BeancountRecord double-entry accounts in plain-text files and generate financial reports.
Everything (plain-text double-entry)
Business & marketing
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Free optionOpen sourceLocalBrowser
Web interface for Beancount double-entry accounting with balance sheets, income statements, and charts.
What you can use it for
Web interface for Beancount double-entry accounting with balance sheets, income statements, and charts.
- Comprehensive browser UI for plain-text double-entry bookkeeping with income statements, balance sheets, and custom queries.
- Complete local privacy; no third-party account or cloud lock-in.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes
Local double-entry accounting web interface, income statements, balance sheets, and journal reporting without a Xero, YNAB, Monarch, or Copilot subscription. Plain-text Beancount files only; no automated bank feeds or tax filing.
Before you switch
Requires learning Beancount plain-text syntax. No automated bank feeds, customer invoicing, or tax filing like Xero.
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