A material arrives
A sack of stoneware or a bucket of glaze carries its supplier lot and the facts that decide what you are allowed to make with it.
mb_catalogue_sync · mb_inventory_captureYour workshop already has a system. This one remembers it.
Materials, firings, pieces, labels, markets and the paperwork the state wants — one thread, from the clay to the receipt.
Open source, on Odoo 19. One database per workshop, and it is yours.
The idea
One thread, end to end
Most workshop software gives you an inventory list, a till, and a spreadsheet for the rest. MakersBrain is built the other way round: one identity that survives every step.
A piece is made
Thrown, trimmed, assembled. Real work centres and calendars keep long workshop processes intact.
mb_workshop_base · mb_ceramics_workflowIt is fired
The firing is a record with its programme and load, and supported controllers can provide the schedule without retyping it.
mb_ceramics_firing · mb_kiln_bridgeIt gets a label
A code, QR and physical label resolve to the exact piece—not merely the product family.
mb_labelIt sells
Scan the label at a market, or send it on consignment while retaining its location and sale status.
mb_label_pos · mb_depot · mb_pos_sumupIt is declared
Market costs and revenue meet the accounting and French micro-enterprise rates that applied in the period.
mb_commercial_operations · l10n_fr_micro_urssafWhat it keeps track of
The parts you would otherwise keep in your head
Each capability is modular. A workshop can use the label and sales branch without owning a kiln, or add specialist ceramics workflows when it needs them.
Pieces and labels
Serial identity for one-off work, QR codes for exact pieces, and browser-designed thermal labels.
mb_label · mb_label_posFiring
Kilns as schedulable resources, firing programmes and loads, and a connector for ROHDE controllers.
mb_ceramics_firing · mb_kiln_bridgeFood-contact compliance
Product use determines the applicable lead and cadmium limits instead of relying on memory.
mb_workshop_baseConsignment
Know what is out, at which shop, since when, and what has sold.
mb_depotMarkets and profitability
See what a market earned after stall fees, travel and working time.
mb_commercial_operationsPayments
SumUp payments at the till and against invoices remain connected to the books.
mb_payment_sumup · mb_pos_sumupFrench paperwork
Micro-enterprise VAT handling and URSSAF declarations use the rates in force for the period.
l10n_fr_micro_enterprise · l10n_fr_micro_urssafCapture
Photograph a delivery or supplier invoice to read barcodes, products and lot numbers.
mb_inventory_capture · mb_invoice_captureBuilt on Odoo
Not a box you can be locked out of
MakersBrain is a set of LGPL-3 addons for Odoo 19 Community. The specialist workshop features sit on top of real accounting, stock, manufacturing and point of sale.
If we stopped tomorrow, your workshop would still open in the morning.
One database per workshop
Your primary records are a database rather than rows mixed into a shared customer table.
Real accounting underneath
Invoicing, stock moves, manufacturing and point of sale are Odoo's—not a partial reimplementation.
Open and inspectable
The workshop addons are LGPL-3, so their calculations and workflows can be inspected.
Where it is todayWorkingCeramics, deeply WorkingFrance, first VerifiedAutomated checks Not yetNo open sign-up
Honestly: early, and specific
MakersBrain is being built in a working ceramics studio. It is furthest along where that studio needed it first, and early access remains a conversation.
Firing, glaze, food-contact rules and piece identity are built and tested.
Micro-enterprise and URSSAF workflows are built for the regime in front of us.
Clean installs, upgrades, workflows and generated outputs are checked continuously.
There is no self-service checkout or public price list. Early access starts by email.
Write to ushello@makersbrain.app