Hey Product Hunt!
I'm Mahesh, and I'm excited to launch Freel today.

What inspired me to build this?

For 5 years, I freelanced while juggling five different tools—projects in Trello, time in Clockify, invoices in Wave, notes in Notion, payments through Stripe. The constant context switching was killing my flow. I'd lose track of which client I was working on, forget to start timers, and waste hours reconciling data across platforms just to send one invoice. I kept thinking: "There has to be a better way." But every tool I tried was either built for agencies (way too complex) or missing critical features. So I decided to build exactly what I needed—nothing more, nothing less.

What problem was I trying to solve?
The core problem: tool sprawl is the silent productivity killer for solo freelancers.

When you're switching between 5+ apps, you're not just losing time—you're losing context, momentum, and money. You end up spending more time managing your tools than actually doing billable work. Freel brings everything into one place: projects, time tracking, invoicing, client management, portfolio, and analytics.

How did my approach evolve?
I started by building what I personally needed. But as I developed Freel, I realized the real challenge wasn't just combining features—it was keeping things simple. I ruthlessly cut anything that felt like "enterprise bloat." No complex permissions systems, no team hierarchies, no features 90% of solo freelancers will never use. Just the essentials, done really well. The biggest evolution was moving from "let's build every feature possible" to
"let's build exactly what indie freelancers actually need." That constraint made Freel 10x better.

What's inside?
- Project management with kanban boards
- One-click time tracking
- Professional invoicing with payment links
- Auto-generated portfolio from your projects
- Client management
- Revenue & time analytics
- 7-day free use, then $12/month—everything included

Built by a freelancer, for freelancers. Would love to hear what you think!

Freel

An all-in-one tool for freelancers to manage their business

An all-in-one tool for freelancers to manage their business