Versioned product specification | evidence reviewed 22 August 2026
Posnic POS specifications and evidence
Check the exact release, source, licence, package trust, reproduced tests and known gaps before using a Posnic claim in a purchase, review or technical assessment.
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Reviewed 22 August 2026. Current download metadata is pinned to release v1.6.1 and source commit 567a176b665bc9bbe4e14e72497b39e09bceda25. Reproduced runtime and package evidence remains pinned to an archived evidence run and archived source snapshot. The item-import observation is separately pinned to post-release source commit 5803f200636c777eef77e2e5e1fe31fb86b38fd5.
Reproduced evidence includes one synthetic Windows x64 cash sale under Electron-level external-host isolation, a 21-check API inventory lifecycle, a 49-check compressed counter session, a 20-collection, 53-document restore and one source-only 100, 1,000 and 10,000-row catalog-import matrix. The linked machine records preserve results, source hashes and limitations. These observations do not equal customers, devices, payment settlement, packaged-interface imports or clock-length business days.
Core product specification
| Field | Current fact | Evidence and boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Product | Posnic POS, also called Posnic Point of Sale | Canonical product site |
| Publisher | Posnic Innovations Private Limited | Organization evidence includes a historical DPIIT record whose stated recognition ended 20 July 2026; it is not a current company-status search. |
| Stable release | v1.6.1, released 2026-08-28 | Tagged release · manifest maturity: stable |
| Source and license | Public source at Posnic/POS; AGPL-3.0-only | Current release license · governance and trademark boundary |
| Bundled database dependency | MongoDB Community Server 7.0.14 mongod; SSPL-1.0 | Inspect the package-license evidence · MongoDB states SSPL is not OSI-approved. Posnic's AGPL source and the bundled database binary have separate license boundaries. |
| Platforms | Windows x64; macOS Apple Silicon and Intel; Linux x86_64 or amd64 | Eight installable packages and one checksum list in v1.6.1 |
| Local runtime | Database and API run on the till in the documented desktop architecture | One Windows cash-sale path and one compressed API counter session were reproduced; other operating systems, packaged-interface shifts and OS-level outages remain untested. |
| Local privacy | No Posnic account, analytics or telemetry for the local edition | Current release privacy document lists update checks, first-run database download and owner-enabled integrations. |
| Local software price | Zero; documented as not a timed trial | Operating costs such as hardware, deployment, backup, support, updates and downtime still apply. |
| Optional cloud | Paid service for documented sync, off-site backup, remote dashboard and white-label paths | Current plan scope and live prices · not required for the local edition. |
| Backups | Configurable local backup; default same-disk storage does not protect against disk loss | A synthetic restore succeeded; every real shop still needs an off-machine copy and a measured restore drill. |
| Security review | No independent security audit commissioned | Current release security policy |
How to read the evidence
Reproduced runtime
An exact artifact completed an observed task under recorded conditions. The conditions and exclusions travel with the result.
Focused source test
A named code path passed an automated test. It does not establish physical-device, customer, compliance or complete-workflow behavior.
Documented
A pinned first-party document states the architecture, policy or workflow. A buyer still tests the claim on the target release and equipment.
Not established
The current evidence does not support the claim. This page states the gap instead of converting absence into a promise.
Published release packages and trust status
File provenance, code signing and notarization answer different questions. A matching checksum is an integrity signal, not a security audit.
| OS and architecture | Official release asset | Recorded size | Signing and notarization |
|---|---|---|---|
| windows / x64 | Posnic-1.6.1-windows-x64-installer.exe | 185.7 MB (194,747,872 bytes) | signed / not-applicable |
| windows / x64 | Posnic-1.6.1-windows-x64-portable.exe | 185.5 MB (194,537,864 bytes) | signed / not-applicable |
| macos / arm64 | Posnic-1.6.1-macos-arm64.dmg | 570.5 MB (598,235,022 bytes) | signed / notarized |
| macos / x64 | Posnic-1.6.1-macos-x64.dmg | 583.4 MB (611,747,725 bytes) | signed / notarized |
| macos / arm64 | Posnic-1.6.1-macos-arm64.zip | 559.5 MB (586,676,353 bytes) | signed / notarized |
| macos / x64 | Posnic-1.6.1-macos-x64.zip | 572.4 MB (600,197,653 bytes) | signed / notarized |
| linux / x86_64 | Posnic-1.6.1-linux-x86_64.AppImage | 279.6 MB (293,141,274 bytes) | unsigned / not-applicable |
| linux / amd64 | posnic_1.6.1_amd64.deb | 234.9 MB (246,282,616 bytes) | unsigned / not-applicable |
| all / all | SHA256SUMS.txt | 0.0 MB (1,395 bytes) | not-applicable / not-applicable |
The full SHA-256 values are available in the machine-readable product facts and on the verified download page.
