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Create a Swiss QR-bill and save it as a PDF, free and without an account
Free Swiss QR-bill generator: IBAN or QR-IBAN, QR or RF reference, CHF or EUR, structured addresses. Print the payment part or save it as a PDF.
Facts and prices checked on 2026-11-06.
Type your IBAN, your address and, if you know it, the amount. The page draws the payment part and receipt the way the Swiss standard lays them out, with a scannable Swiss QR code, ready to print at the bottom of an A4 page or save as a PDF. It runs entirely in your browser: nothing you type is sent to Galerly or stored anywhere.
Payable to (you)
- Enter a valid Swiss or Liechtenstein IBAN.
- Your name, postcode, town and two-letter country code.
Print at 100% scale on A4. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Separate before paying in
Receipt
Account / Payable to
CH.. .... .... .... .... .
Payable by (name/address)
Currency
CHF
Amount
Acceptance point
Payment part
Currency
CHF
Amount
Account / Payable to
CH.. .... .... .... .... .
Payable by (name/address)
What the QR-bill is
Since 30 September 2022 the QR-bill is the only payment slip in Switzerland; it replaced the red and orange slips. It has two parts side by side: a receipt the payer keeps and a payment part with the Swiss QR code. The code holds the IBAN, the payee, the amount, the currency and the reference, so the client scans it with a banking app instead of retyping 21 characters of IBAN and a 27-digit reference.
IBAN or QR-IBAN: which reference you get
- QR-IBAN (the institution number in positions 5 to 9 is between 30000 and 31999): the bill must carry a 27-digit QR reference. Type it, or type an invoice number and the page builds a valid reference from its digits, check digit included. Some banks want their own prefix in the reference; if yours does, type the full reference it gives you.
- Regular IBAN: the reference is optional. Leave it empty, or type an invoice number and the page turns it into an international RF creditor reference (ISO 11649), which lets your accounting match the payment to the invoice.
- Currency: CHF or EUR. The standard allows no other.
Structured addresses only
Since 21 November 2025, a QR-bill has to give street, house number, postcode and town in separate fields; the older combined address type is no longer accepted on new bills. This generator writes structured addresses only.
Printing it so it scans
- Print at 100% or “actual size”, never “fit to page”. The QR code has to come out 46 mm wide with the Swiss cross in the middle.
- The bill sits in the bottom 105 mm of an A4 page. On paper that is not perforated, the dashed lines and the “Separate before paying in” line show where to cut.
- Before you send it, scan the code with your own banking app. If the app shows your IBAN, the amount and the reference correctly, your client’s app will read it too.
What this page does not do
It makes the payment slip, not the invoice: no line items, VAT or invoice numbering, and nothing is saved. For the invoice itself, the free invoice generator covers line items and tax. Galerly adds the QR-bill automatically to CHF and EUR invoices for photographers who bill from a Swiss or Liechtenstein account.
Sources
- SIX, Swiss Implementation Guidelines for the QR-bill and the QR-bill transition factsheet, six-group.com, read on 6 November 2026.
- ISO 11649 (structured creditor reference, RF) and ISO 7064 (check digits).
See how Galerly invoices carry the QR-bill, VAT and an online payment link.
Invoicing for photographersFrequently asked questions
Is the generator free, and do I need an account?
It is free and needs no account. It runs in your browser and nothing you type is sent or stored.
Where do I get a QR-IBAN?
From your bank. It is a separate identifier for the same account, used for payments with a QR reference. You do not need one: a regular IBAN works, with an RF reference or none.
Can I leave the amount or the payer empty?
Yes. The bill then shows a framed box where the payer writes the amount or their name and address by hand, as the standard prescribes.
Can I use it if I am not a photographer?
Yes. A QR-bill is the same for every business; nothing on this page is specific to photography.
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