Free receipt generator guide
Create a clean receipt for completed payments.
Keep receipts consistent with the rest of your client documents and retain them in the same workspace.
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PaidYour business
Business details
Client
Client name
Payment method
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What you can do
One focused path from details to PDF.
Clear payer and business details
Itemized payment record
Reusable client information
Print-ready PDF output
What to include
What actually belongs on a receipt.
A receipt number distinct from the invoice number it settles
The date payment was actually received, not the date the receipt was generated
The payment method used (card, bank transfer, cash); clients ask for this more than you'd expect
A reference back to the original invoice or order the payment covers
The exact amount paid, itemized if the payment only partially settles a larger invoice
Both business and payer details, formatted the same way your other documents are
Not sure which document you need
Receipt vs. invoice.
An invoice requests payment that hasn't happened yet. A receipt confirms payment that has. You never need to create one by hand with StitchInvoice; it's generated the moment an invoice is marked paid, using the exact amount actually received.
Questions
Common questions about receipts.
Do I need to send a receipt for every payment?
Not always required, but it's good practice, especially for larger payments, or whenever a client asks for one for their own records.
What if a client only pays part of the invoice?
The receipt reflects exactly what was paid, and the original invoice keeps tracking the remaining balance separately.
Can a receipt be edited after it's issued?
No. A receipt is a record of what actually happened. If something was wrong, a credit note is the correct document to fix it, not an edited receipt.
Keep your receipts with the clients they belong to.
We built this as a workspace, not a one-off file generator. Create the document, keep the history, and reuse the details next time.
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