Speed and reliability

Know where the last sale stands after a power cut

When the power goes off in the middle of a sale, you need to know whether that sale went through. SellyPOS checks the last sale when it starts again, and shows you the answer before you ring up anything new.

2 things it does

After a sudden shutdown, you see plainly whether the last sale went through

In every edition

What happens to my last sale if the computer shuts off suddenly? After an unclean shutdown, the app checks whether the last sale completed and shows the answer unambiguously.

Without it

The computer shuts off as a sale is being saved. The customer has already handed over the money, and you cannot tell whether the sale went through. You might ring it up again.

With it

When SellyPOS starts again, it checks the last sale and shows the answer plainly. A sale that went through is not entered a second time.

After a sudden shutdown, SellyPOS checks whether the last sale completed before you carry on. If it did, the sale is shown clearly, and the software does not let you enter it a second time. The answer is on the screen, so you do not have to guess.

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After a power cut, you see which sale was left uncertain

In every edition

What does the app show me after a power cut or crash? After an unclean shutdown, a recovery summary appears before the first sale. It names any sale whose state was uncertain and offers a reprint.

Without it

The power goes off in the middle of a sale. When the computer comes back, you may not know whether the customer's sale went through, so you could take the money again.

With it

Before your first new sale, SellyPOS shows a summary. It names the uncertain sale and offers to reprint its receipt.

After a sudden shutdown, SellyPOS shows a recovery summary before you can start a new sale. It offers a reprint of that sale's receipt, so the customer still gets their paper. Recovery never silently throws anything away.

Other ways people ask this
  • what happens to a sale if the power cuts out
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A native Windows app with a modern interface, made to sell from the keyboard. It keeps selling with no internet.

Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) or Windows 11, 64-bit.