Beancount: Plain Text Ledger

Your ledger is a plain text file. You own it forever.

Beancount turns double-entry bookkeeping into something you can actually keep up with — on your phone, in the checkout line, in about five seconds.

WHY PLAIN TEXT
• Your books are Beancount-syntax text files, not rows in someone else's database
• Every change is a real commit — browse history, authors, and line-by-line diffs
• Export, grep, script, or walk away with your data at any time
• Edit the raw ledger file directly on your phone

ONE LEDGER FOR EVERYTHING
• Cash, checking, and credit cards
• Stocks, crypto, and real estate
• Multi-currency accounts
• Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Income, and Expenses — the full double-entry model

SEE WHERE THE MONEY WENT
• Net worth at a glance
• Income vs. expense charts by month, quarter, or year
• Net profit trends over time
• Top spending categories, with the long tail grouped
• This month's spending against last month's

FAST ENTRY
• Scan a receipt with your camera and file it in seconds
• Multi-posting transactions for splits, transfers, and reimbursements
• Payee and account autocomplete
• Merchant logos and category icons so the journal reads at a glance
• Filter and search the entire journal

BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO OUTGREW BUDGETING APPS
• Multiple ledgers, grouped by owner — personal, business, family
• Light, dark, and system themes
• Available in 13 languages

Beancount is free. No ads and no in-app purchases.

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