Tidy Client: Freelance Contracts & Invoices App (Proposal, Contract, Invoice Builder, Chase Letters)

Description

The business half of freelancing, in one file. Write the scope down, get it signed, send a real invoice, and chase the ones that go quiet — without a monthly fee and without handing a percentage to anyone.

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📄 Five documents that fill themselves in

• Proposal — what is included, what is not included, the fee, the deposit and your terms. Signed, it is usually a contract.
• Service agreement — a short plain-English contract covering payment, revisions, ownership, cancellation and who can end it. Short enough that a client will actually read it.
• Invoice builder — line items in, a real invoice out, with subtotal, deposit deduction and total worked out. Press Log it and the invoice joins your list with the right number and dates.
• Change order — the polite, professional way to say “that is extra”, before you do the work.
• Three payment reminders — polite, firm, and a final notice. Pick an invoice and the right stage is chosen for you based on how late it is.

⏳ Who owes me what

Every open invoice grouped by how late it is: not yet due, 1–30, 31–60, 61–90 and over 90 days. Plus a chase schedule that clears most of them without a fight.

📈 The uncomfortable number

Income by client: invoiced, paid, still owed, share of your total, hours logged, and the effective hourly rate — what you actually earned, not what you quoted. If one client is more than half your income, it tells you.

➕ Scope creep, counted

A log for every “could you just…”. Absorbing one as goodwill is a choice. Absorbing six without noticing is how a profitable job becomes a loss.

📋 Also inside

• Clients with rates, terms and whether a PO number is needed
• Projects with the scope and what is excluded
• Time & work log, billable and invoiced flags
• Signed & sent: where every signed copy lives
• Getting paid, in order and When a client will not pay, in plain English
• Light and dark mode

How it works

• You get a single file that opens in your web browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari) on Windows, Mac or Chromebook.
• No account, no subscription, no install. Works offline.
• Your data stays on your computer. Nothing is uploaded.
• Download a backup file any time. Optional passcode lock with AES-256 encryption.
• Best on a computer. Most phones can’t open downloaded app files.

What you get

• Tidy-Client.html (the app)
• Quick-start guide (PDF)

Want paper too? Get the printable Freelance Contracts & Invoices Kit, or save with the Freelance Pack. Doing your taxes too? See Tidy 1099.