Print draft invoices

Draft invoices often need a paper copy for the counter, a walk-through with the owner, or internal approval—not a customer email yet.

Why we built it

Stripe only serves a hosted PDF after an invoice is finalized. Drafts still need a readable document. Print on the invoice editor (and Print / Save as PDF in the invoices list actions menu) opens a dedicated print view at /dashboard/payments/invoices/[id]/print with your branding, line items, and totals. Staff use the browser print dialog to print or Save as PDF. The page explains that drafts are print-only until finalization—no surprise when View PDF is unavailable.

Who it is for

Front desk staff handing a draft to a customer on pickup day before Send invoice.
Bookkeepers archiving a paper trail for estimates still in draft status.
Teams comparing richer invoice reporting exports with what the customer will see on paper.

What you can do

From a draft invoice, click Print in the toolbar or choose Print / Save as PDF under Actions.
From Invoices, open the row menu and jump to the same print page.
Use Print / Save as PDF on the print screen—letter sizing and light theme are tuned for output.
After Finalize or Send invoice, use View PDF when Stripe generates the official PDF; print view still works for open and paid invoices.

Invoice actions menu on the payments dashboard — Print is available from the invoice detail toolbar and from list actions—drafts no longer need to be finalized first.

How it fits your day

Build the draft in the editor, print a copy for the service writer, collect a signature on paper, then finalize and send when the customer is ready to pay online. Finalized invoices keep the same print route when you want a local PDF without opening Stripe’s hosted file.