✓MakerQualCONCEPT
A SIMPLE APP FOR MAKERSPACE ADMINISTRATORS

Know who's qualified to use what.
Without the extra admin work.

MakerQual helps makerspace staff define tool qualification requirements and keep them current. Print consistent forms today, or explore the planned hosted app for member status tracking and digital sign-offs.

Simple things should be simple. Keep your existing shop processes, spend less time chasing paperwork, and more time helping makers build awesome stuff.

Free forever means paper-ready, not a trial. Create and print current qualification forms on your phone. Makers fill them out; staff sign off and file them in member folders. No member profiles, account or subscription required. Digital member records are optional with hosted MakerQual.

See the workflow
✓ Free forever✓ No account✓ Print blank forms✓ Own your templates
Your shop. Clear answers.
YOUR WOOD SHOP · SAMPLE QUALIFICATION STATUS

Table Saw #2

Actual tool photo · Manual · Your shop's requirements

Jordan LeeQualified
Avery ChenPractical sign-off needed
SAMPLE ADMIN VIEW · QUALIFICATION RECORDS
WHY MAKERQUAL EXISTS

The hard part isn't writing the rules.
It's keeping everyone current.

Your shop decides what members and staff need to know: equipment manuals, local rules, waivers, and practical checks. MakerQual keeps those requirements connected to the actual tools and people they apply to.

When a requirement changes or a new maker joins, the question becomes: Who's qualified right now—and what do they still need?

WHEN REQUIREMENTS CHANGE

Change the instruction once, without chasing copies.

Say your table saw's preflight check changes. MakerQual keeps the current qualification form consistent instead of scattering updates through copied documents.

Free: print consistent, timestamped blank forms and keep signed copies in member folders. Hosted, planned: digital records would show who approved an older version and what they need to revisit.

TABLE SAW QUALIFICATIONPreflight checksRevised instructions · version 2
Changed
MEMBER STATUSJordan LeeReviewed version 1 · needs version 2 review
Review needed
Planned hosted workflow; automatic impact tracking isn't in the free app.

Your staff stays in charge of access. MakerQual helps staff check recorded qualification status; it doesn't replace supervision, keys, equipment checks, or shop judgment.

THE SAME REQUIREMENTS, TWO WORKFLOWS

See exactly who does what.

Choose staff or member, then paper or digital. Free means forms by the equipment and paper member folders; the planned hosted version coordinates self-service qualifications digitally.

Whose perspective?
Which experience?
STAFF / ADMIN · FREE

Set the requirements once. Help makers qualify when they need to.

Available now
1

Prepare

Photograph the actual tool, reference its manual and enter your shop's qualification requirements.

2

Print

Review the versioned form, customize its branding and print copies using your existing printer.

3

When someone asks

A maker chooses a tool they want to use. Give them its current printed qualification form; no training assignment or curriculum is needed.

4

Check and sign off

Supervise any practical demonstration, verify completed steps, sign off and file the paper record.

Keep blank member-wide forms at the front desk and capability-specific qualification forms near equipment. Completed forms go into physical member folders.

Hosted workflows shown here are interactive demonstrations. The free builder prints forms; the hosted service is still in development.

FREE FOREVER · HOSTED OPTIONAL

Use the real free app now. Pay only for hosted coordination.

FREE FORM BUILDER · AVAILABLE NOW

On your own device

$0

Create and print branded per-member and per-capability forms with revision timestamps. Keep blank forms where makers need them, and signed copies in your own member folders.

  • No accounts or digital member profiles
  • Upload PDF manuals and source documents
  • Export per-member and per-capability forms separately
  • Print or save blank forms as PDF
HOSTED · IN DEVELOPMENT

Hosted coordination

$29 / month when available

For shops where makers should discover tools, start qualifications themselves and check their status online—while staff handles required sign-offs.

  • Shared accounts and synced records
  • Digital acknowledgments and approvals
  • Live verification and revision follow-ups
  • Cancel anytime; automatic refunds for payments made in the previous 60 days

Free form building works now. Hosted accounts, live member verification, and the $29/month plan (including the proposed 60-day cancellation refund) are not yet available. Explore the hosted demo using Log in. Exportable JSON and printable PDFs work in the free builder; direct Office exports are not yet available.