diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index 338208b..cb4bb9a 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Techies, power users, and do-it-yourself-ers, for now. If you need a rich GUI pr

who is using it, and how ?
See Who's using Ledger? for some stories.

what are the alternatives ?
-FOSS tools like GNUCash, Grisbi, KMyMoney. Proprietary tools like Quicken/Quickbooks, You Need A Budget. Online tools like Xero, FreeAgent. (There are many). Spreadsheets. Paper accounting. A bookkeeper.

+FOSS tools like GNUCash, Grisbi, KMyMoney. Proprietary tools like Quicken/Quickbooks, You Need A Budget. Online tools like Xero, FreeAgent. (There are many). Spreadsheets. Paper accounting. A bookkeeper.

why is this better than QuickBooks ?
Your data remains accessible. No yearly fees. Free software you can fix and port. Cross platform. Scriptable. Efficient.

how do I communicate with my accountant ?
@@ -150,15 +150,19 @@ You can use this to track and report the data needed for tax reporting. Fill out

  • hledger-diff report differing transactions between two journals
  • hledger-interest generate *ledger interest transactions
  • hledger-irr calculate an account's internal rate of return over time
    • -
  • ledger-plot interactive helper for making charts with gnuplot
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  • hledger-vagrant how to install hledger as a virtual machine
    • +
  • ledger-get-prices download market prices
    • +
  • ledger-tutorials convert Pete Keen's tutorials to ebook format
    • data import
    editor support
    UI, GUI
    UI, web
    @@ -207,7 +214,18 @@ You can use this to track and report the data needed for tax reporting. Fill out
  • The Great Cheatsheet for Ledger CLI
  • hledger docs
  • Beancount docs
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  • Beancount Syntax Cheatsheet
    • + +

