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
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AllFoodBeveragesDesserts
Cheeseburger$8.50
Chocolate Brownie$4.00
Cola$2.00
Fresh Lime Soda$2.50
Ice Cream Scoop$3.00
Veggie Wrap$6.50
FloCafe order screenReal workflow · HTML preview
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
Batteries included
The boxes are checked before you even open the cash drawer.
FloCafe covers the core restaurant workflow without selling every useful feature as a separate upgrade. Download it, add your menu, connect your setup, and run the floor your way.
Fast order taking
Run dine-in, takeaway, delivery, and online orders with search, modifiers, add-ons, discounts, split payments, customer notes, and receipt reprints.
Tables and open tickets
Keep tables, held orders, active tickets, order status, and staff ownership visible so service does not depend on memory or paper scraps.
Kitchen Display System
Use dashboard or standalone KDS views with live WebSocket updates, order-type badges, elapsed timers, table names, new-item badges, and item status control.
Kitchen stations and KOT
Route categories to prep stations such as bar, grill, dessert, or pizza, then use KDS, KOT printing, or both depending on your kitchen workflow.
Receipt and thermal printing
Connect ESC/POS printers over USB, network, or Bluetooth, choose bill templates, configure paper width, and test printer status before service.
Menu and barcode management
Build categories, products, variants, add-on groups, toppings, out-of-stock badges, low-stock thresholds, and barcode lookup for packaged items.
Staff, roles, and controls
Give owners, managers, cashiers, waiters, chefs, and station staff the right access, with Master PIN protection for sensitive actions and manager overrides.
Reports and customer tools
Track dashboard insights, sales reports, payment-method breakdowns, loyalty points, customer history, tags, WhatsApp e-billing, and order numbering.
Backups and local ownership
FloCafe keeps SQLite data local, adds backup history and restore tools, runs pre-upgrade backups, and can optionally back up off-device to Google Drive.
Multilingual POS
Operate the setup wizard, POS, KDS, settings, orders, tables, staff, WhatsApp, and print-test flows in English, Spanish, or Brazilian Portuguese.
Second-device access
Pair a kitchen display or another cashier device over the local network by scanning a QR code or using the shown LAN address.
Cross-platform deployment
Install FloCafe on Windows, macOS, and Linux with store builds, signed/notarized macOS downloads, Linux AppImage, deb, rpm, and Snap packages.
Own the till
Your restaurant data should not need permission to come home.
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
3.3.0Current 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.
FloCafe is already reaching 80 countries and territories.
80Countries and territories
3Product languages today
926GitHub commits
Live anonymous telemetry totals; country-level install counts only.
United Arab EmiratesAlbaniaAngolaArgentinaAustriaAustraliaAzerbaijanBangladeshBelgiumBahrainBoliviaBrazilCanadaChileChinaColombiaCabo VerdeCzechiaGermanyDenmarkDominican RepublicAlgeriaEcuadorEgyptSpainEthiopiaFranceUnited KingdomGeorgiaGhanaGreeceGuatemalaIndonesiaIrelandIsraelIndiaIraqIranItalyJamaicaJapanCambodiaSouth KoreaKuwaitLebanonSri LankaLithuaniaMoroccoMyanmarMauritaniaMexicoMalaysiaMozambiqueNigeriaNicaraguaNetherlandsNepalNew ZealandOmanPeruPhilippinesPakistanPolandPalestinePortugalParaguayRussiaSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSomaliaEl SalvadorThailandTunisiaTürkiyeUnited StatesUzbekistanVietnamKosovoYYSouth Africa
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 guideRestaurant POS by country
Country guides for restaurant teams worldwide.
Use these guides to evaluate local tax setup, fiscal receipts, payments, hardware, and operating requirements before taking any POS live.
Start selling
Three useful 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.