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Free POS for cafes and coffee shops

Counter, terrace and takeaway: a till fast enough for the morning rush, free to start with.

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Free POS for cafes and coffee shops

Coffee is a volume trade: the queue at 8am judges your till by how few taps it takes to ring a cortado and a croissant. BelloPOS puts your regulars' orders one press away, keeps the terrace tables open alongside the counter, and prints the ticket while the cup is still being made.

It runs offline on an ordinary Windows PC or Mac, so a dropped connection never turns into a paper-and-pen morning. The free lifetime licence covers everything a counter needs (sales, receipts, stock and printer setup), which makes it a real free point of sale for a cafe in Morocco, not a trial that expires.

What you get

Built for the rush

Favourite items sit on the front grid, so the drinks you sell hundreds of times a day are a single tap. Take the next order while the last one prints.

Counter, terrace and takeaway together

Keep open tabs for the terrace while walk-ups pay immediately at the counter, and tell the two apart at the end of the day.

Receipt printer and cash drawer

Connect a thermal receipt printer and a cash drawer that opens on payment. Tickets carry your own header, and a shift close counts the drawer against what the till recorded.

Stock that follows the counter

Beans, milk, syrups and pastries come off stock as they sell, so you order on real numbers instead of a guess on Sunday night.

See it in the app

Real screens from BelloPOS on Windows.

BelloPOS checkout screen on Android: category tiles, the product grid, the cart and the cash keypad
A cash payment recorded in BelloPOS, with the change due and the receipt ready to print
The restaurant table map in BelloPOS, with its floors and rooms
New in BelloPOS 3.5.6

Your demo catalogue, ready at setup

Choose this activity when you install BelloPOS and these categories and products are created for you, in your language and currency. Rename, reprice or delete them whenever you like.

  1. 1Install BelloPOS and choose your language and country.
  2. 2Pick "Try with demo data", then your activity.
  3. 3Start selling on a catalogue that already looks like your shop.

Cafes & coffee shops

5 categories · 21 products

Hot drinks

  • Black coffee$1.00
  • Coffee with milk$1.20
  • Cappuccino$1.80
  • Mint tea$1.00

Cold drinks

  • Fresh orange juice$1.50
  • Avocado smoothie$2.20
  • Soft drink$1.20
  • Mineral water 50 cl$0.60

Breakfast

  • Full breakfast$3.50
  • Omelette$2.00
  • Croissant$0.60
  • Msemen with honey$1.00

Main dishes

  • Chicken tagine$6.00
  • Royal couscous$7.50
  • Margherita pizza$4.50
  • House burger$5.00
  • Niçoise salad$3.50
  • Chicken panini$3.00

Desserts

  • Chocolate crêpe$2.00
  • Tiramisu$3.00
  • Fruit salad$2.00

Example prices in US dollars; the app converts them to your currency.

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How a sale goes

  1. 1Tap the drinks and pastries on the front grid, or scan a packaged item.
  2. 2Pay at the counter, or open a tab for a terrace table.
  3. 3The ticket prints and the drawer opens on cash.
  4. 4Stock comes down automatically as items sell.
  5. 5Close the shift with a counted drawer and a sales breakdown.

A POS system for cafés, coffee houses and pastry shops

An Ethiopian café is busy from the first macchiato of the morning to the last tea in the evening, with tables, takeaway and pastries all at once. BelloPOS puts your best sellers, such as macchiato, buna, shai, fresh juice, ful and pastries, one tap away on the front screen. On Pro, waiters take orders on their phones at the table, the order prints at the bar or kitchen straight away, and each table keeps its own bill until the guest pays, and the sale records whether it was cash, telebirr or bank transfer. Everything runs over your own Wi-Fi, so an internet cut does not stop service.

Behind the counter, BelloPOS tracks what you buy and use: coffee beans, milk, sugar, flour and bottled drinks come off stock as items sell, so you reorder from real numbers. From a pastry shop in Piassa or Bole to a café near the lake in Hawassa or in Mekelle, each cashier and waiter signs in as themselves and only the owner can void items. Ares AI tells you which hours are busiest. If your café must issue receipts from an accredited sales register machine or electronic system, keep it at the counter; BelloPOS does not replace it.

How Ethiopia pays, and how you record it

BelloPOS does not process payments and is not connected to telebirr, CBE Birr, M-Pesa, banks or card machines. The customer pays the way they always do, and you pick the payment method on the sale in BelloPOS, so every sale shows how it was paid. You can add your own payment methods to match how your shop gets paid.

