Create, check, convert and read ZUGFeRD and XRechnung invoices in the browser, and keep every invoice in a GoBD-compliant archive. One account, every tool, from any device.
No program to install, no updates to manage, no separate archive to run.
Windows, Mac, Linux or tablet: open the page and start. Nothing to download, nothing to configure, nothing to update.
Create, validate, convert, read, edit and extract, for ZUGFeRD and XRechnung alike. One site instead of a patchwork of programs.
Keep every incoming and outgoing invoice unchanged for eight years: locked against changes and stored twice, in two German data centres.
Every file is checked against the official rule sets of EN 16931 and the German XRechnung rules, kept current on our side. You never install an update.
The tools process your files in memory and keep no copy. Only the invoices you put in your archive are stored.
The core tools are free with a usage allowance and need no account. Premium adds unlimited use, batch processing and a history.
Whoever searches for ZUGFeRD software usually expects a program to install or a free download. A browser-based tool set does the same job with none of the overhead, and it covers what a single program does not: every task around the e-invoice, plus the archive.
| GetZUGFeRD | Desktop software | Printer driver | ERP module | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No installation, no updates | Depends on the system | |||
| Works on any device, from anywhere | Depends on the system | |||
| Create, validate, convert and read in one place | Usually one task | Mostly creating | ||
| Works from your invoice data, not a print image | ||||
| Always checks against the current rules | After each update | Depends on the version | ||
| GoBD archive included | Separate product | Often an add-on | ||
| Free to start |
A program on one computer means installing, licensing and updating it yourself, every time the ZUGFeRD or XRechnung rules change. Your invoices sit on that one machine, and access from elsewhere, the backup and the eight-year archive are all your problem.
A virtual printer only sees the print image of your invoice, never the data behind it. Field mapping breaks silently when the layout changes, and the profile it writes decides whether the file counts as an e-invoice at all.
Older versions still write ZUGFeRD 1.0 or a profile below EN 16931, which recipients reject. Archiving is often a separate module, and access is tied to the system, its licences and its updates.
An archive on your own server or hard disk has to stay unchanged, backed up and readable for eight years. The lock against changes, the second copy, the hardware and every migration to the next machine are on you.
Issue, receive and archive in the same place: create or convert an invoice, check what your suppliers send, and keep the original in the GoBD archive. One account you can open from the office, at home or on the road, on any device.
Every file is written once and locked until the end of the eighth year after its invoice year. Before then it can be neither overwritten nor deleted, except on your explicit instruction.
Your archive is stored in Berlin, and a second copy is kept in Frankfurt, with the same lock. Both data centres are in Germany.
At upload each file gets a SHA-256 fingerprint. Every copy and every export is checked against it, so a changed byte would not go unnoticed.
One click exports the whole archive: every file in its year and month folder, plus an index file with number, date, type and fingerprint. Ready for your tax advisor or a tax audit.
Whoever searches for ZUGFeRD without the cloud usually wants one thing: no copies of their invoices on someone else's server. The tools deliver exactly that: files are processed in memory and nothing is kept. Only what you put in your own archive is stored, in German data centres.
When invoices come from your own software, the InvoiceXML API produces the same validated ZUGFeRD and XRechnung files with a single call. It is the engine behind every tool on this site.
Correct e-invoices in minutes, without buying software.
An XRechnung with Leitweg-ID for public-sector clients, straight from the form.
Check incoming files before they reach the bookkeeping, one at a time or in batches.
Common questions about ZUGFeRD software and tools.
Every German business has had to accept e-invoices since January 2025. Both formats are covered here.