Inkwell generates professionally structured, legally sound service agreements in under 60 seconds. Describe your project, answer five questions, download and send.
You got into this because you are good at your craft, not because you wanted to become a contract lawyer. Every client engagement carries real risk: scope creep, late payment, ownership disputes, and projects that go sideways with no paper trail.
No legal training needed. Inkwell builds a complete, professionally structured agreement in the time it takes to pour a cup of coffee.
Tell Inkwell what you are building, who the client is, what deliverables you are providing, and roughly how long the engagement runs. Plain language is fine. No legal terminology needed at any point in the process.
The AI asks targeted follow-ups: payment schedule, revision rounds, IP ownership after delivery, whether a kill fee applies, and whether the engagement is confidential. Each question has a recommended default you can accept in a single click.
Get a polished, formatted PDF contract ready for e-signature. Send it through our built-in signing integration or export to DocuSign or HelloSign. Every contract includes a plain-English summary page your client can actually read.
Built for freelancers, consultants, and small agencies who need professional-grade contract protection without the overhead of an in-house legal team.
Service agreements, retainers, project engagements, NDAs, consulting agreements, subcontractor agreements, and more. Each template is purpose-built for its specific deal type, not adapted from generic boilerplate.
Specify exactly what the client owns after delivery, what you retain, and how licensing works going forward. Avoid the most common post-project dispute with clearly worded ownership language built in on every applicable contract type.
Late payment penalties, deposit requirements, milestone-gated delivery, and net-30 vs. due-on-receipt scheduling. Set your standard terms once and they apply automatically to every future contract you generate.
Define precisely what is included, what triggers a change order, and how adding work mid-engagement works. The contract itself becomes your first line of defense against unlimited revisions and quietly expanding deliverables.
Store your standard terms and recurring client details so future contracts generate even faster. Repeat engagements with the same client are ready in under 30 seconds with no re-entering of information.
Every contract includes a one-page summary in plain language. Clients actually read it, which means fewer "I didn't realize that was in there" conversations six weeks into the project.
"I used to dread the contract part of every new engagement. Now I send one before the kickoff call ends. It looks more professional than anything a lawyer quoted me three times the price for."
"A client tried to claim ownership of a design system I built. I pulled out my Inkwell agreement and the issue disappeared in five minutes. That single moment was worth a full year of subscription fees."
"We onboard eight new clients a month. Before Inkwell, paperwork took half a day. Now contracts go out same-day and clients always comment on how clean and easy to understand they are."
| What you need | DIY Template | Hire a Lawyer | Inkwell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ready in under 5 minutes | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Tailored to your specific project | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IP ownership clause included | Sometimes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Late payment and kill fee terms | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plain-English client summary | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| E-signature integration | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Typical cost per contract | $0 | $200-$500 | $0-$1 |
One contract from a lawyer costs more than a full year on our Professional plan. Start free, upgrade when it makes sense.
For freelancers trying it out. Up to 3 contracts per month.
For working freelancers who send contracts regularly.
For small teams sending contracts on behalf of multiple clients.
Start free with three contracts per month. No credit card, no legal jargon, no guesswork. Clear, professional agreements that protect your work and get signed faster.
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