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<img src="images/pta-avatar.jpg" width=200 style="border-radius:50%;">
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<div id="intro" style="font-size:larger;">
Welcome!
***Plain text accounting*** is a way of doing bookkeeping and accounting
with plain text files and scriptable, command-line-friendly software, such as
Ledger, hledger, or Beancount.
This site collects the PTA community's tools, docs and practices.
It is maintained by Simon&nbsp;Michael (hledger project leader, PTA fan)
and contributors like you. See also our [discussion forum and chat rooms](#news-discussion).
</div>
<div id="sitemap">
**Site map**\
**[[What is Plain Text Accounting ?]]**\
**[News & discussion](#news-discussion)**\
**[Videos](#videos)**\
**[Slides](#slides)**\
**[Docs](#docs):**
[Accounting basics](#accounting-basics)
, [PTA app docs](#pta-app-docs)
, [comparisons](#comparisons)
, [intros](#intros)
, [cheatsheets](#cheatsheets)
, [cookbooks](#cookbooks)
, [FAQs](#faqs)
\
**[[FAQ]]**\
**[[Cookbook]]**\
**[Software](#software):**
[PTA apps](#pta-apps)
, [Feature matrix](#feature-matrix)
, [Editor plugins](#editor-plugins)
, [Data import/conversion](#data-importconversion)
, [Price fetching](#price-fetching)
, [Data generation](#data-generation)
, [Workflows](#workflows)
, [Formatting](#formatting)
, [Reporting](#reporting)
, [Time logging](#time-logging)
, [UI, console](#ui-console)
, [UI, curses](#ui-curses)
, [UI, GUI](#ui-gui)
, [UI, web](#ui-web)
, [UI, mobile](#ui-mobile)
, [Library](#library)
, [Utilities](#utilities)
, [API](#api)
</div>
This is a community-supported site; if you find it useful, why not contribute to the [github repo](https://github.com/plaintextaccounting/plaintextaccounting)
or help with [[finance]].
Thank you sponsors, including:
<div id="sponsors-container">
- [<img src="https://beanhub.io/images/beanhub-sponsor-logo.svg">A modern accounting book app based on Beancount and Git](https://beanhub.io)
</div>
## News & discussion
**Chat**
- [matrix room](https://matrix.to/#/#plaintextaccounting:matrix.org)
- [matrix space](https://matrix.to/#/#plaintextaccounting-space:matrix.org)
- [IRC channel](https://web.libera.chat/#plaintextaccounting)
- [project chats](#pta-apps)
\
**Blogs & articles**
- See the PTA forum's [News category](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/c/news/6) and [RSS feed](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/latest.rss?order=created)
- [[blogs|Older blogs & articles, 2006-2024]]
\
**PTA forum**
- [forum.plaintextaccounting.org](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org)
\
**Reddit**
- [/r/plaintextaccounting](https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting/new)
\
**Lemmy**
- [lemmy.world/c/plaintextaccounting](https://lemmy.world/c/plaintextaccounting?sort=New)
\
**Hacker News**
- [stories](https://hn.algolia.com/?query=plain%20text%20accounting&sort=byDate&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story)
- [comments](https://hn.algolia.com/?query=plain%20text%20accounting&sort=byDate&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=comment)
\
**Mastodon**
- [#plaintextaccounting](https://fosstodon.org/tags/plaintextaccounting)
- [#ledgercli](https://fosstodon.org/tags/ledgercli)
- [#hledger](https://fosstodon.org/tags/hledger)
- [#beancount](https://fosstodon.org/tags/beancount)
\
**Twitter**
- [#plaintextaccounting](https://twitter.com/hashtag/plaintextaccounting?f=live)
- [#ledgercli](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ledgercli?f=live)
- [#hledger](https://twitter.com/hashtag/hledger?f=live)
- [#beancount](https://twitter.com/hashtag/beancount?f=live)
- [LedgerTips 2014-2018](https://twitter.com/LedgerTips)
\
**Stack Exchange**
- [ledger-cli tag](https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/ledger-cli?tab=newest)
- [ledger-cli search](https://money.stackexchange.com/search?tab=newest&q=ledger-cli)
- [hledger tag](https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/hledger?tab=newest)
- [hledger search](https://money.stackexchange.com/search?tab=newest&q=hledger)
<!-- - [beancount](https://money.stackexchange.com/search?tab=newest&q=beancount) -->
\
**Project specific**
- [Project mail lists](#pta-apps)
- [This Week In Hledger](https://hledger.org/news.html)
\
**plaintextaccounting.org site**
- [commits](https://github.com/plaintextaccounting/plaintextaccounting/commits/master)
- [contributors](https://github.com/plaintextaccounting/plaintextaccounting/graphs/contributors)
- [issues](https://github.com/plaintextaccounting/plaintextaccounting/issues?q=is%3Aissue+)
- [email the site admin](mailto:webmaster@plaintextaccounting.org)
## Videos
<https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=plaintextaccounting>
- [Thanga Ayyanar: Ledger CLI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQKOiU_spHg) (in Tamil) 2024 <!-- 03-31 -->
- [Edwin Espinoza: Ledger CLI, Personal finance in the command line](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWjoblLoD3k) 2023 <!-- 04-23 -->
- [Prakash Joshi Pax: How to Use Obsidian to Track Your Expenses](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPyy52MfC3Q) 2022 <!-- 12-23 -->
- [Peter Berger: Plain Text Accounting: An Opinionated View](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDF7xVtKLu0&t=1s) 2022 <!-- 09-02 -->
- [Glenn Ramsey: Plain text accounting for fun and profit](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lazZwTmAEHs) 2022 <!-- 08-26 -->
- [季路LJ: Beancount |简略记账说明](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmkR6umON4A) 2021 <!-- 06-17 -->
- [Robert Nielsen: hledger fan channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZLxXTjOqLzq4z5Jy0AyWSQ) short hledger beginner lessons, 2019-2021 <!-- 2019-05-27..2021-04-03
- [Simon Michael: Inside hledger: an architectural tour and how-to](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PKmZSHxu0c) 2021 <!-- 05-01 -->
- [Brian Ryall: Managing Your Finances Using Python](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFzctYkktXQ) 2020 <!-- 07-25 -->
- [Steve Anderson: Plain Text Accounting: How to do Signed Number Accounting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLbe3X3FiT8) 2019 <!-- 12-21 -->
- [Quiliro Ordóñez: ledger-mode lightning talk](https://archive.org/details/ledger-mode_EmacsConf2019) 2019 <!-- 11-02 -->
- [Dickson S. Guedes: Cuide de suas FINANÇAS pessoais ou profissionais usando TEXTO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmbZh8lWnmE&list=PLqkknzu_rt6mxltdQ4XBS9AEuL8c-JLUH) 2019 <!-- 10-02 -->
