Free Receipt Maker
Issue a clean, professional receipt to your customer in seconds — numbered automatically, taxed correctly, downloaded as a PDF that never leaves your device.
How to make a receipt
- Enter your business details — name, contact information, and tax number if you charge tax. Saved on your device after the first time.
- Add the customer and describe what they paid for, with quantity and price per item. You can also tap the microphone and say it: “Receipt for Sarah Lee, deep clean, two hundred forty dollars, paid today.”
- Check the totals. Tax lines and the total are calculated for you — the preview updates live.
- Download the PDF and hand it over, email it, or text it. The receipt number advances automatically for next time.
When you need to give a receipt
Any time a customer pays you, a receipt protects both sides: it gives them proof of purchase for returns, warranties, expense claims, or tax filing, and it gives you a clean paper trail for your own bookkeeping. Cash payments especially should always come with a receipt, because there is no bank record behind them. Common situations where a proper receipt matters:
- Cash or e-transfer payments for services — cleaning, repairs, tutoring, rides, deliveries
- Rent payments, where tenants may need receipts for tax credits
- Deposits and part-payments, so both sides agree on what remains owing
- Market stalls and pop-ups where no cash register prints one for you
- Paid invoices — issue the receipt referencing the invoice number once payment lands
Receipt vs invoice — which one do you send?
Send an invoice when you are asking to be paid, and a receipt when you have been paid. They carry mostly the same information; the difference is the direction. If a client pays an invoice, best practice is to issue a receipt for it — this tool keeps the same client details and numbering style across both, so the pair looks professional together. For pricing work before it starts, use the estimate maker instead.
A note on honest use
This tool exists for issuing receipts for your own genuine sales and services. Creating documents that imitate another business, or fabricating receipts for expense or tax claims, is fraud — do not use this tool for that, and know that a fabricated receipt rarely survives an auditor's scrutiny anyway. Every receipt you create here carries the business details you enter, exactly as a real receipt should.
Frequently asked questions
Is this receipt maker free?
Yes — creating and downloading receipts as PDF is completely free, with no signup, no watermark, and no monthly limit. Your business details and receipt numbering are remembered on your own device.
Who is this receipt maker for?
It is for businesses and self-employed people issuing receipts to their own customers — a cleaner confirming a paid job, a landlord issuing a rent receipt, a market vendor providing proof of purchase. It is not for recreating other companies’ receipts.
What should a receipt include?
A proper receipt shows your business name and contact details, a unique receipt number, the payment date, what was sold with quantities and prices, any tax charged, the total paid, and the payment method. This generator lays all of that out automatically.
What is the difference between a receipt and an invoice?
An invoice asks for payment; a receipt proves payment happened. Send an invoice when the work is done, then issue a receipt once the money arrives. This tool makes both — switch the document type at the top.
Can I add tax to a receipt?
Yes. Pick a Canadian province for the correct GST, HST, PST, or QST, or enter a custom rate for US sales tax. If tax was included in the price you collected, you can note that in the receipt terms.
Do my customers need anything special to open the receipt?
No — the receipt downloads as a standard PDF that opens on any phone or computer. You can email it, text it, or print it on the spot.
Can I issue a rent receipt with this tool?
Yes. Enter the tenant as the client, describe the rental period on the line item, mark it paid, and download. Tenants in Canada often need rent receipts for tax filing, so keep your numbering consistent.