GlassForge Pro — Stained Glass Studio Manager

Designed to simplify the workflow

Beautiful glass. Clearer numbers.

GlassForge Pro is a stained glass studio and commission management app for independent artists, suncatcher makers and small glass studios. Build a detailed quote, turn it into a project, reserve your materials and see what the finished work actually earned after recorded labor and estimated selling fees.

This is an instant digital download containing an offline HTML5 application. No physical item, Excel workbook, Google Sheet, glass pattern or material is included.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Build multi-color glass quotes using your own material prices and waste allowances. • Calculate copper foil, solder or H/U came estimates from measured seams and the project perimeter. • Include labor, complexity, studio overhead, packaging, shipping and editable selling fees. • Choose target net margin or markup and see how they change your recommended price. • Keep glass sheet lots and reusable offcuts organized by usable area, lot cost and location. • Reclassify glass as an offcut without counting the same area and inventory value twice. • Reserve, release, consume, receive, write off or return materials through a connected stock ledger. • Track clients and commission requests, then carry a saved quote into a project. • Plan production dates by bench and see overlaps on the same resource. • Record hands-on labor with manual time entries or one bench timer. • Track deposits, progress payments, refunds, outstanding balances and customer credits. • Compare estimated costs with actual material consumption and recorded time. • Reuse catalog recipes and pricing profiles for repeat products and sales channels. • Print client quotes, job sheets, invoices/payment statements and material pull sheets. • Export CSV reports and complete JSON backups.

THE CONNECTED WORKSPACE

Dashboard · Clients · Commission Requests · Pricing & Quotes · Projects · Production Calendar · Time Tracking · Glass Inventory · Offcut Library · Supplies & Materials · Stock Movements · Payments & Deposits · Cost & Profit · Catalog & Profiles · Documents & Reports · Settings & Backup.

IMPERIAL AND METRIC

Enter dimensions and material quantities using supported length, area and weight units. Glass can be displayed in square inches, square feet, square centimeters or square meters; supply lots can use units such as feet, meters, grams, ounces, pounds, milliliters and pieces.

Glass waste can be an extra percentage added to net area, or a yield-loss percentage of purchased area. The app labels these different assumptions. Foil and solder quantities are planning estimates based on measurements and studio rates you enter.

WHAT YOUR DOWNLOAD INCLUDES

• GlassForge_Pro_v1.0.html — the complete offline application • GlassForge_Sample_Studio.json — fictional sample records • START_HERE_EN.txt — opening and setup instructions • GlassForge_Pro_Illustrated_Guide_EN.pdf — an English guide with real app screens • LICENSE_EN.txt — one-buyer, one-studio license

HOW TO START

1. Download the ZIP file from your Etsy purchase downloads using a browser. 2. Extract the ZIP into a permanent folder on your computer. 3. Open GlassForge_Pro_v1.0.html in a current desktop browser. 4. Explore the sample studio, or choose an empty workspace. 5. Add your own studio settings, material costs and pricing assumptions. 6. Export a JSON backup regularly and before moving the app file or changing browsers.

OFFLINE & PRIVACY

The core app does not require internet, a server, paid API, subscription or account. It makes no external network requests for its normal features. Your records stay in the browser profile on your device until you export them. There is no automatic cloud synchronization.

Browser data is separate from the HTML application file. Keep the app at the same file path and use the same browser/profile. Browser storage behavior for locally opened HTML files can vary; private browsing, browser cleanup, moving the file or changing profiles may make records unavailable. JSON backup and restore is the supported way to move your workspace. Backups are not encrypted.

COMPATIBILITY

Desktop or laptop use is recommended for opening the downloaded HTML file. The interface adapts to tablet and mobile widths, but opening a local HTML file from a phone’s file manager and keeping browser storage varies by operating system and browser. This is not a native iOS/Android app, an app-store download or an installable PWA.

The delivered version has been exercised in Chromium on an HTTP test origin. Local-file persistence, Firefox, Safari and physical iOS/Android devices have not all been verified. Review the included guide’s compatibility and backup notes before relying on browser storage.

English interface. Light and dark themes. USD is the default currency. A separate empty workspace can use EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD or TRY; currency changes do not convert amounts or retrieve live exchange rates. Financial workspaces keep one base currency.

WHAT THIS VERSION DOES NOT INCLUDE

No Etsy order sync, bank/payment processing, customer email sending, team accounts, pattern drawing, cutting-layout optimization, live currency conversion or tax filing. The app tracks stock by usable area; it does not prove that a physical scrap will fit your pattern. It does not determine structural suitability or product safety.

Pricing profiles and platform fees are editable planning assumptions. Customize them for your actual studio and account. Project profit reports use recorded materials, labor and estimated selling fees; they are not a complete accounting or tax system.

LICENSE & DIGITAL PRODUCT

One purchase licenses one buyer or one small studio for its own internal use. You may produce customer documents and use the app for your studio’s commercial work. You may not resell, redistribute, publicly host the full purchased app or offer its source as a template/product. Backup copies for your own studio are permitted.

Created for VectoraWork with original application design, development and seller-directed AI assistance. Decorative listing artwork is AI-assisted; application screens are actual product captures.

For product questions or help opening the download, contact VectoraWork through Etsy messages. Please include the browser name and a description of what you see, without sending private client records.