Free CMMS software: work orders, PM schedule, and an asset register you can start using now
A maintenance calendar, work orders, periodic PM plans, a machine register and repair history, free in your browser. No account and no setup call: open it with a sample plant, or start with your own machines.
The short answer
- The free CMMS app at OEE Lab gives you a maintenance calendar, work orders, periodic PM plans, work cards for each technician and a machine register with repair history, with no signup.
- It pairs maintenance with OEE and downtime, so you see why a work order matters, not just that it exists.
- Your plant data stays in this browser on this device: no account, no vendor call. Export it any time as Excel, CSV or JSON, and keep a backup, because clearing browser data deletes it.
- It is built for one plant on one shared computer or tablet, and it does not sync between devices. When you need several sites, OEE read from the machine, or a technician opening the work order from the stop, that is where Fabrico comes in.
Most plants do not need a 40-field CMMS on day one. They need work orders off paper, a preventive maintenance schedule that actually gets checked, and a list of machines everyone agrees on. The free CMMS app at OEE Lab covers exactly that, with OEE and downtime in the same place, so maintenance and performance data stop living in two disconnected spreadsheets. If you only need the form for now, the free maintenance work order template prints on one page.
It runs entirely in your browser. No account to create, no credit card, no trial clock. Load the sample plant to see a full month of tasks, or add your own lines and machines and start planning. Already using the free OEE tracker? The first time you open the app it offers to bring in what you logged there. If you want the maths behind the OEE side first, the OEE calculator and the what is OEE guide cover it in plain terms.
This page is honest about the tradeoff. A free browser app does not read PLC data, open work orders from stops or give a plant-wide view across sites, and it should not pretend to. When your plant outgrows one device, how to choose OEE and CMMS software walks through what to look for next, and booking a Fabrico demo is the fastest way to see the next step.
What you get, free
Maintenance calendar
Every planned and open task on a month or week calendar, colored by status, so the week's maintenance is visible at a glance and overdue work stands out.
Work orders and PM plans
Raise one-off and urgent work orders, set periodic PM plans that come back on their own schedule, and close each task with a note.
Work cards for each technician
A work card per person shows today's tasks, so whoever picks up the tablet sees their own list first.
Machines, assets and QR labels
One register of lines, machines and assets with status and repair history, and printable QR labels that open a machine's page in the app.
OEE and downtime in the same app
Log a shift and its stops, see availability, performance, quality and OEE, and see which stop reasons cost the most time.
Reports and export
A summary, repair history by machine and a downtime report, and every table exports to Excel or CSV. A full backup comes out as one workbook or JSON file.
Open the app with a sample plant to see how a month of maintenance looks, then clear it and add your own machines. The app installs on a tablet like any other app.
Where free stops, and Fabrico begins
The free app is built for getting started fast, for one plant on one shared device. When a site gets serious about its losses, the manual steps start to cost more than they save. This is where Fabrico takes over.
| Capability | Free OEE Lab app | Fabrico |
|---|---|---|
| Data capture | Enter shifts, stops and tasks by hand; the data stays in your browser. | Tracks OEE and downtime live from PLCs, IoT sensors or AI cameras. |
| From loss to fix | You spot the loss, then raise the work order yourself. | A technician opens the work order from the stop, in the same system. |
| Short stop causes | You investigate short stops yourself and note the reason. | Where cameras are fitted, the video of a stop sits next to its machine data, with AI-suggested likely causes the team validates. |
| Scope | One plant in one browser on one device; no sync between devices. | Plant-wide and across sites, for the whole team on their own devices. |
| People and roles | People and roles on that one device. | Role-based access across the plant, with an audit log of changes. |
| Hosting and certificates | Nothing leaves your browser unless you export it. | Data hosted in the AWS EU region; ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 20000-1 certified. |
| Support and onboarding | Self-serve, with no account and no setup call. | Onboarding support from the Fabrico team. |
Frequently asked questions
Is this CMMS actually free, or is it a trial?
It is free today, with no trial clock and no account. Your plant data stays in this browser on the device you use it on, and you can export all of it any time as an Excel workbook, CSV or a JSON backup.
How does this compare to Limble, MaintainX, UpKeep, or Fiix?
Those are real, established CMMS platforms; MaintainX and Fiix have free plans, Limble and UpKeep do not (pricing pages checked 3 Oct 2026). MaintainX is strongest for lightweight, mobile-first work order coordination. UpKeep focuses on a mobile technician workflow. Limble is built around a clean, self-serve interface. Fiix offers a free plan for core record-keeping. They run in the cloud with user accounts, so a team can share one system across devices. The OEE Lab app runs in one browser with no account, and it puts maintenance tasks, machine downtime and OEE in the same place.
Can I track assets and preventive maintenance without a computerized system at all?
Plenty of plants start on spreadsheets and whiteboards, and that is a genuinely free, flexible first pass. The tradeoff is that everything hinges on someone remembering to update it, and nobody sees which PM is overdue until it is late. A free app like this keeps the same low commitment and adds a calendar, due dates and a repair history per machine.
Does it sync between devices or connect to my PLC or ERP?
No. It is a browser app with no server: data you enter stays on the device you entered it on, so use one shared computer or tablet. It does not read PLC data or connect to MES or ERP systems. Fabrico is built for that: it tracks OEE and downtime live from PLCs, IoT sensors or AI cameras, and keeps maintenance in the same system across the plant.
When should a plant move from this to a paid CMMS or platform like Fabrico?
When you are managing more than one line or site, when several people need the same data on their own phones, or when you are tired of writing every stop down by hand. At that point stops recorded from the machine, and a technician opening the work order from the stop, start paying for themselves. The how to choose OEE and CMMS software guide covers the decision in more depth.
Do I need to know my OEE to use the CMMS part?
No, you can use the calendar, tasks and machine register on their own. But logging a shift takes a couple of minutes and shows you which stops cost the most time, which is often the fastest way to see which machine deserves the next work order.
When free is not enough, Fabrico is the upgrade
The free app is the fastest way to get work orders, PM plans and a machine register running on one line today. Once you are running several lines or sites, chasing short stop causes by hand and raising every work order after you spot a loss, the manual steps become the bottleneck. Fabrico tracks OEE and downtime live from PLCs, IoT sensors or AI cameras; where cameras are fitted, the video of a stop sits next to its machine data, and a technician opens the work order from the stop, with data hosted in the AWS EU region. Book a Fabrico demo to see it on your own line.
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