What is bookkeeping software for freelancers?

It is a tool to track money coming in (income) and money going out (expenses), so you always know your profit and can prepare for taxes without stress. Unlike big accounting tools, it is built for one-person businesses—not accounting departments.

How is Jolix different from QuickBooks or Wave?

QuickBooks and Wave are built for teams with dedicated bookkeepers. Jolix is built for freelancers who handle everything themselves. It skips the complexity you will never use and connects your accounting to clients, projects, and invoices that are already in your workflow.

Does Jolix track both income and expenses?

Yes. You can log expenses manually or connect them to categories, and income flows in automatically when invoices are marked paid. Both sides of the ledger stay in one place.

Can I use Jolix to prepare for taxes?

Yes. Because you categorize expenses throughout the year, your tax report is basically done before you start filing. Export a summary of income and deductible expenses and share it with your accountant—or use it to file yourself.

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Bookkeeping software for freelancers. Know your numbers.

Track income and expenses in one place. See your profit at a glance, pull tax-ready reports when you need them, and skip the spreadsheet chaos.

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Transactions · April

6 entries

Northline Studio — INV-2048

Design

+$1,613

Apr 16

Adobe Creative Cloud

Software

−$54

Apr 15

Hartwell Co — INV-2044

Consulting

+$3,200

Apr 12

Figma Pro

Software

−$15

Apr 10

Home office supplies

Office

−$84

Apr 8

Kestrel Labs — INV-2040

Development

+$4,500

Apr 5

Track every dollar in and out

Log income and expenses in one place. Tag each entry with a category—software, office, travel, fees—so you can see exactly where money is coming from and where it is going. No more guessing at tax time.

See your profit without doing the math

Your income minus your expenses equals your net profit. Jolix does that math for you and shows it as a clean P&L summary by month or quarter. One look tells you if your business is healthy.

Profit & Loss · Q2 2026

Income

$14,820

6 invoices paid

Expenses

$1,340

14 transactions

Net profit

$13,480

91% margin

Tax report · 2025

Ready to export

Software & subscriptions

$612

Home office

$420

Professional services

$180

Travel & transport

$128

Total deductible: $1,340.00 · CSV + PDF export

Tax time without the panic

Your expenses are already sorted by category all year long. When tax season comes, pull a report that shows total deductibles by type and export it as CSV or PDF. Hand it to your accountant—or handle it yourself.

Your invoices feed your books

When a client pays an invoice in Jolix, that payment is recorded as income right away. No double-entry, no copy-pasting numbers between tools. Your books stay in sync with your actual work.

Invoice → accounting

Invoice paid

INV-2048 · $1,613 · Northline Studio

Income recorded

Logged as Design revenue · Apr 16

P&L updated

Q2 income now $14,820

No double-entry. Your invoice data is already there.

Simple books built for one-person businesses

QuickBooks is built for businesses with accountants on staff. Jolix is built for freelancers who want to know their numbers without becoming a bookkeeper.

One place for all your money

Income from invoices, day-to-day expenses, and profit reports live in the same app as your clients and projects—no connecting five different tools.

Built for how freelancers get paid

Most bookkeeping tools assume you are on payroll. Jolix understands invoices, project-based income, retainers, and variable monthly revenue.

Tax-ready without the big bill

Categorize as you go instead of sorting a year's worth of transactions in April. Your reports are ready before your accountant even asks.

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Invoices, expenses, clients, and projects together—pick a plan that fits your freelance business today.

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Unlimited proposals, contracts, and invoices
2 live forms
Scheduler + time tracking
Client Portal (with Jolix branding)
Basic AI (in-app help + tours + simple writing)
Basic analytics (core revenue + activity)
1 automation
1 GB file storage
Tax tools (basic)

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10 live forms
5 automations
10 GB file storage
QuickBooks integration
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Full analytics dashboard (revenue + performance)
Tax tools (pro)

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Unlimited clients & projects
Unlimited forms
Unlimited automations
100 GB file storage
White-label Client Portal + custom domain
Remove "powered by Jolix" branding
AI proposal generator — full proposals from a brief
AI form generator — intake & lead forms from a description
Advanced analytics + brand performance insights
Tax tools (premium)
Priority support
Up to 5 team members

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