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"textContent": "Hey dev community 👋\n\nI just launched **Zeninvo** — a free invoicing app for freelancers and small teams who want to send professional invoices without wrestling with bloated accounting software.\n\n**The problem:** Most invoicing tools are either too complex, too expensive, or ugly enough that clients side-eye the PDF.\n\n**What I built:** Something fast, clean, and actually pleasant to use.\n\n## What Zeninvo does\n\n * Create invoices in ~60 seconds\n * **Template Studio** — drag-and-drop invoice design with live preview\n * Pixel-perfect **A4 PDF** export\n * Email invoices or share **public/private client links** (no account needed for clients)\n * Track status: Draft → Sent → Paid → Overdue\n * Save clients & reusable line items\n * Custom logo and branding\n\n\n\n**Free during early access.** No credit card required.\n\n👉 **Try it free →**\n\n## Where we launched\n\nWe’re live on a few launch platforms — would love your support if any of these resonate with you:\n\nPlatform | Link\n---|---\n**Product Hunt** | Upvote Zeninvo on Product Hunt\n**StartupBase** | View on StartupBase\n**Launch List** | View on Launch List\n**TinyLaunch** | TinyLaunch\n\n**Product Hunt link (direct):**\n\nhttps://www.producthunt.com/products/zeninvo\n\n## Built for developers who freelance\n\nIf you’ve ever shipped client work and then procrastinated on invoicing for a week… this is for you.\n\nZeninvo is built for:\n\n * Freelance developers & designers\n * Solo consultants\n * Small agencies\n * Anyone who invoices clients but doesn’t need a full ERP\n\n\n\n## Tech stack (for the curious)\n\n * **Backend:** Laravel\n * **Frontend:** Vue + Tailwind\n * **PDF:** Server-rendered invoice pipeline\n * **Hosting:** GCP Cloud Run\n\n\n\nHappy to answer questions about the stack, architecture, or launch process in the comments.\n\n## Ask\n\n 1. **Try it** → zeninvo.com\n 2. **Upvote on Product Hunt** → producthunt.com/products/zeninvo\n 3. **Tell me what’s missing** — I’m actively building based on real feedback\n\n\n\nThanks for reading. 🙏\n\n_P.S. If you’re building something similar or launching soon, drop your link below — happy to support other makers._",
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