Cafes and coffee shops
Move through morning rush with fast items, simple modifiers, takeaway orders, and clean receipt printing.
FloCafe · Restaurant POS by FloPOS
Serve the rush.
Own your POS.
FloCafe is a free, open-source restaurant POS with ordering, tables, kitchen display, printing, staff roles, backups, and local data. No subscription meter. Cloud stays off until you switch it on.
Built for the real shift
The daily restaurant workflow, without the recurring software bill.
Free foreverMIT open-source license
No subscriptionNo license meter
Local dataSQLite stays with you
Batteries includedTables, KDS, backups, i18n
Windows, macOS, LinuxDownload, install, serve
Built for the worldCommunity-led and multilingual
Real-time counter POS checkout running on local SQLite database Explore all 8 interactive features →
Built for food service
From espresso bars to full-service floors, FloCafe keeps the line moving.
Restaurants need more than a pretty checkout. FloCafe brings the daily stack together: orders, tables, kitchen flow, receipts, menus, staff roles, stock signals, and local data control.
Restaurants and QSRs
Run tables, open tickets, kitchen status, discounts, payments, and the handoff from front counter to back of house.
Bakeries and food trucks
Keep selling from a focused menu without dragging a subscription bill behind every loaf, slice, or street-service shift.
Owners and builders
Inspect the code, keep the data close, customize what matters, and stop waiting for a vendor roadmap to save the day.
Kitchen flow
From counter order to kitchen screen, the handoff stays visible.
FloCafe includes kitchen display workflows so the team can see new tickets, prep status, table context, modifiers, notes, and ready orders without losing the thread during service.
FloCafe KDS
Main Kitchen · Dinner rush
Live
New3
2 x Cheeseburger
Extra cheese, no onion
- 1 x Veggie Wrap
- 1 x Fresh Lime Soda
1 x Margherita Pizza
Half olives, extra basil
Preparing4
3 x Chicken Pasta
One mild, two spicy
- 2 x Garlic Bread
1 x Steak Plate
Medium rare · sauce side
Ready2
2 x Masala Dosa
Chutney packed separately
1 x Brownie Box
Do not heat
Own the till
Your restaurant data stays with you.
FloCafe is open source and stores operational data locally with SQLite, so sales history, menus, staff setup, and service records stay under your control. The practical upside: no vendor lock-in surprises, clearer backup choices, and code you can inspect yourself.
Use the app, review the source, back up your database, and decide who gets access. It is your restaurant. The POS should act like it.
MITOpen-source license
LocalData stays with you
FreeForever software
3.13.0Current FloCafe release
The FloPOS ecosystem
Local software first. Connected services only by choice.
FloCafe is the restaurant product. The wider FloPOS family is taking shape around retail, salons, cloud admin, aggregator orders, and reporting, without turning privacy into a compulsory subscription.
Loved across borders
The world is already finding FloCafe.
130Countries and territories
10Languages supported
131Country profiles supported
109Unique currencies supported
4.5KTelemetry installs
Live anonymous telemetry totals; country-level install counts only.
United Arab Emirates Afghanistan Albania Angola Argentina Austria Australia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belgium Bulgaria Bahrain Benin Bolivia Brazil Bhutan Canada Congo - Brazzaville Switzerland Côte d’Ivoire Chile Cameroon China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Cabo Verde Czechia Germany Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Algeria Ecuador Egypt Spain Ethiopia Finland France United Kingdom Georgia Ghana Greece Guatemala Honduras Croatia Haiti Indonesia Ireland Israel India Iraq Iran Italy Jamaica Jordan Japan Kenya Cambodia South Korea Kuwait Kazakhstan Laos Lebanon Sri Lanka Lesotho Lithuania Libya Morocco Madagascar North Macedonia Myanmar Mongolia Mauritania Mauritius Maldives Malawi Mexico Malaysia Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Nicaragua Netherlands Nepal New Zealand Oman Panama Peru Papua New Guinea Philippines Pakistan Poland Puerto Rico Palestine Portugal Paraguay Qatar Romania Serbia Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Sweden Singapore Senegal Somalia El Salvador Eswatini Chad Togo Thailand Tajikistan Tunisia Türkiye Trinidad & Tobago Taiwan Tanzania Ukraine Uganda United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Kosovo Yemen YY South Africa Zambia
Ready for real service
Download today. Go live when your setup passes the rush-hour test.
Load your real menu
Add categories, products, modifiers, taxes, and discounts. If your staff can sell the top 20 orders fast, you are on the right path.
Setup guidePlug in the restaurant bits
Check receipt printers, kitchen screens, cash drawer behavior, scanners, and network stability before the dinner rush checks your work for you.
Install guideKeep your data yours
Local data is a strength when it is backed up. Decide where copies go, who can access them, and how you would restore service if a device fails.
Security guideStart selling
3 Clicks, No Sales Call Required.
Download FloCafe
Grab the latest release and start setting up a restaurant POS you can keep using for free.
DownloadInstall it
Follow the setup guide, load your menu, connect the hardware, and put the workflow through its paces.
InstallationOwn the source
Review the GitHub project, inspect the code, and adapt the POS instead of renting a black box.
GitHubNo sales call. No card.
Download FloCafe and start serving
Install it, load a real menu, and run a full service before you trust it with a Friday night.
FAQ
Common questions
What does FloCafe include?
FloCafe includes ordering, tables, menus, taxes, discounts, staff access, kitchen display, KOT and receipt printing, reports, backups, loyalty, and local data storage.
Does FloCafe work without the internet?
Core restaurant operations use the local SQLite database. External payments, integrations, remote access, and connected services may still require internet, so test your complete offline workflow before live service.
Is FloCafe really free?
Yes. FloCafe is MIT-licensed open-source software with no subscription, license meter, or paywall for the core POS. Hardware, setup, training, and optional technical services can still cost money.
What data does FloCafe send to the cloud?
New installations may register a store support profile and send telemetry or diagnostics. Settings lets owners stop cloud services and anonymous telemetry without deleting local POS data, while cloud order events require a separate explicit switch.
How do I get help inside FloCafe?
Open Help & Support to choose a problem type and preview the diagnostic payload before sending. Requests queue offline, retry automatically, and show a support code after delivery.
How does FloCafe help with printer problems?
Test Print reports the underlying network, Windows, CUPS, USB, or driver error instead of only showing a generic failure. Help → Open Logs Folder makes the diagnostic log easier to share with support.