Garage software that runs on your Mac.

No Windows PC required. Jobs, quotes, invoices, MOT reminders and DVLA lookup in the browser, plus native iPhone and iPad apps.

Free plan to start. UK-built and UK-hosted. ICO registered.

Run a garage on Apple hardware and you have probably heard the same line for years: the software needs a Windows PC. Much of the industry still ships desktop software written for one machine in the office, so Mac-based owners get pointed at virtual machines, remote desktops or a new laptop they never wanted. Autera was built browser-first, which makes the operating system irrelevant. Safari on a Mac, the native app on an iPhone or iPad, Chrome on a Windows front desk: same product, same live jobs, no workarounds.

WHAT RUNS ON YOUR MAC

The whole product, not a cut-down version

Everything Autera does, it does on a Mac. Each pillar links through to a deeper page.

Everything in the browser

Jobs, quotes, invoices, bookings, MOT reminders, DVLA reg lookup and card payments all run in Safari or Chrome on your Mac. Nothing to install, nothing to update, no licence locked to one machine in the office.

See what Autera covers →

Native apps for iPhone and iPad

The App Store apps carry the same live data as your Mac. Photograph the car at the ramp on an iPad, quote from an iPhone on the driveway, and the job card on the desk updates as you go.

See vehicle checks →

DVLA lookup baked in

Type a registration once. Make, model, year, fuel, engine size, MOT expiry and tax status fill in automatically, linked to the customer, the job and the invoice. No retyping, no V5 to chase down.

See DVLA lookup →

Invoices paid by link

Send the invoice by email with a Stripe payment link. The customer taps once, pays by card or Apple Pay, and the money lands in your account in two days. No card-terminal contract to sign.

See invoicing →
ONE GARAGE, EVERY DEVICE

How Apple-based garages actually run Autera

One account, every screen in the building looking at the same live job.

Mac

Mac and MacBook

The full product in Safari, Chrome, Edge or Firefox. Front desk, back office and reporting, with nothing to install.

iPad

iPad by the ramp

The native iPad app for photos, vehicle health checks and job cards where the work actually happens.

iPhone

iPhone in your pocket

The native iPhone app for quoting on the driveway, checking the diary and answering customers from anywhere.

Any

Windows and Android too

Browser-based means OS-agnostic. Mixed hardware in one garage all sees the same live data.

BEFORE AND AFTER

The Windows-only workaround vs software that just runs

You should not need new hardware to run your own garage.

WINDOWS-ONLY GARAGE SOFTWARE
✕Told to buy a Windows laptop just to run the software
✕A virtual machine or remote desktop bodge on the Mac
✕The database lives on one office PC that must not die
✕Software updates someone has to install by hand
✕A licence locked to a single machine
✕Phone photos emailed to the office to be filed later
AUTERA ON A MAC
✓Open Safari on the Mac you already own and sign in
✓The full product in the browser, no workarounds
✓Data on UK cloud infrastructure, backed up daily
✓Always the latest version, nothing to install
✓Sign in from any device, any OS, anywhere
✓Photos taken on the iPad land on the job instantly
UK-BUILT

Modern software, whatever you run it on.

Autera is built and run by FrameLogic Limited, a UK company, with all customer data stored on UK infrastructure, encrypted and backed up daily. UK GDPR compliant, no setup fees, no contracts. Being built browser-first is not a Mac gimmick, it is why the product works the same on every screen in your garage.

If you have been told for years that running a garage means owning a Windows PC, this is the counter-example. Sign up on your Mac and send your first invoice today.

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FAQ

Garage software for Mac FAQ

More questions? See the full FAQ, the pricing page, or the full workshop software overview.

Autera runs fully in Safari, Chrome, Edge or Firefox on any Mac, with nothing to install, no updates to run and no licence tied to one machine. There is no separate desktop download to manage because there does not need to be: the whole product works in the browser, and the native iPhone and iPad apps on the App Store cover you away from the desk. Open getautera.com on your Mac, sign in, and you are running your garage.

A lot of garage software was written years ago as Windows desktop software, installed on one office PC, with the database sitting on that machine. That architecture never made the jump to macOS, so Mac-based garage owners are usually told to buy a Windows laptop, run a virtual machine or use a remote desktop. Autera was built browser-first from day one, so the operating system stops mattering: Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone or Android tablet all see the same live workshop.

Yes. The iPhone and iPad apps are live on the App Store, and the same account signs into all of them. A common setup is a Mac or MacBook on the front desk, an iPad by the ramp for photos and vehicle checks, and the iPhone app for quoting on the driveway, all looking at the same job in real time.

Yes. Because Autera runs in the browser, every machine in the building uses the same product with the same data, whatever it runs. A front desk on Windows and an owner on a MacBook is completely normal, and nobody needs to export, sync or email files between the two.

No, and that is a feature. Your jobs, customers, invoices and photos live on UK-based infrastructure, encrypted in transit and at rest, and backed up daily with a 30-day recovery window. If a laptop is lost, stolen or dies, you sign in from any other device and everything is exactly where you left it. Autera is fully UK GDPR compliant and never sells or shares your data.

Solo: free forever (1 mechanic, 20 jobs and 20 invoices per month, plenty for a one-man-band). Starter: £29 per month (unlimited mechanics and unlimited admin users, 40 jobs, unlimited invoices). Workshop: £79 per month (unlimited mechanics and unlimited admin users, unlimited jobs, inventory, MOT reminders, ADAS). Multi-Bay: £149 per month (unlimited everything, priority support). Every paid plan includes unlimited mechanics and unlimited admin users at no extra charge, so there is no per-seat fee. Paid trials are 14 days with no card needed. No setup fees, no contracts, cancel any time.

GET STARTED

Your garage, on the Mac you already own.

Sign up free in Safari, type your first reg, send your first paid-by-link invoice on the next job through the door.

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