The Plain Contract 1.0: A freelance contract template, written in plain language

👋 Hello, Product Hunt! Every freelancer should have their own contract. Working without one can lead to disagreements, misunderstandings, lost money and even legal action. Yet many freelancers that do have a contract still don’t fully understand what they’re agreeing to, because the contract they’re using is riddled with tongue-tying legalese and isn’t tailored to their situation. The Plain Contract was created to solve this problem. It's a crowdsourced, open source standard, written with the help of thousands of freelancers around the world and continually updated and improved. ✅Start signing contracts that everyone can understand. Written in plain language with no legalese ✅Edit in Google Docs or Microsoft Word. Not trapped inside an invoicing app and not paywalled ✅Crowdsourced by thousands of freelancers. Improved and maintained by the open source community ✅Look professional. Eliminate the awkward back and forth at the start of every project ✅Customize it quickly easily with each new project. Change, add and remove clauses ✅Protect your project. Avoid cancellations, non-payments and out-of-scope client requests 🤝 How can I get involved/contribute? 1. Support us here on Product Hunt! The Plain Contract is a living document - we’ll announce all major updates and future developments exclusively here. 2. Star the project on GitHub, and use GitHub Issues to suggest and discuss changes, or submit a Pull Request. 3. Bilingual? Help us translate The Plain Contract into multiple languages by emailing contribute@theplaincontract.com. We plan to start with Spanish, French and German. Let us know what you think!