Stock Manager

Stock Manager is a lightweight utility that aims to help you better manage your store's inventory.

Subsequent to a typical, wizard-based installation procedure and upon launching the application, you are prompted to enter the database credentials and, right off the bat, it's important to note that this app only works with local databases.

To get a basic understanding of what this app can do, start off by selecting "Local" from the Database drop-down menu and by entering "admin" in the username and password sections, followed by pressing the "Enter" key.

You are greeted by the app's main window that acts as a sort of virtual desktop for all the database entries and sub-windows. This is a fairly oldschool approach, a fact also demonstrated by the user interface which would look more at home on past versions of Windows.

There are, however, some good news regarding the functionality, as the app's simplistic feature-set (at least in the basic version) should make it quite approachable even for novices. You're bound to discover that most of the app's features are readily accessible from the simple menu bar.

For instance, from the Items menu, you can add new stocks and sales. The Tools menu provides you with the option to access the app's Settings section, effortlessly launch the Windows Calculator and, most importantly, create database backups.

You're also provided with the possibility of customizing your company by adding basic information and loading logos. Set sale discounts after a specific number of items have been sold, printing receipts, and accurate statistics regarding which items have been sold and within which intervals is also something this little app can help you with.

To conclude, if you're running a small store and you're looking for a lightweight and unpretentious app that can help you manage the inventory, then you might as well give Stock Manager a quick try and see what's what.

However, there's no denying that Stock Manager is somewhat of an unusual application. The Help section should help you figure things out, but there's no getting away from the fact that this app requires a bit of practice before it can be properly used.

Lastly, it's not exactly a polished product yet, as our tests on Windows 10 have pointed out. Regardless of our efforts, the only OS we were able to run the app successfully on was Windows 7.