Show HN: I created a PDF invoice generator the way I want it

Show HN: I created a PDF invoice generator the way I want it(create-invoices.com)

1 points by lovlar 97 days ago | 5 comments

lucidhss 96 days ago |

What’s always been painful about invoicing for me isn’t generating the PDF. It’s everything around it. Keeping a clean record, knowing what’s been sent, what’s been paid, what’s overdue, and remembering to follow up or handle renewals. A one off invoice creator is fine, but the real value is in the repetitive workflow and the boring bookkeeping that never goes away.

There are a bunch of solid options here depending on what you want: https://invoicely.com/ https://invoicematic.com/ https://www.invoicesimple.com/

lovlar 91 days ago | |

thank you for the feedback, it totally makes sense to want those fetures. and yes, I've also seen that there are a lot of sites like that.

its tempting to implement but also comes with more complexities, which Im at this stage not that exited to hop on. I'm thinking of:

- need for a backend with login/authentication -> kills the endless scalability aspect of only having a frontend.

- there are soo many competing tools already existing. Im not sure what my moat would be.

- For me, as a freelancer with max 1 assigments per month so far, a standalone pdf-maker like this one is preferred over being locked in to a Saas product.

- in that case I would want support for e-invoices which seems a bit bureaucratic to get in place

lovlar 97 days ago |

As a backend development consultant, I lacked a way to automatically create time reports and invoices from them, so I created this tool.

- Automatic time reporting, very useful for consulting

- One page - very straightforward

- Ad-free

- No sign-up

- Upload existing invoices to auto-advance dates, invoice numbers, and time reporting

- Real-time preview as you edit

- Your data stays in the browser (no backend, except openstreetmap autocomplete)

- 5 different invoice types: regular, receipt, pro forma, quote, credit

- 5 different templates

- Supports complex VAT and discount scenarios

- 10 languages supported

I plan to keep it free of charge!

happy to hear feedback or feature requests

doterobcn 96 days ago |

I tried to create a simple invoice for Spain, and it was impossible. I need to be able to add a different tax which is actually negative (-15%) but can't be done. Looks amazing, but its too rigid.

lovlar 91 days ago | |

Thank you for testing it and the feedback! I have added support for a second VAT row now (withholding VAT) which is negative. Let me know if it covers your needs :)