--- title: "Cashel: business software you buy once and keep" description: "Cashel is business software you buy once and own forever. The Core and the everyday apps are free, and paid apps are kept. Run it yourself and we never receive your business data. In build." url: https://cashel.io/ --- > This is the Markdown copy of https://cashel.io/. AI tools are welcome to read, quote, summarise and learn from this site, including training models on it. Please link back to the page when you quote it. Cashel Business # Business software you own. Free everyday apps. Extra apps you buy once and keep. Your data, on machines you choose. [See the deal](https://cashel.io/ownership/) [Explore the free apps](https://cashel.io/#apps) The studio on screen, its people and its figures are made up. **CRM** Deals in progress - **Northgate Dental** In talks **€18,900** - **Birchway Joinery** Quote sent **€12,650** Made-up example · Cashel apps in build Cashel Games Roadmap · not for sale ## Build any game and sell it. Any engine, native or web, with the AI you already use. Players buy it once and keep it. [Explore Cashel Games](https://cashel.io/games/) - **Free to start** The Core and the free apps need no licence. - **Buy once, keep it** Extra apps are yours, with no seat rent. - **Your data, your choice** On your own machines, or Cashel Cloud later. - **It asks first** By default, the assistant waits for you to confirm. ## Everyday apps that work together. The everyday apps are free. They share records: open a contact in the CRM, then follow their documents, figures or messages into the other apps. ### CRM People, companies and the deals you are working on. - Keep contacts and companies in a list the team can share - See where each deal stands and what it is worth - Keep notes and follow-ups with the person they concern - Open a person’s documents and mail from their record [More about CRM](https://cashel.io/apps/crm/) ### Mail Read your mail alongside the people who sent it. - Read and send from inside Cashel - A message opens the person who sent it [More about Mail](https://cashel.io/apps/mail/) ### Calendar A shared calendar for the office. - Site visits, calls and deadlines in one week view - An event opens the person or deal it is for [More about Calendar](https://cashel.io/apps/calendar/) ### Documents Keep quotes, letters and notes with the people they concern. - Write a quote or a letter and keep it with the customer - Every paper opens the person or company it belongs to - Saved with the rest of your records, wherever you keep them [More about Documents](https://cashel.io/apps/documents/) ### Spreadsheets Spreadsheets the whole office can see. - Lists and totals the team shares - Edit a cell and everyone connected sees it - Stays next to the records it counts [More about Spreadsheets](https://cashel.io/apps/spreadsheets/) ### Slides Decks for pitches, proposals and team updates. - Start a proposal from the customer’s record - Mention a customer to show the deck on their record - Check the assistant’s draft before it is saved [More about Slides](https://cashel.io/apps/slides/) ### Notes Jot down notes and keep them with the record. - Jot it down and it is filed where it belongs - The team sees it too [More about Notes](https://cashel.io/apps/notes/) Built and signed by Cashel. The free apps are in build. Invoicing, Shipping, Support desk are on the roadmap. [See all the apps](https://cashel.io/apps/) ## Help that asks before it acts. The assistant can draft replies, your rules handle repeatable tasks, and importing is free. ### The assistant asks first by default. Ask the assistant to find records, draft replies or make changes. It sees only what you can see. By default, it shows you each change first and waits for you to confirm, and every change is recorded. Nothing is sent until you confirm. A made-up example. Pick the AI it uses, or none: - No AI at all - A private model on your computer - A cloud model you bring ### Choose the records you use. Quotes, projects, tickets and more come with Cashel, free. Switch on the ones you use and set them up by hand or with your own AI. Nothing changes until you confirm. ### Let the routine run itself. Set rules that run on their own. Anything that sends a message or can’t be undone waits for a person. ![An illustration of folders of records being filed away.](https://cashel.io/_astro/buravleva-archive.doaZYGwA_2d0auT.webp) ### Bring your records with you. Importing is free at any size, starting with spreadsheet files. Before anything is saved, you see a plain list of what couldn’t come across. ## Made for a shared office. Your name on it, a role for everyone, and one machine in the office that keeps the team in step. ![An illustration of a person organising different kinds of