Create e-invoices – with review with ZUGFeRD – test first, then request access

📄 Create an e-invoice – controlled and subject to manual review

Do you want to convert suitable, machine-readable PDF invoices into a PDF/ZUGFeRD e-invoice according to EN 16931? The 7-PDF Attach Extract and Remove Tool provides a specialized solution for this purpose. It uses AI to analyze existing PDF invoices and embeds structured ZUGFeRD XML into the PDF file.

Important: The conversion requires suitable source documents and must be checked manually before productive use and for every generated e-invoice. The solution is therefore mainly intended for controlled, manual invoice runs and does not replace an invoicing, accounting or ERP solution with native e-invoice generation.

✅ Controlled workflow for creating e-invoices with 7-PDF

• Prepare the invoice as usual – e.g. in Word, Excel or an existing invoicing system.
• Create a PDF – for example via a print workflow with 7-PDF Printer Professional in PDF/A-3b format.
• Have suitable invoice data detected with AI assistance – using the Invoice Extractor.
• Create a PDF/ZUGFeRD e-invoice with embedded XML – provided that the source invoice is machine-readable and suitable in terms of content.
• Check the result manually – for example additionally with the E-Invoice Validator.

🧠 AI-assisted detection of suitable invoice data

• ✔ Invoice issuer, recipient, IBAN, VAT ID
• ✔ Line items, net/gross totals, VAT
• ✔ AI-assisted generation of a review-required ZUGFeRD XML for suitable invoices
• ✔ Manual review of the generated e-invoice before forwarding is required

👉 Go to the guide: Create an e-invoice step by step in a controlled workflow

⚙️ Create e-invoices via command line in a controlled workflow

    PDFAttachExtractAndRemoveFiles.exe -mode "console" -usage "generate" -inpdf "invoice.pdf" -apiToken "[YOUR_TOKEN]"

💡 The e-invoice is created with AI assistance and linked with XML. The result must then be checked manually. CLI usage is therefore intended only for technically controlled workflows.

📥 Test now – download the tool free of charge

First test with your own PDF invoices whether your documents are suitable for PDF-to-ZUGFeRD conversion. The trial version is intended for this suitability test.

Download 7-PDF Attach Extract and Remove

🎯 Conclusion

With 7-PDF Attach Extract and Remove, suitable, machine-readable PDF invoices can be prepared for a review-required PDF/ZUGFeRD workflow – depending on the use case manually, via a controlled PDF print workflow or AI-assisted with the 7-PDF Invoice Extractor. The solution is mainly intended for small businesses, craft businesses, self-employed professionals and freelancers with controlled manual invoice runs. Every generated e-invoice must be checked visually, professionally, content-wise, formally and technically before being forwarded.

🌐 Alternative: ZUGFeRD Online Portal

Alternative use: Suitable PDF invoices can also be processed in the browser. Use our ZUGFeRD Online Portal at https://konverter.zugferd-rechnungen.de/en/

• 📄 Save your Excel or Word invoice as a PDF
• 🔼 Upload the PDF – convert it with AI assistance into a review-required PDF/ZUGFeRD e-invoice
• 💾 Download the PDF with embedded XML and check it afterwards

To use the service, you need an approved 🔐 API token for our AI-assisted invoice data extractor (7-PDF Invoice Extractor). API token packages are only available after prior testing, request, review and availability check.

✅ GDPR-oriented processing
🌐 Browser-based processing of suitable PDF invoices
📲 Operating-system independent, also usable on tablets, smartphones & more
🇩🇪 German server location
🔐 SSL-encrypted data transfer
👨‍💻 We do not store invoice data permanently

🎬 Video: ZUGFeRD Online Portal