  • Cash in birr, with change shown on screen and a cash drawer
  • telebirr, recorded as its own payment method
  • CBE Birr and transfers from bank mobile apps, each added as a payment method
  • M-Pesa Ethiopia and other mobile wallets
  • Bank cards on your bank's own POS terminal, where you have one
  • Any other method you take, added by you in a few clicks
  • Credit (dubie) for regulars, settled at month-end or on salary day (Go plan)
  • Accounts settled later by bank transfer for hotels, offices and NGOs (Go plan)

Because BelloPOS does not read your telebirr or bank statements, check the sales recorded under each method against the wallet or bank statement at closing. A gap usually means a payment was recorded under the wrong method.

Café and coffee shop POS questions

Which plan does a café need?

A small takeaway counter can start on the free Lite plan with one till. For tables, kitchen or bar printing, waiters' phones and several tills, choose Pro, which also includes free setup: we install the software remotely, help you connect your printers and load your menu. Try every Pro feature free for 7 days before deciding.

Can waiters take orders on their phones?

Yes, with Pro. Waiters open the handheld web app on their phone, connected to your café's Wi-Fi, choose the table and send the order. It prints at the bar or kitchen at once and adds to the table's bill. No internet is needed, only your local network, and each waiter signs in with their own account.

Can BelloPOS track coffee, milk and pastries?

Yes. Products you buy, such as coffee beans, milk, sugar and bottled drinks, come off stock as they sell, and deliveries add to stock. Pastries you bake or buy in each morning can be counted in and out the same way. The low-stock list shows what to reorder, and reports show which items earn the most.

Does BelloPOS replace my café's cash register machine?

No. BelloPOS is not an MoR-accredited sales register machine or electronic sales register system, and it does not issue fiscal receipts. If you are required to use one, every sale must still go through it. BelloPOS handles table orders, kitchen tickets, stock and staff. Ask your accountant how the two should work together in your café.

What happens during a power cut?

If the PC, router and receipt printer are on a UPS, service carries on: tills and waiters' phones talk over your own Wi-Fi, so nothing depends on the internet. If the main PC does go off, completed sales are already saved on its disk. Set up scheduled backups on Go or higher so you never lose your data.

Restaurants

Tables, the kitchen pass and fast service.

Supermarkets & grocery

Barcodes, stock and busy checkouts.

Bakeries & pastry

Weigh, sell and keep up with fresh batches.

Fashion & apparel

Sizes, variants and seasonal collections.

Beauty & cosmetics

Brands, testers and loyal customers.

Bars & lounges

Rounds, tabs and a busy counter.

Convenience & general retail

Snacks, drinks and everyday goods.

Butcher shops

Sold by weight, cut by cut.

Parapharmacies

Dermo-cosmetics, baby care and supplements.

Stationery & school supplies

Back-to-school rush, item by item.

Electronics & phones

Phones, accessories and high-value tickets.

Home appliances

High-value sales, deposits and deliveries.

Furniture stores

Showroom sales, deposits and orders.

Auto parts

Thousands of references, found in seconds.

Hardware stores

Thousands of small items, trade prices and accounts.

Phone shops

Phones, accessories, repairs and customer history.

Shoe stores

Every size and colour with its own stock.

Toy stores

Fast checkout for the holiday rush.

Pet shops

Food by the bag or by weight, loyal regulars.

Opticians

Frames in stock, orders followed, deposits on account.

Jewelry stores

Every piece counted, instalments, full control.

Sports stores

Sizes, club prices and accounts.

Fast food

Fast counter orders, kitchen screen, delivery.

Pizzerias

Eat in, takeaway and delivery, with kitchen notes.

Phone & computer repair

Repair tickets, IMEI, quotes, parts and warranty.

Appliance repair

In the workshop or at home, with visits on a calendar.

Garages

Job cards with plate, mileage, parts and mechanics.

Car washes

Bookings or walk-ins, plates and vehicle sizes.

Laundries & dry cleaners

Tags, pieces, stains and pickup.

Hair & beauty salons

Appointments per stylist, allergies and products used.

Plumbers & electricians

Requests, visits, technicians and invoices.

Cleaning companies

Jobs by area and rooms, teams on a calendar.

Tailors

Alterations, measurements and fittings.

Pet grooming

Bookings, the pet’s card and boarding.

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