Create an Invoice Online Free
Quick answer: Fill in your company and client details, add line items with a quantity and rate, optionally set a discount and tax percentage, then click Download PDF. Everything happens locally in your browser using jsPDF and jsPDF-AutoTable to draw real vector text - not a screenshot image - so the result is sharp, searchable, and small in file size. The live preview updates instantly as you type, and nothing is ever sent to a server.
- Cost: Free, unlimited invoices, no signup.
- Where it runs: 100% in your browser — no upload, no server storage.
- Output: A real text-based PDF (selectable, searchable, small file size).
- Customization: Logo, currency, accent color, discount, tax, notes.
- Multi-page: Automatically paginates long item lists.
- Not included: Country-specific tax/legal compliance fields — see alert box below.
📋 Not a Compliance Tool: This generates a clean, general-purpose invoice layout - it doesn't know your country's specific legal or tax invoicing rules (GST/VAT numbers, mandatory fields, sequential numbering). Add any required details into the address or notes fields, and check your local regulations before sending.
🖨️ Real Text, Not a Screenshot: The PDF is built from actual vector text using jsPDF, so it stays sharp at any zoom, the text is selectable/searchable, and the file stays small - unlike tools that just screenshot an HTML page into an image.
📄 Long Invoices Paginate: If your items or notes don't fit on one page, additional pages are added automatically and numbered.
✅ Privacy: Your invoice data, including any logo you upload, is processed locally — it is never uploaded, transmitted, or stored anywhere.
🚀 Fill In Your Invoice Details
Enter your info below — the preview on the right updates live as you type. Nothing leaves your device.
🏢 Your Company
📄 Invoice Details
👤 Bill To
🧮 Line Items
🖼️ Live Preview
Your Company Name
Bill To
Client Name
| Description | Qty | Rate | Amount |
|---|
✅ 100% Private: Your invoice, including your logo, is generated locally in your browser using JavaScript. No data is ever uploaded to a server or stored anywhere.
Note: Your invoice data will be cleared once your session ends or you clear the app.
How to Create an Invoice PDF
Fill in Your Details
Enter your company info, invoice number, and client details. Add a logo if you have one.
Add Line Items
Add each product or service with a quantity and rate — totals update automatically.
Set Discount, Tax & Notes
Optionally add a percentage discount, tax rate, and payment terms.
Download the PDF
Click Download PDF to save a crisp, print-ready invoice.
🔒 Your Invoice Never Leaves Your Device
Most "online invoice generators" quietly send your business and client details to a server to build the PDF. This tool builds the entire document — including your logo — using jsPDF and jsPDF-AutoTable running entirely inside your browser tab. There is no upload step, no server-side processing, and no network request that contains your invoice data.
Common Uses for an Invoice Generator
Freelance Work
Bill clients for design, writing, development, or consulting work with a professional-looking invoice.
Small Business Sales
Generate a quick invoice for a product sale or service without dedicated accounting software.
One-Off Services
Bill for a single job — repairs, tutoring, photography — without setting up a recurring system.
Side Projects
Keep a simple paper trail for side income with numbered, dated invoices.
International Clients
Switch the currency symbol per invoice when billing clients in different countries.
Branded Documents
Add your logo and an accent color that matches your brand for a polished look.
Why Use This Invoice Generator?
- Fully Client-Side: jsPDF and jsPDF-AutoTable both run in your browser — no upload.
- Real Vector Text: Sharp, selectable, searchable PDF output — not a flattened screenshot.
- Live Preview: See exactly how your invoice looks as you fill in each field.
- Automatic Totals: Subtotal, discount, and tax are calculated for you as you type.
- Logo & Branding: Upload a logo and pick an accent color to match your brand.
- Multi-Page Support: Long item lists automatically flow onto additional pages.
- Flexible Currency: Pick a common symbol or enter your own.
- 100% Free & Private: No account, no watermark, no server storing your data.
Invoice Generator – Complete Guide
Sending a professional-looking invoice shouldn't require expensive accounting software or an account on yet another platform. Whether you're a freelancer billing a client, a small business closing out a sale, or someone doing a one-off job, a clear, well-formatted PDF invoice sets the right tone and gets you paid faster.
What Makes a Good Invoice?
A good invoice clearly identifies who is billing whom, what is being billed for, and how much is owed and by when. At minimum, that means your business details, the client's details, a unique invoice number, an issue date, a due date, an itemized list of what's being charged, and a clear total. This tool includes all of those fields, plus optional discount, tax, and notes sections for payment terms.
How This Generator Actually Works
As you fill in the form, every field is read directly into a JavaScript object representing your invoice, and a live HTML preview re-renders instantly so you can see the final layout before downloading anything. When you click Download PDF, that same data is handed to jsPDF, a JavaScript library for building PDF documents, which draws your company header, client details, and totals as genuine vector text - not a picture of text - directly onto a PDF page. The line items table is built with jsPDF-AutoTable, a companion library that handles column widths, borders, and automatic pagination if your item list runs long. If you upload a logo, it's embedded directly into the PDF as an image alongside the vector text. The finished document is then handed back to your browser as a file to save - at no point does any of this data leave your device or touch a server.
Vector Text vs Screenshot-Based PDFs
| Aspect | Vector Text PDF (this tool) | Screenshot-Based PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Text sharpness | Sharp at any zoom level | Can look blurry when zoomed in |
| Selectable/searchable text | Yes | No - it's a flattened image |
| Typical file size | Small (a few KB to ~100KB) | Larger (image data adds up) |
| How it's made | Text and shapes drawn directly as PDF objects | An HTML page is rendered to a canvas image, then embedded |
Suggested Invoice Numbering
| Style | Example | Good For |
|---|---|---|
| Sequential | INV-0001, INV-0002... | Simple, chronological record-keeping |
| Year-based | INV-2026-001 | Resetting the count each year |
| Client-based | ACME-001, ACME-002... | Freelancers tracking multiple recurring clients |
Security and Privacy Considerations
- No Data Upload: Every field you fill in, and any logo you upload, stays on your device and is read using the browser's local File API.
