A desktop-first, offline-capable business management platform, built and deployed for a live salon client (Northern Bloom, Kathua). Built end to end — architecture, UI, backend, and the sync layer.
Source is private — client data and business logic live in this codebase. This repo is a walkthrough of what it does. Screenshots with real customer/staff data have been redacted; the underlying UI is untouched.
Stack: Electron · React · TypeScript · SQLite · Express · Monorepo (desktop, booking, server, shared package)
- Monorepo — separate apps for desktop, booking site, and server, sharing a common package so business logic isn't duplicated across the desktop app and the public booking site.
- Offline-first — the desktop app works without a live connection and syncs when back online ("Synced · just now" in the header reflects this).
- Role-based access — distinct permission levels for Owner, Staff, Counter, and Developer, each seeing a different view of the same system.
PIN-based login, branded per salon.
Revenue trends, peak hours, staff performance, and service popularity at a glance.
A guided 3-step billing flow: find customer → select services → payment.
Calendar-based scheduling, filterable by status, with a live feed of bookings coming in from the public booking website.
Customer database with visit history and quick search by name or phone.
Daily staff attendance tracking — present / half-day / absent, exportable to CSV.
A separate, public-facing app (Next.js) that lets customers book appointments directly — syncs with the desktop app in real time through the shared package. Live and in daily use.
Live: northernbloom.in — 4.5★ on Google, 780+ reviews.
Counter billing with QR payments, staff commission tracking, inventory management, and a developer-only admin panel for system config and backups.
Actively running for a real client. Still evolving — not a finished, feature-frozen product, but genuinely in daily use.