Free open-source local desktop app

Private invoice extraction for Windows.

Drop invoice folders, review extracted fields, and export clean CSVs. The local app runs on your machine, with no cloud upload and no subscription.

Need shared queues, team review, backups, or custom integrations? We offer managed private deployments for firms that want hosted infrastructure.

Free
open-source local desktop app
Local
files stay on your computer
CSV
review rows and export clean data

Preview

Invoice Review

Only 1 field flagged. The rest look good.

Needs review
Vendor Northwind Foods
Invoice # NW-2047
Invoice date 2026-02-05
Total $1,284.20
Due 2026-02-20

Built for the review loop

Review only what needs attention

Every field gets a confidence score. High confidence stays out of the way. Low confidence gets flagged so your team reviews only the uncertain parts.

Fast operator workflow

Move through corrections, approve, and move on. The workflow is designed for repetitive invoice review, not one-off demos.

Clean client-ready export

Export approved invoices with client names and the same columns every time. Review stays tight, and handoff stays consistent.

How it works

1

Upload a batch

Drag 30 invoices at once. PDFs, photos, multi-page — all handled. Assign to a client and go.

2

Review only exceptions

Invoice Tidy extracts every field and scores its confidence. You see only what's uncertain — usually 2–3 fields per invoice, not 12. Approve & Next.

3

Export and move on

Download a clean CSV with client names included. Same columns every time. Import into QuickBooks, Xero, or your spreadsheet. Done.

See the review flow

Watch the full upload, review, approve, and export loop.

What the time savings can look like

Invoice Tidy review can be as fast as about 30 seconds per invoice. The real savings depend on how long your current manual workflow takes.

Current manual time Invoice Tidy review Time saved per invoice At 500 invoices/month Value at $25/hr
2 min 30 sec 90 sec 12.5 hours saved $313/month
3 min 30 sec 150 sec 20.8 hours saved $521/month
5 min 30 sec 270 sec 37.5 hours saved $938/month
Estimate assumes 500 invoices/month and a $25/hour review cost. Your savings depend on document quality, current process, and how much review your team does today.

Why this exists

Thousands of bookkeepers retype the same 8 fields from invoice PDFs every day — vendor name, date, total, tax. It's slow, error-prone work. Invoice Tidy doesn't try to replace the bookkeeper. It just makes sure they only spend time on the invoices that actually need a human eye. The rest get extracted, verified, and queued for one-click approval.

LOCAL-FIRST OFFER

Choose your track: free local app or managed private deployment.

Invoice Tidy Local is free open-source software for one Windows machine. The paid product is a managed deployment for teams that need shared infrastructure.

Local desktop

Invoice Tidy Local

Open-source Windows desktop app.

Free
local app
Local OCR CSV export No account required
  • Import folders of PDFs and images
  • Review fields in a spreadsheet-style table
  • Custom fields and local CSV export
  • Files stay on your machine
Get local release updates
For teams
Managed private deployment

Hosted for your team

We deploy and maintain the shared version.

Custom
scoped with you
Shared queues Team review Support
  • Private deployment on your infrastructure or ours
  • Shared queue, approvals, audit trail, and backups
  • Multi-client workspace management
  • Custom schema mapping and integrations
Book a private deployment call

The local app is not a limited trial. The paid track is infrastructure, support, and deployment help for teams. Need help choosing? Email support@invoicetidy.com.

Common questions

Yes. Invoice Tidy Local is the open-source desktop app. You can run it on your Windows machine without a hosted account, subscription, or artificial invoice limit.

The paid product is a managed private deployment. We set up and maintain the shared hosted version for teams that need multi-user queues, backups, support, and custom workflow help.

No. The local app is built for local processing and local review. Hosted features, shared queues, and cloud storage belong to the managed deployment track, not the free desktop app.

The local app is meant for one machine. If your team needs shared queues, team review, workspace roles, backups, and audit trails, that is the managed private deployment.

The export is designed around stable spreadsheet columns: vendor, invoice number, dates, totals, tax, client, and custom fields. You can shape the CSV for your bookkeeping workflow.

Book a call or email support. We will scope where it runs, how many users need access, what invoice volume looks like, and what integrations or export formats matter.