For freelancers and small studios
Tasks, projects and clients in one place.
A ready-made ObsidianA free note-taking app for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android. Your notes stay as Markdown files on your own computer. Brievora is a vault, a folder of notes and views that you open in Obsidian.obsidian.md workspace for freelancers. See what to do, what clients wait for and what to bill. Pay once, keep your files.
The film
Brievora in one minute, from the first brief to the final invoice.
Each client project ends up in four different tools.
- The brief sits in an email thread, the scope in a PDF, the tasks in a to-do app and the invoices in a spreadsheet.
- A client asks for “one small change”. Three weeks later you have designed a second page for free.
- Round four of revisions starts, and nobody remembers that the contract said two.
- Client management apps fix part of it, but they charge every month and keep your clients' data on their servers.
What you get
Less slips through, more gets billed.
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Small changes go on the invoice.
Every request outside the agreed scope becomes a change request with an estimate. The project adds up the billable hours for your next invoice.
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Your whole week on one page.
Home lists what's due and what's late, plus everything stuck until a client sends photos, copy or a sign-off.
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Your client data stays on your computer.
Clients, projects and invoices are MarkdownA plain-text format: a # makes a heading, asterisks make text bold. Any text editor opens these files, with or without Obsidian.markdownguide.org files on your disk. There's no account to create and nothing to pay each month.
Inside Obsidian
The vault, one screen at a time.
Home with this week’s tasks, a client, then a project with its brief, scope, feedback and invoices. The side panel lists every linked note.
How it works
Every project runs on the same six stations.
Each station has its own notes and dashboards, and Obsidian updates them as you work.
Send an 11-question brief and keep the answers.
Goals, audience, content, brand, references, budget, timeline and who signs off. Email the questions or export them as a PDF, paste the answers back, and the brief stays attached to the project.
Write what's included. Log every request that isn't.
Each extra request becomes a change request with an estimate in hours and a billable switch. The project shows how many extra hours you can bill.
See what's due this week across every project.
Tasks carry a project, a deadline, a priority and hours. Home lists this week, what's late, and everything blocked while you wait for the client. On the board, drag a task to the next column to change its status.
Count every revision round.
Each round of client feedback is one note: what they said, unedited, and the changes to make. The project compares rounds used with rounds included.
Deliver the files, then track the invoice.
Deliverables keep their link, format and delivery date. Proposals show how long they've waited for an answer. Invoices are tracked until paid, with totals per month and currency.
Hand everything over from one checklist.
A handoff checklist covers final files, source files, account access, a walkthrough, the last invoice, a testimonial and permission to show the work.
Questions
Do I need to know Obsidian?
No. The vault opens on a “Start here” note that walks you through your first client and project in about ten minutes. Each view has a New button that creates the right kind of note, and its fields appear as a form.
Which version of Obsidian do I need?
Obsidian 1.14 or later, the version that added Kanban boards. Obsidian is free, including for work.
Does it need plugins?
No. Brievora uses only features built into Obsidian: Bases, Properties, Templates and Canvas. The Kanban boards are Bases views too, so there is nothing extra to install.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes. Bases is part of Obsidian on iOS and Android as well. Wide tables read more comfortably on a computer, so plan your week there and check tasks on your phone.
How do updates work?
Every 1.x update is free. When a new version ships, you get an email, and the Get a new download link page always gives the latest version, with the email you used at checkout. Each version lists the files to replace, so your own notes stay as they are.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, case by case. Brievora is delivered right after payment, and at checkout you agree to immediate delivery, which waives the 14-day withdrawal right that applies in the EU. If something doesn’t work for you, write to us: we look for a fix first and refund when it is justified. Unsure? Try Brievora Lite first.
What does the license allow?
Solo covers one person on all their devices. Team covers up to 10 people in the same studio. Use it for any client work. Reselling or sharing the vault itself is not allowed.
Is Brievora a CRM for Obsidian?
It covers what most freelancers use a CRM for: clients, proposals and their follow-ups, projects, tasks and invoices, all linked in one vault. It doesn’t send emails or take payments: you keep your usual email and invoicing tools, and Brievora tracks what happens.
Where does my data live?
In Markdown files on your disk. Brievora has no account and no server. Sync the vault with Obsidian Sync, iCloud, Git or the tool you already use.
Start your next project from a brief, with the handoff already planned.
Get Brievora for$29Early-bird price for the first 100 buyers, then $49.