documents.](https://cashel.io/_astro/buravleva-files.BjwGiCGO_2aiGh4.webp) ### Put your name on it. A business install wears your name and colours. Read-only, Member and Superadmin roles decide who sees what, and fields can be hidden from people who shouldn’t see them. - Your business, your brand - A role for everyone on the team - A tamper-evident log of who opened what ### Keep the office connected. One always-on machine holds the records. The other computers find it themselves over your own network. The Core works without internet. The marketplace, AI and syncing between machines need a connection. ### Nobody is watched. Cashel never tracks how hard people work: no activity scores and no reports on individuals, at any price. ### Work from home Roadmap Reach the office machine from home over a direct, encrypted link that never passes through Cashel. ![A team looking after its server and stored documents.](https://cashel.io/_astro/buravleva-servers.DAPFznD0_Z1QmSxj.webp) ## Your data lives where you choose. Pick the machine that holds your records. The same choice applies as your team grows. ### Your computer Solo For one person. Everything lives on your computer, and we never receive your business data. ### Your office Office One always-on machine for the team, on your own network. We never receive your business data. ### Run by us Cashel Cloud · Roadmap It is your own isolated setup. We hold the key, but nobody opens your records without a session you grant, and every human touch shows in your log. Your data is never mined or sold, you choose its region, and you can leave for free. [Where your data lives](https://cashel.io/your-data/) - ### Only signed apps run. Extra apps are bought once on the web, and there is no shop inside the app. - ### Support only when you ask. We reach your install only through a support session you grant, can see and can end. - ### Choose when to update. Updates are never forced, and old versions are never switched off. The Cashel deal ## Buy once. Keep forever. No per-seat pricing, ever. The Core and the free apps are free. Extra apps are bought once and kept. Software is bought once and owned; the only subscriptions are optional ongoing services — hosting, payments connectivity, and AI connectivity (bringing your own AI model). - **Keep what you buy.** Apps you own keep working, and their new major versions are included. - **Nothing per business payment.** We take no cut of payments your business collects from its customers. Marketplace app and game sales have separate [commission terms](https://cashel.io/builders/#costs). - **Windows, macOS and Linux.** Downloads open when the free Core ships. [See the deal](https://cashel.io/ownership/) [Compare five years of renting](https://cashel.io/ownership/#maths) Your data stays yours, exportable. A lapsed licence degrades to read and export. It never bricks. ## Cashel beyond the office. Use Cashel on your own, explore Games, or build apps for other businesses. - ### [Cashel Personal](https://cashel.io/personal/) [The same software, just for you.](https://cashel.io/personal/) [In build](https://cashel.io/personal/) - ### [Cashel Games](https://cashel.io/games/) [Build any game and sell it. Roadmap.](https://cashel.io/games/) [Roadmap](https://cashel.io/games/) - ### [Cashel Builders](https://cashel.io/builders/) [Build apps other businesses own.](https://cashel.io/builders/) [In build](https://cashel.io/builders/) ## Common questions. More on the [ownership page](https://cashel.io/ownership/#faq). **Is Cashel a CRM?** No. Cashel is business software you own: a free foundation that apps stand on. One of the free apps is a CRM. **Is there a subscription?** Not for software, ever. Software is bought once and owned; the only subscriptions are optional ongoing services — hosting, payments connectivity, and AI connectivity (bringing your own AI model). Run it yourself and there is no bill at all. **Does the assistant do things on its own?** Not by default. It shows you each change first and waits for you to confirm, and every change is recorded. It can make small changes by itself only if your office turns that on, and then only changes that can be undone. Changes to who can see what always wait for a person. You can also run Cashel with no AI at all. **Can I bring my records from another tool?** Yes. Importing is free at any size, starting with spreadsheet files. Before anything is saved, you see a plain list of what couldn’t come across. **What happens if I stop paying?** Your app keeps working and you can export your data. If a licence lapses, you can still read and export your records. The app never bricks. **Does it work without internet?** The Core works without internet, so the day’s work does not depend on a connection. The marketplace, AI features and syncing between machines need one.