Midday

The rundown

If you're juggling spreadsheets, calendar apps, Stripe dashboards, and a folder full of receipts just to understand whether you're making money, Midday collapses all that chaos into one place. It pulls your real financial data, tracks hours against projects, keeps your documents organized, and generates invoices automatically—so you stop wasting energy on admin and actually see what's working. The kicker: since it's open-source, you can self-host it and own your data completely, or run the SaaS version and get instant syncing with your bank and tools you already use. It's built exactly for the person who'd rather spend time doing their real work than spreadsheet forensics.

What you'd use it for

1. 1 Check Your Real-Time Cash Position Open Midday each morning to see exactly what you've earned, what's pending, and what you're owed—so you know if you can actually afford that software subscription without refreshing your bank app five times.
2. 2 Bill Clients Instantly From Tracked Time Log hours per project throughout the week, then generate and send a polished invoice in two clicks—no manual calculation or guessing whether you billed for that extra meeting.
3. 3 Keep Expenses and Files Together Snap photos of receipts as you spend, tag them to projects, and archive contracts all in one vault—so when your accountant asks 'do you have proof of that charge?' you actually know where to find it.
4. 4 Track Which Clients Actually Pay Well See which projects are profitable, which ones drain time for thin margins, and which clients pay on time—so your next pitch reflects what actually makes sense for your business.