Engineering as marketing
Free tools, built because they should be.
Seven small tools we built because freelancers needed them. No signup gates. No watermarks. No email asks. Use them; if you want the rest, Kinako is downstairs.
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FreeRate calculator
What should you charge?
Plug in your target income, billable hours, and buffer. Get the hourly rate that actually pays — plus project ranges for half-days, day rates, and weekly packages.
Open the calculator
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FreeProject quote calculator
Price a whole project, not an hour.
Break the work into tasks, set your rate, add a contingency cushion. Get a defensible total, a deposit, and a payment schedule that protects your cash flow.
Build a quote
03
FreeInvoice generator
From form to PDF in 60 seconds.
Fill the form, watch the preview build. Download a polished PDF — no signup, no watermark, no email gate.
Open the generator
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FreeContract generator
Scope, payment, ownership — covered.
Fill the form, download a clean service agreement. Deposit, revisions, late fees, and who owns the work after payment — the things that actually go wrong, handled.
Draft a contract
05
FreeEarnings by profession
How much do freelance X earn?
Honest reference rates for eight common freelance fields — hourly, per project, annual median. What pushes you up the band, what holds you back.
See the ranges
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FreeLate payment calculator
They're late. Now what?
Enter the invoice amount, due date, and your late-fee terms. See days overdue, interest accrued, and the total now owed — plus the reminder line to send with it.
Run the numbers
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FreeLive playground
Try Kinako with sample data.
A fake workspace, pre-populated. Click around the dashboard, generate an AI proposal, send an invoice — no signup, nothing saves. Make it yours when you're ready.
Try the playground
When you're ready
The full workspace — $19/mo yearly.
The tools above run on the same engine as Kinako itself. Sign up free to keep your work, automate the follow-ups, and brand the client portal.