--- title: "Share an invoice PDF" description: "Send an InvoiceStamp invoice, quotation or sale order as a PDF through WhatsApp, Mail or any app on your phone, or download it to keep a copy on the phone." url: https://docs.invoicestamp.com/documents/share-an-invoice-pdf last_updated: 2026-10-21 app: InvoiceStamp 1.1.0 for iPhone and Android --- > InvoiceStamp Help Center: step-by-step guides for the InvoiceStamp app on iPhone and Android. > Fetch the complete index of help pages at https://docs.invoicestamp.com/llms.txt to find the other pages you need before answering. # Share an invoice PDF To send a document, save it, then tap **Share** in the editor: InvoiceStamp makes the PDF and opens your phone's share sheet, where you pick WhatsApp, Mail, Messages or any other app. From the **Documents** tab, tap the document and choose **Share**, or **Download PDF** to save a copy on your phone. ## How do I share a document from the editor? 1. Tap **Save**. Once the document is saved, the button reads **Share**. If you change anything afterwards, it reads **Save** again. 2. Tap **Share**. **Preparing to share** opens while InvoiceStamp makes the PDF, usually for a few seconds. If it takes longer, the message changes to "Still rendering your PDF — this can take a moment…", and **Cancel** stops waiting. 3. Your phone's share sheet opens with the PDF. Choose an app, such as WhatsApp, Mail or Messages, and send it as you would any file. To keep a copy instead, choose **Save to Files** on iPhone, or your files app on Android. ![The editor after saving: the button next to Preview now reads Share](https://docs.invoicestamp.com/screenshots/editor-share.webp) ![Preparing to share: Preparing your invoice, Generating a PDF to share](https://docs.invoicestamp.com/screenshots/share-preparing.webp) You can also share from **Preview**: once the document is saved, its button reads **Share to** and your client's name. ## What does my client receive? A PDF named after the document's number, such as *InvoiceStamp-INV-0001.pdf*. Apps that send a message with the file add a line such as *Invoice INV-0001 - Total: 156.00 $*. The PDF goes out from the app you chose, under your own account: your WhatsApp, your email address. InvoiceStamp doesn't email your clients, and documents have no web link to send. ## How do I share a document I saved earlier? 1. Open the **Documents** tab and tap the document. 2. Tap **Share**. The PDF is prepared and the share sheet opens, as from the editor. ![The sheet for invoice INV-0001 with Payment, Edit, Share, Download PDF, View PDF and Delete](https://docs.invoicestamp.com/screenshots/document-detail.webp) Faster: in the **Documents** list, swipe a document to the left and tap **Share**. ## How do I save a PDF to my phone? 1. In **Documents**, tap the document, then **Download PDF**. **Preparing to download** shows while the PDF is made. 2. When it's saved, the app shows where, such as **Saved to Documents**, with the file's name. Tap **Open** to look at it. Downloads go to the default folder unless you chose another one in **Settings** → **Save Location**. On iPhone, that's InvoiceStamp's folder in the Files app (**On My iPhone** → **InvoiceStamp**). On Android, it's the phone's **Documents** folder, which your files app shows. A new download never replaces an older one: a second copy is saved as *InvoiceStamp-INV-0001 (1).pdf*. See [Change InvoiceStamp's settings](https://docs.invoicestamp.com/account/app-settings). Sharing doesn't use that folder: it always sends a temporary copy. ## How do I look at the PDF without sending it? In **Documents**, tap the document, then **View PDF**. The screen shows the document's details (type, number, client, total, issue and due dates) above the PDF, with **Share PDF** and a download button. If the document has no PDF yet, tap **Generate PDF**. Before you save, **Preview** in the editor shows the document as your client will see it. ## Does the PDF change when I edit my business or client? Yes. Each PDF is made from your current business details and your client's current details. If you change your address, or correct a client's name, the next PDF of any document shows the change, including documents you've sent before. Send the PDF again if your client needs the new version. ## What if the PDF won't share? | Message | What to do | | --- | --- | | The PDF is taking too long to render. Your document is saved — try sharing again in a moment. | Wait a moment, then tap **Share** again. | | We couldn't render this PDF. Try again, or switch to another design. | Tap **Share** again. If it fails again, choose another design on the **Design** card. | | Couldn't share the document. Try again. | Check your connection, then tap **Share** again. | | Save folder is no longer accessible | The folder you chose for downloads was moved or deleted. The PDF went to InvoiceStamp's own folder; pick a new one in **Settings** → **Save Location**. | See [Fix common problems in InvoiceStamp](https://docs.invoicestamp.com/account/troubleshooting) for more. ## Related guides - [Find and manage your documents](https://docs.invoicestamp.com/documents/manage-your-documents) - [Record a full or partial payment](https://docs.invoicestamp.com/payments/record-a-payment)