Appointments & scheduling

Salon appointment software.A better flow to your day.

Salon Manager software brings appointments, staff, rooms and processing time into one live salon diary. Your team can manage appointments and waiting lists without checking separate schedules. Connect online booking, confirmations and reminders to the same availability. Built for hair and beauty salons, with booking rules that reflect how your team works.

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Salon Manager

Salon Manager colour-coded appointment diary showing staff columns, services and booking status

Your team, services and appointment status in one live diary.
15,000+people using Salon Manager
30+ yearsof experience in salon management software
UK supportonboarding, training and ongoing help

Built around the working day

What makes a busy salon diary easier to manage?

A colour appointment is more than a start time. It can involve processing, a finishing service and a second team member. A beauty treatment may need a room or equipment. Your salon appointment software should account for these details before reception offers a time.

Protect the time your team needs to deliver a great appointment. Connect service timings, room availability and team cover in your all-in-one software. Premium salons can plan a calmer working day, use waiting lists to fill gaps and make rebooking easier. Multi-location managers keep the workflow suited to each salon.

The right appointment. The right person. The time to deliver it.

Give reception a clear view of the day, then carry each booking through to the client record and checkout. The diary is part of our online salon management system. Connect it with salon booking software for clients booking online, or an AI salon receptionist for routine appointment calls.

See how this connects with your client record.

The tools your team will use

What can your salon booking system manage?

Colour-coded appointment diary

See staff, services, rooms and appointment status clearly. A colour-coded calendar helps reception understand the day at a glance.

Real-time diary updates

Keep availability updated across devices and locations, reducing the risk of clashes and double bookings.

Integrated online booking

Allow clients to book online through your website or branded mobile experience, even when the salon is closed.

Service timings and processing time

Set durations, processing time, availability and suitable team members around the way each service is delivered.

Confirmations and reminders

Send SMS or email confirmations and reminders to help reduce no-shows, late cancellations and forgotten visits.

Quick rebooking tools

Prompt clients to rebook and make it easier for your team to secure the next appointment before they leave. Use client history to plan the next visit.

Waiting lists

Keep track of clients looking for an appointment. When a gap opens, your team can review interested clients rather than starting a fresh search.

Time and attendance

Track rostered hours, holidays, sickness and lateness alongside your team’s working patterns. Keep staffing information close to the diary it affects. Salon rostering software helps you review team cover alongside attendance, sickness, holidays and rostered hours.

From features to everyday work

How do your booking rules work together?

Booking need What to configure Why it matters
Colour and finishing services Service duration, processing time and suitable team members. Show time that your team can actually deliver.
Rooms and equipment The resources needed for each service. Keep the appointment and required space aligned.
Staff availability Rostered hours, holidays and other unavailable time. Offer appointments around the team you have.
Cancellation protection Reminders, deposits or card capture where configured. Make your policy part of the booking journey.

Online booking is optional with Essentials and included from Premium. SMS costs 6p to 8p per message, with bundles or pay-as-you-go. Deposits and card capture require online booking and a suitable payment setup.

Make it work your way

How do you set up salon appointment software?

  1. 01

    Build the service menu

    Set durations, processing time, suitable team members, rooms and resources. Check each service against a normal working day.

  2. 02

    Choose booking controls

    Set working hours, online availability and payment requirements. Agree confirmation, reminder and cancellation settings.

  3. 03

    Try a busy-day scenario

    Book a colour service, move an appointment and review a waiting list. Check what the team and clients each see.

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What should you check when comparing salon appointment software?

Test a real service from first booking to checkout. Can the system handle processing time, resources and a change of team member? Then check the waiting list, reminder costs and what happens when a client moves an appointment.

For the wider salon software system, compare packages and inclusions and see the full feature range.

Choosing the best salon software starts with your own services, team and client journey. A familiar test appointment is more useful than a long feature checklist.

When comparing salon software for groups, test how central reception finds availability and books an appointment at the right location.

Frequently asked questions

What else would you like to know?

Clear answers about appointments & scheduling, before you choose your setup.

Have a workflow we have not covered? Talk it through in your demo.

Can clients book online without creating an account?

Yes. Salon Manager supports account-free online booking, reducing unnecessary steps in the booking journey.

Can the diary manage staff, rooms and resources?

Yes. Availability can take account of relevant staff, rooms, resources, service duration and processing time according to the configured workflow.

Can salons take deposits or capture card details?

Supported options can include deposits or secure card capture to help salons apply their cancellation and no-show policies. Availability depends on the selected setup.

Do online and in-salon bookings use the same diary?

Yes. Client self-booking and team-managed appointments can work with the same live availability and salon rules.

Can you demonstrate our actual booking rules?

Yes. A tailored demonstration can focus on your services, team, rooms, resources, timing rules, deposits and client booking journey.

Can we manage waiting lists?

Yes. Waiting-list tools help the team keep track of clients looking for an appointment. The online booking journey can also collect preferred dates and times.

Does the diary include time and attendance?

Salon Manager supports time and attendance information including sickness, holidays, rostered hours and lateness. Ask to see how this fits your team’s working patterns.

Which package includes online booking?

Online booking is included from Premium and is an optional extra with Essentials. Deposits and card capture require online booking and a suitable payment setup.

Your salon. Your workflows.

Let’s put your busiest day to the test.

Bring a colour appointment, room booking or difficult scheduling scenario. We will show how your services, team and timings work together.

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