Current evidence ledger
Counts below are evidence records, not customer totals. Several focused test groups reuse the same tests and must not be added together.
| Area | Observed or checked result | What remains outside the result |
|---|---|---|
| Local sale | Reproduced: sale S-O2MA-000001, INR 125, cash; stored record reopened | Windows x64 only; Electron-level isolation; no full shift, power cut, physical receipt or payment authorization. |
| Inventory lifecycle | Reproduced: 21/21 checks; 100 + 20 - 2 + 1 = 119; duplicate sale and refund replays made no second stock change; report net sales INR 138 | Inspect the structured record; synthetic HTTP API and local database only; no packaged interface, physical hardware, external payment, customer production data or complete trading day. |
| Counter session | Reproduced: 49/49 checks; register opened and closed; 12 sales, one return and 100 + 50 - 20 + 1 = 131; documents and graphical report both reconciled to INR 2622 | Inspect the structured record; compressed synthetic HTTP API session; payment modes were labels only; no packaged interface, physical cash, terminal, customer production data or clock-length trading day. |
| Backup and restore | Reproduced: 20 collections and 53 documents restored successfully | Synthetic disposable profile; not a production database, disk-loss drill or measured replacement-machine recovery. |
| Sales report | Reproduced: Graphical Details rendered the same INR 125 synthetic sale | One report view and sale; no complete report catalogue, export set, KOT report or operating day. |
| API suite | Source tested: 7,953 passed, 0 failed, 13 skipped | Curated Jest suite; not an installed-shop, hardware, hosted functional, Playwright, cloud or independent security test. |
| Implementation support | Source tested: 55/55 focused tests | No customer migration, physical device set, tax or payment acceptance, implementation engagement or production cutover. |
| Billing records | Source tested: 37/37 focused receipt, report, local-asset and call-path tests | No physical receipt, packaged-interface shift or clock-length staff acceptance day. |
| Vertical workflows | Source tested: 57/57 focused quick-item, quantity, kiosk and chart tests | Restaurant, kiosk, retail and supermarket operations were not executed end to end. |
| Pharmacy expiry | Source tested: 11/11 focused item-level dashboard tests | No batch/lot inventory, healthcare barcode parsing, prescription, recall, compliance or complete pharmacy day. |
| Hardware protocols | Source tested: 35/35 printer-layout, receipt, report and scale-parser tests | No physical printer, scanner, drawer, scale, display or payment terminal connected. |
| Import templates | Stable source tested: 7 shipped CSV templates across 6 passing tests | Template structure and sample data only; no bulk import through the stable packaged UI. |
| Item catalog import | Post-release source observed: generated 100, 1,000 and 10,000-row files parsed, persisted and reconciled to 100, 1,000 and 10,000 items | Inspect the structured record; one Windows x64 source run per scale, without browser FileReader, rendered UI, HTTP, authentication, packaged desktop, customer data or independent reproduction. |
Inspect the recorded product state
Publisher, maintainer and correction boundary
Public publisher identity
Posnic Innovations Private Limited publishes the website, repository and release. The Trust Center separates its historical DPIIT record from current-status claims.
Current public maintainership
The pinned governance document says the project effectively has one maintainer. The current download release v1.6.1 points to public commit 567a176b. Reproduced maintainer evidence remains attached to an archived evidence snapshot.
Corrections stay visible
The editorial policy defines evidence levels and correction handling. Product facts are also published as a versioned JSON file for field-level comparison.
