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Create a ZUGFeRD invoice from your own PDF

Keep the invoice design you already use: upload your PDF invoice above, add the matching invoice data (typed in or taken from an existing XML file) and download a ZUGFeRD / Factur-X file. The result looks exactly like your PDF, but carries the structured XML inside — so your customer’s accounting software can read it automatically.

Your invoice PDF

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Invoice data (XML)

First choose your invoice PDF.

Create ZUGFeRD PDF

First choose your invoice PDF.

Your files never leave your device — everything runs locally in your browser.

How it works

  1. 1

    Upload your PDF

    The invoice as created by Word, your template or your invoicing program.

  2. 2

    Add the data

    Enter the invoice data or load an XRechnung/CII XML that matches the PDF.

  3. 3

    Check consistency

    Compare the totals and numbers in the XML with what the PDF shows.

  4. 4

    Download

    Save the hybrid PDF with the embedded XML and send it as usual.

What a ZUGFeRD file is

ZUGFeRD (identical to the French Factur-X) is a hybrid invoice: a PDF for people plus an embedded XML file for software. The XML uses the CII syntax and, in a suitable profile such as EN 16931, counts as a full e-invoice. More background: Factur-X / ZUGFeRD explained.

When this tool is the right choice

  • You have a well-designed invoice template and do not want to change it.
  • Your accounting software exports PDFs, but no e-invoice format.
  • You already have the XML (for example from another tool) and want a readable hybrid file.

PDF and XML must match

In a hybrid invoice the structured XML is the legally relevant part. If the visible PDF says something different — another total, another invoice number — that causes confusion and possibly problems with the tax office. Always double-check the numbers before you download. Afterwards you can open the file in the e-invoice viewer to compare.

Don’t have a finished PDF yet? Create the complete invoice with the e-invoice generator or let the data be read automatically with Convert PDF to e-invoice.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the result a real e-invoice?

Yes, as long as the embedded XML uses a profile from BASIC upwards (we generate EN 16931) and contains all mandatory data.

Does my PDF change visually?

No. The pages stay as they are; the XML is added as an embedded file attachment.

Is Factur-X the same as ZUGFeRD?

Yes. Since ZUGFeRD 2.1 / Factur-X 1.0 both names describe the same technical format.

Are my files uploaded?

No, the PDF and XML are combined locally in your browser.

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