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Product / Hardware

Mostly, use
what you
already have.

There is no certified hardware programme here and nothing to buy from us. The till runs in a browser and prints through your operating system, which means the compatibility list is roughly 'things that already work on that computer'.

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01 / What works

Scanners
and printers.

Two categories cover almost every counter, and neither needs anything installed alongside the plugin.

01

Barcode scanners

Any USB or Bluetooth scanner that behaves as a keyboard — HID, or keyboard wedge, which is the overwhelming majority of them. It types into the till's scan field. No driver, no setup, and nothing to pair with the plugin.

02

The camera, as a scanner

On phones and tablets the till can read a barcode through the browser's own detection. It checks whether the device supports it and hides the option where it does not, and if camera permission is refused it says so rather than quietly doing nothing.

03

Receipt printers

Any thermal or A4 printer the operating system can already print to. The receipt is rendered in an off-screen frame with its own 80mm stylesheet and sent through the browser to the OS driver.

04

Label printers

Sheet labels in Avery-style grids, or a dedicated label printer — the same print path either way. A calibration sheet prints the label outlines and a 100mm ruler, so you can check scale and position before spending a sheet of labels finding out.

02 / What it does not do

Three things
worth knowing
first.

These are the ones that cost somebody a morning if they find out after the shop has opened. So they are on the page rather than in a support reply.

No drawer kick

The cash drawer does not open on its own

The Open drawer button records an audit event — who opened it, when, during which shift. It does not send a kick signal, so a drawer wired to a receipt printer's RJ11 port will not open. You open it by hand.

No silent printing

There is a print dialog

Every receipt goes through the browser's print dialog. One-tap printing straight to a thermal printer needs WebUSB and ESC/POS, and that is not built. On a fast queue this is one extra confirmation per sale.

Not built

No customer-facing display

There is no second screen showing the customer their running total. If your counter needs one, it is not here.

We would rather lose the sale here than in week one.

03 / Buying it

We do not
sell hardware.

No bundles, no starter kits, no reseller margin. Buy a scanner locally, use the printer you have, and keep the terminal already sitting on your counter — the till records a card tender against the order, it does not drive the reader.

The practical consequence is that a second till costs you a tablet, not a package.

A counter, minimally

A tablet or laptop with a browser, and a keyboard-wedge scanner if you sell barcoded goods. That is a working till.

Add when it hurts

A thermal receipt printer when customers start asking for paper. A label printer when stock keeps arriving without barcodes.

Cards

Your existing terminal, unchanged. Nothing to certify, nothing to re-sign, and no processor of ours to move to.

04 / Questions

About hardware.

Which barcode scanner should I buy?
Whichever one is cheapest and says HID, keyboard wedge or "works like a keyboard" on the box — which is nearly all of them. There is no compatibility list to check against because there is no driver to be compatible with. The scanner types; the till reads what was typed.
Will my cash drawer open when I take a cash sale?
No. There is no drawer kick. The Open drawer button records that the drawer was opened, by whom, and during which shift — it is an audit trail, not a signal. A drawer wired to a receipt printer's RJ11 port will not open. If an automatic drawer matters to you, this is a genuine limitation and you should weigh it now rather than later.
Can I print a receipt without the print dialog appearing?
Not today. Receipts go through the browser's print dialog to whatever printer the operating system points at. Silent one-tap printing needs WebUSB and ESC/POS, which is not built. On a busy counter that is one extra confirmation per sale, and you should know that before you count on it.
Does the camera on a phone work as a scanner?
Yes, where the browser supports it. The till uses the browser's own barcode detection, checks whether the device has it, and hides the option where it does not. If you refuse the camera permission it says so plainly rather than silently failing.
Do I need a card terminal from you?
No, and we do not sell one. Use the terminal already on your counter. The cashier charges the card there and presses Card; the till records the tender against the order. Nothing about that requires hardware from us.
Is there a customer-facing display?
No. Not built.

Test it with the scanner
you already own.

The free core scans, sells and prints. If your hardware works with it on a staging site this afternoon, it works.