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Create your MuffinPOS account in about a minute. No card needed, free for 30 days.

All guides · About 3 minutes · For owner

Before you start, have ready

  • An email address you can open
  • A 4 to 6 digit PIN you will remember
  1. Step 1: Open the free trial page

    Go to muffinpos.com and press "Start Free Trial". You will not be asked for a card.

    Type your business name, pick the kind of business you run and choose your country. The country sets your money (US dollars, Canadian dollars or Pakistani rupees).

    Free trial form with business name, business type and country
    Free trial form with business name, business type and country
  2. Step 2: Create your owner account

    Enter your name, email and a password of at least 8 characters. You will use the email and password to sign in to the merchant portal on the web.

    Choose a till PIN. This is the short number you type on the desktop till together with the employee code OWNER01.

    Tip: Keep your PIN private. Anyone with your PIN can sell, refund and close shifts as the owner.

    Owner account section with name, email, password and till PIN
    Owner account section with name, email, password and till PIN
  3. Step 3: Your business is ready

    After a few seconds you will see "is ready" with the date your trial ends. We also send these details to your email.

    From here you can open the merchant portal, download the desktop till, or read the next guide.

    Confirmation screen showing the trial end date and next steps
    Confirmation screen showing the trial end date and next steps
  4. Step 4: Sign in to the merchant portal

    Press "Open the merchant portal". Your email is already filled in. Type your password and press "Sign in".

    Merchant portal sign-in page
    Merchant portal sign-in page
  5. Step 5: Find your way around the dashboard

    The green bar at the top shows how many trial days are left. The menu on the left has everything: your products, taxes, staff, reports and POS setup.

    Today's sales start at zero and fill in as soon as your till makes its first sale.

    Merchant portal dashboard with the free trial banner
    Merchant portal dashboard with the free trial banner

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