Why Kitora exists
Useful safety software should belong to the people who use it.
Kitora is free and open-source software for people who keep a workplace’s first aid arrangements from quietly falling apart.
The point is not to create another system to feed. The point is to make the next check, the missing item and the coming renewal easy for a real person to see and act on.
The principle
A basic safety record should not become recurring revenue.
Small workplaces, clubs, schools, workshops and community groups are often asked to do important first aid administration alongside everything else. They should not have to choose between an unloved spreadsheet and a subscription platform that holds their routine hostage.
Kitora is a deliberately modest alternative: a Windows desktop app that works offline, stores its working data locally and lets people take a complete backup with them. It is licensed under GNU AGPL-3.0-or-later, with the licence included in the application files, so the freedom is not merely a pricing promise.
VERIFIABLE FREEDOM
The source is here, too.
This is the buildable source for the public Kitora 0.1.1 Windows release: application code, tests, build configuration, licences and the release notes—without private environment files or bundled dependencies.
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What Kitora is for
Three small jobs that prevent a lot of quiet failure.
Keep the physical kit honest
Record what is expected, what is actually there, and what has deteriorated, expired or gone missing.
Make a shortage someone’s job
Turn “we should order more” into a clear action, owner, due date and completed handover.
See people and dates before a gap appears
Keep first aider training evidence and review dates near the rest of the workplace record.
It is for the person who was handed the cupboard, the register or the audit question—not for somebody trying to build a compliance empire.
Freedom is a practical feature
No account means the record does not need permission to keep existing.
Kitora does not require an account, run a Kitora cloud database, show advertising or collect product analytics. Your records and certificate attachments stay in local application storage until you choose to create a portable .kitora backup.
That does not make backups automatic or remove your workplace’s responsibilities. It means the choices are visible: you decide when a copy is made and where it goes. Read exactly how local records and backups work.
A clear boundary
Kitora organises the record. Your workplace decides the arrangement.
Kitora does not prescribe kit contents, give medical or legal advice, or guarantee compliance. Your workplace still needs to assess its own risks and follow the requirements and regulator guidance that apply where it operates.
That is why the free resource library starts with practical tools and direct links to primary guidance, rather than pretending a generic form can settle every question.
Use the tools. Keep the freedom.
Start with a printable resource, or download the app when repeated checks need a reliable home.