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Beancount

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Record double-entry accounts in plain-text files and generate financial reports.

What you can use it for

Record double-entry accounts in plain-text files and generate financial reports.

  • Covers the core use case of QuickBooks without a subscription.
  • 6.1k GitHub stars, GPL-2.0, last commit 2026-08-23
Workflow coverage and comparison notes

Keep a local double-entry ledger without an accounting subscription. Manual bookkeeping only: no included bank feeds, payroll, tax filing or invoicing.

Before you switch

Text files; no bank sync

Alternatives to these paid apps

Each comparison covers the workflow described above, rather than every paid feature.