Invoice languages and currency
Which language your invoice PDF labels use, why there is no per-invoice language picker, and how the Currency setting works.
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Two different settings control how an invoice reads: the language of the fixed PDF labels follows your Mac, while the currency is chosen per invoice.
Invoice language
The fixed labels printed on invoice PDFs (INVOICE, Bill To:, Pos, Description, Quantity, Unit Price, Amount, Subtotal:, Total:, Notes, Payment Information, "Payment due by …", "Page X of Y") ship in seven languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, and Portuguese. They follow your Mac's system language.
There is no per-invoice language picker. If you invoice clients in different languages, the label language is decided by the language your Mac (or TimeBill, if you set a per-app language in macOS System Settings) runs in at export time.
Two things to keep in mind:
- The app's own interface is available in English and German only, while the PDF labels cover seven languages. So a Mac set to Spanish shows an English TimeBill UI, but produces invoices with Spanish labels. That is expected behavior, not a bug.
- Everything you write yourself (the project name, task names and notes, payment terms, and Additional Notes) is printed exactly as you typed it. Write those in your client's language and only the fixed labels remain system-language.
Timesheet PDFs use the same seven-language label set (see Exporting a timesheet PDF).
Invoice currency
Inside the app, hourly rates and earnings are displayed in your Mac's region currency; there is no in-app setting for that. The invoice itself is different: the Generate Invoice sheet has its own Currency picker offering all ISO currencies, and your choice is remembered as the default for future invoices.
To change the currency of an invoice:
- Open the project and click Generate Invoice.
- Set Currency to the currency you want on the document.
- Export. Future invoices default to this currency until you change it again.
If an invoice went out with the wrong currency, regenerate it with the same invoice number, as described in Correcting and re-issuing an invoice.
Currency side effects
- The SEPA scan-to-pay QR code is only printed when the invoice currency is EUR (along with a SEPA account and a valid IBAN); details in Payment details and the SEPA QR code.
- Electronic invoices require a valid ISO currency code, but the Currency picker only offers valid ISO currencies, so any choice from the list works.