# HandyCafe
> Internet cafe and gaming venue management software: PC and console session billing, membership and prepaid wallets, remote client control, flexible pricing, cloud backup and reporting. From HandyCafe, LLC.

## Product
- [HandyCafe](https://handycafe.com/): product overview
- [Features](https://handycafe.com/features): full feature list
- [Pricing](https://handycafe.com/pricing): plans and prices
- [Download](https://handycafe.com/download): get HandyCafe for Windows, macOS and Linux

## Blog
- [How do I store my esports cafe data in the cloud?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/esports-cafe-data-in-the-cloud): Owners ask this expecting one answer
- [How do I stop people cheating on my gaming PCs?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/stop-cheating-in-your-gaming-cafe): One player snapping to heads through walls can empty your tournament and cost you the regulars who make the rent
- [How much internet speed does a gaming cafe need?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/internet-speed-for-a-gaming-cafe): The number you buy from the ISP matters far less than most owners think
- [Why would anyone visit a gaming cafe when they have a PC at home?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/why-go-to-a-gaming-cafe-with-a-pc-at-home): Cheap home PCs killed the cafe that only sold internet access
- [How do I sell food and drinks at the seat in my gaming cafe?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/sell-food-and-drinks-in-a-gaming-cafe): A thirsty customer who has to pause the game and walk to the counter often just does not bother
- [Why is my cash drawer short: theft or honest mistakes?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/stop-cash-going-missing-internet-cafe): A drawer that comes up short at midnight tells you nothing on its own
- [How do I get customers to come back to my cafe?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/internet-cafe-loyalty-program): A first-timer who has a good night still forgets you by next week unless you give them a reason not to
- [Can I run my internet cafe on Linux?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/linux-internet-cafe-server-client): The software runs on Linux x64, server and client both
- [Two apps: one for you, one for your customers](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/internet-cafe-mobile-apps): HandyCafe has two mobile apps and they do completely different jobs
- [Can I run my game shop or esports cafe from a Mac?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/manage-internet-cafe-from-mac): Short answer: yes, if it is an Apple Silicon Mac
- [How do I share Steam and Epic accounts across my cafe PCs?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/manage-game-accounts-internet-cafe): You cannot buy every game for every machine
- [How much should you charge per hour in an internet cafe?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/internet-cafe-hourly-pricing): Everybody wants the number
- [What is eSports?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/what-is-esports): A plain explanation of competitive gaming: what makes it a sport rather than just playing, who is involved, which games count and why the room you play in still matters
- [How to choose internet cafe software in 2026](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/how-to-choose-internet-cafe-software): Every vendor's feature list looks the same
- [Is the internet cafe business worth it in 2026?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/is-the-internet-cafe-business-worth-it): The honest answer depends entirely on what you think you are selling
- [Advice for opening a PlayStation cafe](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/how-to-open-a-playstation-cafe): A PlayStation cafe is not a small internet cafe
- [How do I track hourly usage in a billiards, PlayStation or game hall?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/track-hourly-usage-in-a-game-hall): In a table and console venue the money leaks quietly: a few untracked minutes and a forgotten drink at a time, every table, every night
- [Pricing that fits how your cafe actually runs](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/internet-cafe-billing-software): Flat hourly rates leave money on the table on a Saturday night and scare people off on a slow Tuesday
- [Which software should I choose for an eSports venue?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/software-for-an-esports-venue): An eSports venue is not just an internet cafe with better chairs
- [How to open an internet cafe without the mistakes that sink most of them](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/how-to-open-an-internet-cafe): Most internet cafes that fail do not fail from bad luck
- [The morning a cafe lost everything: why cloud backup exists](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/internet-cafe-cloud-backup): A cafe owner called us the day his disk died
- [Turn walk-ins into regulars with member accounts and QR login](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/internet-cafe-membership-system): An anonymous walk-in pays once and you never see the money again
- [Remote Management: run every computer in your cafe from one screen](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/internet-cafe-remote-control): See any station live, take over the mouse and keyboard, add time, send a message or shut a machine down without leaving the counter
- [Why is internet cafe software no longer free?](https://handycafe.com/en/blog/why-internet-cafe-software-is-no-longer-free): For twenty years the cafe program was free because ads on the screens paid for it