GlyphFex learns from every job you've finished. Type the tags, see an honest estimate in 10 seconds — pulled from your actual past work, not a 200-row spreadsheet. Job tracking, shop floor terminal, and analytics come in the same single file.
Free trial up to 50 jobs · No credit card · Works offline · Your data stays on YOUR network
GlyphFex is local-first software. Your data lives on YOUR computer, not in someone else's cloud.
No internet required. Your shop floor doesn't stop when WiFi drops. Every feature works without a connection.
Single .glyphfex file on your computer. Stop paying, keep everything. Export anytime. No cloud lock-in, ever.
No servers, no cloud accounts, no IT department. Download, double-click, start tracking jobs in 2 minutes.
Field-level audit trail, change reasons, NCR tracking, and full traceability from quote to shipment. Built for shops that need compliance.
You know the one — the "easy" job that ate the whole week. Your gut said 20 hours, the shop logged 48. Every estimating thread on every manufacturing forum is the same: "How do you quote accurately?" "Records are kept but no one does anything with them."
Built by someone who was tired of managing a shop with Excel. Quoting, job tracking, analytics, and shop floor visibility — if your shop runs jobs through stages, GlyphFex was made for you.
Pick the tags for a new job. In 300ms GlyphFex finds the 7 most-similar past jobs — by tag overlap, quantity, recency, and same-customer boost — and surfaces the median hours as a one-click accept. Warns if your estimate is well under history. No competitor under $500/mo has this.
Forgot to clock in? Tap the start time, backdate on a big dial — no manager phone call. Forgot to stop? Next login catches the stale timer, offers a shift-end rollback. Drive time? One-tap Travel toggle splits windshield from hands-on. Rework? One-tap Rework with a 6-option root-cause picker — 3 taps total, so workers actually log it instead of hiding 15% of shop revenue in regular time (yes really, ASQ). Every edit shows as an "edited" pill on the timesheet so supervisors trust the hours. Five of five most-complained- about time-tracking gaps in the forums — solved.
Define your workflow — Quote, Design, Production, Review, Complete — or whatever fits your business. Multiple named pipelines supported.
Every change logged with timestamp and user. ISO 9001 / AS9100 ready. Never wonder "who moved this job?" again.
Kiosk mode with large touch-friendly buttons. Clock in/out, advance stages, add notes. TV Display Board for Andon-style visibility.
Print job traveler PDFs with QR codes. Scan with any USB barcode reader to instantly pull up the job on screen.
"Am I charging the right prices?" — the answer in one glance. Pricing Accuracy % (completed jobs within ±10%), Hours Overrun in dollars, and a ranked list of the 10 jobs that bled the most margin this period. Plus Rework Rate, Callback Rate, SLA, bottlenecks. All computed from honest clock data — not the manual "actual hours" field workers don't fill in. See the comparison →
Visual timeline of all jobs with projected pipeline stages. Day, week, and month zoom. Group by stage, customer, or pipeline. Capacity heat map included.
Solo mode (single file) or team mode (SQL Server Express). Admin, Editor, and Viewer roles with Kiosk Mode. Windows Authentication — no passwords.
PDF reports, Excel spreadsheets, CSV for QuickBooks, and printable job travelers. Your data is never locked in.
Automatic notifications when jobs are approaching or past due. SLA tracking per pipeline stage with business calendar awareness.
One-click backups, automatic rotating .bak files, full project ZIP with attachments, pre-reset safety nets, and a printable Disaster Recovery Guide for your IT team.
Stage-based job routing. Workers see their queue, managers see the big picture. My Bin, Team Board, and workload views built in.
PIN-secured shop floor terminals. One job, one focus, zero clutter. Elapsed timer, SLA gauge, break logging, and navigation lock.
Manage your workforce: departments, PINs, stage assignments. Worker profiles with contact info, department grouping, and PIN-based terminal login.
See which stages are overloaded at a glance. Analytics charts identify pipeline bottlenecks, stale entries, and capacity constraints.
No servers. No cloud accounts. No IT department. Just install and go.
Download the MSI installer. Double-click. Done. Works on any Windows 10/11 PC.
Choose from 11 industry templates (cabinet shop, sign shop, auto body, HVAC/plumbing, CNC, and more) or start blank. Your workflow stages, tags, and fields are configured automatically.
Create your first entry. Tag it. Move it through stages. Everything is saved to a single .glyphfex file — copy it, back it up, email it.
Outgrow solo mode? Switch to SQL Server Express for multi-user. Same interface, same data, now shared across your whole team.
60% of software buyers experience regret. The #1 reason? Implementation took too long. GlyphFex sets up in 2 minutes — pick a template, start tracking jobs.
Honest comparison with tools shops actually consider.
| Feature | GlyphFex | Spreadsheets | Monday.com | MRPeasy | JobBOSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setup time | 2 minutes | Already using | Hours | Days | Months |
| Price (15 people) | $166/mo | Free | $285/mo | $490/mo | ~$2,400/mo |
| Works offline | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Own your data | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| ISO audit trail | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shop floor display | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free viewer seats | Unlimited | N/A | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Manufacturing-aware | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
No hidden fees. No per-feature add-ons. Start solo, scale to your whole team.
For individual users managing jobs on their own machine
For shops with multiple users who need shared access
1 Admin + 4 Editors + 10 Viewers on the shop floor
That's $166/mo on annual billing. Less than one month of the cheapest ERP.
A .glyphfex file is a single SQLite database that contains all your entries, tags, pipeline configurations, attachments, and audit history. SQLite is the same database engine trusted by billions of devices worldwide — it powers apps on every smartphone, browser, and operating system. You can copy it, back it up to a USB drive, email it to a colleague, or store it on a network share. No server required. Local-first architecture means your data stays fast, no matter how many entries you have.
No. GlyphFex works 100% offline. The only time you need internet is to download the installer and activate your license. After that, everything runs locally on your machine.
GlyphFex runs on Windows 10 (version 1903 or later) and Windows 11. Both x64 and ARM64 are supported. Mac and Linux versions are not currently available.
Team mode uses SQL Server Express (free from Microsoft) running on your local network. No cloud, no subscription to Microsoft. GlyphFex connects via Windows Authentication — no extra passwords. Your IT person (or you) runs a one-time SQL Server setup, then everyone on the LAN connects automatically.
Yes. GlyphFex imports CSV files with automatic field mapping. Export your Excel tracker as CSV, import into GlyphFex, and your entries are created with tags, custom fields, and pipeline stages mapped automatically.
GlyphFex records a full audit trail for every change — who changed what, when, and what the previous value was. This provides the traceability that ISO 9001 and AS9100 auditors look for. You can export the audit history as PDF or CSV for compliance documentation.
Because visibility shouldn't have a price tag. Put GlyphFex on every shop floor PC, every TV display, every manager's desk. The more people who can SEE what's going on, the faster your shop runs. You only pay for people who need to CREATE or EDIT entries.
GlyphFex keeps automatic rotating backups (.bak, .bak.1, .bak.2) every time you save. You can also use File → Backup Database for a one-click manual backup (works for both SQLite and SQL Server). For full disaster recovery, use Export Full Project to create a ZIP including all attachments. A built-in Disaster Recovery Guide (Help menu) gives your IT team step-by-step restore instructions.
Your data is always yours. The .glyphfex file is a standard SQLite database. If you stop renewing, you keep read-only access to all your data and can export everything to CSV or PDF. We never hold your data hostage.
Join shops and trade businesses that manage every job from quote to completion — without the ERP price tag.
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