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Quote — free production quotes & invoices

The quote that becomes the invoice.

Type straight into the document — line items, day rates, whole sections per room or shoot day — and every subtotal and total computes as you type. Set a deposit schedule and your own terms, print a clean PDF, and when the job lands, convert the quote to the invoice: tick the deposit as paid and the balance due is computed to the cent. Your figures never touch our servers.

Free · no sign-up · no watermark · runs in your browser

$1,600.00$2,400.00$650.00TOTAL$4,650.00BALANCE DUE$2,325.00

What it does.

The page is the document

No form on the left and preview on the right — you type into the quote itself. Quantity × rate × days, per-line discounts, note rows that carry no charge, and category totals that move live. Math is computed, never typed, so a total can never disagree with its lines.

Production-shaped, not generic

Sections per room, session, or shoot day — duplicate a whole section in one click when the second ballroom carries the same kit. Exclusion notes sit inside the category where they bite ("power charged to client"), the way real staging proposals are written.

Deposit schedules and terms, built in

Pick 50/50 or 30/40/30 and the amounts compute — they always sum to the total, to the cent. Eight standard terms (validity window, revision cap, out-of-scope, kill fee and the rest) ship as editable starting points; every word is yours, and unchecked terms never print.

Quote in, invoice out, file yours

One click converts the quote to the invoice — tick the deposit as paid and BALANCE DUE is computed for you. Print a clean PDF from the browser, and save the whole document as a .json file you keep. Nothing is ever uploaded.

Questions.

What is the quote maker?

A free browser tool for building production quotes and invoices — line items with day rates, sections per room or shoot day, deposit schedules, editable terms, and one-click conversion from the accepted quote to the invoice with the deposit already subtracted.

Is it really free?

Yes — free, no account needed, no watermark on anything you print. It runs entirely in your browser.

Do my rates and client details get uploaded?

No. Nothing reaches our servers — the draft lives in your browser and the document saves as a .json file on your own computer. Your rates, your clients, and your totals never leave your machine.

How does quote-to-invoice conversion work?

Convert the accepted quote with one click, then tick each deposit part as it is paid. The invoice shows the total, the amount paid to date, and the balance due — computed to the cent, so the classic mistake of forgetting to subtract the deposit cannot happen.

Can I use my own terms and wording?

Yes. The eight built-in terms are common industry conventions offered as starting points — every word is editable and you can add your own. This is a document tool, not a law firm or accounting firm: confirm your numbers and wording before you send.

How do I send it to a client?

Print to PDF straight from the browser — the page prints as a clean document with your terms and deposit schedule, and none of the editing controls. Before printing, a checklist flags the most commonly forgotten line items, like travel, revision caps, and usage rights.

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Open the quote maker free.

Free, in your browser — no sign-up. When you're ready for the production tools — a teleprompter and a live run-of-show — there's a membership for that.

The free tools are free forever. The Starting Frame membership ($24/mo, 14-day trial) adds Just Read It (teleprompter) and Next (live run-of-show). The free tools stay free either way.