20 Free Tools to Create Instant Invoices Easily

As a small business owner or a freelancer, you know the importance of invoicing. Invoices are sent to notify your clients about products and services you delivered, so you can get paid for your work. As a rule, invoices specify the amount of products or services you delivered, how much it costs per unit and the total price.

Invoices can help you become more financially organized, track your income and make clients take you more seriously. You can create your own invoice template if you like but if you're looking for just a quick, simple, and easy-to-use invoicing tool, we got some of those in this post right here.

12 Free Tools With No Sign-Ups

The tools we highlight in this section are free for use and great for one-time use because these tools do not require sign ups for you to start using them. The first six provide payment gateway integrations that give your client multiple methods to quickly clear your invoices.

The next five tools do not have payment integrations but are still great invoicing tools to let you send out your invoices quick and easy.

1. Free Invoice Generator

This is a great site for finding specific templates, such as invoices for translation services, auto repair, or even region-specific invoicing needs. It has plenty of payment gateway options (Paypal, credit cards, Stripe, eWay, 2CheckOut, Authorize.Net) or you can just download the invoice in PDF form and/or email the invoice to your client.It has a subscription-based billing software for time-tracking options among other features.

2. Invoice Generator

Invoice Generator does not require registration and you can start work directly on an organized template. Just download the invoice in PDF to send to your clients, and you can start receiving payments via credit card, PayPal, wire transfer or even Bitcoin. Clients that opt for offline payments can let you know that the payment is on the way with the click of a button.

3. Slimvoice

Slimvoice provides easy invoicing options. You can create, manage, and send an unlimited number of invoices. Also, it lets you to download your invoice in PDF format. It also has Stripe integration, allowing you to accept credit card payments right on your invoice.

4. Better Invoices

It's a minimalistic invoicing tool with no sign-up required. The form only consists of who is paying the money, who is receiving the money, what work was done and how much is the total sum payable. Payments can be done via PayPal. It probably doesn't get simpler than this.

5. Invoice.to

Invoice.to has a super-simple interface of the website, perfect for one-time-use. If you like to see a little design, color or boxes in your invoices, you won't find much of any of these elements here. This tool carries Stripe integration but the form keeps everything else relatively quick and easy.

6. The Anchor App

The Anchor app is a free-to-use invoicing app that you can host up in your own server. It takes payments via Stripe or Paypal. Once a payment is cleared, you will receive an email notification. The app allows you to send unlimited, simple and organized invoices to unlimited clients. It also comes with a reporting module, and you can check all your past payments from the dashboard. Check out the app demo here.

7. Free Invoice Maker

If you want the ability to simplify or enhance your invoices, this tool lets you customize that. You start off with a basic invoice template but you can change colors, add a stamp, insert payment terms/notes or client notes, or change the currency and date format (if your client is from another region). After all that, just download or email your invoice. There are no mentions of payment integrations.

8. ZOHO: Invoice Generator

ZOHO has a hassle-free invoice generator you can take advantage of. ZOHO makes it easy to create and save, print, or send well-designed invoices in PDF to your clients. Every section down to the Notes and T&C is editable. However, it doesn't seem to have any attached payment options.

9. Shopify Invoice Generator

Shopify has an invoice generator that churns out a rather professional-looking invoice. The good news is you don't have to be a Shopify user to use this invoicing tool. However, instead of an in-template form, this generator is full of fields that you have to fill in first before it can generate a preview for you (which may slow down the process just a little). No mention of payment integrations

10. Invoice-o-matic

Invoice-o-matic is an extremely easy tool for creating invoices. Just enter your details in their online invoice form and send the completed invoice to your client in PDF. You'll also get a copy of invoice in your email for record-keeping.

11. Free Invoice Creator

This is a free tool by Freshbooks for you to send simple invoices for free. You can keep it simple by just entering your client's name, yours and the costs for services rendered or you can also upload your terms and conditions, logo and other special notes for your clients. It is a straightforward invoicing tools with no additional payment integration.

8 More Tools (Require Sign Ups)

Who doesn't want more options? If you do not mind signing up to use a free invoicing tool, then we have a few more tools here that you might want to look into. Some of these tools are free for life, giving you unlimited number of invoices for unlimited number of clients, while others are attached to a pro or premium invoicing/billing tool that you can consider checking out if you like the free version.

1. Invoiceable -You can manage your clients and view the summary of your business activity in easy-to-understand charts. But your invoices will carry their brand links (removable with a £49 fee).
2. Wave Invoice - Wave is a well-known accounting tool which gives you free and unlimited invoices for an unlimited number of clients. They also have an app for iOS.
3. Due - Due comes with a billing timer, and a dashboard allows you to see which invoices have been sent and paid. Due is free to send up to three invoices per month.
4. Invoicera - Invoicera has a time-tracking feature as well as a late fee feature (use your discretion) on top of payment options like PayPal and Stripe.
5. Hiveage - Hiveage gives you unlimited invoices for unlimited clients but you have to sign up first for their free plan. You can customize plans based on the features you need. The free plan gives you PayPal as its only payment option.
6. Zipbooks - This is a full-fledge bookkeeping app with a fine invoicing tool attached.Invoices can be customized to show only parts you want the clients to see, and they can be sent out with an attached email or note.
7. Ronin - Ronin is a great solution for freelancers and small business owners. You can manage invoices, estimates, time, and clients using it.
8. Octobat - Octobat gives Stripe adopters automatic invoicing power while keeping their taxes in mind. It is a paid tool but you get to send 10 free invoices every month.