- [John Nduli: Plain Text Accounting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpcD1iH-ZJg) 2019 <!-- 09-22 -->
- [Jean Louis: GNU Emacs database accounting and rant on text ledgers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixbUQ2wikM0) 2019 <!-- 08-09 -->
- [Cindy Zimmerman: Triple Entry Accounting, Ledger-cli, The blocktree hash tree - Guld Ledger File Format](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0ie2v_FiNU) 2018 <!-- 04-26 -->
- [Colin Dean: Plaintext Accounting with the ledger ecosystem](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJtaM43PgXQ) 2017 <!-- 10-01 -->
- [Colin Dean: Plain Text Accounting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r5Cp66k4PA) 2017 <!-- 07-12 -->
- [Simon Michael: Hands-on with hledger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_CdGzLbc7A) 2016 <!-- 09-02 -->
- [Chris Vollick: hledger, an open source accounting tool](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WahFvxhCRc) 2016 <!-- 04-28 -->
- [Austin Walker: Conquering Your Finances with Emacs and Ledger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjoCNRpLanY) 2016 <!-- 02-18 -->
- [Simon Michael, Randal Schwartz, Simon Phipps: FLOSS Weekly 375: hledger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjl-wVJcYpE)
([3m overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS2UcDV_lbs),
[show notes](https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/375))
2016 <!-- 02-16 -->
- [John Wiegley, Randal Schwartz, Aaron Newcomb: FLOSS Weekly 150: Ledger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDqrrH-gTt0)
([show notes](https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/150))
2011
## Slides
- [Simon Michael: Inside hledger: an architectural tour and how-to](https://rawcdn.githack.com/simonmichael/hledger/4013a81af8dd2804c73ecac18fb3e7e4745a4275/doc/haskellerz/haskellerz.slidy.html) 2021
- [Michael Lynch: An introduction to plaintext accounting](https://decks.mtlynch.io/plaintext-acccounting/) 2021
- [Andreas Pauley: Purely Functional Personal Finance](https://pauley.org.za/functional-finance-hledger/) 2018
<!-- gone - [Ledger CLI Accounting for Geeks](http://blog.loadingdata.nl/accounting-for-geeks/) 2014 -->
- [Matthew Turland: Hacking Your Finances for Fun and Profit](https://matthewturland.com/slides/ledger-stats/) 2013
<!-- gone - [Ledger and Text based Accounting](http://www.adamsinfoserv.com/AISTWiki/pub/AIS/Presentations/Ledger.pdf) 2009 -->
## Docs
**[Accounting basics](#accounting-basics)
, [PTA app docs](#pta-app-docs)
, [Comparisons](#comparisons)
, [Intros](#intros)
, [Cheatsheets](#cheatsheets)
, [Cookbooks](#cookbooks)
, [FAQs](#faqs)
**
### Accounting basics
- [hledger: Accounting basics](https://hledger.org/accounting.html)
- [hledger: Accounting links](https://hledger.org/accounting.html#accounting-links)
- [Beancount: The Double-Entry Counting Method](https://docs.google.com/document/d/100tGcA4blh6KSXPRGCZpUlyxaRUwFHEvnz_k9DyZFn4)
- [Accounting for Computer Scientists](https://martin.kleppmann.com/2011/03/07/accounting-for-computer-scientists.html)
- [Accounting for Dragons](https://podcastle.org/2009/10/09/pc-miniature-38-accounting-for-dragons)
- [[FAQ]]
### PTA app docs
- [Ledger](https://www.ledger-cli.org/docs.html)
- [hledger](https://hledger.org/)
- [Beancount](https://beancount.github.io/docs/)
- [Ledger in Go](https://howeyc.github.io/ledger/)
- [Tackler](https://tackler.e257.fi/docs/)
- [pta](https://mandoc.bsd.lv/pta/)
### Comparisons
- [PTA apps](#pta-apps) project stats
- [Feature matrix](#feature-matrix)
- [Syntax Quick Reference](quickref/)
- [[FAQ#which-pta-app-should-i-choose|FAQ: Which PTA app should I choose ?]]
- [hledger and Ledger](https://hledger.org/ledger.html),
[hledger and Beancount](https://hledger.org/beancount.html),
[hledger and other software](https://hledger.org/cookbook.html#other-software) 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023..
- [Matthias Kauer: Command Line Accounting – A look at the various ledger ports](http://www.matthiaskauer.com/2015/08/command-line-accounting-a-look-at-the-various-ledger-ports/) 2015
- [beancount mail list: Another Ledger user's perspective](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/beancount/QV4qgpFbtJ8/9fSgMw-XGC8J) 2015
- [Beancount: A Comparison of Beancount and Ledger](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dW2vIjaXVJAf9hr7GlZVe3fJOkM-MtlVjvCO1ZpNLmg) 2014
- [ledger list: ledger vs hledger vs beancount or how to choose the right cli client](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/ledger-cli/__yuMVjrOH0/discussion) 2014
<!-- gone - [Omari Norman: Why Penny](http://massysett.github.io/penny/why-penny.html) 2013 -->
<!-- gone - [Fabrice Niessen: Why Ledger?] 2010 -->
### Intros
- [[What is Plain Text Accounting?]]
- [Getting Started With Ledger](https://rolfschr.github.io/gswl-book/latest.html)
- [hledger: Get Started](https://hledger.org/start.html)
- [Getting Started with Beancount](https://beancount.github.io/docs/getting_started_with_beancount.html)
- [Tackler: Quickstart](https://tackler.e257.fi/docs/quickstart/)
- [[Don't Sink Your First Attempts at Plaintext Accounting]]
- [Program your Finances: Command-line Accounting](https://www.petekeen.net/keeping-finances-with-ledger)
- [Plain Text Accounting Workshop](https://github.com/colindean/plaintextaccounting_workshop)
- [[Cookbook.html#getting-started|Cookbook: Getting started]]
- [BeanHub Academy: the definitive guide to learning double-entry accounting with Beancount — the Zen of Balance](https://academy.beanhub.io)
- [Lazy Beancount: an opinionated guide on Beancount](https://lazy-beancount.xyz/)
### Cheatsheets
- [Syntax Quick Reference](quickref/)
- [Ledger CLI cheatsheet](https://devhints.io/ledger)
- [Beancount Syntax Cheat Sheet](https://beancount.github.io/docs/beancount_cheat_sheet.html)
- [Beginners corner: a basic hledger transaction](https://hledgerfan.com/beginners-corner-a-basic-hledger-transaction/)
- [(Almost) everything you wanted to know about hledger transactions](https://hledgerfan.com/almost-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-hledger-transactions/)
- [hledger: Journal cheatsheet](https://hledger.org/hledger.html#journal-cheatsheet)
- [hledger: CSV rules cheatsheet](https://hledger.org/hledger.html#csv-rules-cheatsheet)
### Cookbooks
- [[Cookbook]] the Plain Text Accounting Cookbook; more docs, examples...
