A desktop application for creating invoices with beautiful and customizable templates.
- 🎚 Flexible form. You can turn on/off fields
- 🏗 Drag & drop for reordering items. This makes editing easier.
- 🍺 Use SVGs for logo for better printing.
- 🎨 2 Custom designed & highly customizable templates. Will add more in future versions.
- 📊 Export PDF for print or email.
- 🔒 Privacy. Your data stays where it belongs.
- 💯 Totally Free.
The main reason I decided to build this is because I need a simple tool to create good looking invoices/estimates/receipts but couldn't find a product that suits my needs. I don't do invoicing for a living but I do need it occasionally so an ideal invoicing app to be would just need to be good at one thing and one thing only, which is making invoices.
I believe there are many people such as freelance designers, developers, photographers or writers... also have such need. Sadly, I did my research and most (if not all) products that I found have these these problems:
Complexity
- Most invoicing products nowadays is web-based, which means you’ll need to maintain a new account (possible a monthly fee, too) just to create an invoice.
- Sure, there some open-source products that can be self-hosted, but that will introduce a new layer of complexity to your workflow. Who will setup the product? Who will maintain the server? Who will cover the cost? ...
- You will always need internet connection to be able to create your invoices. It can be slow sometimes.
Privacy
- When you use a web service, most of the time, you’re giving away your data whether you want it or not. Financial data is sensitive and I believe that no one should know about your data except yourself.
With that in mind, I know that Manta would need to satisfy these criteria:
- 🚀 Fast!!!
- 👍 Friendly UI & UX
- 🎉 Has nice looking templates
- 🔒 Does not touch user’s data
- 💰 Free! :)
This is still in beta and it's far from perfect but I hope it did meet those requirements.
Feedbacks, issues or PRs are greatly appreciated! :)