Questions and answers
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What exactly is Muraqib?
A program for teachers that keeps marks, attendance, observations, support plans and reports for your classes in one place, and prints the documents you are asked for. It is made for the individual teacher, not as a school management system.
Is it a website?
No. It is a desktop app you install on Windows or Mac. It opens in its own window and works without an internet connection.
Does it work without internet?
Yes, everything you do in class works offline. The internet is used only to check for updates and, if you add Pro, to check the key. Without a connection, nothing changes.
Where is my data stored?
In one database file in your user folder on your own computer. There is no Muraqib account or cloud copy. The Help menu shows the exact folder.
Does it support Arabic? Can I use it in English?
Both, fully. One click switches every screen between Arabic, right to left, and English. Saved reports can be printed in either language, and term comments can be written in either, whatever the app is set to.
Can I paste marks from Excel?
Yes. Copy one column of marks in Excel and paste it into the mark grid; it fills down from the student you pick, and blank lines keep everyone in the right row.
Can I import my student list?
Yes, from a CSV file, which Excel can save. Muraqib reads English or Arabic column headers and gives you a template. Excel files (.xlsx) have to be saved as CSV first.
What can I export?
Students and marks as CSV files, an Excel workbook for leadership with four sheets, a full backup file of everything, and any printed document as a PDF.
What reports can it create?
For free: the term report for the family, the attendance notice, blank mark sheets and registers, a class name list, the seating plan and the Excel file for leadership. With Pro: an executive summary, a detailed class report, student evidence cards, term summaries and a progress pack.
Can I print reports?
Yes, on A4. In the app every printable page also has Save as PDF.
Can I back up my data?
Muraqib copies your records automatically each time it starts and keeps a daily copy for two weeks. You can also back up whenever you like, save a copy to a USB stick, or export everything to one file.
What happens if I change computers?
Export everything on the old computer, install Muraqib on the new one and restore that file. If you have Pro, remove the key on the old computer and add it on the new one.
Does my school need to install it?
No. Muraqib is for your own use. The installer offers to install it just for you, which normally needs no administrator rights. School-managed computers can have their own rules, so check with your IT team if the installer is blocked.
Does it connect to my school's system?
No, it doesn't connect to any school system. It can copy an assessment's marks as one column to paste into the ministry site, and give your head of department an Excel file.
Which operating systems are supported?
Windows, 64-bit, and Mac with either Apple Silicon or an Intel processor. Each Mac type has its own download.
Why does Windows or Mac show a warning when I install it?
Muraqib is not yet registered with Microsoft or Apple through a paid signing certificate, so the first launch shows the system's standard warning about an unknown publisher. The download page shows exactly what to click. It appears the first time only.
How does Muraqib Pro work?
Muraqib is free to start and has no time limit. Muraqib Pro adds comment drafts for every student and five saved report types, for AED 49.99 a month or AED 149.99 billed once a year. Pro comes as a key you add in Settings, and one key works on 2 computers. An annual key runs to 31 August, and bought from March it also covers the next school year.
What stays free?
Everything you record yourself, for good: students, marks, attendance, notes, seating, support plans, analytics, exports, backups, the family report, the attendance notice, the leadership Excel file and comment drafts for 5 students each term.
Will I receive updates?
Yes. The app checks for new versions and installs them when you agree. Updates are the same for Free and Pro.
How do I get support?
Email muraqib.app@outlook.com. Inside the app, Settings also has a place to write down a suggestion.
Keep the teaching. Lose some of the admin.
Attendance, marks, observations, support and reports in one place, on your own computer.