Why Desktop? | DARITHMA Desktop

Why choose DARITHMA Desktop?

DARITHMA Cloud is the easiest way to run your books — hosted on EU servers in Germany and available from any computer. But some businesses prefer, or are required, to keep their financial data entirely on their own premises.

DARITHMA Desktop is built for that. It is installed on your own Windows computer and stores all data in a local PostgreSQL database on that machine. Nothing is uploaded or synced to external servers — you decide where your backups live.

DARITHMA is designed to support your accountant — it doesn't replace them. You keep clean, well-structured records locally, and share clear reports whenever they're needed.

Your data stays yoursNo cloud storage

Works even offlineOutages don’t stop you

Predictable performanceFast & consistent

Backups on your scheduleDrive / NAS / secure storage

Simpler privacy postureFewer third parties

Own it outrightOne-time licence

Ownership

Your data stays yours.

With DARITHMA Desktop your books live on your own machine — no third-party storage, and never any "where is my data hosted?" uncertainty. What you record stays with you.

All records held in a local database on your PC
Nothing uploaded or synced to external servers
No third parties holding copies of your financials
You control who can open the machine and the files
Clear, simple answer to "where is my data?"

Always available

Works even when the internet doesn't.

Outages, throttling and provider downtime don't stop your day. Because DARITHMA runs locally, invoicing, posting and reporting keep working whether or not you have a connection — you're never locked out of your own books.

Full daily operation with no internet needed
Keep invoicing and posting during outages
No dependence on a provider staying online
Internet only needed for installation and licence activation
Ideal for sites with slow or unreliable connections

Speed & reliability

Predictable, local-speed performance.

Reports, searches and posting all run on your own machine, so their speed depends on your PC — not on your internet connection. Fast, consistent response, even at the month-end crunch.

Reports and searches run at local machine speed
No dependence on the speed of your internet connection
Consistent response whatever the time of day
Large ledgers stay responsive on modest hardware
Performance you can rely on at month-end crunch

You're in control

Backups on your schedule.

You decide exactly how and where your data is backed up — an external drive, an office NAS, or secure storage you control. No one else dictates retention, and you can restore on your own terms whenever you need to.

Back up to external drive, office NAS or secure storage
Choose your own schedule and retention
Built-in tools to create and restore backups
Move to a new PC and restore your latest backup
Restore on your own terms, whenever you need to

Privacy by design

A simpler privacy posture.

If your policies require financial data to stay on your own premises, Desktop keeps it there. Fewer parties involved means clearer responsibility for access and retention, and a simple story when it comes to GDPR and confidentiality.

Fewer third parties means fewer points of exposure
Clear responsibility for access and retention
A simpler GDPR and confidentiality story
Sensitive financials never leave your premises
You decide exactly who can see the data

Own it outright

A licence you own.

DARITHMA Desktop is a one-time licence — no subscription is needed to keep working. Your data sits in a standard PostgreSQL database on your own PC. Desktop is supplied by personal arrangement: a demonstration first, then the licence and a guided installation.

One-time licence — no subscription needed
Supplied personally — demo, licence and guided installation
Your data stays in a standard local PostgreSQL database
Users and companies agreed with you, to fit your business
Keep working on your terms, indefinitely