- [Beancount cookbook](https://beancount.github.io/docs/command_line_accounting_cookbook.html)
- [hledger cookbook](https://hledger.org/cookbook.html)
- [Ledger wiki](https://github.com/ledger/ledger/wiki)
- [PTA Forum](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org)
- [Reddit: plaintextaccounting](https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting/new)
### FAQs
- [[FAQ]] the Plain Text Accounting FAQ
- [hledger FAQ](https://hledger.org/faq.html)
- [Ledger FAQ](https://github.com/ledger/ledger/wiki/FAQ)
## Software
**[PTA apps](#pta-apps)
, [Editor plugins](#editor-plugins)
, [Data import/conversion](#data-importconversion)
, [Price fetching](#price-fetching)
, [Data generation](#data-generation)
, [Workflows](#workflows)
, [Formatting](#formatting)
, [Reporting](#reporting)
, [Time logging](#time-logging)
, [UI, console](#ui-console)
, [UI, curses](#ui-curses)
, [UI, GUI](#ui-gui)
, [UI, web](#ui-web)
, [UI, mobile](#ui-mobile)
, [Library](#library)
, [Utilities](#utilities)
, [API](#api)
**
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### PTA apps
To do Plain Text Accounting, try one (or more) of the apps below.
Generally it's possible to migrate data between them.
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| Project | Start | Last release | Code | Committers | Stars | Mail list, size | Chat, size | Issues |
|--------------------|--------|:------------:|------------------------------|-----------:|------:|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| | &nbsp; | | | | | | | |
| **Popular** | | | | | | | | |
| [Ledger] | 2003 | 2023 | [C++][ledger-src] | 226 | 4.9k | [ledger][ledger-mail]&nbsp;~900 | [IRC][#ledger:libera.chat]&nbsp;~60 | [1.5k][ledger-issues] |
| [hledger] | 2007 | 2024 | [haskell][hledger-src] | 171 | 2.9k | [hledger][hledger-mail]&nbsp;~250 | [matrix][#hledger:matrix.org]&nbsp;~200, [IRC][#hledger:libera.chat]&nbsp;~60 | [1.4k][hledger-issues] |
| [Beancount] | 2008 | 2023 | [python][beancount-src] | 84 | 3.1k | [beancount][beancount-mail]&nbsp;~700 | [matrix][beancount-matrix]&nbsp;~10, [matrix&nbsp;(fava)][fava-matrix]&nbsp;~190, [IRC][#beancount:libera.chat]&nbsp;~30 | [0.5k][beancount-issues] |
| | &nbsp; | | | | | | | |
| **Small userbase** | | | | | | | | |
| [Ledger (Go)] | 2013 | 2023 | [go][ledger-go-src] | 11 | 409 | | | |
| Abandon | 2013 | 2020 | [scala][abandon-src] | 11 | 178 | | [matrix][abandon-matrix] | |
| knut | 2020 | 2022 | [go][knut-src] | 3 | 49 | | | |
| [zhang] | 2023 | 2023 | [rust/ts][zhang-src] | 1 | 105 | | | |
| [ledg] | 2021 | 2021 | [javascript][ledg] | 1 | 37 | | | |
| Goledger | 2019 | 2020 | [go][goledger-mescanne-src] | 1 | 25 | | | |
| blossom | 2020 | | [F#][blossom-src] | 1 | 25 | | | |
| awk-pta | 2022 | | [awk][awk-pta-src] | 1 | 15 | | | |
| [Tackler] | 2017 | 2022 | [scala][tackler-src] | 1 | 9 | | [matrix][#tackler:matrix.org] | |
| coin | 2019 | | [go][coin-src] | 1 | 7 | | | |
| budget-cli | 2023 | 2023 | [typescript][budget-cli] | 1 | 2 | | | |
| mynt | 2023 | | [rust][mynt-src] | 1 | | | | |
| [placc] | 2024 | | nim | 1 | | | | |
| | &nbsp; | | | | | | | |
| **Inactive** | | | | | | | | |
| bankroll | 2020 | 2020 | [rust][bankroll-src] | 1 | 1 | | | |
| [pta] | 2020 | 2020 | [perl][pta-src] | 1 | | | | |
| acc | 2020 | | [rust][acc-src] | 1 | 1 | | | |
| rust\_ledger | 2019 | 2021 | [rust][rust_ledger-src] | 4 | 90 | | | |
| [beans] | 2019 | 2019 | [haskell][beans-src] | 2 | 24 | | | |
| Transity | 2018 | 2020 | [purescript][transity-src] | 8 | 571 | | [matrix][transity-matrix] | |
| [Prudent] | 2018 | | js, [addons][prudent-src] | 1 | | | [\@PrudentLedger][prudent-chat] | |
| .Net Ledger | 2017 | 2021 | [C#][nledger-src] | 1 | 164 | | [matrix][nledger-matrix] | |
| [monescript] | 2017 | 2018 | [javascript][monescript-src] | 1 | 12 | | | |
| Go Ledger | 2016 | | [go][go-ledger-abourget-src] | 3 | 37 | | | |
| uledger | 2015 | | [python][uledger-src] | 1 | 17 | | | |
| pacioli | 2013 | | [python][pacioli-src] | 1 | 31 | | | |
| ledger.pl | 2013 | | [perl][ledger.pl-src] | 1 | 6 | | | |
| Penny | 2012 | 2014 | haskell | | | | | |
| UMM | 2009 | 2010 | [haskell][UMM-hackage] | | | | | |
| sm-Ledger | 2007 | | [squeak][smalltalk-src] | | | | | |
| cl-ledger | 2007 | | [lisp][cl-ledger-src] | 4 | 66 | | | |
[plaintextaccounting.org]: https://plaintextaccounting.org
[/r/plaintextaccounting]: https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting
[#plaintextaccounting:libera.chat]: https://web.libera.chat/#plaintextaccounting
[#plaintextaccounting:matrix.org]: https://matrix.to/#/#plaintextaccounting:matrix.org
[abandon-src]: https://github.com/hrj/abandon
[abandon-matrix]: https://matrix.to/#/#hrj_abandon:gitter.im
[acc-src]: https://github.com/rudolfschmidt/acc
[awk-pta-src]: https://github.com/filiphanes/awk-pta
[mynt-src]: https://git.sr.ht/~kmaasrud/mynt
[placc]: https://dolfi.dev/placc
[Beancount]: https://github.com/beancount/
[Beancount2]: https://beancount.github.io
[beancount-src]: https://github.com/beancount/beancount/
[beancount-issues]: https://github.com/beancount/beancount/issues
[beancount-mail]: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/beancount
[#beancount:libera.chat]: https://web.libera.chat/#beancount
[beancount-matrix]: https://matrix.to/#/#beancount:matrix.org
[fava-matrix]: https://matrix.to/#/#beancount_fava:gitter.im
[beans]: https://sboehler.github.io/beans
[beans-src]: https://github.com/sboehler/beans
[blossom-src]: https://github.com/blossom-hub/blossom
[budget-cli]: https://github.com/joshcanhelp/budget-cli
[cl-ledger-src]: https://github.com/ledger/cl-ledger
[coin-src]: https://github.com/mkobetic/coin
[Ledger (Go)]: https://howeyc.github.io/ledger/
[ledger-go-src]: https://github.com/howeyc/ledger
[goledger-mescanne-src]: https://github.com/mescanne/goledger
[go-ledger-abourget-src]: https://github.com/abourget/ledger
[hledger]: https://hledger.org
[hledger-src]: https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger
[hledger-code]: https://code.hledger.org
[hledger-issues]: https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues
[hledger-mail]: https://mail.hledger.org/
