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InvoicePlane: Simplify Invoicing

Get organized invoicing for your startup with InvoicePlane, used by founders like you
beginnerโฑ 30 minutes๐Ÿ’ต Free
3,133 stars871 forksPHPGuide quality 8/10 ยท reviewed Jun 30Updated 9/8/2026100% free ยท open source
What it is

Manages your invoices, clients, and payments, all in one self-hosted application.

Real use case example

"A founder of a small design agency uses InvoicePlane to manage all their clients, create invoices, and track payments. They can easily import existing clients, configure payment options, and export invoices to their accountant's spreadsheet. With this tool, they can stay organized and focus on designing."

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When to use it
  • โ€ขYou need to generate professional invoices with customizable templates
  • โ€ขYou want to track client payments and outstanding balances in one place
  • โ€ขYou require a scalable invoicing system that can grow with your startup
Ready-to-paste prompt
To generate an invoice for a client, go to `Invoices` > `Create Invoice`, select the client, add the invoice items, and click `Save Invoice`
Heads up: Make sure your web server meets the system requirements, including PHP 7.3 or higher and MySQL 5.6 or higher, to avoid compatibility issues during installation
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
New

Skip the builder โ€” one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Technical setup

Expect 20โ€“40 minutes in a terminal โ€” or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly โ€” no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/invoiceplane && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/invoiceplane/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/invoiceplane/SKILL.md
Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go โ€” no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How InvoicePlane: Simplify Invoicing works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

InvoicePlane: Simplify Invoicing is a very large PHP project (~67k lines across 433 code files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, Other license, no tests found.

Size
Very large codebase
~67k lines ยท 433 code files ยท days to read โ€” use, don't read
Setup
Developer setup
A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.
Runs on
PHP ยท Docker
No API keys detected
PHP 92%SCSS 6%JavaScript 2%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here โ€” what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    index.php
    Where the program starts running
  4. 4
    composer.json
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  5. 5
    application/core/Admin_Controller.php
    Inside application/core/ โ€” the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
application/core/Core code โ€” the actual logic13 files
application/modules/Sub-packages / plugins290 files
application/views/Frontend / UI30 files
application/helpers/Folder68 files
application/config/Configuration20 files
resources/Folder17 files
uploads/Folder17 files
READMENo tests foundDocumentedCI checksDocker readyOther licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
InvoicePlane
Language
PHP
Category
sales
Published
5/21/2014

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