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<div class="three columns"> <div class="three columns">
<h3 id="questions">questions ?</h3> <h3 id="questions">questions ?</h3>
<p><strong>is there no graphical user interface ? is this only for text fanatics ?</strong><br /> <p><strong>is there no graphical user interface ? Must I use the command line ?</strong><br />
Not entirely! Just a bit. Decreasingly. <strong><a href="#ui-console">GUIs</a></strong> are appearing.</p> Not entirely! Just a bit. Decreasingly. <strong><a href="#ui-console">GUIs</a></strong> are appearing.</p>
<p><strong>who is this for ?</strong><br /> <p><strong>who is this for ?</strong><br />
Techies, power users, and do-it-yourself-ers, for now. If you need a rich GUI providing lots of structure, you may prefer to use something else.</p> Techies, power users, and do-it-yourself-ers, for now. If you need a rich GUI providing lots of structure, you may prefer to use something else.</p>
<p><strong>what are the alternatives ?</strong><br /> <p><strong>who is using it, and how ?</strong><br />
FOSS tools like GNUCash, Grisbi, KMyMoney, proprietary tools like Quicken/Quickbooks, You Need A Budget, online tools like Xero, FreeAgent, spreadsheets, paper accounting. (There are <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software">many</a></strong>).</p> See <strong><a href="https://github.com/ledger/ledger/wiki/Who&#39;s-using-ledger%3F">Who's using Ledger?</a></strong> for some stories.</p>
<p><strong>what are the alternatives ?</strong><br />
FOSS tools like GNUCash, Grisbi, KMyMoney. Proprietary tools like Quicken/Quickbooks, You Need A Budget. Online tools like Xero, FreeAgent. (There are <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software">many</a></strong>). Spreadsheets. Paper accounting. A bookkeeper.</p>
<p><strong>why is this better than QuickBooks ?</strong><br /> <p><strong>why is this better than QuickBooks ?</strong><br />
Your data remains accessible. No yearly fees. Free software you can fix and port. Cross platform. Scriptable. Efficient.</p> Your data remains accessible. No yearly fees. Free software you can fix and port. Cross platform. Scriptable. Efficient.</p>
<p><strong>how do I communicate with my accountant ?</strong><br /> <p><strong>how do I communicate with my accountant ?</strong><br />

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### questions ? ### questions ?
**is there no graphical user interface ? is this only for text fanatics ?**\ **is there no graphical user interface ? Must I use the command line ?**\
Not entirely! Just a bit. Decreasingly. **[GUIs](#ui-console)** are appearing. Not entirely! Just a bit. Decreasingly. **[GUIs](#ui-console)** are appearing.
**who is this for&nbsp;?**\ **who is this for ?**\
Techies, power users, and do-it-yourself-ers, for now. Techies, power users, and do-it-yourself-ers, for now.
If you need a rich GUI providing lots of structure, you may prefer to use something else. If you need a rich GUI providing lots of structure, you may prefer to use something else.
**what are the alternatives&nbsp;?**\ **who is using it, and how ?**\
FOSS tools like GNUCash, Grisbi, KMyMoney, See **[Who's using Ledger?](https://github.com/ledger/ledger/wiki/Who's-using-ledger%3F)** for some stories.
proprietary tools like Quicken/Quickbooks, You Need A Budget,
online tools like Xero, FreeAgent, **what are the alternatives ?**\
spreadsheets, FOSS tools like GNUCash, Grisbi, KMyMoney.
paper accounting. Proprietary tools like Quicken/Quickbooks, You Need A Budget.
Online tools like Xero, FreeAgent.
(There are **[many](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software)**). (There are **[many](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software)**).
Spreadsheets.
Paper accounting.
A bookkeeper.
**why is this better than QuickBooks&nbsp;?**\ **why is this better than QuickBooks&nbsp;?**\
Your data remains accessible. Your data remains accessible.