There are powerful tools to create invoices and manage sales purchases of our SME, in the past we have talked about InvoiceScripts, a tool that gives us the possibility of create invoice and keep accounting in a simple way. On this occasion we want to make known to Manta a small application to create custom invoices in an extremely simple way, it is ideal to use it in business models where billing is something very punctual.
What is Manta?
It is an application to create invoices, estimates and receipts with a pleasant design, in a very simple way, without the need for complex installations or cloud services. Manta is cross-platform, equipped with a variety of custom templates, and it really does the purpose for which it was created correctly and is to be able to generate invoices quickly.
Manta allows you to activate and deactivate the fields of your invoice, thus allowing you to have personalized formats with only the information you need, in addition you can reorder the elements that make up the invoice with just drag and drop. In manta you can incorporate your organization's logo, export the invoice to pdf or simply send it by email.
With two custom templates and the possibility of incorporating some others, this tool gives us the possibility of having professionals invoice without extra investment of money or resources, since it is quite light.
How to install Manta?
We can install this application to create invoices from compiled packages that can be downloaded from here.. Or failing that we can install Manta from the source code with the following instructions (which will work in Debian, Ubuntu and Derivatives)
Install dependencies
sudo apt install -y icnsutils graphicsmagick
Install yarn
url -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add - echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.listsudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install yarn
Install Node.js
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_9.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejsInstall Blanket
git clone https://github.com/hql287/Manta.git cd Manta / yarn install yarn release: linux
Once Manta is installed, we can create invoices in a simple, fast and professional finish.
Excellent contribution. Soon I am going to launch into entrepreneurship and these tools are right for me. At the moment the opensource tools cover all my needs. Greetings from Venezuela
hello I have not been successful with the installation, I followed the recipe on my Lubuntu
download the application .deb from the release and just install it and now
Where is the deb? I don't see anything on the GitHub site.
https://github.com/hql287/Manta/releases from here you can download the .deb
Well, I downloaded the .deb and installed it in Mint 17 and 18 and the welcome screen and the tutorial does not pass. I tried to do it from the instructions but there seems to be an error in:
url -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main »| sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install yarn
I'm not sure it's -sS but I think there is something wrong with mint there. Regards.
Give it tab and enter (and you will enter), I have seen that the packaging there is an error, with the notifications and therefore it does not pass the first message ... If you install it from the code there is no that error, but if you already have it installed just give tab and enter you can enter the tool
The same thing happens to me in Ubuntu, I have done what Lagarto says and I manage to enter, but then it does not save anything nor can I preview ... some error must have
Only available for 64-bit computers 🙁
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upload a video of its operation
Good day,
You already have a PAC configured or do you have to contract this service separately?
If you already have a PAC configured, what is it?
regards
Hello,
A very interesting article. Sometimes we forget that many people use Linux and that not all software runs on a non-Windows operating system. I work in a billing program that, being in the cloud, does not matter if you use MacOS, Windows or Linux. It's called Debitoor. Although I understand that there are people who want to use an already installed program. In that case, for those who prefer it or use Excel, they can always read this guide on how to create invoices: https://debitoor.es/guia-pequenas-empresas/facturacion/como-hacer-facturas-con-excel
I hope it will serve as a contribution on how to create invoices regardless of the operating system you use or if you work in Excel 🙂 We also have a section for developers, where they can access the Guide for the open API.
All the best
Hi. The program mentioned by MANTA no longer exists and the website they link to is a domain sale.
On the other hand, right now I'm using an invoicing program for Linux that is very good and perfectly fulfills its function, although I am always looking for what else is out there in case there is something better.
The program I use is called BulmagesPlus and it is very good because it is modular and allows me to install only the modules I need. I pass the link in case any reader finds it interesting to investigate it:
https://bulmagesplus.com