi and Peshawar. It handles admissions, fees, attendance, exams and payroll offline, prints fee receipts in PKR, and costs Rs 0 forever.
Chat on WhatsApp in Urdu or EnglishPrint fee receipts and reports in Pakistani Rupees, with school name, student name, class and fee head, for monthly and term billing.
Offline-first by design, because power and internet are not always reliable. The office keeps working when the connection drops.
Name classes to match Hifz, Nazira and Dars-e-Nizama groups or coaching batches, not just standard school grades.
Free forever with no per-student monthly charge, unlike cloud school systems that bill per student or per month.
Setup help for administrators on WhatsApp, in Urdu or English.
Yes. It is built by Timeline Digital in Islamabad for schools across Pakistan. The interface is in English, but setup help and support are available in Urdu on WhatsApp. Fees and receipts can be printed in PKR.
Many cloud school systems in Pakistan charge a monthly or per-student fee; check each vendor for current pricing. Timeline School Manager is free forever with no per-student fee and runs offline on your own PC. The tradeoff is that it is a desktop app rather than a multi-campus cloud portal.
Yes. It is a fully offline Windows app, so admissions, fee collection, attendance and reports keep working when the power or internet is unstable. All data stays on the school computer.
Yes. You can name classes and sections to match Hifz, Nazira and Dars-e-Nizama groups, and track admissions, fees, attendance and results for them like any other class. Coaching academies can use it the same way.