--- title: "Freelance Invoice Template (Free PDF) — One Page Invoice" description: "A free freelance invoice template: project lines, deposits, payment terms and how to get paid. Fill it in online and download a one-page PDF. No sign-up." image: "https://onepageinvoice.com/og/lp-freelance.png" --- Freelance invoice template # Freelance invoice template Bill a project the way clients understand it: what you made, what it costs, what was already paid and how to pay the rest. Fill it in here and send a one-page PDF or a link. [Use this template](https://onepageinvoice.com/new?start=freelance) [Questions](#questions) Free. No sign-up. A one-page PDF you can send today. Sample: made with this template. Every field is yours to change. ## What a freelance invoice needs - **Your name**, and a trading name if you use one, with an address and email the client can reach. - **The client's name and address.** For a company, add the person or department that approves invoices (“Attn: Dana Okafor”). - **An invoice number** that you never reuse: 0001, 2026-001 or your initials and a year (ML-2026-018). - **The invoice date and the due date.** 14 or 30 days are the usual terms. - **What you delivered**, one line per piece of work, in words the client will recognise from the brief. - **Anything already paid**, such as a deposit, as a negative line. - **How to pay**: bank details, or a payment link the client can tap. ## Describe the work the way the client bought it The person paying your invoice often wasn't in the project meetings. “Brand illustration set, 6 icons” gets approved; “Design work” gets questions. Use the deliverable's name from the quote or brief, add the quantity (2 variants, 6 icons), and keep revisions or extras on their own line so the base price stays recognisable. ## Deposits and part payments If you took a deposit, show it: add “Deposit received 20 Oct” with a negative price. The client sees the full project value and what's left to pay, and your records match theirs. For a project billed in stages, send one invoice per stage and say which stage it is in the description (“Stage 2 of 3”). ## Get paid faster Send the invoice the day the work is approved, while it's fresh. Put the due date on the page, not just “Net 14”. And make paying easy: an [invoice link with a Pay button](https://onepageinvoice.com/invoice-templates/pay-online) lets the client pay from their phone instead of copying bank details. ## Questions ### How do I invoice as a freelancer with no company? Put your own name (and a trading name if you use one) as the sender, with an address and email. You don't need a company or a tax number to send an invoice, though some countries require one once you register for sales tax or VAT. ### How do I show a deposit I already received? Add it as its own line with a negative price, for example “Deposit received 20 Oct” at −600. The balance due then shows what is left to pay. ### What payment terms should I use? 14 or 30 days from the invoice date are the most common. Put the due date on the invoice and say how to pay; a payment link usually gets you paid faster. ### Should I invoice per project or per hour? Per project when the scope is clear; per hour when it isn't. For hourly work, the consulting invoice template shows hours and rates. ## Related - [Consulting invoice template](https://onepageinvoice.com/invoice-templates/consulting) · for consultants billing hours or days, with periods and retainers - [Photography invoice template](https://onepageinvoice.com/invoice-templates/photography) · for photographers: shoot fee, edited images, usage licence, retainer - [Invoice with a payment link](https://onepageinvoice.com/invoice-templates/pay-online) · a share link and QR code with a Pay button for your Stripe or PayPal link - [How to write an invoice](https://onepageinvoice.com/guides/how-to-write-an-invoice) · a step-by-step guide: what every invoice needs and how to send it Free, no account Make yours now: one page, about a minute. 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