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XRechnung PDF Preview EN 16931

Preview your XRechnung as a human-readable PDF

Upload your XRechnung XML and instantly get a professionally rendered PDF you can read, print, or share.

Drag and drop your XRechnung XML file here, or click to browse.

Meets the standards EN 16931 ZUGFeRD / Factur-X XRechnung KoSIT GoBD Archive PDF/A-3

How It Works

Get a human-readable PDF from your XRechnung XML in three steps.

Step 1

Upload Your XRechnung XML

Drag and drop your XRechnung XML file into the preview tool. We accept any valid XRechnung document.

Step 2

Automatic PDF Rendering

Our engine parses every element of your XRechnung (seller, buyer, line items, taxes, payment terms) and renders a professionally formatted PDF.

Step 3

Download Your PDF

Your human-readable PDF is ready instantly. Open it in any PDF viewer, print it, or forward it to your client.

Why Preview with Get ZUGFeRD?

Turn machine-readable XRechnung XML into a clear, professional PDF in one click.

Instant Visual Preview

See exactly what your XRechnung looks like as a formatted PDF, no accounting software required.

Print & Share Ready

Download a clean PDF you can print, email, or attach to any business correspondence.

Faithful EN 16931 Rendering

Every field from your XRechnung XML is rendered accurately: parties, line items, tax breakdowns, and payment details.

No Software Needed

Works entirely in your browser. Upload your XML, download your PDF. No plugins, no installs, no registration.

A readable PDF copy, for everyone who needs paper logic

The XML is the invoice; this tool gives it a human face. Approval rounds, project folders and managers all want something readable, and a rendered PDF of the XRechnung serves exactly that purpose in seconds, with the parties, line items and totals laid out like a classic invoice.

One rule keeps you compliant: the copy is for reading, never for the records. Retention law wants the original file, unaltered and machine-readable, so archive the XML itself and attach the PDF copy wherever people need it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about previewing XRechnung invoices.

An XRechnung file is pure XML: structured data that machines process but humans can't easily read. Our preview tool renders that XML into a clean, formatted PDF so you can visually inspect every invoice detail.
We support all XRechnung versions based on the EN 16931 standard, including XRechnung 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, and later releases.
The PDF is a visual representation for reading and printing purposes. The legally binding document remains the original XRechnung XML file.
Yes. Your XML is processed in-memory over TLS 1.3 and never stored on our servers. The file is discarded immediately after rendering.
GoBD Archive

Receiving e-invoices? You must archive them properly.

Since 2015, the GoBD, the tax office's rules for digital records, have applied to every business, freelancers included: digital invoices must be kept as the original file, unchanged, exportable and readable for the whole 8-year retention period. With the e-invoicing mandate a print no longer counts. Our archive takes care of it for you.

  • Every invoice stored exactly as it arrived: XML, PDF or photo
  • Locked against changes, so nothing can be altered afterwards
  • A second copy in another German data centre
  • Find any invoice by date and export it with an index for your tax advisor
  • Team access: several team members can work in the same archive
  • No ERP, no installation: right next to your e-invoicing tools
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Built for the German mandate

One toolkit for ZUGFeRD and XRechnung

Every German business has had to accept e-invoices since January 2025. Both formats are covered here.

ZUGFeRD or XRechnung? Let the assistant pick the tool Tell the chat what you need: it converts, checks, builds, and reads out German e-invoices. Open assistant

Create

Fill one form, get a ZUGFeRD PDF or an XRechnung with Leitweg-ID
Create ZUGFeRD PDF ZUGFeRD PDF The guided form turns your details into a ZUGFeRD or XRechnung invoice. Create XRechnung XRechnung Generate a valid XRechnung with Leitweg-ID, ready for public-sector buyers. Create Order-X Order-X PDF Create an Order-X order file: the ZUGFeRD hybrid principle applied to purchase orders. ZUGFeRD Credit Note ZUGFeRD PDF Cancel or correct an e-invoice you already sent with a ZUGFeRD credit note. XRechnung Credit Note XRechnung Create an XRechnung credit note with Leitweg-ID for public-sector buyers.

Check & repair

Test against EN 16931 and the XRechnung CIUS, then fix what a buyer rejected
Validate ZUGFeRD ZUGFeRD PDF Run EN 16931 checks on your ZUGFeRD invoices before DATEV or your customer does. Validate XRechnung XRechnung Check XRechnung XML against EN 16931 and the German CIUS rules. Validate Order-X Order-X Run incoming and outgoing Order-X orders through the official Order-X 1.0 checks. Edit ZUGFeRD Invoice ZUGFeRD PDF Repair a refused or broken invoice: upload it, correct the fields, and get a valid file back. Edit XRechnung XRechnung Open an XRechnung as a form, fix the Leitweg-ID or any rejected field, and download a valid file.

Convert

Move an invoice between PDF, CII, UBL and XRechnung
PDF to ZUGFeRD PDF ZUGFeRD Any PDF, Word, or Excel invoice goes in; a ZUGFeRD or XRechnung file comes out. PDF to XRechnung PDF XRechnung Convert a PDF invoice to a valid XRechnung with Leitweg-ID for public-sector buyers. CII to ZUGFeRD CII ZUGFeRD Package existing CII XML as a ZUGFeRD PDF/A-3 hybrid invoice. Embed XML to PDF CII PDF ZUGFeRD Marry a PDF and its CII XML into one ZUGFeRD-compliant hybrid invoice. CII to UBL CII UBL Transform a CII invoice into UBL XML, the syntax most Peppol networks expect. UBL to CII UBL CII Map a UBL invoice to UN/CEFACT CII XML, ready to embed in ZUGFeRD or Factur-X. XRechnung to PDF XRechnung PDF See any CII, UBL, or XRechnung XML as a tidy, printable PDF.

Open & extract

Open a file, see what is inside it, and take the data with you
Extract XML PDF CII Pull structured XML straight out of any PDF invoice with AI-driven OCR. Extract Attachments ZUGFeRD XRechnung Pull every embedded file out of a ZUGFeRD or XRechnung invoice as a ZIP. XRechnung Viewer XRechnung CII UBL Open e-invoice XML in your browser and read it like a paper invoice. ZUGFeRD Viewer ZUGFeRD PDF Open a ZUGFeRD PDF and read the embedded invoice data your software books.

Look up & automate

Check who you are invoicing, or move the whole flow to an API
Check VAT Number Check any EU VAT number against VIES and get the customer's Peppol address. Developer API, MCP and automation Automate invoice generation and validation end to end.
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