Stop Googling Invoice Templates.
Generate Real Invoices.
You've been here before. You google "freelance invoice template," download a Word doc, manually type in the hours you half-remember, calculate the total in your head, save as PDF, and email it to the client. Then you wait three weeks to get paid. There's a better way.
Templates are a band-aid
An invoice template solves the formatting problem. Great. But it doesn't solve the actual problems freelancers have with billing: remembering what you worked on, calculating totals correctly, getting the invoice out on time, and getting paid without chasing.
You don't need a prettier spreadsheet. You need a system that tracks your time, generates the invoice, sends it to the client, and collects the payment. Templates can't do that. Miru can.
What you actually need (instead of a template)
Four things that eliminate invoicing headaches permanently.
Auto-generated from tracked time
You already tracked the hours. Select the client, pick a date range, and Miru turns your time entries into formatted invoice line items with rates and totals. No typing. No templates. No spreadsheets.
Stripe payments built in
Every invoice includes a payment link. Your client clicks it, enters their card, done. Average time-to-payment drops from 30 days to under 7. Stop chasing. Start collecting.
Professional branding
Your logo. Your colors. Your business details. Invoices that look like they came from a real company — because they did. No 'Powered by...' footer from some invoice tool.
PDF export and email
Download as PDF. Email directly from Miru. Attach to accounting software. Archive for tax season. Whatever your workflow, the invoice fits into it.
The template workflow vs. the Miru workflow
The template way
- 1. Google "free invoice template"
- 2. Download a Word/Google Doc
- 3. Try to remember what you worked on
- 4. Type in line items manually
- 5. Calculate totals (hope the math is right)
- 6. Export PDF, attach to email
- 7. Wait. Follow up. Wait. Follow up.
- 8. Check your bank account repeatedly
~45 minutes per invoice. Paid in 30+ days.
The Miru way
- 1. Track time as you work (2 sec per entry)
- 2. Click "Generate Invoice"
- 3. Review auto-filled line items
- 4. Send. Client pays via Stripe link.
~2 minutes per invoice. Paid in under 7 days.
Built for freelancers who'd rather do the work
Miru is free for up to 5 users. If you're a solo freelancer, that's all you'll ever need. No credit card, no trial that expires, no feature limits. Track time, send invoices, get paid. When you're ready to grow and add subcontractors or a team, it's $1 per person per month.
The entire codebase is open source. If you want to see how invoicing works under the hood, read the code on GitHub.
You don't need a better template. You need a better system.
Track time. Generate invoices. Get paid via Stripe. Free to start.