Easel — Design Studio & Client Project Manager

Run your entire design practice in one private app you own. Briefs, proofs, projects, clients, brand assets, time, invoices, proposals, contracts and profit — 13 integrated modules and 39+ tools in a single offline file. No accounts, no subscription, nothing leaves your device. A ~60-second wizard sets up your studio and loads a realistic sample workspace instantly.

All 13 modules

• Studio dashboard — active projects, revenue, deadlines and capacity, computed live from your work.
• Projects — a Brief → In progress → Review → Revisions → Delivered board with milestones, tasks and files.
• Proofing & Feedback — design versions, comment threads, approval status and revision rounds.
• Clients — a CRM with project history, revenue and lifetime value.
• Asset & Brand Library — brand kits per client (colors, fonts, logos) plus a reusable asset library.
• Creative Briefs — a brief builder with a completeness score and templates.
• Time & Invoicing — time tracking, estimates, invoices and an income summary.
• Reports & Export — project status, utilization, revenue, a portfolio one-pager and CSV.
• NEW · Proposals — a sales pipeline with weighted value, win-rate and proposal-to-project conversion.
• NEW · Contracts — reusable contract templates, scope & terms, signature status and expiry alerts.
• NEW · Expenses & Profit — studio costs and cost-of-goods with true net profit per project and per month.
• NEW · Portfolio & Case Studies — turn delivered work into a portfolio and polished case-study one-pagers.
• NEW · Client Onboarding — repeatable onboarding checklists, welcome packets and kickoff questionnaires.

Plus a companion Excel workbook (projects, clients, time, invoices, brand kits — all formula-driven) and full guides. ✓ 100% offline & private · ✓ Lifetime access, no subscription · ✓ Mac · Windows · Linux · tablet.

Easel is a planning and organization tool; figures are aids for your own judgment.