OneTimeSuite Blog · 2026

5 Free & Open-Source Alternatives to Toast QR menus

Looking for a free or open-source alternative to Toast QR menus? Menuly is the closest direct swap — MIT-licensed source on GitHub, or a $24 one-time packaged install. Since you're already auditing what you pay Toast QR menus every month, here are four more pay-once tools from the same catalog worth a look while you're at it — different jobs, same idea: buy the software once instead of renting it forever.

1. Menuly — replaces Toast QR menus

Self-hosted QR digital menu builder for restaurants and cafes with printable table tents. $24 once vs Toast QR menus's $29+/mo. Free on GitHub, or the packaged installer on Whop.

See Menuly → · Source on GitHub

2. Mockcraft — Offline desktop mockups with true perspective warp, garment color variants and one-pass batch export — no cloud, no telemetry.

Replaces Placeit ($14.95/mo). $19 once. See Mockcraft →

3. WholeTeam — LAN-first team platform: drag-drop org chart with scenario planning, auto-generated department chat channels, shared file libraries and a PIN time clock. One payment covers your whole team.

Replaces Lucidchart ($7.95/mo). $19 once. See WholeTeam →

4. Overlayr — Self-hosted stream overlays — countdowns, goal bars, tickers, alerts — each just a URL in an OBS Browser Source.

Replaces StreamElements ($19/mo (Streamlabs Ultra)). $24 once. See Overlayr →

5. Paletteforge — Palette generator with lock/shuffle, contrast checking, and CSS/Tailwind/ASE export — fully offline.

Replaces Coolors Pro ($5.99/mo). $15 once. See Paletteforge →

Why this list is worth bookmarking

Every app above is a one-time purchase with MIT-licensed source, no accounts with us and no telemetry. None of them are trying to be the next Toast QR menus — they're trying to be the last subscription you pay for that specific job.

Try Menuly — $24, once

Self-hosted QR digital menu builder for restaurants and cafes with printable table tents.