Robinette
It's your business. It's your data.
Your books never leave your desk
Most accounting software holds your financials hostage in someone else's cloud, on someone else's subscription. Robinette flips that around.
It lives on your machine
Your company file is a single encrypted database on your own drive. Back it up to a USB stick or external drive. You decide where your data goes.
Private & encrypted
The database is encrypted with a master password you set. SSNs and sensitive fields are masked, and a tamper-evident audit log tracks every change.
No subscription clock
Buy it once for $99 and it's yours. No seat counts, no per-month creep, no "upgrade to keep your data." The app keeps working whether or not you're online.
A full back office, on your desktop
Double-entry accounting at the core, with the day-to-day tools you actually use bolted right on top.
Invoicing & sales
Estimates, invoices, sales receipts, credit memos and customer statements, with PDF export, printing, and payment tracking.
Bills & purchasing
Vendors, bills, purchase orders, vendor credits, and 1099 tracking. Pay bills, record expenses, and keep A/P tidy.
Banking & reconciliation
Account registers, transfers, CSV bank import with categorization, and full statement reconciliation.
Payroll
Employees, pay schedules, timesheets, PTO accruals, pre/post-tax deductions, paystubs, contractors and 1099 summaries.
Inventory
Average-cost inventory with receiving, adjustments, automatic COGS on sale, and valuation reports.
Reports that balance
P&L, balance sheet, trial balance, A/R & A/P aging, sales tax, payroll, and profit by project, class or location.
Users & roles
Give your bookkeeper, accountant, or payroll admin their own login with role-based permissions, all on the same local file.
Import & backups
Bring in customers, vendors, items, accounts and opening balances from CSV. Create verified, encrypted backups anytime.
Built for real bookkeeping
Immutable posted ledger, period close, journal entries, and an append-only audit trail keep your books trustworthy.
Pay once. Own it forever.
No tiers, no seat math, no surprise renewals. Try it free for 30 days, then unlock it for a single payment.
One computer, one payment, unlimited companies and transactions.
- The complete app: accounting, payroll, inventory & reports
- No monthly or annual fees, ever
- 100% offline. Your data stays on your device
- Encrypted company file & verified backups
- Multiple users & roles on the same machine
Windows & macOS. No account required to start. Buy the license whenever you're ready.
Frequently asked questions
Is my data really never sent anywhere?
Correct. Robinette has no servers and no telemetry. Your company file is an encrypted database on your computer, and the app runs entirely offline. Where your data goes (local drive, USB, network share) is entirely up to you.
What does the $99 cover?
The full application (accounting, invoicing, bills, banking, payroll, inventory, and reporting) as a one-time purchase. There are no recurring charges and no feature paywalls.
How does the free trial work?
Download and use everything free for 30 days, with no credit card and no account. If it's a fit, buy a license to keep going. Your data carries straight over; nothing to migrate.
Can my accountant or bookkeeper use it too?
Yes. Securely export your data exactly as your bookkeeper or accountant needs it to work with your company's books, so they have everything they need without ever touching your live company file.
What happens if my computer dies?
Use the built-in backup to save a verified, encrypted copy of your company file to an external drive or wherever you like, then restore it on a new machine. Because there's no cloud lock-in, your books are always portable.
Which platforms are supported?
Robinette is a desktop app for Windows and macOS. It installs like any normal program, with no browser, no sign-up, and no connection needed.
Your business. Your data. No cloud.
Give Robinette a try for 30 days and feel what it's like to actually own your books.
Download Robinette
Grab the installer for your computer and you're running in minutes. Every feature is free for 30 days, with no account or card required.
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