Getting Started
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Quick-Start Guide to Tattoo Release Forms App
If you own or run a tattoo shop, you will have your digital waiver system set up on TRF just 10 minutes after downloading it from the Apple App Store.
Overview of Tattoo Release Forms App v3.0+
TRF is the original fully customizable digital release form/waiver app for the tattoo industry, on the App Store since 2013. Tattooer designed and engineer coded, TRF generates and uploads paperles…
TRF App Purchases
TRF is superbly scalable. Whether you're a solo artist or a large multi-location studio chain, you can easily adjust TRF to scale the benefits and features you need.
App Flows
Step-by-step walkthroughs of the TRF waiver flows.
Initial Setup Flow
Initial setup of TRF app is quick and easy, especially if you are prepared with some basic information about your studio, cloud, and health codes.
New Client Flow
Clients make their own waivers with TRF app without help from studio staff. The client steps up to the iPad, photographs her ID, and is led by the app through a smooth-flowing info-gathering interf…
Artist Notes Pane Flow
The Artist Notes Pane serves as the secure post-intake dashboard where tattoo artists review health alerts, log session equipment, calculate financials, attach supporting documentation, and sign of…
Returning Client Flow
For returning clients who will work on the same tattoo over multiple sessions, TRF fast-tracks each subsequent waiver submission to a sub-ten-second experience with a new date. Same tattoo, almost-…
Save For Later Flow
In the making of a TRF waiver, both client and artists add data. Between client and artist inputs, the waiver can be paused by tapping SAVE FOR LATER. This feature sets the unfinished waiver aside…
Main Menu Flow
Your TRF Main Menu is command central for shop setup. By tapping the hamburger menu (the three stacked lines in the top right corner of the welcome screen), shop management can access everything ne…
Settings Flow
TRF app Settings are arranged into an intuitive flow based on the feedback of thousands of studios across the globe. While TRF is feature-rich, you'd never know it by looking under the hood. Natura…
TRF Cloud Folder Flow
TRF app-made waivers are easily stored, searched, downloaded, or shared PDFs. The TRF Cloud Folder Flow lives on your cloud and is how you share waiver information with health departments and legal…
Settings
Configure TRF to fit your studio.
Settings Overview
TRF app is designed to be customized by studio management through a simple, intuitive interface for tattoo studios all over the world, for managers of all types, for studios of any size. Settings a…
Settings: STUDIO Tab
Customize TRF with your basics: logo, studio information, artists, health codes, and passcodes. This information will populate the final client release form.
Settings: FORM OPTIONS Tab
The TRF app FORM Tab lets you dial in exactly what information your studio needs from clients and what they see before they get in the chair. Since 2013 we've answered the feedback of thousands of…
Settings: EDITORS Tab
TRF is designed for customization. Based on your studio's vibe, beliefs, and legal requirements, choose the health questions and legal clauses you present to your clients. Easily document the tools…
Settings: REPORTS Tab
TRF generates reports from the data in your waivers that you can use to nail your accounting, accelerate your business, and better understand your clientele.
Settings: CLOUDS Tab
Learn how to connect Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Box to the TRF app to securely store, organize, and share your studio's digital release forms and reports. Your waivers are never 'lost' usi…
Settings: MORE Tab
Learn how to customize Welcome Screen slideshows, switch the app language, review legal policies, and manage account logout or deletion in the TRF Settings > MORE tab. Future settings may also b…
Guides & Reference
Deeper guides, the FAQ, and release notes.
The TRF-Made Waiver: Example and Explanation
The PDF waiver assembled by TRF app is a clean, organized legal document presenting text and full-color images of IDs, Birth Certificates, client designs, and other attached supporting documents. I…
Frequently Asked Questions about Tattoo Release Forms App
Everything you need to know about TRF app, paperless digital tattoo waivers, cloud backups, health department compliance, and studio management.
Creating Modern PDFs for use in TRF app: A Comprehensive Guide
TRF app can automatically email PDFs to your clients after they submit their form. Don't waste money printing handouts. Instead, create digital PDFs and utilize email for free. Here is how to build…
TRF app Release Notes and Announcements
This page provides a chronological list of updates, new features, and important announcements for Tattoo Release Forms App.
About Tattoo Release Forms App
Tattoo Artists, Tree Huggers, and Tech Wizards! We are a handful of people devoted to halting the ridiculous reliance on trees and paper for human legal issues. These apps are our contribution to t…