I recently built a small offline invoice generator using a single HTML file.
The idea was simple: I wanted something that could run directly in the browser without login, without a backend, and without a subscription.
The tool lets you:
- Add your business details
- Add client details
- Add invoice items
- Calculate subtotal, tax, and total
- Preview the document
- Save it as a PDF
Why offline?
Most invoice tools are either online platforms, subscription-based, or require creating an account. For simple use cases, that can feel like too much.
So I wanted to test a different approach:
download once, open in the browser, use whenever needed.
This is not accounting software. It is just a lightweight document generator for simple client documents.
After building the invoice generator, I also packaged it with a quote generator and receipt generator as a small Freelancer PDF Kit.
If you want to check it out, here it is:
Gumroad: https://jctools.gumroad.com/l/freelancer-pdf-kit
Payhip: https://payhip.com/b/M58nJ
I’d appreciate any feedback on the idea, positioning, or what would make this more useful.
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