Introducing InvoCreator – a Free, Privacy‑First Invoice Generator
Over the last days I quietly shipped a third tool into my little toolbox family, next to ListComparator and TextMetricSEO:
InvoCreator – a free, privacy‑first invoice generator that runs entirely in your browser.
Live: https://www.invocreator.com
Most online invoice tools want an account, a subscription, and your data sitting on someone else’s servers. I wanted something much simpler:
- open a page
- fill in the fields
- print or save as PDF
- close the tab – and nothing is stored anywhere
So InvoCreator is exactly that: a static, client‑side invoice editor with a layout tuned for real‑world invoices in multiple languages and markets.
Why I built it
I kept running into the same problems with typical invoicing tools:
- they want you to register and log in for even a single invoice
- they store client / invoice data on their servers
- they are opinionated about layout, currencies or markets
- many of them are overkill for simple, occasional invoices
For many freelancers, one‑person businesses, and small shops, that’s not necessary. Sometimes you just need:
- a clean invoice layout
- correct fields and VAT handling
- the ability to save as PDF and be done
So InvoCreator is built with a few principles:
- no signup, no tracking, no backend
- everything runs in your browser
- fully usable offline once loaded
- easy to export/import as JSON templates
Key features
100% client‑side and privacy‑first
- Static HTML/CSS/JS, hosted on GitHub Pages and fronted by Cloudflare
- No database, no cookies, no analytics, no trackers
- All data lives only in your browser tab until you print or export
Multi‑language & market aware
InvoCreator currently supports:
- English (International / EU)
- English (US)
- German (DE)
- Spanish (ES)
- Italian (IT)
- Slovenian (SI)
- Swedish (SE)
- Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian (BHS)
Each language/market has its own:
- field labels
- helper notes
- documentation / help text
- VAT / reverse‑charge wording
Layout tuned for real invoices
The invoice layout includes:
- seller and buyer blocks (with optional logos)
- itemized rows (quantity, unit, price, tax)
- subtotals, tax/VAT and final total
- optional customer number, order reference, notes and footer
It’s designed to look familiar to accountants, clients, and tax offices – not like a random generic template.
VAT and reverse charge
For EU‑style invoices there is:
- standard VAT percentage per market
- reverse charge toggle where VAT is paid by the recipient
- localized reverse‑charge explanations per language
Payment QR, templates and themes
- Optional payment QR block (SEPA QR for EUR or generic QR style otherwise)
- JSON export/import:
- Download JSON template – save current invoice data as
.json - Load JSON template – restore it later
- Download JSON template – save current invoice data as
- Light/dark theme toggle, with print‑friendly layout in both cases
How to use InvoCreator
Using it is intentionally straightforward:
- Open https://www.invocreator.com in a modern browser.
- Choose your language / market from the top menu.
- Fill in seller, buyer, item lines, VAT, notes, and optional reverse‑charge/QR.
- Click Print invoice and use the browser dialog to print or save as PDF.
- Optionally, export your current invoice as a JSON template and reuse it later.
That’s it. There is no “account”. When you close the tab, it’s gone (unless you save the PDF or JSON somewhere).
Under the hood
Technically, InvoCreator is very simple on purpose:
- plain HTML markup
- one CSS file for layout and print styling
- a small JavaScript core for:
- form state
- calculations
- QR code generation
- JSON import/export
- an i18n file with all translations and documentation text
There is no build system or framework – you can clone the repository and open index.html directly in a browser, or serve it with any static file server.
Repository:
https://github.com/sbozich/invocreator
How InvoCreator fits into the toolbox
This tool joins my other small, focused web utilities:
- ListComparator – compare, merge and deduplicate text lists (emails, SKUs, etc.)
- TextMetricSEO – analyze text length and simple SEO‑oriented metrics
- InvoCreator – generate clean invoices offline, with no tracking
The idea is the same across all of them:
Small, practical tools that solve a narrow problem well,
without user accounts, tracking, or heavy UI.
Feedback and support
If you try InvoCreator and something feels off, confusing or missing, I’d love to hear it:
- Suggestions and comments: modblaises@proton.me
If you find the tool useful and want to support further development, you can:
- BuyMeACoffee (also linked in the footer of the app)
Thanks for reading, and if InvoCreator saves you a bit of time or removes one SaaS subscription from your life, it’s already doing its job.