- No Server Processing: PDF generation runs entirely as client-side JavaScript.
- No Storage: Nothing about your invoice or client details is saved once you close or refresh the tab.
- No Account Needed: There is no login, tracking of your invoice content, or usage cap.
Browser Compatibility and Technical Requirements
This Invoice Generator works in modern browsers that support:
- File API / FileReader: To read an uploaded logo image locally.
- JavaScript PDF generation (jsPDF): For building the actual downloadable document.
- Blob downloads: For saving the finished PDF to your device.
Supported Browsers:
- ✅ Chrome/Edge 76+
- ✅ Firefox 55+
- ✅ Safari 13.1+
- ✅ Mobile Chrome (Android), Mobile Safari (iOS) — download supported
Troubleshooting Common Issues
Explanation: The PDF needs at least one item with a description, quantity, or rate filled in to be worth generating. Solution: Fill in at least one line item's description and rate, then try downloading again.
Explanation: Only PNG and JPG logo files are supported; other image formats or corrupted files may fail to embed. Solution: Re-save your logo as a PNG or JPG and upload it again.
Explanation: Discount and tax percentages are both applied to the running subtotal in order - discount first, then tax on the discounted amount - which is standard, but can look different from a flat-tax-on-subtotal calculation some businesses expect. Solution: Double-check your discount and tax percentages match what you intend to charge.
Explanation: This tool provides a general-purpose invoice layout and doesn't include country-specific compliance fields by default. Solution: Add your tax ID or any other required identifier into the company address field or the notes section before sending.
Explanation: This shouldn't normally happen — the tool automatically adds new pages when content doesn't fit. Solution: If you notice an issue, try shortening very long item descriptions, which take up more table width and can push totals further down the page.
Frequently Asked Technical Questions
Question 1: What actually builds the PDF - is it a known library?
Answer: This tool uses jsPDF, a widely used open-source JavaScript library for generating PDF documents in the browser, together with its jsPDF-AutoTable plugin for the line items table - both loaded directly in your browser.
Question 2: Why use vector text instead of rendering the preview as an image?
Answer: Drawing text directly as PDF text objects (rather than rasterizing an HTML preview into a picture) keeps the document sharp at any zoom level, keeps the text selectable and searchable, and results in a dramatically smaller file size - all meaningful for a document people will print, email, and archive.
Question 3: How is pagination handled for long invoices?
Answer: jsPDF-AutoTable automatically starts a new page when the line items table runs out of room on the current page, and this tool separately checks whether the totals block or notes section would overflow the page height, adding a new page for them if needed.
Question 4: How is my logo embedded in the PDF?
Answer: The uploaded image is read as a Base64 data URL using the FileReader API, then passed directly to jsPDF's image-embedding function, which places it at a fixed position and size in the top-left of the document alongside your company name.
Question 5: How are discount and tax calculated?
Answer: The subtotal is the sum of every line item's quantity multiplied by its rate; the discount percentage is applied to that subtotal to get a discount amount, and the tax percentage is then applied to the subtotal minus the discount, giving a total of subtotal minus discount plus tax.
Question 6: Does this tool need an account, server, or API key?
Answer: No. jsPDF, jsPDF-AutoTable, and the live preview all run as ordinary JavaScript already loaded by this page — you never need an account or any API key to use it.
Glossary of Terms
- Line Item
- A single billable entry on an invoice, made up of a description, quantity, and rate, whose amount is quantity multiplied by rate.
- Subtotal
- The sum of all line item amounts before any discount or tax is applied.
- Vector Text PDF
- A PDF where text is stored as actual selectable characters rather than a flattened image, keeping it sharp at any zoom level and small in file size.
- Bill To
- The section of an invoice identifying who is being billed - typically the client's name, address, and contact details.
- Payment Terms
- The conditions under which payment is expected, such as the due date and accepted payment methods, often listed in an invoice's notes section.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, completely free with no watermark, no signup, and no limit on how many invoices you create.
No. The entire invoice, including your logo if you add one, is built and turned into a PDF entirely inside your browser using JavaScript. Nothing is transmitted over the network.
It's a real text-based PDF, not a rasterized screenshot. Every piece of text is drawn as actual vector text using jsPDF, so the result stays sharp at any zoom level, the text is selectable and searchable, and the file size stays small.
This tool produces a clean, professional general-purpose invoice layout, but it does not know your country's specific legal or tax invoicing requirements (such as GST/VAT numbers, mandatory fields, or sequential numbering rules). Check your local regulations, and add any required fields (like a tax ID) into the address or notes area before sending the invoice.
Yes. Upload a PNG or JPG logo and it will appear in the top-left corner of the generated PDF, next to your company name.
Yes. If your line items or notes don't fit on one page, the tool automatically adds further pages and numbers them.
Yes. Choose from common currency symbols or enter a custom one, and it's used consistently throughout the preview and the PDF.
Yes. Filling in the form, previewing, and downloading all work on Android and iOS mobile browsers.
Final Thoughts
Getting paid shouldn't require signing up for software just to send a bill. This tool builds a clean, professional invoice with a live preview and a real vector-text PDF using jsPDF and jsPDF-AutoTable — all without your business or client details ever leaving your device.
Fill in your details above and download your first invoice!