CAHIERAUTONOME
New range — 2026

Your business tools in 1 file.
Running on your machine.

Quotes, invoices, client tracking. All in a single standalone file that runs on your machine and stores your working data on your device. Not SaaS. No account in the file.

Standalone fileWorks offlineLocal dataNo user account
Invoice-Studio.html
Real preview of Invoice Studio in a browser

Designed for professionals who want to stay in control of their tools

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Today

Your business tools are a silent problem.

Three things have been normalized that should not have been. Here they are.

01
Dependency

Offline, nothing works

Your tool only runs on the publisher's servers

Without a connection or an active account, you can't work. If the service goes down, changes its terms or shuts down, your business stops with it. And every month the direct debit goes through.

02
Hosting

Remote servers, off your machine

Your client and tax data live on someone else's server

Addresses, amounts, invoices, files: all hosted elsewhere. You don't know exactly where, who has access, or what happens in case of a breach.

03
Onboarding

Half a day minimum

The tool has become an over-engineered machine

200 screens, 50 settings, 30 integrations that don't concern you. Half a day to understand, support to configure, and every update breaks a habit.

The answer

We reverse
the model.

Your tool no longer lives with the publisher. It runs on your machine, with your data, like a notebook on your desk.

  1. 01

    The file works on your machine.

    The studio runs in your browser, on your computer. It is not an online service: it does not need our servers to work day to day.

  2. 02

    Your data is on your device.

    Each studio stores your working data on your device. It connects to our server for the licence and, depending on the studio, for specific features described on its product page.

  3. 03

    Your data stays readable.

    It's a standalone file. Your data and your exports stay readable and exportable for years, without us.

How to use it

Three steps. Under a minute.

1

Choose your studio

Browse the catalog. Select the business tool that fits your activity. Secure annual licence, no monthly fee.

30 sec
2

Download the file

The link to your file lands in your inbox. No installation, no extension, no account.

10 sec
3

Open it. Use it.

Double-click. The studio opens in your browser. Once your key is activated, everything runs locally, offline day to day.

5 sec
Comparison

SaaS software or Cahier Autonome

CriteriaSaaS softwareCahier Autonome
Business modelHosted service, monthly subscriptionLocal file: annual licence, no monthly fee
Data locationRemote servers (often outside EU)On your device; depending on the studio, some features go through our server
Offline accessNoYes, day to day
User account requiredYesNone in the file
PricingDepends on the publisherShown on each product page
Service shutdown riskHighLow: your working data is stored on your device
Data protectionDepends on the providerEach product page states what is sent, when and why
2026 e-invoicing reformDepends on software updatesInvoice Studio: CII data file, separate from the PDF; not an approved platform
Learn everything

The documentation in depth.

Three long guides to fully understand before you buy.

  1. 01
    Pillar guide

    Subscription-free software: the complete 2026 guide

    Why move away from monthly subscription software. Anatomy of a Cahier Autonome, comparisons, use cases by profession.

    7 min read
  2. 02
    2026 reform

    2026 e-invoicing: who is concerned, and from when

    Who is concerned and from when: the official schedule, approved platforms, the new mandatory mentions.

    4 min read
  3. 03
    ComparisonUpcoming

    Alternative to monthly subscription invoicing software (Henrri, Indy, Pennylane)

    Planned contents: pricing over 1, 5 and 10 years, where your data lives, protection, the 2026 reform and migrating from these tools.

    Being written
FAQ

The questions you ask yourself.

You receive your Cahier Autonome (1 standalone file) by email. You open it in Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge. It works immediately. Each studio stores your working data on your device. It connects to our server for the licence and, depending on the studio, for specific features described on its product page. No user account in the file.

No. A Cahier Autonome runs locally in your browser, on your device: it is not an online service. Each studio is offered under an annual licence, renewed automatically, with no monthly fee: its price is stated on its page.

You request a new download link with the email address of your order. For your data, the file automatically exports to JSON, a text format you can store on Dropbox, Drive, or a hard drive. You choose where. Backup is under your control.

A studio is built for individual use, and your data is stored in the browser, not in the file: sharing the file does not share your data. Invoice Studio: one licence, one open session at a time; to change computer or browser, make a backup on the old one, activate the studio on the new one with your code, then import the backup there. Prélèvement Studio, sold in French for France, shares the centre's logbook, encrypted, across five devices in total, the manager's included: the manager invites each device.

Each studio runs in your browser, on your device, and stores your working data there. It connects to our server to check the licence. Depending on the studio, other features also go through a server: an encrypted shared logbook, forms sent to your clients, public data services. Each product page states what is sent, when and why.

Yes: new versions are available as long as the annual licence is active.

You export to JSON and PDF at any time. No lock-in: you leave with everything. For an annual licence, you cancel from the Stripe customer portal; access stays open until the end of the period already paid. Afterwards, Invoice Studio deletes nothing and switches to read-only: the backup, PDF and PNG files, printing, ZIP, CSV and accounting exports and the CII file stay available.

Those are online services (SaaS): the software and your data live on their servers, you work connected, with an account, and you depend on their availability. A Cahier Autonome runs on your machine: your working data is stored on your device and it works offline day to day. Invoice Studio is offered under an annual licence (7-day free trial, then EUR 99 per year, VAT not applicable, art. 293 B of the French General Tax Code), but it is not SaaS.

Master your tools.
And your data.

Join the professionals who chose to take back control of their tools and their data.