hledger

About hledger

hledger is an open-source plain-text accounting tool with command-line, terminal and web interfaces. Write dated transactions in a journal, choose account names for the two sides and run a report to see balances or activity. A technically inclined freelancer can keep a ledger file alongside other private records and review its changes with their usual text tools. Start with a few transactions, including a transfer between accounts, to see how the reports interpret them. hledger fits people who value a text format and repeatable commands over a fully guided budgeting app. It takes time to choose a chart of accounts and learn the journal syntax. Protect private ledger files and their backups if you use version control or synchronization.