[#hledger:matrix.org]: https://matrix.to/#/#hledger:matrix.org
[#hledger:libera.chat]: https://web.libera.chat/#hledger
[knut-src]: https://github.com/sboehler/knut
[Ledger]: https://www.ledger-cli.org
[ledger-src]: https://github.com/ledger/ledger
[ledger-issues]: https://github.com/ledger/ledger/issues
[#ledger:libera.chat]: https://web.libera.chat/#ledger
[ledger-mail]: https://list.ledger-cli.org/
[ledger.pl-src]: https://github.com/dimonf/ledger.pl
[monescript]: https://monescript.github.io/
[monescript-src]: https://github.com/monescript/monescript
[nledger-src]: https://github.com/dmitry-merzlyakov/nledger
[nledger-matrix]: https://matrix.to/#/#nledger_Lobby:gitter.im
[pacioli-src]: https://github.com/mdipierro/pacioli
[pta]: https://mandoc.bsd.lv/pta
[pta-src]: https://cvsweb.bsd.lv/pta/
[prudent]: https://prudent.me
[prudent-src]: https://github.com/PrudentMe
[prudent-chat]: https://twitter.com/PrudentLedger
[rust_ledger-src]: https://github.com/ebcrowder/rust_ledger
[bankroll-src]: https://gitlab.com/dantuck/bankroll
[smalltalk-src]: https://gist.github.com/simonmichael/bb611dba654ccb1573e1
[Tackler]: https://tackler.e257.fi
[tackler-src]: https://gitlab.com/e257/accounting/tackler
[#tackler:matrix.org]: https://matrix.to/#/#tackler:matrix.org
[transity-src]: https://github.com/feramhq/transity
[transity-demo]: https://www.feram.io/transity
[transity-matrix]: https://matrix.to/#/#feramhq_transity:gitter.im
[uledger-src]: https://github.com/danpat/uledger
[UMM-hackage]: https://hackage.haskell.org/package/UMM
[ledg]: https://github.com/SitanHuang/ledg
[zhang-src]: https://github.com/zhang-accounting/zhang
[zhang]: https://zhang-accounting.github.io/zhang
<!-- [compare at openhub](https://www.openhub.net/p/_compare?project_0=Ledger&project_1=hledger&project_2=beancount) -->
### Feature matrix
A rough comparison of the big three PTA apps' main features, <!-- last updated: 2024-09 -->
plus some relevant third-party tools in italics. <!-- notable likely-to-be-made-to-work ones -->
(Plus some geeky technical bits that you may not care about.)
Corrections and suggestions are appreciated ([chat](https://matrix.to/#/#plaintextaccounting:matrix.org)).
You can also use this as a kind of overview, quick reference or porting guide.
(See also [syntax quick reference](quickref/).)
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| | Ledger | hledger | Beancount
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| <br>**<a name="user-interfaces" href="#user-interfaces">User interfaces</a>**
| [CLI]: | [ledger] | [hledger] | [beanquery]
| [TUI]: | *[regdel]* | [hledger add], [hledger-ui], *[hledger-iadd]*, *[puffin]* | *[bean-add]*
| [GUI]: | *[Prudent]*, *[ledgerble]*, *[addtrans]* | *[fruit-credits]* |
| [WUI]: | *[ledgeraccounting]*, *[paisa]*, *[cashier]*, *[ledgible]*, *[ledger (howeyc)]*, *[ledger-web (vifon)]*, *[ledger-web (peterkeen)]*, *[ledger-pyreport]*, *[ledger-analytics]*, *[node-ledger-web]* | [hledger-web], *[ledgeraccounting]*, *[paisa]*, *[cashier]* | *[fava]*, *[paisa]*, *[BeanHub]*
| [Android]: | *[cashier]*, *[NanoLedger]* | *[cashier]*, *[MoLe]*, *[NanoLedger]* | *[Beancount Mobile CE]*, *[beancount-mobile (xuhcc)]*
| [IOS]: | | | *[Beancount Mobile CE]*
|
| <br>**<a name="help" href="#help">Help</a>**
| CLI help: | general --help, also available as [man page][ledger man] | general and command-specific --help, [commands summary][hledger commands summary], [built-in asciinema demos][hledger demo] | command-specific --help
| [TLDR] short help: | [ledger][ledger tldr] | [hledger][hledger tldr] and [commands][hledger balance tldr], also built-in |
| User manual formats: | [web][ledger manual web] | [web][hledger manual web], info, [man][hledger man], also built-in info/man/text with [jump to topic] | [web][beancount manual web]
| Active support channels: | | [chat][hledger chat], [mail list][hledger mail list], [forum], [reddit] | [mail list][beancount mail list]
| Easy install and setup: | yes | yes | no
|
| <br>**<a name="data-formats" href="#data-formats">Data formats</a>**
| Input formats: | [journal (ledger)], [timeclock][timeclock (ledger)], [csv][csv (ledger)] | [journal (hledger)], [timeclock][timeclock (hledger)], [timedot], [csv, tsv, ssv, \*sv][csv (hledger)] | [journal (beancount)]
| Output formats: | text, [csv, xml, lisp][ledger output format] | [text, html, fods, csv, tsv, ssv, json, sql][hledger output format] | text, ?
|
| <br>**<a name="commands" href="#commands">Commands</a>**
| Commands: | [accounts][l accounts], [balance][l balance], [cleared][l cleared], [commodities][l commodities], [convert][l convert], [csv][l csv], [entry][l entry], [emacs][l emacs], [equity][l equity], [lisp][l lisp], [payees][l payees], [pricemap][l pricemap], [pricedb][l pricedb], [prices][l prices], [print][l print], [register][l register], [select][l select], [source][l source], [stats][l stats], [tags][l tags] | [accounts][h accounts], [activity][h activity], [add][h add], [aregister][h aregister], [balance][h balance], [balancesheet][h balancesheet], [balancesheetequity][h balancesheetequity], [cashflow][h cashflow], [check][h check], [close][h close], [codes][h codes], [commodities][h commodities], [demo][h demo], [descriptions][h descriptions], [diff][h diff], [files][h files], [help][h help], [import][h import], [incomestatement][h incomestatement], [payees][h payees], [prices][h prices], [print][h print], [notes][h notes], [register][h register], [rewrite][h rewrite], [roi][h roi], [stats][h stats], [tags][h tags], [test][h test] | beancount: [check][b check], [doctor][b doctor], [example][b example], [format][b format]
| Add-on commands: | | [bar][h bar], [check-fancyassertions][h check-fancyassertions], *[edit][h edit]*, [git][h git], *[iadd][h iadd]*, *[interest][h interest]*, *[lots][h lots]*, [move][h move], [pijul][h pijul], *[plot][h plot]*.. | beanquery: [balances][b balances], [journal][b journal], [print][b print], [select][b select]
|
| <br>**<a name="configuration" href="#configuration">Configuration</a>**
| Config file: | [general options][l config] | [general and command-specific options][h config] | ?
