Free Receipt Template Online

Create and access receipts in your browser

Create the receipt in your browser on the phone, tablet or computer you already use. You can finish it, check it and find it again wherever you work.

Email, print or download your receipt as a PDF.

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Record the payment. Send the receipt. Get back to work.

Preview the Receipt Before You Start Online

These previews give you a feel for the finished receipt. They all open the same editor, where you can use your own payment details and choose your colors, font and logo.

There's more to browse in the six additional online receipt previews below.

How to Create a Receipt Online

You can start with a blank receipt, or save some typing by using a Docelf invoice after recording its payment. For your first receipt, choose a starting number such as 1042. Docelf numbers the next ones for you.

Receipt field guide showing business details, logo, customer, receipt number and date, line items, totals and Notes
  1. Your Business: Check your business name and contact details.
  2. Your Logo: Add your logo to make the receipt recognizable.
  3. The Customer: Choose a saved customer or enter their details.
  4. Number and Date: Check the number. Use the date you received payment.
  5. Items and Prices: Choose saved items or enter the quantities and prices.
  6. The Payment: Add tax or discounts and the amount received.
  7. Notes and Review: Add the payment method and reference. Check the receipt before sending.

Show What the Customer Paid For

A short item breakdown gives your customer more than a total to look at. Docelf calculates each line from its quantity and unit price, so you can focus on describing the purchase.

This fictional receipt records a bank transfer after a printer-setup visit. Prices are in US dollars, with an illustrative 7.5% sales tax on all three items.

QTY Description Unit Price Amount
1On-site printer setup — visit $75.00$75.00
2Workstation connection setup — devices $25.00$50.00
1USB printer cable — 2 m $15.00$15.00
Subtotal$140.00
Sales Tax (7.5% illustrative)$10.50
Total Paid $150.50

The $150.50 bank transfer pays for this visit in full. Use the tax rate and taxable items that apply to your own sale.

What to Include in Online Receipt Notes

A reference in Notes can save the customer a search through their bank transfers. It's also a useful place to connect the payment to the job or order.

Here's how that could read for the printer visit above. Swap in the actual reference and dates when you write your own Notes.

Example: Notes

  • Payment of $150.50 received by bank transfer on [Payment Date].
  • Covers the printer-setup visit on [Service Date]. Payment reference: SETUP-318.
  • Paid in full. Thank you.
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Create and Send the Receipt in Your Browser

Enter the payment details while they're close at hand. Docelf calculates the total, so you can check the receipt and email a copy to your customer.

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Create a Receipt From the Invoice You Already Sent

The invoice already holds most of what you need. Open it and choose Payment to record the amount and payment date. Add the payment method in the note, then save.

Next, choose Create Receipt from that invoice's menu in the invoice list. Docelf carries over the customer and items and keeps the documents connected. The invoice-to-receipt guide shows these steps in pictures.

Record a Deposit or Part Payment Clearly

A receipt can confirm a payment without suggesting the whole bill is settled. For a $300 bill with $100 received, it shows a $200 balance. A short note explains what that payment covers.

When the next payment arrives, give it its own receipt. For a Docelf invoice, record that new payment on the invoice before creating the receipt.

More Online Receipt Previews

Here are a few more ways the same payment details can look. Your choice of colors, font and logo happens in the editor.

Make the Receipt Feel Like Yours

Your logo and usual colors help customers recognize the receipt. A contact email or phone number in the footer gives them a simple way to ask about it.

Choose the currency you received: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD or AUD. You can also give the receipt a more specific title, such as “Business Receipt.”

Sometimes a service record or product sheet is useful alongside the payment. You can attach a PDF or image instead of squeezing the extra detail into Notes.

Email, Download or Print the Receipt

Your customer gets a finished receipt, not a template they need to edit. Choose the way that suits them:

Creating or saving a receipt does not email it. Check the customer's email address, then choose to send the receipt when it is ready. The receipt email examples can help with the message that goes with it.

Once the Receipt Is Sent

If you need to correct a receipt you've already sent, clearly identify the revised copy when you resend it.

Keep the Record Easy to Find

  • Keep a copy of the receipt you sent.
  • Keep the receipt with the related invoice and payment reference.
  • For another payment, reuse saved details and check the new amount, date, method, and Notes.

Prefer a Word or Spreadsheet Receipt?

You're not limited to the online route. These separate templates let you work in a document or spreadsheet app; they aren't export formats for a Docelf receipt.

You can compare them in the receipt format guide.

Online Receipt Template FAQs

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Finish the receipt here, then get back to the work your customer paid for.

  • Record what the customer paid
  • Review the calculated total and any balance
  • Email the receipt or download a PDF
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