Cakedesk is a simple and fast invoicing app for Windows and macOS that lets freelancers and small businesses create invoices, proposals and manage their clients.
Cakedesk has streamlined my monthly ops so much. As a coach, my finances aren't as complex as to require accounting software. However, invoicing can get quite messy with international clients, with various tax rates and different types of sessions offered. I love how Cakedesk is local-first, customizable, really adapts to my growing business and gives me quick stats to visualize that growth <3
Cakedesk is exactly what I was looking for and have not found for so long. A simple, clean and yet very flexible software to create elegant invoices and quotes. It even lets you create your own templates, which I especially like. And the icing on the cake is the absolutely great support I received from Max.
"Cakedesk" is an excellent software solution for freelancers who want to manage their invoices easily and compliantly. The user interface is intuitive, the software is legally compliant, and it offers practical features such as the automatic creation of recurring invoices. Customer support is also top-notch. Overall, it's a recommended solution for freelancers to reduce administrative burdens and focus on their actual work.
Hi everybody!
Cakedesk is simple invoicing for freelancers. Here are some things that make Cakedesk unique in the space of invoicing apps:
- It's desktop software and works offline
- One-time payment instead of a monthly subscription
- Super fast and easy to use
- Free to get started (without watermarks or anything silly)
- Advanced features like subitems, flexible VAT rates and translatable invoices
- Invoice designs are completely customizable using HTML / CSS
- Focused on invoicing. No accounting / time-tracking / project-management / payments
I built this to scratch my own itch and it brings me great joy to see other people finding it useful. I hope you do, too!
Looking forward to your thoughts and feedback!
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This is great! Finally an app that lets you create your own invoicing template with html/css, something an app like Zoho invoice doesn't offer. Love that the app focuses on invoicing only.
Are items/services planned for an upcoming release?
@t55 Hi Ton, thanks! I'm really happy about the HTML templating feature :)
What do you mean by items/services? Do you mean like a predefined list of invoice items that you can use over and over again?
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@mackseraner Yup, that's what I mean - a predefined list of services and products. Also: would it be possible to add a custom style of numbering the invoices and proposals.
@t55 Ok got it!
Predefined items: Currently not implemented, have received a few feature requests (but not many) for this, so it's on my list but not highest priority at the moment.
Custom ID formats: Have received many feature requests for this and it's on my list with pretty high priority!
You can follow me or Cakedesk on Twitter to see when these features get implemented!
Hi, Cakedesk! Congratulations on launching on Product Hunt! I like your logo and colors! But I don't understand how does it work in different countries because each of them require different conditions?
@olga_neudakh Thanks Olga! :) Cakedesk might not work for every country, depending on the regulations they have for invoices. Right now it works well for Germany and EU countries and I'm looking to expand support as I learn more about other countries' needs!
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This looks awesome Max
Does this create geography specific invoices?
I'm curious because some of my clients are in India and some are abroad.
@urvashi_patel2 Hi Urvashi! Yes, your clients can have international addresses and you can also translate the invoices. I'm not sure exactly sure about Indian requirements for invoices since most of my early users are from EU. If you're interested in using Cakedesk, I'd love to hear more about your requirements and if you're missing anything!
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I have clients in the States and India. GST can always be annoying. Does Cakedesk have templates for both?
@vaishali_seth Hi Vaishali! I'm not exactly sure how GST works, so I don't think Cakedesk supports it at the moment. It looks like it's similar to VAT so it's probably not too difficult for me to add support for it.
I assume you declare GST on the invoices for Indian clients but not for your US clients?
Would love to learn more about your use case and how I can support it in Cakedesk!
Love it, upvoted! Love the video and I can totally see myself using this. In the past when I was freelancing, I struggle to find a good invoicing app. Another struggle is that as a creative person, it's important to add some degree of design and customization to the invoice design. A quick question, does the app allow tracking invoice that has been sent and paid for each client? That would be really helpful especially when doing tax at the end of the financial year. Cheers and looking awesome 🔥
@annedesignstripe Hi Adrianne, thanks! :) Yes, you can track when an invoice was paid. You can't track when an invoice was sent, but that feature could be added!
The offline feature is really nice for freelance developers who travel via flights.
Quite convenient when managing admin things during conference season. :)
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