FutureCraft launches: A clearer view. More time for the craft.

Palma de Mallorca / Vienna, 2 November 2026. newways.studios is launching FutureCraft, software for painting and decorating businesses. It connects quotes, measurements, costing and invoicing in one continuous workflow. FutureCraft is available at launch on Mac and in the browser. Businesses can try it free in the browser for 30 days, without providing payment details. A new brand film accompanies the launch, illustrating the central idea: a clearer office workflow leaves more attention for the work itself.

The working day should not end with one more quote.

A painting business rarely finishes its day with the last brushstroke. Measurements need to reach a quote, material quantities a cost calculation, and a customer's change the correct document. Along the way come questions, unpaid invoices and information that can become scattered across notes, emails and different programs.

FutureCraft focuses on these transitions. Its aim is to keep information connected, from the first conversation and the proposed work through to the invoice. A traceable workflow can help teams organise administrative work more calmly and consistently. Decisions about scope, price and delivery remain with the business.

Familiar ways of working. A fresh approach.

Many businesses have developed efficient working habits over the years. Service codes, function keys and a clear commercial sequence are part of that experience. FutureCraft preserves those strengths in a newly designed interface. Quotes and invoices are edited directly on the page. Codes insert the company's own services, including descriptions, units and prices; F1 to F10 keep frequent actions close at hand.

Rooms, walls and openings can be recorded for measurement calculations. The calculation under Germany's VOB/C and DIN 18363 remains visible, and the resulting quantity can be transferred to the relevant item. Costing brings labour, materials and contribution margin together. FutureCraft supports ZUGFeRD and XRechnung for electronic invoicing.

For example, a room measurement can become a quote containing the appropriate services. When the customer accepts it, the relationship between quantities, items and prices does not have to be reconstructed from scratch. In the subscription, customers can accept quotes online through a personal link. Logos, colours and letterhead give documents the company's own identity.

AI prepares. People decide.

The AI assistant adds preparatory work to this process. A description, photographs, plans or a specification can become a draft quote. FutureCraft draws on the company's own services and prices. Anything missing from its service catalogue is identified as an outstanding request. Dimensions estimated from photos are marked as estimates and accompanied by a question. The business reviews the draft and chooses what to use.

The assistant can also help in the inbox: matching an enquiry to a customer, proposing next steps or drafting a response. Email access uses IMAP; Microsoft 365 and Outlook.com are not yet supported.

The business owner enables AI, which is available in the subscription and browser trial. Monthly credit is included, with additional usage charged separately. Once enabled, requests are processed by an external AI provider; FutureCraft explains the details in its privacy information. The local single-computer edition operates without AI. This provides a deliberate choice between a connected workflow and an application that keeps its data on the user's computer.

One business. Two ways to work.

FutureCraft is offered as a subscription or a single-computer licence purchased outright. Both are business products. The appropriate model depends on how the company works.

The subscription suits an office that wants to work in the browser and on a Mac, let customers accept quotes online or connect additional workstations. Data is held on a server in Germany and backed up daily. Updates are included. Pricing starts at €39 per month when billed annually, or €468 a year. Monthly billing is €49 per month, cancellable monthly. One office workstation per business is included; each additional workstation costs €19 per month with annual billing or €25 with monthly billing.

The single-computer edition costs €990 once and is available on Mac at launch. It can be used without an internet connection after activation. Data remains on the computer, and twelve months of updates are included. Optional maintenance is then available at €180 per year. Without maintenance, the purchased version remains usable indefinitely, but new versions are not included. Online quote acceptance, multiple workstations, the mobile app and AI are not part of this edition.

All prices are net of VAT. Binding terms and the current scope are available at future-craft.eu/preise.

Switching does not have to mean starting over.

The launch also includes help with migration. Addresses and services can be imported from existing software or Excel using CSV files. A migration package covers that data transfer as well as setting up the company's letterhead and logo. It costs €290 and is included at no extra charge with an annual subscription or outright purchase.

Interested businesses can first test the workflow on one of their own quotes. The browser trial lasts 30 days and requires no payment details. Those who then subscribe can continue working with their trial data. A personal demonstration can also be arranged through FutureCraft.

The new film: Space to focus on the craft.

The new brand film introduces the thinking behind FutureCraft in just under two minutes. It brings together everyday work in the trade, views of the software and the ambition to make quotes and workflows easier to follow.

Watch the FutureCraft brand film on YouTube · 1:55 minutes

The film is in German. Film scenes and voice were created with AI; the people depicted in the scenes are fictional and software views contain example data. YouTube opens only when you select the link. The Windows and iOS versions shown in the film are still in final review. Mac and browser access are available now; Windows and the iPhone and iPad app will follow once that review is complete.

Built around the realities of running a business.

FutureCraft is a product of newways.studios, the own-product software, apps and games division of newways.consulting. It was developed by Marco Lohmann, drawing on agency experience since 2002 and his own business projects. The aim is to shape design and technology around actual working practices.

The newways credo is: We connect design, technology and strategy. For FutureCraft, that becomes a practical task: respect established habits, bring information together clearly and introduce new capabilities while keeping the business in control. The vision concerns everyday work in the German-speaking trades. Features such as VOB/C measurement and the named electronic invoice formats refer to the German context; requirements in Austria and Switzerland need to be considered separately for each deployment. The software interface is currently in German.

The company's headquarters are in Palma de Mallorca. Its DACH customer service in Vienna provides a German-speaking contact for product questions and getting started. Other newways.studios products, including newways.suite, MietMoment and the TowerLiving games, reflect the same approach: turning practical experience into clearly designed digital applications.

Get to know FutureCraft.

Start the free 30-day trial and explore FutureCraft · Discover the product at newways.studios · Current prices and booking

Press contact: Marco Lohmann · mlo@newways.consulting. Product enquiries: info@future-craft.eu.

Headquarters (Palma): Monsenyor Palmer 1, 07014 Palma, Spain · +34 871 242 440. DACH customer service (Vienna): Millennium Tower, Handelskai 94–96, 1200 Vienna, Austria · +43 1 2057760042.

About newways: newways.consulting combines consulting, design and technology for businesses. Its own software, apps and games are developed under newways.studios. The two areas inform each other: experience from client projects feeds product development, while building products brings fresh perspectives to consulting and delivery.