---
title: Build a Small-Claims Prep Checklist From Your Timeline — Free
description: Paste your dispute timeline, and this turns it into a small-claims prep checklist — demand letter, evidence, filing, serving, and the deadline rail. Runs locally.
category: civic
last_verified: 2026-09-12
freshness: green
published: 2026-09-12
canonical_url: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/small-claims-prep-checklist.html
companion_app_url: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/small-claims-prep-checklist.html
reading_time_minutes: 4
tags: civic, legal, small-claims, checklist, no-account
---

# Build a Small-Claims Prep Checklist From Your Timeline — Free

Paste your dispute timeline, and this turns it into a small-claims prep checklist — demand letter, evidence, filing, serving, and the deadline rail. Runs locally.

**Free and complete.** This guide is a standalone free tool — no account, no card, anywhere. The only paid option is one optional extra outcome: $4 one-time. Nothing in the free tier is gated.

## Who it's for

People considering small-claims court who have a timeline of what happened but no idea what to prepare

## What's free

- Turn your timeline into an ordered prep checklist
- A deadline rail for the dates that bind you
- Evidence and demand-letter steps up front

## Optional paid add-on

**$4 one-time.**

- Printable docket — the ordered checklist on one sheet — estimate: ~12 min saved.
- Saved cases shelf — prep for one case — estimate: ~15 min saved.
- Evidence log — track what you've gathered — estimate: ~10 min saved.

## Sources & verification

- Tool: Local prep-checklist builder (no model needed)
- Primary source: the free tool itself (local-first, no external dependency)
- Last verification: 2026-09-12 (green)

## Use it

- Interactive guide: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/small-claims-prep-checklist.html
- Companion app: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/small-claims-prep-checklist.html
- This machine-readable mirror: /mirrors/small-claims-prep-checklist.md

*Generated free at https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/small-claims-prep-checklist.html — every guide on GratisAI is a complete, working tool. $0, no account, no card, anywhere.*