Free dental software
Free dental software, and what 'free' really costs
Truly free software for a dental practice is rare, and when it exists it usually pays for itself another way. Here is the honest version, plus a full 14-day free trial of HM Praxis with no credit card.
14-day free trial. No credit card. Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
What you actually get free
A full 14-day trial
Every feature unlocked for 14 days, no credit card, so you can run your real workflow before paying anything.
No per-patient fee
Your price never climbs with your patient list. You pay per seat, not per record, ever.
Your data, at no charge
Records stay on your own computer and are yours to keep. No fee to export or take your data with you.
No card to start
The trial needs no payment details, so there is nothing to cancel and no surprise charge at the end.
The honest part
Why 'free forever' dental software is rare
Building and supporting dental software costs money, so a product that is free forever usually recovers that cost somewhere you cannot see at first. Before you trust a free tool with patient records, check for:
- Your data as the product: free cloud tools sometimes monetize the information you store
- Per-patient or per-record fees that appear once you grow
- Locked exports, so leaving means losing your history
- Paywalled essentials like charting, billing, or backups
- Ads, upsells, or limits that push you to a paid plan quickly
- No real support when something breaks mid-clinic
A free trial you can actually evaluate with
HM Praxis is not free forever, and we would rather say so plainly. What we offer is a 14-day free trial with every feature unlocked and no credit card, which is enough to enter real patients, run a few days of appointments, and decide honestly whether it fits. When the trial ends, a flat per-seat subscription with no per-patient fee keeps it predictable.
Because the app is local-first, even during the trial your records sit on your own computer, encrypted at rest, and never on our servers. Nothing about your patients is the price of admission.
What you keep, free or paid
Whether you continue or not, the database is a file on your machine that you can back up and keep. That is the point of a local-first tool: your patient history is not held hostage to a subscription, and walking away never means losing your records.
HM Praxis is bilingual English and Spanish, runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and includes the full dental edition in the trial: odontogram, periodontal charting, treatment plans, prescriptions, inventory, and billing.
Frequently asked questions
Is HM Praxis free?
It is not free forever. You get a full 14-day free trial with every feature and no credit card, and after that a flat per-seat subscription with no per-patient fee. We prefer to be clear rather than advertise a 'free' plan with hidden limits.
Do I need a credit card for the trial?
No. The trial starts without any payment details, so there is nothing to cancel and no automatic charge when it ends.
What is the catch with free dental software elsewhere?
There is usually a tradeoff: your data stored on someone else's servers, per-patient fees that grow, locked exports, or paywalled essentials. It is worth checking exactly how a free tool pays for itself before you trust it with patient records.
What happens to my data if I do not subscribe after the trial?
Your database is a local file you keep. You can back it up and take it with you, so your records remain yours whether or not you continue.
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