What it does.
Autobooks handles the path from doing the work to getting paid for it. No more, no less.
Work in, invoices out
Log your days on set, your expenses, your gear rental. When it's time to bill, select the entries and Autobooks builds the line items for you. Every number on the invoice traces back to a specific day, rate, or receipt — so when a client asks "where did this $1,200 come from?" you have an answer that isn't "I think that was a shoot day."
Quotes, invoices, timesheets
Quote the job, convert to an invoice when it's confirmed. If you're working through a payroll company or a client who wants timesheets instead of invoices, Autobooks handles that too — same work entries, different document. Payment requests for PAYG withholding situations. Each document is immutable once issued, with version history for traceability.
Documents you'd actually send
A visual template editor where you control the layout — which columns appear, how sections are grouped, where your logo goes, what the payment terms say. Design it once, and every document comes out looking exactly the way you want. Not "close enough." Exactly.
Built for how freelancers charge
Day rates, hourly rates, flat fees. Overtime loadings, weekend multipliers, turnaround penalties. Set up your rate card once — Autobooks applies the right multiplier based on when you worked. No spreadsheet, no mental arithmetic, no "I forgot to charge double for Saturday."
A file, not a service
Your Autobooks database is a single file on your computer. It doesn't phone home. It doesn't need an internet connection. If you stop using Autobooks, your data is still there — it's a standard SQLite database you can open with any tool. Export to Xero, PEPPOL, or plain JSON whenever you want.
That's it. That's the app.
No CRM. No project management. No AI insights.* Just invoicing, done properly.
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