Are you running an internet cafe or a gaming center?
A working owner's take from more than 20 years in the trade: position yourself as an esports and gaming center not an internet cafe. More computers does not mean more customers.
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:Mobile
Your cafe now lives in your members' pockets. A member app with wallet, session history, campaigns and gamification, plus a manager app so you can watch your cafe from anywhere. Push notifications keep everyone in the loop.
:Cloud
Genesis connects your cafe to the cloud. Daily business suggestions read your own numbers and tell you what to act on. Automatic backup keeps your data safe and benchmarks show how your cafe compares over time.
:AI assistant
Ask questions about your cafe in plain language and get answers from your live data. Reports, trends and quick checks without digging through menus.
:Client experience
A redesigned client screen your members will remember. Multiple themes, a full app and game catalog, announcements, events and a member panel with balance, history and campaigns built in.
:Management
Remote desktop to reach any PC, a report builder for the numbers you care about and POS integrations for local payment. Twenty five languages out of the box with right to left support.
:For Legacy members
On an annual Legacy plan? HandyCafe Genesis is included at no extra cost for the rest of your paid period. Start the switch from your dashboard before August 1, 2026. Your Legacy stays exactly as it is.
:Game management
One click, one catalog, every PC. Choose a game from the online catalog and install it across your whole cafe without leaving your chair. Manage, update and feature titles for every seat from a single screen.
Explore HandyCafe Genesis v5.0 today.
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HandyCafe Genesis v5.0 is Out Now!
A new edition of the internet cafe & gaming platform, rebuilt around mobile, cloud and a customer experience your members actually notice. Here is what is new ππ»
After 25 years of building software for gaming venues, we built something new.
CafeTimer by HandyCafe is now live.
Designed for PlayStation Cafes, Gaming Cafes and Board Game Cafes.
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πͺΆ Lightweight.
πͺ Powerful.
Try it free!
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βΆοΈ HandyCafe 5.0.1-beta.7 is live
What's New
- Client now supports 24 languages with native translations. Each Client also has a language picker on the lock screen, and the Server can push the default language to every connected Client from Settings -> Clients. RTL languages (Arabic, Persian, Urdu) render right-to-left automatically.
- Per-OS application paths: each menu app can carry separate Windows, Linux and macOS paths. Mixed deployments are handled from a single menu and each Client launches the binary that matches its own platform.
- Linux installed-app detection: /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin, flatpak, snap and the XDG application catalogs are scanned. Native packages such as LibreOffice or Firefox show up as "installed" in the Client menu and launch directly.
Downloads
Downloads are available in Windows, Mac and Linux.