Understand change
Compare the live Machine with earlier Captures and pinpoint differences down to individual tracked Items.
PINMAN 2
Change complex PC configurations
without losing your way.
Choose which files and settings matter. Pinman 2 captures their state across application data files, the Windows Registry, and device settings—then shows exactly what changed.
Troubleshoot a problem, test an alternative, or move between working configurations without restoring the entire machine.
- Status
- Closed beta
- System
- Windows
- Free
- Core tier, free
- Pro
- One-time license
Work deliberately, even when the configuration is complicated.
Experiment without losing context
Capture a starting point, record what you are trying in the Journal, and decide what to keep or undo.
Switch working configurations
Use Profiles to move between intended setups while leaving unrelated files and settings untouched.
INSIDE PINMAN 2
One Machine, five working views.
Each view answers a different question about the same tracked Machine. Select a view to see what it contributes.
Explore
What is different?
Browse tracked Items and compare the live Machine with a Checkpoint, Savepoint, or another Capture.
DashboardIs the Machine ready?
See service status, hardware status, Profile drift, and recent activity in one place.
MachineWhat PC and hardware are being managed?
See the Machine, its assigned hardware roles, detected devices, software, system settings, and services.
ExploreWhat is different?
Browse tracked Items and compare the live Machine with a Checkpoint, Savepoint, or another Capture.
JournalWhat were we working on?
Keep notes, Captures, and detected changes together in a running record of the work.
ProfilesWhat should this setup be?
See Profile drift, preview target values, and apply a known configuration without changing unrelated settings.
MORE THAN THE BROWSER UI
Use the same Machine from the command line.
The Pinman UI, CLI, REST API, and MCP interface work with the same tracked Items, Captures, Journal, and Profiles. Use the browser for visual work, the CLI for direct technical access, and REST or MCP for automation and agents.
# inspect captured state
pinman capture list
# review recent work
pinman journal list --limit 10
# preview before applying
pinman profile preview "Cabinet 4K"NOT A CLOUD SERVICE
Pinman runs on your machine, not in the cloud.
Installed on each machine it tracks
Pinman 2 is a Windows application installed on the machine it manages. There is no hosted backend, no account, and no internet requirement—track several machines by installing Pinman on each one.
Your data stays on the machine
Every installation keeps its own local database of tracked Items, Captures, Journal, and Profiles. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.
Any browser on your network
The machine serves its own web UI. Open it in a browser on the machine itself, or from any phone or laptop on the same network—nothing to install on those devices.
OPERATOR MODE
Operator Mode runs the machine. Technician Mode configures it.
Every Pinman 2 installation includes Operator Mode: the practical remote controls for the machine behind the screen, from a phone or browser on the same network.
- Sound and display — master volume and mute, screen brightness, and blanking.
- Use an idle display for something useful — put a message on screen or run a slideshow.
- One-tap operation — Normal, Quiet, and Sleep presets, saved and scheduled Actions, shutdown and reboot.
- Local by design — connects over your own network with a PIN. No account, no cloud, no app store.
- Add it to the home screen — install the built-in PWA for app-like access and the most reliable connection.
The two are login roles in one installation. Give the Operator login to whoever runs the machine—family, staff, or a venue—with no access to configuration. The Technician login covers everything else this page describes.
PINMAN + AI
Give an agent evidence before authority.
Pinman gives an AI agent the same structured view a person uses: current Machine state, differences between Captures, Journal context, intended Profiles, and the result of each action.
- Current state
- the tracked Items on the live Machine.
- History
- Captures and comparisons that show what changed.
- Intent
- Journal notes and Profiles that explain the desired result.
- Boundaries
- the Schema defines the specific files and setting locations Pinman may inspect or change.
With Free, an agent can read, compare, diagnose, explain, and apply existing Profiles. Pro also permits direct tracked-value changes, restore, and authoring.
The agent works from explicit evidence and named operations instead of guessing from an opaque PC.
See Free and Pro permissions →ONE APPLICATION
Free is the core tier. Pro is a one-time unlock.
Free and Pro are capability tiers inside the same Pinman 2 installation—not separate products or downloads.
Free
FreeInspect the Machine, capture Checkpoints, compare state, keep a Journal, and apply supplied Profiles.
Agents can read, compare, diagnose, explain, and apply existing Profiles.
Pro
One-time licenseCreate and edit Schemas and Profiles, preserve file data in Savepoints, restore, make direct tracked changes, and automate more of the work.
Agents can also restore, author, and make direct tracked-value changes.
Free consumes prepared content; Pro creates and changes it.
Pro is a one-time, non-subscription license covering up to three of your own machines (Windows PCs), with offline use and license recovery. Free during the beta.
WHERE PINMAN 2 WORKS
One application, prepared for your machine.
Downloadable kits teach Pinman 2 the files and settings that matter for a particular software ecosystem. The application itself stays the same.
VIRTUAL PINBALL
Virtual pinball cabinets
Prepared Schemas and Profiles for common virtual-pinball software and cabinet configurations, starting with the BallerInstaller Kit.
Free covers monitoring and applying prepared content. A one-time Pro license adds authoring, direct changes, and recovery in the same installation.
Pinman 2 for virtual pinball →BUSINESS & IT
Business & IT
Configuration memory for individual Windows PCs—kiosks, lab and production machines, and other dedicated systems—standalone or beside the fleet tools you already run.
Begins with a sandbox project for learning and demos—safe to break, easy to reset—and a focused Getting Started guide.
Pinman 2 for business & IT →PINMAN 2 CLOSED BETA
Help shape Pinman 2 before release.
The closed beta is for advanced virtual-pinball users and technical professionals with real configuration problems to test. Every Pro capability is enabled during the beta; beta access ends when Pinman 2.0 is released.
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