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Workspace settings & branding

Your workspace settings are where you set the name, currency, address, and the defaults that get applied to every new invoice and quote — plus where you upload your logo so your documents look like yours. You'll find all of it under Settings, in the "Organization" card.

Who can change settings

Workspace settings are owner- and admin-only. If you're a member, you'll still see the Settings page, but the Organization fields are read-only and you'll see the note "Only owners and admins can change these." Owners and admins can edit everything here; only owners can manage the plan from the Plan card at the top (members and admins see a "View plan" link instead of "Manage plan").

These settings apply to the whole workspace, so a change you make affects every teammate and every new document going forward.

Editing your workspace details

Open Settings from the sidebar and find the "Organization" card. The fields here are your workspace name, default currency, and address, plus two defaults that flow into new documents.

The default currency is a three-letter code (like USD, ZAR, or EUR) and is automatically capitalized for you. Changing it sets the currency for documents you create from now on — it does not touch invoices or quotes you've already made, which keep the currency they were created with. The address you enter appears in the header of your PDFs and on the public pages clients see.

  • Name — your business or workspace name.
  • Default currency — a 3-letter ISO code (e.g. USD); applied to new documents only.
  • Address — shown on your PDF documents and public client-facing pages.
  • Payment terms (days) — how many days clients get to pay.
  • Default tax rate (%) — pre-filled on new document lines.

How payment terms and tax rate are applied

The two "default" fields are time-savers for creating documents. They don't change anything retroactively — they just pre-fill the editor when you start something new.

When you create a new invoice, its due date is calculated as the issue date plus your default payment-terms days. So if your terms are 30 days and you issue an invoice today, the due date defaults to 30 days out. You can always override the due date on any individual document.

The default tax rate is applied to each new line you add in the document editor. Add a line and it starts at your default rate; change it on that line whenever a particular item needs a different rate (or none).

Uploading your logo

Your logo appears in the header of your invoice and quote PDFs and on the public document pages your clients open. Adding one also removes the small "Made with Platybooks" footer from your PDFs, so they read as fully your own.

Uploading a logo is a paid feature (custom branding). It's available on the Starter, Pro, and Business plans; on the Free plan the Upload button is disabled and you'll see an upgrade prompt. Owner/admin permission is still required.

  1. File type: PNG or JPG only.
  2. Maximum size: 2 MB.
  3. To replace it, just upload a new file.
  4. To take it off, use the "Remove" button next to the logo.

Saving your changes

The logo uploads and saves on its own as soon as you pick a file (you'll see a brief spinner on the Upload button). The text fields — name, currency, address, payment terms, and tax rate — are saved together when you click "Save changes" at the bottom of the form. You'll get a "Settings saved" confirmation toast when it goes through.

Worth knowing: the auto-convert-quotes toggle and team management live in their own cards further down the same Settings page, separate from the Organization details covered here.

Frequently asked questions

I changed my default currency but my old invoices still show the old one. Is that a bug?

No — that's intended. The default currency only affects documents you create after the change. Existing invoices and quotes keep the currency they were issued in, so your records stay accurate.

Why can't I upload a logo? The button is greyed out.

Two things can disable it. First, custom branding is a paid feature, so it's unavailable on the Free plan — upgrade to Starter, Pro, or Business to unlock it. Second, only owners and admins can change workspace settings; if you're a member, ask an owner or admin to upload it.

How do I get rid of the "Made with Platybooks" footer on my PDFs?

Upload your logo. On a plan that includes custom branding (Starter and up), adding a logo automatically removes that footer and puts your branding on both the PDF and the public document pages your clients see.

Does the default tax rate change tax on invoices I've already sent?

No. The default tax rate only pre-fills new lines as you add them in the editor. Existing documents are untouched, and you can override the rate on any individual line at any time.

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