Estimate Generator
Build a professional itemized cost estimate with a validity date, live preview and real PDF, print, CSV or text export.
What Is the Estimate Generator?
The Estimate Generator is a private workspace for preparing professional cost estimates without an account. Enter your business and client details, add itemized quantities and unit rates with optional line discounts and taxes, set the date the estimate stays valid until, and add notes and terms plus an optional logo. Exact currency-aware decimal math produces the estimated total, the draft autosaves in this browser, and the finished estimate exports as a real PDF, print layout, CSV or plain-text summary.
How It Works
Fill in the estimate details, choose a currency, and add a line for each piece of work or material. The preview and the estimated total update as you type. Download the PDF to send to the client, use Print for a paper copy, or export CSV for your records. Adjust the Valid Until date to control how long the pricing stands.
When to Use It
Use it before a job is approved — contractor bids, freelance project pricing, repair work, event services or any itemized cost breakdown a client wants to see before saying yes.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What Is The Difference Between An Estimate And A Quote?
- An estimate is an approximation that may change as the scope becomes clear; a quote is usually a fixed offer. This tool labels the document as an estimate and its total as an estimated total — use the Quote Generator when you are committing to a price.
- Where Is My Estimate Stored?
- The working draft is saved only in this browser's local storage. Nothing is uploaded, so download the finished file before clearing browser data or switching devices.
- Can An Estimate Include Tax?
- Yes. Each line item accepts a discount and a tax percentage, applied in that order and rounded to the smallest unit of the selected currency.
- Can I Turn An Estimate Into An Invoice?
- The Invoice Generator uses the same layout and line-item format, so re-entering the accepted lines takes moments — and each tool keeps its own saved draft.
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