| Extensibility: | [built-in expression language][l expression lang], [embedded python][l python], *[HTTP-JSON][l http api]* | [add-on commands][h addons], [haskell library][h lib], [HTTP-JSON][h http api] | [data-modifying plugins][b plugins], [python library][b lib]
|
| <br>**<a name="other-features" href="#other-features">Other features</a>**
| Budget report: | [yes][l budget] | [yes][h budget] |
| Charting tools: | *[paisa]*, etc.. | [activity][h activity], [hledger-bar][h bar], [hledger-web][hledger-web], *[hledger-plot][h plot]*, *[paisa]*, etc.. | *[paisa]*..
| Data importing: | [built-in from CSV][l convert], *[others][import tools]*.. | [built-in from any input format][h import], *[others][import tools]*.. | [beangulp] framework, *[beancount_reds_importers] framework*, *[beancount-import] library*, *[others][import tools]*..
| Data deduplication: | [checksum-based (requires unique CSV records)][l convert] | [date-based (requires date-ordered CSV records)][h dedupe] | ?
| Date range: | 1400-01-01 to 9999-12-31 | 0000-01-01 onward | 0001-01-01 to 9999-12-31
| Generate postings by rule: | [yes][l gen postings] | [yes][h gen postings] | ?
| Generate transactions by rule: | [yes][l gen transactions] | [yes][h gen transactions] | ?
| International number notations: | no | [yes][h intl numbers] | no
| Lot management: | [lot matching syntax][l lot matching], [lots report][l lot report], [revaluation transactions][l lot revaluation], *[lotter]* | [manual][h lot manual], *[hledger-lots][h lots]*, *[hledger-move][h move]*, *[lotter]* | [lot matching syntax][b lot matching], ?
| Multi-period balance reports: | no | [yes][h multiperiod bal] | no
| Pivoting: | [on single tag][l pivot] | [on one or more tags/other fields][h pivot] | ?
| Precision (journal): | 254 significant digits | "unlimited" integer digits + 255 decimal digits | 28 significant digits
| Precision (internal): | ["unlimited" (rational numbers)][l internal precision] | ["unlimited" integer digits + 255 decimal digits][h internal precision] | [28 significant digits][b internal precision]
| Precision (balancing): | [max precisions in local entry][l balancing precision] | [global commodity precisions][h balancing precision] | [max precisions in local entry / 2][b balancing precision]
| Precision (display): | [inferred commodity precision, or a default max precision of 6][l display precision] | [inferred/specified commodity precision, or a default max precision of 8][h display precision] | [inferred commodity precision][b display precision] ?
| Price fetching: | *[pricehist]* | *[pricehist][h pricehist]* | [beanprice], *[pricehist]*
| Querying: | [cli options][l query opts], [custom query expressions][l query args] | [cli options][h query opts], [custom query expressions][h query args] | [SQL-like beancount query language][b query]
| REPL: | built-in | [haskell GHCI][h ghci] | [beanquery][beanquery repl], python
| Shell completions: | [bash (commands, flags, maybe accounts)][l bash completions] | [bash (commands, flags, flag values, query types, journal data)][h bash completions] |
| Unrealised gains report: | [--unrealized][l ugains] | [--gain][h ugains], [roi][h roi] | ?
| Validation: | [configurable][l validation] | [configurable][h validation] | [always strict][b validation]
| Miscellaneous: | ? | [account types awareness][h account types] | ?
| | | [standard financial reports][h std financial reports] |
| | | [customisable account display order][h account display order] |
| | | customisable amount styles for [input][h input amount styles] and [output][h output amount styles] |
| | | [documentation-first development][h doc-first dev] |
| | | [regular releases][h releases] |
| | | [regression bounties][h reg bounties] |
| | | |
<!-- Link targets used in the above table and elsewhere. Checked 2024-09-27. -->
<!-- user interfaces -->
[CLI]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface
[TUI]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text-based_user_interface
[GUI]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface
[WUI]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application
[Android]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)
[IOS]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS
[ledger]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html
[hledger]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html
[beanquery]: https://github.com/beancount/beanquery
[regdel]: https://github.com/guillaumechereau/regdel
[hledger add]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#add
[hledger-ui]: https://hledger.org/hledger-ui.html
[hledger-web]: https://hledger.org/hledger-web.html
[hledger-iadd]: https://github.com/hpdeifel/hledger-iadd
[puffin]: https://github.com/siddhantac/puffin
[bean-add]: https://github.com/simon-v/bean-add
[Prudent]: https://prudent.me
[ledgerble]: https://github.com/sbridges/ledgerble
[addtrans]: https://github.com/Rudd-O/ledgerhelpers/blob/master/doc/addtrans.md
[fruit-credits]: https://codeberg.org/dz4k/fruit-credits
[ledgeraccounting]: https://github.com/thecount2a/ledgeraccounting
[paisa]: https://paisa.fyi
[cashier]: https://gitlab.com/alensiljak/cashier
[ledgible]: https://github.com/lipidity/ledgible
[ledger (howeyc)]: https://github.com/howeyc/ledger
[ledger-web (vifon)]: https://vifon.github.io/ledger-web
[ledger-web (peterkeen)]: https://github.com/peterkeen/Ledger-Web
[NanoLedger]: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/be.chvp.nanoledger
[ledger-pyreport]: https://yingtongli.me/git/ledger-pyreport/about
[ledger-analytics]: https://github.com/kendricktan/ledger-analytics
[node-ledger-web]: https://github.com/slashdotdash/node-ledger-web
[Beancount Mobile CE]: https://beancount.io
[beancount-mobile (xuhcc)]: https://github.com/xuhcc/beancount-mobile
[MoLe]: https://fossdroid.com/a/mole.html
[BeanHub]: https://beanhub.io
[fava]: https://github.com/beancount/fava
<!-- help -->
[tldr]: https://tldr.sh
[ledger tldr]: https://tldr.inbrowser.app/pages/common/ledger
[hledger tldr]: https://tldr.inbrowser.app/pages/common/hledger
[hledger balance tldr]: https://tldr.inbrowser.app/pages/common/hledger-balance
[ledger manual web]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html
[hledger manual web]: https://hledger.org/start.html#manuals
[beancount manual web]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/
[jump to topic]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#help
[forum]: https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org
[reddit]: https://reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting
[hledger chat]: https://matrix.hledger.org
[hledger mail list]: https://list.hledger.org
[beancount mail list]: https://groups.google.com/g/beancount
[hledger commands summary]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#commands
[hledger demo]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#demo
[hledger quick start]: https://hledger.org/start.html
[ledger quick start]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Start-a-Journal-File
[ledger install]: https://ledger-cli.org/download.html
[hledger install]: https://hledger.org/install.html
[ledger man]: https://manned.org/man/ledger
[hledger man]: https://manned.org/man/hledger
[bean-query man]: https://manned.org/man/bean-query
[bean-check man]: https://manned.org/man/bean-check
<!-- data formats -->
[journal (ledger)]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Journal-Format
[journal (hledger)]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#journal
[journal (beancount)]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/beancount_language_syntax.html
[csv (ledger)]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#The-convert-command
[csv (hledger)]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#csv
[timeclock (ledger)]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Time-Keeping
[timeclock (hledger)]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#timeclock
[timedot]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#timedot
[ledger output format]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Basic-Reporting-Commands
[hledger output format]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#output-format
<!-- commands -->
<!-- ledger command urls as of 2024-09-27. Canonical names are decided by --help of homebrew ledger 3.3.2_6. -->
[l accounts]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#accounts
[l balance]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#The-balance-command
[l cleared]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Cleared-Report
[l commodities]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#commodities
[l convert]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#The-convert-command
