How to make an invoice
- Put your business name, address and contact details in the From box.
- Add who you're billing, the invoice number, and the date it's due.
- List what you're charging for: quantity, rate, tax, any discount.
- Check the balance due, then print or save the PDF and send it.
When to use one
Send an invoice once the work is done or the goods have shipped. If the client hasn't agreed to the price yet, send a quote or an estimate first. Once they've paid, follow up with a receipt.
Questions
Does it cost anything?
No. Make as many invoices as you like, with no account, no watermark and no limit on how many you produce. There is no paid tier holding features back either: the column controls, the QR code, the currency picker and the signature block are all here from the first invoice. How to make an invoice walks through the fields in order.
Can I change the labels?
Yes. Every label is a text box. Rename Invoice to Tax Invoice, Bill to to Customer, Rate to Day rate, Notes to Delivery instructions. That matters more than it sounds, because an invoice using your customer's vocabulary gets queried less than one using generic accounting language. The template guide covers renaming once and reusing it.
What's the difference between an invoice and a receipt?
An invoice asks for money. A receipt confirms it arrived. Bill with this page, then issue a receipt once payment lands. Sending one document doing both jobs causes problems in your customer's accounts, because their system wants to record a liability and then settle it. Receipt or invoice sets out when each applies.
Do I need to create an account?
No. There is no sign-up, no login and no trial, and nothing is held back behind one. The page works the first time you open it and the hundredth. Since nothing you type is stored anywhere, there would be nothing for an account to hold. The privacy page sets out what that means in practice.
Can I put my own logo on it?
Yes. Click the logo box at the top left of the sheet and choose an image. Resize it to around 600 pixels wide first: a photo straight off a phone can be several megabytes, and that weight goes into your saved file and any PDF you export. The logo is stored inside the sheet, so it comes back with the invoice next time you open it.
Can I save it and change it later?
Use Save as file to write a small .json file to your own disk, then Open a saved file to bring it back with everything in place, logo included. That file is also the quickest way to build a template: fill in your own details once, save it, and open that copy each time. The invoice template guide covers what to fix and what to leave blank.
How do I get a PDF?
Choose Print or save PDF, then pick Save as PDF as the destination in your browser's print dialogue. The file is produced on your own machine and never passes through a server. Two settings decide how it looks: background graphics on, and scale at 100%. Turning an invoice into a PDF explains both, and they behave the same on every sheet here.
Which currencies can I use?
Every currency in common use. The picker opens on the one that matches your country, worked out from your browser's own locale rather than by looking anything up over the network. Change it whenever you like and the symbol follows through to every figure on the invoice. If you bill across a border, invoicing a client in another currency covers the decisions worth making first.
Is anything I type sent anywhere?
No. There is no server behind this page. Client names, prices, notes and your logo stay in the browser tab while it is open and go when you close it, which is why saving to a file matters. The privacy page sets out exactly what does and does not happen, including the one external request the site still makes.
What has to be on an invoice?
Your business name and contact details, the customer's, an invoice number, the date, what you are charging for, the amounts, the tax if any, and how to pay you. Your tax registration number too, where your jurisdiction requires it. What goes on an invoice covers each field and which ones only look official.
How should I number my invoices?
A short prefix and a number that only ever goes up, like INV-0001. What matters is that no two invoices share a number and that you can find one again from the number alone. Never reuse a number, and never delete an invoice to close a gap. Numbering your documents covers schemes worth using and two mistakes worth avoiding.
Can I show a part payment?
Yes. Add the Amount paid row from the totals block and the balance due is worked out for you. Showing the arithmetic saves the customer working it out, and saves you the email asking. For deposits taken before the work, invoice the deposit separately and show it as a deduction here, as described in invoicing as a freelancer.