Free invoice generator for freelancers

Fill in the form and download a professional invoice as a PDF. It handles 13 currencies, tax registration numbers, percentage or fixed discounts, and cross-border reverse charge. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no upload: the form and the PDF both run in your browser.

What to put on a freelance invoice

Most invoices that sit unpaid for weeks are not disputed. They are missing something the client's finance team needs, so they never enter the payment run. These are the fields that cause that.

A unique invoice number: Sequential and never reused. Finance teams reference it in every query, and you will need it if you ever have to prove what was billed and when.
A specific due date: A date, not "Net 30" alone. It removes the argument about when the clock started, which is what makes chasing a late invoice straightforward.
Line descriptions a non-specialist can approve: The person approving your invoice usually did not commission the work. "Development work" invites a question; "Checkout redesign: build and QA, 22 Feb–8 Mar" does not.
Tax registration numbers, where you have them: Your GSTIN, VAT number or equivalent, and your client's where the transaction requires it. For EU reverse charge the customer's VAT number normally has to appear on the invoice alongside the reverse-charge statement.
Payment instructions: Bank details with IBAN or SWIFT for international transfers, or a payment link. An invoice with no route to pay it is a reminder, not a bill.

Where your data goes

Nothing you type here reaches our servers, because there is no code that sends it. The PDF is assembled in the browser by a JavaScript library that makes no network requests.

To be precise about one thing: your draft is written to this browser's local storage, which is on disk, so it survives closing the tab. That is what stops a refresh from wiping your work. It stays on your device, and Delete saved draft removes it. Our privacy policy sets out what we do and do not collect elsewhere on the site.

Questions about this invoice generator

Does my invoice data get uploaded anywhere?

No. The form runs in your browser and the PDF is built there too. Nothing is sent to us. Your draft is saved on this device so a refresh does not lose it, and the Delete saved draft button erases it.

Is the PDF text or an image?

Real text. You can select and search it, and accounts-payable systems that parse invoices can read it. Many free generators export a flattened screenshot, which is one reason invoices get stuck in corporate intake.

How is tax calculated when I add a discount?

The discount comes off the subtotal first, and tax is charged on what remains. That is how taxable value is normally determined under GST and VAT where a discount is shown on the invoice itself.

What does the reverse charge checkbox do?

It sets the tax to zero and prints a statement that the recipient accounts for the tax. It is used for some cross-border business-to-business services. Whether it applies to your specific supply depends on where you and your client are established, so confirm before relying on it.

Why does the PDF show currency codes instead of symbols?

It prints ISO codes like INR and GBP rather than glyphs. Codes are unambiguous, which matters when a client's bank processes the payment, and they avoid the rendering failures that symbols cause in PDF fonts.

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What to put on a freelance invoice

Most invoices that sit unpaid for weeks are not disputed. They are missing something the client's finance team needs, so they never enter the payment run. These are the fields that cause that.

A unique invoice number

Sequential and never reused. Finance teams reference it in every query, and you will need it if you ever have to prove what was billed and when.

A specific due date

A date, not "Net 30" alone. It removes the argument about when the clock started, which is what makes chasing a late invoice straightforward.

Line descriptions a non-specialist can approve

The person approving your invoice usually did not commission the work. "Development work" invites a question; "Checkout redesign: build and QA, 22 Feb–8 Mar" does not.

Tax registration numbers, where you have them

Your GSTIN, VAT number or equivalent, and your client's where the transaction requires it. For EU reverse charge the customer's VAT number normally has to appear on the invoice alongside the reverse-charge statement.

Payment instructions

Bank details with IBAN or SWIFT for international transfers, or a payment link. An invoice with no route to pay it is a reminder, not a bill.