[l csv]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#The-csv-command
[l entry]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#xact
[l emacs]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#The-lisp-command
[l equity]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#The-equity-command
[l lisp]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#The-xml-command
[l payees]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#payees
[l pricemap]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#The-pricemap-command
[l pricedb]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#prices-and-pricedb-commands
[l prices]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#prices-and-pricedb-commands
[l print]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#The-print-command
[l register]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#The-register-command
[l select]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#select
[l source]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#source
[l stats]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#stats
[l tags]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#tags
<!-- hledger command urls as of 1.40 2024-09-27 -->
[h accounts]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#accounts
[h activity]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#activity
[h add]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#add
[h aregister]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#aregister
[h balance]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#balance
[h balancesheet]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#balancesheet
[h balancesheetequity]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#balancesheetequity
[h cashflow]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#cashflow
[h check]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#check
[h close]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#close
[h codes]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#codes
[h commodities]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#commodities
[h demo]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#demo
[h descriptions]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#descriptions
[h diff]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#diff
[h files]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#files
[h help]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#help
[h import]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#import
[h incomestatement]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#incomestatement
[h payees]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#payees
[h prices]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#prices
[h print]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#print
[h notes]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#notes
[h register]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#register
[h rewrite]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#rewrite
[h roi]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#roi
[h stats]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#stats
[h tags]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#tags
[h test]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#test
<!-- hledger main addon command urls as of 2024-09-27 -->
[h bar]: https://hledger.org/scripts.html#hledger-bar
[h check-fancyassertions]: https://hledger.org/scripts.html#hledger-check-fancyassertions
[h edit]: https://hledger.org/scripts.html#hledger-edit
[h git]: https://hledger.org/scripts.html#hledger-git
[h iadd]: https://hledger.org/scripts.html#hledger-iadd
[h interest]: https://hledger.org/scripts.html#hledger-interest
[h lots]: https://hledger.org/scripts.html#hledger-lots
[h move]: https://hledger.org/scripts.html#hledger-move
[h pijul]: https://hledger.org/scripts.html#hledger-pijul
[h plot]: https://hledger.org/scripts.html#hledger-plot
<!-- beancount command urls as of 2024-09-27 -->
[b check]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/running_beancount_and_generating_reports.html#bean-check
[b doctor]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/running_beancount_and_generating_reports.html#bean-doctor
[b example]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/running_beancount_and_generating_reports.html#bean-example
[b format]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/running_beancount_and_generating_reports.html#bean-format
<!-- beancheck command urls as of 2024-09-27 -->
[b balances]: https://github.com/beancount/beanquery/blob/7577b6c1b93cfdecd76e9c5f466e0ab96bddd045/beanquery/shell.py#L585
[b journal]: https://github.com/beancount/beanquery/blob/7577b6c1b93cfdecd76e9c5f466e0ab96bddd045/beanquery/shell.py#L570
[b print]: https://github.com/beancount/beanquery/blob/7577b6c1b93cfdecd76e9c5f466e0ab96bddd045/beanquery/shell.py#L490
[b select]: https://github.com/beancount/beanquery/blob/7577b6c1b93cfdecd76e9c5f466e0ab96bddd045/beanquery/shell.py#L512
<!-- configuration -->
[l config]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Basic-options
[h config]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#config-files
[l expression lang]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Value-Expressions
[l python]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Extending-with-Python
[l http api]: https://vifon.github.io/ledger-web/
[h addons]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#add-on-commands
[h lib]: https://hledger.org/scripting.html#hledger-lib-scripts
[h http api]: https://hledger.org/hledger-web.html#json-api
[b plugins]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/external_contributions.html#plugins
[b lib]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/api_reference/index.html
<!-- other features -->
[l budget]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Budgeting
[h budget]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#budgeting
[beangulp]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/beangulp.html
[beancount_reds_importers]: https://github.com/redstreet/beancount_reds_importers
[beancount-import]: https://github.com/jbms/beancount-import
[import tools]: https://plaintextaccounting.org/#data-importconversion
[h dedupe]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#date-skipping
[l gen postings]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Automated-Transactions
[h gen postings]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#auto-postings
[l gen transactions]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Periodic-Transactions
[h gen transactions]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#periodic-transactions
[h intl numbers]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#amounts
[l lot matching]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Buying-and-Selling-Stock
[l lot report]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Lot-notes
[l lot revaluation]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#index-_002d_002drevalued
[h lot manual]: https://hledger.org/investments.html#what-about-lots-
[b lot matching]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/beancount_language_syntax.html#costs-and-prices
[lotter]: https://src.d10.dev/lotter/doc/tip/README.md
[h multiperiod bal]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#report-intervals
[l pivot]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#index-_002d_002dpivot-TAG-1
[h pivot]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#pivoting
[h pricehist]: https://hledger.org/scripts.html#pricehist
[l internal precision]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Integer-Amounts
[l display precision]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Integer-Amounts
[l balancing precision]: https://hledger.org/ledger.html#balancing-precision
[h internal precision]: https://hledger.org/1.40/hledger.html#rounding
[h display precision]: https://hledger.org/1.40/hledger.html#commodity-display-style
[h balancing precision]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#transaction-balancing
[b internal precision]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/precision_tolerances.html#representational-issues
[b display precision]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/precision_tolerances.html
[b balancing precision]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/precision_tolerances.html
[pricehist]: https://gitlab.com/chrisberkhout/pricehist
[beanprice]: https://github.com/beancount/beanprice
[l query opts]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Report-Filtering
[l query args]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Building-Reports
