Picture Framing Software: Counter Quotes in Seconds, Work Tickets and Moulding by the Metre
Mythex builds a picture framing shop's pricing calculator, job tickets, moulding stock and website from a description of how you work at the counter. Enter the artwork size, pick the moulding, mount and glazing, and the price appears the same way every time, for every member of staff.
Every frame is priced from scratch
A customer puts a print, a diploma or a piece of needlework on the counter and you lay corner samples on it until they settle on a look. The price depends on size, moulding per metre, mount board, glass or acrylic, backing and fitting, and most shops still work it out on a calculator, which means two staff can quote different prices for the same job. The order becomes a paper ticket with a collection date. Before Christmas and at graduation the back room fills with finished frames waiting for collection. Software helps by building the price list into the quote, carrying the exact components onto the ticket, and keeping moulding stock in length rather than pieces.
- Prices from size, moulding, mount, glazing and fitting
- Several designs quoted side by side
- Work tickets with the exact components and a collection date
- Moulding tracked in metres, mount board in sheets and offcuts
- Past jobs kept with moulding codes for matching frames
- Uncollected jobs chased after a set number of days
What you can build for picture framing shops
A counter quote that does the sums
Enter the artwork width and height and the mount border, choose a moulding, mount and glazing, and the quote is worked out from the perimeter or united inches with your waste allowance and minimum charge. Quote three designs side by side; the accepted one turns into a work ticket.
Build a framing quote calculator: staff enter artwork width and height and mount border, choose moulding (price per metre), mount board, glazing type and backing, and the price is calculated with 10% waste and a minimum job charge. Allow three design options side by side, and turn the accepted one into a work ticket.
Moulding by length, mount board by sheet
Deduct the cut length plus waste for each frame so you can see a profile running short before promising a date. Record mount board offcuts by size, keep glass, acrylic and UV glazing as separate lines, and store supplier and reorder codes so discontinued lines are easy to replace.
Make an inventory app for my framing shop tracking moulding in metres per profile code, mount board sheets and offcuts by size, and glass, acrylic and UV glazing separately. Each work ticket deducts the moulding used plus waste, and profiles below a reorder length are flagged with supplier code.
Customer records with the frame spec
Customers come back wanting a frame to match one you made years ago. Keep every job with moulding code, mount colours and sizes. Tag interior designers, galleries and corporate clients, and remind artists before their next exhibition.
Build a customer list for my framing shop where each job stores moulding code, mount colour, glazing and sizes, tag customers as designer, gallery, artist or retail, and list jobs finished but not collected after 14 days.
Itemised invoices with a deposit
Show moulding, mount, glazing, backing and labour as lines so the customer sees what they paid for. Take a deposit on every bespoke order that covers the moulding cut, with the balance on collection. Trade accounts can carry a discount and monthly billing.
Create invoicing for my framing shop with itemised lines for moulding, mount, glazing, backing and labour, a deposit taken at order and the balance on collection, and trade accounts with a discount and monthly statements.
A site that tells people to bring the piece in
Show finished work by type: shirts, needlework, diplomas, original art. Explain how a consultation works, state turnaround times, and explain conservation framing with acid-free mounts and UV glazing. Publish the Christmas order cut-off in early autumn on every page.
Build a website for my picture framing shop with a gallery of finished work by type, a page on how a framing consultation works, conservation framing explained, current turnaround times, and a banner showing the Christmas order deadline.
Ready-made frames online, bespoke in the shop
Sell ready-made frames and pre-cut mounts in common sizes, with outer size and window opening both listed, and framed prints by local artists credited by name. Offer collection in store, since large glazed frames are expensive to ship.
Add an online shop selling ready-made frames in standard sizes with moulding colour and profile, pre-cut mounts listing outer size and window size, and framed prints by local artists, with collection in store as the default.
What to set up first
Enter your moulding price list first: profile code, width, colour and price per metre. Then mount boards, glazing and your labour and minimum charges. Once the quote calculator matches what you would have worked out on paper for five recent jobs, staff can use it at the counter and every ticket will carry the same components.
- Moulding codes with price per metre
- Mount board and glazing prices
- Waste percentage and minimum job charge
The back room before Christmas
Watch the gap between order date and collection date. When it grows in November you are overbooked, and moving quoted dates out early is kinder than calling on 22 December. A list of finished but uncollected jobs, with their value, shows how much money is leaning against the wall.
Questions
Can it calculate framing prices from my own price list?
Yes. You give Mythex your moulding, mount, glazing and labour prices and how you calculate (perimeter or united inches, waste, minimum), and the quote tool uses them.
Can I track moulding stock in metres?
Yes. Ask for stock per profile in metres, with each job deducting the cut length plus waste.
Can customers be told their frame is ready?
The app marks jobs ready and lists who to contact. Sending texts or emails needs an SMS or email account you connect yourself.
Do I need to code?
No. You describe the shop and the pricing rules in plain language and adjust them by chatting.
Is it free?
Free has daily credits and no card, enough to build and publish. Pro is $25/month for code editing, export and a custom domain.
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