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Features

E-invoicing

FeatureDescription
XRechnungCII XML according to EN 16931 and the German CIUS.
ZUGFeRD / Factur-XPDF/A-3 with the e-invoice XML embedded.
ValidationEvery invoice and its XML is validated before it is issued.
Attachments (supporting documents)Time sheets or delivery notes (PDF, PNG, JPEG, CSV, XLSX, ODS) embedded in the XML and the PDF, optionally appended as pages.
GOBLAll business data is stored as GOBL documents.

Invoices

FeatureDescription
Drafts and issuingThe invoice number is drawn only after validation passed, so rejected invoices leave no gaps.
Frozen documentsIssued invoices are stored as XML and PDF and always served from these files.
CancellationCancelling an issued invoice creates a credit note.
Date of supplyPer line as a date or a period. The VAT rate follows the date of supply, implausible dates raise a warning.
LetterheadYour own letterhead PDF as background, or without it for pre-printed stationery. ODT templates included.
Bank accountsAny number of accounts in the e-invoice, the first two in the PDF.

Master data

FeatureDescription
CustomersIncluding buyer reference (BT-10), e.g. the Leitweg-ID for public authorities.
ProductsServices and products with unit price, unit and VAT rate.
Company detailsVAT ID, tax number and commercial register entry.
VAT historyStandard and reduced rate with validity periods, e.g. the temporary 16 % and 5 % in the second half of 2020. Each invoice uses the rate valid at its date of supply.
Number sequencesPatterns for invoice, credit note, customer and product numbers, optionally restarting every year or month.

Reporting and export

FeatureDescription
DashboardInvoices per status and monthly revenue.
DATEV exportInvoices of a period as DATEV CSV.

Operation

FeatureDescription
Self-hostedContainer stack for Podman or Docker on amd64 and arm64. From a notebook to a private server, your data stays on your own infrastructure.
Ansible roleAutomated installation on servers, ivly then runs as a systemd service (Podman Quadlet), e.g. on a Raspberry Pi.
HTTPSAutomatic certificates via Caddy and Let’s Encrypt.
BackupBackup and restore of the database with one command each.
AI assistant (optional)Create and query data in plain language, running locally via Ollama.
Access controlNo built-in login. Protect access at the reverse proxy, e.g. with basic auth or mTLS.
Open sourceAGPL-3.0, source code on Codeberg.