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What Dolibarr can't do

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Those features are not (yet) available even in the latest Dolibarr version.

* Dolibarr does not contain a Payroll module.
* Tasks on the project module can't have dependencies between each other.
* Dolibarr does not include any Webmail.
* No double party accountancy (only bank management, reconciliation, payment management).
* The multi-currency module is still in development.
* The multi-company module needs you to add/buy the [[Module MultiCompany]] on http://www.dolistore.com if you want to manage several companies or foundations, using one installation. Note that without purchasing this extra module you can still make as many installations of companies as you need, but you won't be able to share elements between them (like customers).
* Dolibarr can't do coffee (not yet).

If you're looking for available features, please see the page [[What Dolibarr Does]].

What Dolibarr Does

2016-10-16T23:12:54Z

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'''Dolibarr ERP & CRM''' is an opensource and free software package to manage '''companies, freelancers or foundations'''. We can say Dolibarr is an ERP or CRM (or both depending on activated modules).

It's an OpenSource project built by the addition of modules (you enable only the features you need), on a WAMP, MAMP or LAMP server (Apache, Mysql, PHP for all Operating Systems). Dolibarr was developed to try to offer an ERP and CRM software whose main goal is to be simple:
* Simple to install
* Simple to use
* Simple to develop

Note that Dolibarr is also available with '''auto-installers for users with no technical knowledge''' to '''install Dolibarr and all its prerequisites (Apache, Mysql, PHP)''' with just one package. Those packages are :
* [[DoliWamp]], an auto-exe installer for Windows users.
* [[Dolibarr for Ubuntu or Debian|DoliDeb]], an auto installer for Linux Debian/Ubuntu users.
* [[Dolibarr for Redhat or Fedora (rpm package)|DoliRpm]], an auto installer for Linux RedHat/Fedora/OpenSuse/Mandriva/Mageia users.
All other OS and most Cloud solutions are also supported by the "generic" version.

This is a summary of main Dolibarr features...

= [[File:Art.png]] Main modules =
* Customers, Prospects or Suppliers directory
* Products and services catalog
* Stock management
* Bank accounts management
* Commercial actions management
* Orders management
* Commercial proposals management
* Contracts management
* Invoices management
* Payments management
* Standing orders management
* Shipping management
* Expense report management
* Following social and fiscal tax payments
* Agenda with ical,vcal export for third tools integration
* EDM (Electronic Document Management)
* Foundations member management
* Leave requests for employees
* Mass emailing
* Realize surveys
* Point of Sale
* Donations management
* Reporting
* PDF Generation of all elements (invoices, proposals, orders, ...)
* Import and export tools (CSV or Excel)
* Bookmarks management
* LDAP connectivity
* Can be extended with a lot of other external modules available from [http://www.dolistore.com DoliStore.com] (Skins, Google sync, AWStats, Bittorrent, Gravatar, ...).

= [[File:Art.png]] Miscellaneous =
* Multi-user, with several permission levels for each feature.
* Very user friendly and easy to use.
* Highly customizable: Enable only the modules you need; fields can be personalized by the user; choose your skin; several menu managers (can be used by internal users as a back-office with a particular menu, or by external users as a front-office with another one).
* Open web service APIs (soap and rest)
* Works with PHP {{PHPMinVersion}}, MySql {{MySqlMinVersion}} or PostgreSQL {{PostgresMinVersion}}.
* Installer for Windows, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/Redhat/OpenSuse or online Server. Also compatible with all Cloud solutions that match PHP, MySQL or PostgreSQL prerequisites (For example on following Cloud suppliers: http://saas.dolibarr.org).
* An easy to understand, maintain and code that interfaces with your own system information (PHP with no heavy frameworks, trigger and hook architecture).
* Support countries specific features:
** Spanish Tax RE and IRPF.
** French NPR VAT rate (VAT called "Non Perçue Récupérable" for DOM-TOM).
** Canadian double taxes (federal/province) and other countries using cumulative VAT.
** Tunisian tax stamp.
** Compatible with European directives (2006/112/CE ... 2010/45/UE) [http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/taxation/l31057_en.htm]
** ...

The following page describes features not provided (yet) by Dolibarr:
[[What Dolibarr can't do]]

= [[File:Art.png]] Dolibarr Releases =
* List of Dolibarr Releases is defined on page [[:Category:RoadMap]]

FAQ Who uses Dolibarr

2016-10-16T23:07:42Z

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Dolibarr is designed for users looking for a software package to manage the activities of their company or foundation, easily and everywhere. The modularity of Dolibarr allows users to have software that perfectly fits their needs, whatever their business type. Dolibarr is used by the following type of users:
* Small and medium companies
* Foundations
* Freelancers

It is not possible to know exactly how many users use Dolibarr in the world, because Dolibarr is distributed by a lot of alternative channels we don't control. All we can say is that we experience '''3000''' new installations per week, but only from the official web site. Most distributions are done by other channels.
Having more than '''1 million''' of users around the world may be a good estimate.

A list of declared companies distributing and providing support for Dolibarr is available on wiki page [[List of Dolibarr partners and providers]].