# Convert XRechnung to PDF

Drop the XRechnung you were sent and get a PDF invoice a person can file, print or forward: every line item, the VAT breakdown and a totals check against the source file. The XML is what software reads; this PDF is what a person reads.

Source: https://tally-stick.com/xrechnung-to-pdf

## A PDF typeset from the file

An XRechnung carries the whole invoice as data, so this PDF is typeset from the file, not captured from a screen. Amounts keep their precision, the VAT summary comes from the tax totals block, and long descriptions wrap instead of clipping. The result is still an EN 16931 document, drawn for a person.

## What you get out

- Seller and buyer blocks with VAT and tax registration numbers
- Invoice number, issue and due date, currency, buyer reference and Leitweg-ID
- Every line item with quantity, unit, unit price, VAT rate and net amount
- VAT per rate with taxable base, plus the totals down to amount due
- Payment details: IBAN, BIC, payment terms and payment means code

## Questions

### Is the PDF the official invoice now?

Legally the XRechnung you received is the invoice; this PDF is its faithful human-readable rendering, the same file the reader page produces. Nothing is added and no figure is recalculated beyond the totals check.

### Does it open ZUGFeRD or Factur-X files too?

Yes. The same engine reads both embedded-invoice formats, so a ZUGFeRD PDF in, layouted PDF out, works on this page as well.

### Can several invoices become one PDF?

Not here yet. Each file is rendered on its own, one download per invoice. Batching many into a single run is on the paid side.

## Related

- [XRechnung to Excel](https://tally-stick.com/xrechnung-to-excel)
- [XRechnung to CSV](https://tally-stick.com/xrechnung-to-csv)
- [ZUGFeRD to Excel](https://tally-stick.com/zugferd-to-excel)
- [EN 16931 validator](https://tally-stick.com/en16931-validator)

## How it works

The invoice is read on your own device. No file is uploaded, no account is required, and the fair usage limit is the only cap. Exports are PDF, Excel, CSV and JSON.