[h query opts]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#options
[h query args]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#queries
[b query]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/beancount_query_language.html
[h ghci]: https://hledger.org/DEVWORKFLOWS.html#use-ghci
[beanquery repl]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/beancount_query_language.html#making-queries
[l bash completions]: https://github.com/ledger/ledger/blob/master/contrib/ledger-completion.bash
[h bash completions]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#shell-completions
[l ugains]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#index-_002d_002dunrealized
[h ugains]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#balance-report-types
[l validation]: https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger3.html#Error-Checking-and-Calculation-Options
[h validation]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#check
[b validation]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/getting_started_with_beancount.html#brief-syntax-overview
[h account types]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#account-types
[h std financial reports]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#part-4-commands
[h account display order]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#account-display-order
[h input amount styles]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#amounts
[h output amount styles]: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#commodity-display-style
[h doc-first dev]: https://hledger.org/PULLREQUESTS.html#documentation-first
[h releases]: https://hledger.org/RELEASING.html#release-types
[h reg bounties]: https://hledger.org/REGRESSIONS.html
### Editor plugins
**Atom**
- [language-ledger](https://atom.io/packages/language-ledger)
- [ledger](https://atom.io/packages/ledger)
\
**Emacs**
- [beancount-mode](https://github.com/beancount/beancount-mode)
- [hledger-mode](https://github.com/narendraj9/hledger-mode)
- [ledger-mode](https://ledger-cli.org/doc/ledger-mode.html) (good for hledger also)
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**IntelliJ**
- [Ledger CLI](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/15405-ledger-cli)
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**Nano**
- [scopatz/nanorc](https://github.com/scopatz/nanorc/blob/master/ledger.nanorc)
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**Sublime**
- [sublime-ledger-syntax](https://github.com/moeffju/sublime-ledger-syntax)
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**TextMate**
- [Ledger.tmbundle](https://github.com/lifepillar/Ledger.tmbundle)
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**VIM**
- [vim-ledger](https://github.com/ledger/vim-ledger)
- [vim-beancount](https://github.com/nathangrigg/vim-beancount)
- [hledger-vim](https://github.com/anekos/hledger-vim)
- [cmp-beancount](https://github.com/crispgm/cmp-beancount)
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**VS Code**
- [hledger-vscode](https://github.com/mhansen/hledger-vscode)
- [ledger](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mariosangiorgio.ledger)
- [vscode-beancount](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Lencerf.beancount)
- [hledger: Editor configuration](https://hledger.org/editors.html)
### Data import/conversion
- [Ledger](https://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Comma-Separated-Values-files) and [hledger](https://hledger.org/csv.html) have CSV conversion built in. Also:
- bean-identify, bean-extract, bean-file - Beancount built-in tools
- [banks2ledger](https://github.com/tomszilagyi/banks2ledger) - CSV to *ledger converter
- [beancount-import](https://github.com/jbms/beancount-import) web app/framework for converting various formats to beancount (python)
- [beancount-reds-importers](https://github.com/redstreet/beancount_reds_importers) Simple importers and tools for Beancount. A framework to allow you to easily write your own importers.
- [beancount-ynab](https://github.com/hoostus/beancount-ynab) Import YNAB4 (legacy desktop-based version) into beancount
- [beancount-ynab5](https://github.com/hoostus/beancount-ynab5) Import YNAB5 (cloud-based version) transactions into beancount
- [beanhub-extract](https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beanhub-extract) Simple Python library for extracting all kinds of bank export CSV files into standardized transaction data objects
- [beanhub-import](https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beanhub-import) Declarative idempotent rule-based beancount transaction import engine in Python consumes data extracted by [beanhub-extract](https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beanhub-extract)
- [buchhaltung](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/buchhaltung) CSV/FinTS/HBCI/OFX to *ledger conversion/deduplication (haskell)
- [Costflow](https://docs.costflow.io) convert one line message to beancount/*ledger format
- [csv2beancount](https://github.com/PaNaVTEC/csv2beancount) CSV to beancount converter (clojure)
- [CSV2Ledger](https://launchpad.net/csv2ledger) CSV to *ledger converter (perl)
- [double-entry-generator](https://github.com/deb-sig/double-entry-generator) Rule-based double-entry bookkeeping importer (from Alipay/WeChat/Huobi etc. to Beancount)
- [fints2ledger](https://github.com/MoritzR/fints2ledger) FinTS/HBCI to csv to *ledger or beancount journals (python)
- [gcash2ledger.py](https://gist.github.com/nonducor/ddc97e787810d52d067206a592a35ea7/) GNUCash XML to *ledger converter (python)
- [gnucash-to-beancount](https://github.com/henriquebastos/gnucash-to-beancount/) GNUCash sqlite to beancount converter (python)
- [gnucash2ledger.py](https://github.com/MatzeB/pygnucash/blob/master/gnucash2ledger.py) GNUCash sqlite to *ledger converter (python)
- [grisbi2Ledger](https://github.com/Hawk777/grisbi2ledger) Grisbi to *ledger converter
- [gsheet-csv.hs](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/blob/master/bin/gsheet-csv.hs) a script to download Google sheets (haskell)
- [hledger-Excel](https://github.com/phobo3s/hledger-Excel) Excel spreadsheet to *ledger journal converter (visual basic for applications)
- [hledger-import-dsl](https://github.com/hpdeifel/hledger-import-dsl) alternate, programmable CSV converter for hledger
- [hledger-to-influxdb](https://github.com/barrucadu/hledger-scripts#hledger-to-influxdb) hledger to InfluxDB converter (haskell)
- [hledger2beancount](https://github.com/tjroth/hledger2beancount) hledger to beancount converter (haskell)
- [homebank2ledger](https://github.com/chazmcgarvey/homebank2ledger) HomeBank to ledger and beancount converter (perl)
- [icsvledger](https://github.com/quentinsf/icsv2ledger) interactive CSV to *ledger converter (python)
- [into-ledger](https://github.com/manishrjain/into-ledger) CSV to *ledger converter
- [invoice2data](https://github.com/invoice-x/invoice2data) extract data from PDF invoices (python)
- [jali](https://git.darmstadt.ccc.de/jali/jali) downloader/importer to *ledger (python)
- [kmymoney2hledger](https://github.com/maridonkers/kmymoney2hledger) KMyMoney to *ledger converter (clojure)
- [kmymoney2ledgers](https://github.com/isabekov/kmymoney2ledgers) KMyMoney to *ledger/beancount converter (python)
- [kmymoney2ledgers.awk](https://github.com/isabekov/kmymoney2ledgers.awk) KMyMoney to *ledger/beancount converter (Awk)
- [ldgclip](https://gitlab.com/IanTwenty/ldgclip) import bank transactions via the clipboard with one click (bash/awk)
- [Ledger in Go](https://github.com/howeyc/ledger) has limport, a CSV to *ledger converter
- [ledger-autosync](https://gitlab.com/egh/ledger-autosync) OFX download, OFX to *ledger conversion, deduplication
- [ledger-guesser](https://github.com/j3k0/ledger-guesser) neural network for generating entries like past ones, can be used with ledger-autosync (javascript)
- [ledger-myexpenses](https://github.com/ony/ledger-myexpenses) MyExpenses android app sqlite db to *ledger conversion (python, 2017)
- [ledgermyexpenses](https://gitlab.com/IanTwenty/ledgermyexpenses) sync MyExpenses android app to/from Ledger (bash, 2023)
- [ledger-to-beancount](https://github.com/glasserc/ledger-to-beancount/) yet another simple ledger to beancount converter (python)
- [ledger-tutorials](https://github.com/tlvince/ledger-tutorials) convert Pete Keen's tutorials to ebook format
- [ledger2beancount.py](https://gist.github.com/travisdahlke/71152286b0a8826249fe) *ledger to beancount converter
- [ledger2beancount](https://github.com/beancount/ledger2beancount)/[beancount2ledger](https://github.com/beancount/beancount2ledger) the best converter between h/ledger and beancount formats (perl).
