Invoicer - 'Never edit an invoice again'

A dead-simple, easy-to-use minimalist billing application.

Downloads

You can download the latest release for Windows HERE.

Features

• produces an invoice in one click;
• documents automatically titled with invoice number, date and client name;
• totals calculation;
• currency support;
• sales tax name and rate;
• pay interval;
• automatic billing, due date;
• localization;
• payment methods (check, credit card, bank transfert);
• simultaneous export to HTML, PDF and printer;
• invoice number tracking accross an unlimited number of recurring clients.
• create an unlimited number of invoices using a batch file;
• tiny (12 MB compressed);
• portable;
• cross-platform (Windows 32 and 64 bits, Linux and MacOSX);
• the best user interface: no interface;
• free and open source.

Setup

1. create a folder named after your client;
2. create or copy the configuration files inside the client folder;
3. add a logo.

Configuration Files

Here is an exhaustive list of the required configuration files:

• payee.txt - containing the company address;
• payor.txt - containing the client's address;
• invoice-number.txt - containing the last current invoice number. Incremented automatically;
• tax-rate.txt - containing the tax name and rate (i.e. HST|13);
• pay-interval.txt - containing the pay interval (i.e. 30);
• locale.txt - containing the date locale (i.e. 'en');
• currency.txt - containing the currency symbol (i.e. '$');
• branch-address.txt - containing the bank branch address;
• account-info.txt - containing the bank account information;
• invoice-lines.txt - containing the invoice lines: a brief description followed by the price, separated by a '|';
• payment-method.txt - containing the payment method and type or check number separated by a '|' (if applicable, see below).

Examples

Here are a few sample configuration files, in particular those which have more than one field, with a separator ('|' by default):

Sample tax rate file:
HST|13

Sample invoice line (there is no limit to the number of lines stored):
brake bleed|100.00

Payment Method file examples:
check|123
or
transfert|0
or
credit-card|VISA

The check number is ignored when 'transfert' is selected.

Usage

Two ways, same result:

1. Double-click on Invoicer. Browse for the client folder. Out comes a new invoice.
2. Run Invoicer followed by the folder name on the command line. Out comes a new invoice.

Version History

• v1.1 - added support for currencies via the currency.txt file.
• v1.0 - initial version.

Planned

• a way to record each invoice metadata for later retrieval and parsing;
• global totals and sales tax for filing;
• an invoice line composer?

Acknowledgements

Invoiced is bundled with a simple html invoice template. Use it, or use your own.

License

Invoicer is free software; see LICENSE for more details.