hledger on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Overview

hledger is a mature open source plain text accounting system. Instead of a database, your entire ledger lives in a single human readable text file that you own, can read without any special software, can diff and can keep in version control. hledger reads that journal and produces real double entry accounting reports: balance sheets, income statements, account registers, budgets and forecasts.

It suits personal finance, freelance and small business bookkeeping, and any situation where auditable, portable, vendor neutral financial records matter more than a proprietary format. Records can be entered from the command line, from a terminal interface or from the browser, and every one of them lands in the same plain text journal.

Common uses

• Auditable personal and household bookkeeping in a file you own
• Freelance and small business accounts with portable, vendor neutral records
• Version controlled financial records that diff and review like source code

See it running

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