    concepts

    + +

    comparisons

    +

    online books

    articles

    blog posts

    diff --git a/index.md b/index.md index ce738aa..cfd9c92 100644 --- a/index.md +++ b/index.md @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ FOSS tools like GNUCash, Grisbi, KMyMoney. 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)**). -Spreadsheets. +**[Spreadsheets](https://backchannel.com/a-spreadsheet-way-of-knowledge-8de60af7146e#.2hr7pi9pb)**. Paper accounting. A bookkeeper. @@ -146,15 +146,19 @@ Fill out and submit tax forms with another tool, or by hand. - [hledger-diff](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-diff) report differing transactions between two journals - [hledger-interest](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-interest) generate *ledger interest transactions - [hledger-irr](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-irr) calculate an account's internal rate of return over time -- [ledger-plot](https://github.com/Tagirijus/ledger-plot) interactive helper for making charts with gnuplot +- [hledger-vagrant](https://t.co/LmdG6GPmma) how to install hledger as a virtual machine +- [ledger-get-prices](https://github.com/nathankot/ledger-get-prices) download market prices +- [ledger-tutorials](https://github.com/tlvince/ledger-tutorials) convert Pete Keen's tutorials to ebook format ##### data import - [beancount-import](https://github.com/jbms/beancount-import) CSV to beancount converter (curses) -- [icsvledger](https://launchpad.net/csv2ledger) CSV to journal converter -- [ledger-autosync](https://gitlab.com/egh/ledger-autosync) OFX download, OFX to journal conversion, deduplication -- [qb2ledger](https://gist.github.com/genegoykhman/3765100) QuickBooks General Journal CSV to journal converter -- [reckon](https://github.com/cantino/reckon) smart interactive/non-interactive CSV to journal converter +- [icsvledger](https://launchpad.net/csv2ledger) CSV to *ledger converter +- [ledger-autosync](https://gitlab.com/egh/ledger-autosync) OFX download, OFX to *ledger conversion, deduplication +- [ledgerhub](http://furius.ca/ledgerhub/) fetch prices, extract entries, convert various formats to beancount (? deprecated) +- [qb2ledger](https://gist.github.com/genegoykhman/3765100) QuickBooks General Journal CSV to *ledger converter +- [reckon](https://github.com/cantino/reckon) smart interactive/non-interactive CSV to *ledger converter +- [total_recall](https://github.com/eval/total_recall) CSV to *ledger converter ##### editor support @@ -180,6 +184,7 @@ Fill out and submit tax forms with another tool, or by hand. - [hledger-ui](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-ui) curses UI for browsing ([demo](https://asciinema.org/a/29665)) - [ledger-add](https://github.com/Tagirijus/ledger-add) interactive console UI for data entry +- [ledger-plot](https://github.com/Tagirijus/ledger-plot) interactive helper for making charts with gnuplot ##### UI, GUI @@ -187,14 +192,16 @@ Fill out and submit tax forms with another tool, or by hand. ##### UI, web -- [fava](https://github.com/aumayr/beancount-web) web UI for browsing beancount data -- [hledger-api](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-api) JSON API for *ledger data, can also serve static files +- [fava](https://github.com/aumayr/beancount-web) web UI for browsing (Python, beancount) +- [hledger-api](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-api) JSON API + static file server (Haskell) - [hledger-web](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-web) web UI for browsing, data entry - ([demo](http://demo.hledger.org)) -- [hledger-web on Sandstorm](https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/8x12h6p0x0nrzk73hfq6zh2jxtgyzzcty7qsatkg7jfg2mzw5n90) free private web instances in a few clicks -- [ledger-dashboard](https://github.com/Ikke/ledger-dashboard) web UI for browsing, data entry -- [ledger-web](https://github.com/slashdotdash/node-ledger-web) web UI for browsing -- [node-hledger](https://github.com/rstacruz/node-hledger) javascript API for *ledger data + (Haskell, [demo](http://demo.hledger.org)) +- [hledger-web on Sandstorm](https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/8x12h6p0x0nrzk73hfq6zh2jxtgyzzcty7qsatkg7jfg2mzw5n90) free web instances in a few clicks +- [Ledger Web](https://github.com/peterkeen/Ledger-Web) web-based, postgres-backed reporting system +- [ledger-dashboard](https://github.com/Ikke/ledger-dashboard) web UI for browsing, data entry (Python) +- [ledger-web](https://github.com/slashdotdash/node-ledger-web) web UI for browsing (JavaScript) +- [node-hledger](https://github.com/rstacruz/node-hledger) Node.js API (JavaScript) +- [WealthPulse](https://github.com/readysetmark/WealthPulse) web UI for browsing, price fetching (F#, Ledger)
    @@ -206,7 +213,18 @@ Fill out and submit tax forms with another tool, or by hand. - [The Great Cheatsheet for Ledger CLI](http://ricostacruz.com/cheatsheets/ledger.html) - [hledger docs](http://hledger.org) - [Beancount docs](http://furius.ca/beancount/doc/index) +- [Beancount Syntax Cheatsheet](http://furius.ca/beancount/doc/cheatsheet) + +### concepts + - [General accounting docs](http://hledger.org/more-docs.html#accounting) +- [Ledger vs accounting](http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.finance.ledger.general/7398/focus=7417) 2015 + +### comparisons + +- [Simon Michael: hledger & Ledger](http://hledger.org/faq.html#hledger-ledger) +- [Omari Norman: Why Penny](http://massysett.github.io/penny/why-penny.html) 2013 +- [Fabrice Niessen: Why Ledger?](http://www.mygooglest.com/fni/ledger.html) 2010 ### online books @@ -228,12 +246,13 @@ Fill out and submit tax forms with another tool, or by hand. - [Evolution of hledger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEADGr9dqow) 2015 - [FLOSS Weekly 150: Ledger](https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/150) ([youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDqrrH-gTt0)) 2011 +- [Accounting course by Prof. Krug](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL259DBFA47F3B4761) 2011 ### articles +- [Pete Keen's Program your Finances tutorials](https://www.petekeen.net/finance) - [An Alternative to QuickBooks](http://goykhman.ca/gene/blog/2012/2012-09-23-an-alternative-to-quickbooks.html) 2012 - [The accounting quest: Ledger](http://lwn.net/Articles/501681/) 2012 -- [Fabrice Niessen on Ledger, hledger, beancount](http://www.mygooglest.com/fni/ledger.html) 2010 - [Ledger, the bran muffin of accounting tools](http://archive09.linux.com/feature/58307) 2006 ### blog posts