Track the hours, send the invoice, get paid on time.
Fernwick is a desktop app for freelancers that turns tracked time into clean invoices. No monthly bill, no cloud account.
$59 oncetwo computersa year of updates included
Your files stay in a folder you choose, and every invoice exports to PDF.
Every license includes
See it before you buy it.
Six screens from version 1.4, exactly as they look on a fresh install with the sample data.
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Start a timer in one keystroke
Pick the client and project once; the timer remembers them tomorrow.
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Turn tracked hours into an invoice
Select the entries, check the rates, and the invoice drafts itself.
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Read your month in a minute
Hours, earnings and unpaid totals by client, without building a report.
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Keep clients and rates together
Each client carries its own rate, currency, rounding and tax lines.
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Put expenses on the same invoice
Attach the receipt to the entry and it rides along to the client.
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Export everything, any time
Plain files you can open without Fernwick, ten years from now.
Your records stay yours.
Billing data is the record of how you earn a living. It belongs on your computer, in files you can read.
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No account to create
Install, open, and start the timer. There's nothing to sign in to.
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Files in your folder
Everything lives in one folder you choose and back up however you like.
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Works offline
Track on a train, invoice on a plane. Nothing waits for a connection.
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Plain exports
CSV and JSON for every record, PDF for every invoice and report.
Everything in version 1.4, listed.
Five groups ship today. The sixth is planned, and it's marked that way until it ships.
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Tracking
Included- Timer with idle detection
- Manual entries and quick edits
- Weekly timesheet
- Rounding to 6, 15 or 30 minutes
- Billable and non-billable time
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Invoicing
Included- Invoices from tracked time
- Hourly and fixed-fee lines
- Up to three tax lines per invoice
- Numbering you control
- Reminder drafts you approve
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Reports
Included- Hours by client and project
- Earnings by month
- Unpaid and overdue totals
- Year-end summary for your accountant
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Expenses
New in 1.4- Receipts attached to entries
- Expenses added to invoices
- Mileage at your own rate
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Your data
New in 1.4- Encrypted backups to any folder
- JSON export of everything
- Import timesheets from CSV
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Shared workspace
Planned- Two-person sync
- A shared client list
- Approval before an invoice goes out
Everything marked included or new is in the download today.
Small details that add up at month end.
None of these is a headline feature. Together they're why invoicing takes minutes.
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Month-end review on one screen
Unbilled hours by client, sorted by how much money is waiting.
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Rounding you set once
Per client, so retainers and hourly work both come out right.
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Reminders you approve
A polite draft appears when an invoice is a week late. Nothing sends on its own.
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A currency per client
Bill each client in their currency; reports total in yours.
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Keyboard first
Start, stop and switch projects without reaching for the mouse.
Made for people who bill their own time.
If you send fewer than twenty invoices a month and keep your own books, it fits.
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Designers and writers
Track by project, bill by the hour or the fixed fee, and send a clean PDF the same afternoon.
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Developers on hourly work
Shortcuts for everything, rounding rules per client, and JSON exports you can script against.
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Consultants on retainer
See hours used against each retainer, then invoice the overage without a spreadsheet.
One price. No subscription to cancel.
Pay once, use it for good. Updates for a year are included.
Fernwick 1.4
$59one payment
Includes a year of updates. Renewing for another year is optional at $29.
- Unlimited clients, projects and invoices
- Timer, timesheets and reports
- Invoices with up to three tax lines
- PDF, CSV and JSON exports
- Runs on two of your computers
- Refund within 30 days, no questions
A $9 a month tracker plus a $15 a month invoicing tool comes to $288 a year, every year. Fernwick is $59 once.Monthly figures are typical list prices for standalone tools.
Secure checkoutlicense key by email in a minute30-day refund
| Feature | Free trial | License, $59 |
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| Clients and projects | Up to 3 | Unlimited |
| Invoices | Watermarked PDF | Clean PDF |
| JSON export and backups | Not included | Included |
| Updates | The version you download | Every release for 12 months |
| Computers | 1 | 2 |
| Time limit | 14 days | None |
Asked before buying, answered plainly.
Do I need an account?
No. Fernwick runs on your computer and saves everything to a folder you pick. There's nothing to sign in to.
What happens after the first year?
You keep the version you have, for good. Renew for $29 only if you want the next year of updates.
Can I get my data out?
Every client, entry and invoice exports to CSV and JSON, and invoices also export to PDF.
Does it handle tax?
You can add up to three tax lines per invoice, such as VAT or GST, at your own rates. It doesn't file returns.
Is there a refund?
Yes. Email within 30 days of buying and you get your money back. There's no form to fill in.
Can two people share a license?
A license covers one person on up to two computers. A studio buys one license per person.
Straight talk before you buy
Fernwick is built for one person. Team timesheets, approvals and payroll aren't in it, and the shared workspace on the planned list has no ship date yet.
It also doesn't connect to your bank or a payment processor, so you mark invoices paid yourself. If either of those is a dealbreaker, the 14-day trial will show you fast.
Not ready yet? Get the release notes.
See what ships each month before you decide.
One email per release. Unsubscribe from any email.
Pay once. Bill every client from one calm app.
Try it free for 14 days, then keep it for $59.
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