install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install invoice

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#invoice

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/in/invoice/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line invoice generator

Project links

Commands and aliases

invoice

history

Project history and usage

Invoice is a small Go command-line utility for generating PDF invoices from terminal arguments, environment variables, or imported JSON/YAML data. It belongs to the modern single-purpose CLI tradition: one binary, examples in the README, and binary distribution through GitHub releases and package managers.

Project history

The public repository describes Invoice as a command-line invoice generator and documents the core workflow with `invoice generate`. The repository release list records an initial release in June 2023, with the README directing users to either install from Go source or download release binaries.

Adoption history

Invoice gained package-manager visibility through the Homebrew formula and Nix metadata supplied in the input package facts. Its GitHub repository also shows a visible small-utility audience, with stars and forks centered around a compact CLI rather than a larger invoicing platform.

How it is used

The primary usage is generating a PDF invoice by supplying sender, recipient, line items, quantities, rates, tax, discount, notes, and output path on the command line. The README also documents environment variables for repeated values and importing JSON/YAML data for repeatable invoice generation.

Why package nerds care

Invoice is notable as a clean example of a personal-productivity CLI that does not try to become an accounting system. For package maintainers, it is a small Go binary with a direct upstream, a short release history, and behavior that is easy to smoke-test by generating a PDF.

Timeline

2023-06: Public attention and initial GitHub release for the Invoice CLI.
2023: README documents Go installation, release binaries, CLI flags, environment variables, and JSON/YAML import.
Package-manager era: Homebrew and Nix package the `invoice` executable.

Related projects

Go's module installer is an official installation route via `go install github.com/maaslalani/invoice@main`.
Homebrew and Nix provide package-manager routes for users who prefer managed binaries.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`invoice`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.1.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.1.0

https://github.com/maaslalani/invoice

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:invoice
Version	0.1.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/invoice
Homepage	https://github.com/maaslalani/invoice
Repository	https://github.com/maaslalani/invoice
Upstream docs	https://github.com/maaslalani/invoice#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/maaslalani/invoice/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.0.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	invoice
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

invoice

nix profile install nixpkgs#invoice

normalized package name match
Matched by: Invoice

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package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/invoice.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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