Digital Storefront - Sell Digital Products with TidyCal

The TidyCal Digital Storefront lets you sell digital products — like PDFs, ebooks, and templates — directly from your TidyCal account, with secure Stripe checkout and a 1% platform fee that the buyer pays. Available on all plans.

Overview

The Digital Storefront turns your TidyCal account into a simple online store. You upload a digital file, set a price, and TidyCal gives you a public store page where customers can buy and download it. You can also attach products as optional add-ons to your paid booking types.

  • Available on all plans (Free, Individual, Pro, and Agency).
  • 1% TidyCal platform fee — added to the buyer’s total at checkout, not deducted from your sale. Stripe’s standard payment-processing fee still applies to you.
  • Payments are processed through Stripe. PayPal is not supported for the storefront.
  • Open it from the TidyCal logo dropdown at the top-left of the sidebar → Store. On mobile, go straight to tidycal.com/dashboard/store — the More menu has no Store link.

TidyCal logo dropdown open showing Directory, Polls, Store, Pricing, Feedback and Help

Prerequisites

  • A connected Stripe account. Connect one from Integrations → Payments — see Connect Your Payment Services.
  • A digital file to sell (PDF, EPUB, or ZIP, up to 64 MB).

Creating a Product

TidyCal new product editor with title, URL, description, what buyers get, and cover image fields

  1. Open Store from the TidyCal logo dropdown, then click Create product.
  2. Fill in the product details:
    • Product title — the name shown to buyers.
    • Description — what the product includes and who it’s for.
    • What buyers get — an optional summary of what’s included.
    • Cover image — an optional image for the product card and page.
    • Price and Currency.
  3. Upload your product file (PDF, EPUB, or ZIP, up to 64 MB). Each product has one file.
  4. Turn on the Published switch when you’re ready for the product to appear in your store, then click Save.

You can create products on any plan, but a connected Stripe account is required before a product can accept payment.

Publishing and Drafts

Each product is either Published (visible in your store) or a Draft (hidden). Use the Publish / Unpublish action on a product to change its status at any time. Draft products are only visible to you.

Your Public Store

Your store is available at tidycal.com/your-link/store (using the same link as your booking page). Each product also has its own page. Visitors see your name, your products, and a link back to your booking page.

If you use a custom domain (available on Pro, Agency Lifetime, and grandfathered Individual Lifetime plans), your store, product pages, and checkout run on your custom domain instead of tidycal.com.

Use Store settings (on the Store page) to set a store headline and description, choose a theme, and show or hide your store.

How Customers Buy and Download

  1. A customer opens your store or a product page and clicks to buy.
  2. They enter their email and pay securely with a card through Stripe. You can also apply coupon codes if you offer them.
  3. After payment, they land on a confirmation page with a download link.

Download links are time-limited for security. If a link expires, the customer can request a fresh one by email from the confirmation page.

Selling Products as Booking Add-ons

You can offer up to 3 published products as optional add-ons during checkout on a booking type that charges through Stripe. Buyers add them when booking and pay for everything together. See Booking Types for setup. Add-ons are not available on PayPal booking types.

Viewing Your Sales

Click Sales in the header of your Store page to see every order received on your storefront. Each row shows the Product, Buyer, Amount, Status, and Date, and a count of your orders appears next to the page title.

TidyCal Store Sales page showing the Back to store button and an empty orders list

The Sales page is read-only — refunds are issued from your Stripe account, not from TidyCal. Because the storefront uses your own Stripe account, payouts are handled by Stripe and arrive on your normal Stripe payout schedule.

Troubleshooting

My product isn’t showing in my store

  • Make sure the product is Published (not a Draft).
  • Confirm your Stripe account is connected at Integrations → Payments — products can’t accept payment without it.
  • Check that your store isn’t hidden in Store settings.

My file won’t upload

  • The storefront accepts PDF, EPUB, and ZIP files only.
  • The file must be 64 MB or smaller. For larger files, compress them or host externally and sell a link inside a small PDF/ZIP.

A customer can’t download their purchase

  • Download links expire for security. Ask the customer to use the re-send option on the confirmation page to get a new link by email.
  • If they still can’t access it, contact support@tidycal.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which plans include the Digital Storefront?

All plans — Free, Individual, Pro, and Agency. You only need a connected Stripe account to start selling.

What fees does TidyCal charge on sales?

TidyCal adds a 1% platform fee to the buyer’s total at checkout, where it appears as a separate Platform fee line item. It is not taken out of your sale — you receive the full price you set. Stripe’s standard payment-processing fee still applies, and Stripe pays you directly.

Can I use PayPal for the storefront?

No. The storefront uses Stripe for checkout. (PayPal can still be used for paid bookings on individual booking types.)

What file types and sizes can I sell?

PDF, EPUB, or ZIP files, up to 64 MB each, with one file per product.

Can I sell services instead of files?

The storefront is for downloadable digital products. To charge for appointments or services, use a paid booking type instead.

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