Known gaps at this review
Platform coverage
Installable packages exist for Windows, macOS and Linux, but the recorded sale, inventory, counter-session, restore and source-import evidence was reproduced on Windows x64 only.
Physical equipment
Protocol and formatting tests do not establish a named device model, cable, driver, firmware, operating system or counter configuration.
Security assurance
No independent security audit has been commissioned. A public security model and automated tests are useful evidence, but they are not an external assessment.
Compliance and payments
The evidence does not establish country-specific tax compliance, payment-terminal approval, card authorization, settlement or regulatory acceptance.
Customer outcomes
No approved customer case study, deployment outcome, retention count or production cutover is represented by this specification.
Release scope
Current download metadata belongs to v1.6.1 and 567a176b. Reproduced runtime/package evidence belongs to archived evidence snapshots. The import matrix belongs to unreleased source 5803f200. Another release requires a fresh manifest, tests, review date and limitation check.
Use and verify these facts
The product-facts, lifecycle, counter-session, item-import and package-license JSON records preserve exact file names, byte sizes, SHA-256 values, trust status, observed results and known limitations. They are suitable for comparison and change detection, but do not replace the linked release, source, license or acceptance tests.
Frequently asked questions
What is Posnic POS?
Posnic POS is a desktop point-of-sale application whose public source is licensed AGPL-3.0-only. Its local edition and optional paid Posnic Cloud service have separate operating and evidence boundaries.
What is the current Posnic POS release?
The public stable channel lists v1.6.1, released 2026-08-28, with manifest maturity labelled stable. The release has eight installable packages plus a SHA-256 checksum list.
Is every component in the Posnic release package AGPL-3.0-only?
No. Posnic's own public source is AGPL-3.0-only. The reproduced archived package-license evidence also found MongoDB Community Server 7.0.14 under SSPL-1.0; MongoDB states that SSPL is not OSI-approved. Review each component and its notice separately.
Is the Posnic local edition free?
The public repository and governance documents state that the desktop application has a zero software price and is not a timed trial. Hardware, setup, support, backups, updates and downtime can still create operating costs.
Does Posnic POS work without internet?
One Windows x64 cash sale was completed and reopened while external hosts were blocked inside Electron and localhost remained available. That is not an operating-system disconnect, full-shift, power-loss, multi-till or payment-terminal result.
What Posnic inventory workflow has been reproduced?
A separate synthetic API run passed 21 checks across receiving, sale, duplicate-sale protection, partial return, duplicate-refund protection, stock logs and report reconciliation. It did not drive the packaged interface or physical hardware.
Has Posnic reproduced an opening-to-close counter session?
A compressed synthetic API session passed 49 checks: one register opened and closed, 12 sales covered 20 units, one return restored stock, duplicate replays made no second change, and stored and graphical-report net sales both reconciled to INR 2622. Payment modes were labels only, and no physical cash, terminal, packaged interface or clock-length trading day was tested.
Has Posnic tested a 10,000-item catalog import?
One clean post-release source run parsed, persisted and reconciled generated 100, 1,000 and 10,000-row files through the shared CSV parser, real item repository and isolated MongoDB. It did not exercise browser FileReader, rendered UI, HTTP, authentication or the packaged desktop, and the correction is not in the archived packaged download. It has not been rerun as v1.6.1 packaged evidence.
Which operating systems have Posnic downloads?
The v1.6.1 release publishes Windows x64, macOS Apple Silicon and Intel, and Linux x86_64 or amd64 packages. The recorded runtime workflow was reproduced on Windows x64 only in the archived evidence run.
Has Posnic tested physical POS hardware?
The pinned evidence records 35 passing printer-layout, receipt, report and scale-parser protocol tests, but no physical printer, scanner, drawer, scale, display or payment terminal was connected.
Has Posnic completed an independent security audit?
No. The pinned security policy explicitly states that an independent security audit has not been commissioned.
Where is the official Posnic source?
The official repository is github.com/Posnic/POS. Current download metadata is pinned to release v1.6.1 and current release source; reproduced evidence on this page remains pinned to an archived evidence run and archived source snapshot.