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Draft a freelance contract — or know exactly what one says.
Need a client agreement? Describe the work in plain English and Initialed drafts it. Been sent one? Upload it and Initialed flags the clauses that can cost you — scope, payment, IP, liability — in about two minutes, and answers anything you ask.
Explain the agreement you need in plain English.
Don't worry — you'll get a chance to add more details, or even edit the document afterward.
Review a contract
Drag a PDF or Word file here, or browse. See your top risks free.
Illustrative results with suggested redlines — your review reflects your actual contract.
of freelancers have been paid late or not at all
to flag the clauses that put your payment at risk
the terms that decide whether you get paid
Draft, review, or ask questions — on any contract
Initialed is one place for the whole contract: write a new one from a plain-English description, pressure-test one you’ve been sent, and ask it anything in between.
Draft it
Describe what you need in plain English and Initialed writes a first draft — with placeholders where your details go, and the clauses your jurisdiction expects.
Review it
Upload one you’ve been sent and get risk-scored findings with suggested redlines you can accept in a click — in about two minutes.
Ask about it
Chat with the contract in plain English — “what am I agreeing to?”, “what’s missing?”, “is this clause normal?” — and get grounded answers.
What Initialed checks in your contract
A good freelance contract isn’t about distrust — it’s what lets you do the work and get paid without a fight. These are the five clauses that decide that outcome.
Scope & unlimited revisions
Vague scope is the #1 cause of unpaid "extra" work. We flag open-ended language and the unlimited-revisions trap.
We flag: “and other tasks as needed” · “unlimited revisions”
Payment terms & deposits
When and whether you get paid lives here. We catch net-60/90 terms, missing deposits, and payment tied to a vague “approval.”
We flag: no deposit · net 60/90 · no late fee
IP & usage rights
Contracts often assign all IP to the client — sometimes before you’re paid. We flag transfers not tied to payment.
We flag: IP transfer before full payment · no portfolio carve-out
Termination & kill fee
One-sided cancel clauses leave you unpaid for work already done. We flag “termination for convenience” with no kill fee.
We flag: cancel any time · pay only for “accepted” work
Liability & indemnity
An uncapped indemnity is a bet-the-business risk hiding in boilerplate. We flag broad “any and all claims” language.
We flag: uncapped liability · one-sided indemnity
Walk into any negotiation — or lawyer call — prepared.
Every flag comes with what to ask for instead — so you can push back with specifics, not a hunch.
You signed. Now something feels off.
A payment’s late, the client wants more than you agreed to, or a clause you skimmed is suddenly a problem. Upload the signed contract and Initialed explains — in plain English — exactly what you agreed to, which clauses can still bite, and whether this is worth taking to a lawyer.
We’re not a law firm and we don’t give legal advice. We’re the fast first step that tells you where you stand — so if you do call a lawyer, you arrive knowing exactly what to ask.
When it’s worth calling a lawyer
- The client is withholding a large or final payment
- You’re being asked to hand over IP you were never paid for
- A non-compete or indemnity clause is being enforced against you
- You received a demand letter or threat of a lawsuit
Initialed helps you recognize these fast and organize the facts — then you decide whether to bring in counsel.
How it works
Upload your contract
Drop in the PDF or Word file — one you’re about to sign, or one you already did. Tell us which side you’re on.
We review it, side-aware
Initialed reads the whole document and checks it against a protection checklist — the same rigorous pass every time.
Get ranked red flags
See the clauses working against you, ranked by impact — with what to ask for, or what to raise with a lawyer.
Frequently asked
I already signed — can this still help?
Yes. Upload the signed contract and Initialed explains, in plain English, exactly what you agreed to and which clauses can still affect you — so you know where you stand and whether it’s worth taking to a lawyer.
Do I need a lawyer to review my contract?
For a large, unusual, or already-disputed contract, a qualified attorney is worth it. Initialed is the fast first step: it flags the risky terms in a couple of minutes so you know whether a lawyer is warranted — and walk into that conversation prepared, instead of paying them to find the issues.
How do I stop scope creep in a contract?
Define the exact deliverables, cap included revisions, and add a change-control clause stating that any new request must be approved in writing and may change the timeline and price. That turns “just one more tweak” into a new, billable line item.
Before you sign — or after you already did.
Upload your contract and see exactly where you stand — ranked by how much each clause can cost — in about two minutes. Your first credit is free.
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