What is an XRechnung?
An XRechnung is not a conventional PDF. It is a structured XML invoice designed for electronic invoice exchange and aligned with the European standard EN 16931. That makes it ideal for automation, but not pleasant to read in a normal file viewer.
Why does the file look unusable at first?
When you open it with a default tool, you usually see XML tags, values and nested structures. Systems need exactly that level of structure. People do not. The viewer translates those fields back into a readable invoice with line items, totals, addresses and payment information.
How to open your XRechnung
- Open the free viewer with the button above.
- Drag your XML file into the browser or choose it from your device.
- The viewer detects the format and renders it as a readable invoice.
What you get in the viewer
- A normal invoice layout instead of raw XML.
- Optional access to the technical data structure.
- Validation feedback when you want to check rules and content.
- A practical way to review, print or share a single invoice internally.
Privacy and technical boundaries
Your file stays local in your browser session. The viewer does not upload your XRechnung to our servers and does not store it there. When you close the viewer, the loaded invoice disappears from that session. The tool supports XRechnung and other common e-invoice formats such as ZUGFeRD and Factur-X.
When single files become a recurring process
The viewer is the right tool when you simply need to open one invoice quickly. If XRechnung files keep arriving and your team still has to classify, validate and post them manually, the next step is an automated invoice workflow for SAP Business One.
If your invoice is a hybrid PDF/XML document instead, see the related guide: Open ZUGFeRD and Factur-X.