Invoice Generation Prompt for Freelancers using Bolt.new

Generate clean, professional invoices quickly using a simple, structured prompt curated by the Bolt community.

This freelancer invoice generation prompt is a structured, spec-style prompt built specifically for Bolt.new.

It is contributed and refined by the Bolt community to help freelancers and independent consultants generate a complete invoicing application — including invoice creation, basic tax calculation, PDF export, and payment tracking — with predictable, production-ready output.

See What You'll Build

Preview the complete invoice application built with this prompt. Click any screenshot to view it full-screen.

What This Prompt Builds

This prompt generates a freelancer-focused invoicing system with:

  • A single business profile
  • Client management
  • Invoice creation and editing
  • Auto-generated invoice numbers
  • Line items with quantity and pricing
  • Optional tax calculation
  • Invoice states: Draft, Sent, Paid
  • PDF invoice export with a clean layout

The system assumes one user and avoids unnecessary complexity.

Who This Prompt Is For

  • Freelancers
  • Independent consultants
  • Solo creators
  • Contractors billing clients directly

Design Philosophy

This prompt is optimized for simplicity.

The system should:

  • Minimize configuration steps
  • Prioritize fast invoice creation
  • Avoid multi-user or multi-project complexity

Technical Assumptions

  • Frontend: React
  • Styling: Tailwind CSS
  • Data storage: Bolt-managed database
  • Authentication: Bolt default auth
  • PDF generation: Server-side rendering

The Prompt

You are an expert full-stack engineer specializing in building simple, high-trust financial tools for solo freelancers.

Create a complete, production-ready Invoice Generator application designed for a single freelancer who needs to quickly create, send, and track invoices with minimal configuration.

**Product Vision

A clean, trustworthy invoicing app for a solo freelancer to create, track, download, and email invoices.

The product should prioritize speed, clarity, and professionalism.
The UI should feel similar to Stripe Billing in polish and Notion in simplicity.
Assume a single user and a single business profile.

**Core Features

Invoice creation and editing with fields:
- Client name and contact details
- Line items (description, quantity, unit price)
- Optional tax
- Optional discount
- Notes and payment terms
- Invoice status (Draft, Sent, Paid)

Automatic calculations:
- Subtotal
- Tax
- Total
- Paid / unpaid state

Invoice actions:
- Export invoice as a PDF
- Send invoice via email (mock email API is acceptable)
- View invoice history with basic sorting (date, status)

Business profile:
- Single business profile with name, address, logo
- Accent color used for invoice branding

**UI/UX Style

Minimal, highly legible typography
Low cognitive load and distraction-free layout

Invoice editor:
- Two-pane layout
  - Left: editable invoice form
  - Right: real-time invoice preview

Invoice design:
- Clean, print-friendly layout
- Professional, neutral styling suitable for clients
- Accent color derived from the freelancer's chosen theme

Buttons and inputs should feel premium and trustworthy, similar to Stripe.

**Backend & Logic

Validate all invoice fields and calculations
Generate secure, human-readable invoice IDs
Persist invoices and clients in a simple data model
Store generated PDFs using a mock storage service
Use mock email sending (no real integrations required)

Avoid multi-user logic, roles, or organization complexity.
Optimize for reliability and simplicity.


**Testing(Lightweight)

Basic validation tests for invoice math
PDF generation snapshot test
End-to-end flow test:
Create invoice → Export PDF → Send email

**Design Constraints & Guidance

Assume:
- One user
- One business profile
- No team members
- No projects

Avoid:
- Multi-tenant logic
- Complex billing workflows
- Advanced reporting dashboards

Design this as a focused freelancer tool that can later be extended into an agency system if needed.

Community Signal: This prompt is one of the most commonly copied invoice workflows on boltprompt.directory and has been refined through real-world freelancer usage.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this prompt free to use?

Yes. All community prompts on boltprompt.directory are free to copy and customize.

Can I extend this later?

Yes. Many freelancers start here and later upgrade to an agency-style workflow.

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