- [moneymoney-ledger](https://github.com/lukasbestle/moneymoney-ledger) MoneyMoney export extension for *ledger
- [outofit](https://github.com/rcaputo/outofit) QuickBooks to *ledger converter
- [piecash](https://github.com/sdementen/piecash) GNUCash SQL to *ledger converter (python)
- [plaid2qif](https://github.com/ebridges/plaid2qif) Download transactions from plaid as QIF or CSV files
- [plaid2text](https://github.com/madhat2r/plaid2text) Plaid API to *ledger/beancount download/conversion
- [qb2ledger](https://gist.github.com/genegoykhman/3765100) QuickBooks General Journal CSV to *ledger converter
- [QIFtoLedger](https://github.com/Kolomona/QIFtoLedger) (Bank of America's) QIF to *ledger converter
- [reckon](https://github.com/cantino/reckon) smart interactive/non-interactive CSV to *ledger converter
- [slc](https://github.com/marvinpinto/slc) generates Ledger accounting entries, works with generic CSV files as well as the Stripe API
- [smart_importer](https://github.com/johannesjh/smart_importer) library for building smarter CSV to beancount/Fava converters
- [Tiller](https://www.tillerhq.com) service to download from mostly-US banks to google or microsoft spreadsheets (commercial but pretty good)
- [total_recall](https://github.com/eval/total_recall) CSV to *ledger converter
- [ynab-to-ledger](https://github.com/vermiceli/ynab-to-ledger) You Need A Budget (YNAB) to *ledger converter. Handles multiple currencies, multiple number formats, reconciliation, memos, transfers, and split transactions
- [ynab_to_ledger](https://github.com/pgr0ss/ynab_to_ledger) You Need A Budget to *ledger converter
### Price fetching
- [bean-price](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1thYRAMell_QT1Da1F_laprSs6BlROZjyK_h3V8qHW9c) Beancount's price fetching tool (python)
- [hledger-stockquotes](https://github.com/prikhi/hledger-stockquotes) download market prices for your hledger commodities (haskell)
- [ledger-get-prices](https://github.com/nathankot/ledger-get-prices) download market prices (ruby)
- [LedgerStockUpdate](https://github.com/adchari/LedgerStockUpdate) update a Ledger price database (go)
- [market-prices](https://github.com/barrucadu/hledger-scripts#market-prices) download market prices from several sources (python)
- [market-prices.hs](https://gist.github.com/maralorn/a288329af50955dff353e5529f377488) small, easy to adapt script to scrape market data from the internet (Haskell)
- [pricehist](https://gitlab.com/chrisberkhout/pricehist) fetch and format historical price data, with support for multiple sources and output formats (python)
- [the-solipsist/scripts](https://github.com/the-solipsist/scripts/) download prices for your hledger commodities, including indian commodities (bash)
### Data generation
- [beancount-extract-price](https://github.com/Mayeu/beancount-scripts) generate prices transactions based on your beancount ledger (python)
- [DepreciateForLedger](https://github.com/tazzben/DepreciateForLedger) generate *ledger depreciation transactions (python)
- [hledger-interest](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-interest) generate *ledger interest entries (haskell)
- [ledger-ts](https://github.com/hamsterbase/ledger-ts) typescript EDSL for generating beancount journals (typescript)
- [ledgerbil](https://github.com/scarpent/ledgerbil) schedule recurring txns, interactive reconcile, date sorting
- [LedgerScheduler](https://github.com/tazzben/LedgerScheduler) move entries from one file to another when they come due (python)
- [lotter](https://src.d10.dev/lotter) generate postings for capital gain/loss (go)
- [recurring](https://hub.darcs.net/simon/ledgertools/browse/recurring) generate recurring *ledger entries (python)
- [reorder-journal.sh](https://github.com/amitaibu/hledger-example/blob/master/reorder-journal.sh) sort hledger entries, preserving directives/comments at top of file (bash)
- [sassetti](https://github.com/jvasile/sassetti) adds lisp macros to ledger files (common lisp)
### Invoicing
- [kairos](https://kairosdotapp.github.io) ([repo](https://github.com/kairosdotapp/kairos)) generate invoices from hledger timedot files (go)
### Workflows
- [docker-finance](https://gitea.com/EvergreenCrypto/docker-finance) hledger/hledger-flow/docker-based system for tracking and reporting on traditional and cryptocurrency finances
- [Full-fledged hledger](https://github.com/adept/full-fledged-hledger) scripts and detailed tutorial for generating hledger journals from CSV files (haskell, shell)
- [hledger-flow](https://github.com/apauley/hledger-flow) command-line tool to generate hledger (or Ledger) journals from CSV files (haskell)
- [rtrledger](https://github.com/rotorkunstkultur/rtrledger) another hledger journals from CSV files system, designed for chaotic German freelancers (shell etc.)
- [Lazy Beancount](https://github.com/Evernight/lazy-beancount) Beancount packaged in Docker with additional plugins and tools
### Formatting
- [beancount-black](https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beancount-black) opinionated beancount file formatter
- [beancount-black web app](https://app.beanhub.io/tools/beancount-formatter) opinionated beancount file formatter as a web-based app
### Reporting
- [budget_report](https://github.com/sulemankm/budget_report) budget reporting with beancount (python)
- [gainstrack](https://github.com/glorat/gainstrack) personal wealth analysis app with beancount export (scala/typescript)
- [hledger-diff](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-diff) report differing transactions between two journals (haskell)
- [hledger-irr](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-irr) calculate an account's internal rate of return (superseded by [roi](https://hledger.org/hledger.html#roi)) (haskell)
- [hledger-sankey](https://github.com/adept/hledger-sankey) Script + HTML files to plot income next to expense money flows from an hledger ledger file (shell + javascript)
- [hledger-tools](https://github.com/rmuratov/hledger-tools) generating charts from hledger (typescript)
- [hledger-vega](https://github.com/xitian9/hledger-vega) makes configurable [vega-lite](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/) charts from hledger (shell)
- [hreports](https://pypi.org/project/hreports) customise hledger reports with templates and PDF output (python)
- [ledger-plot](https://github.com/Tagirijus/ledger-plot) interactive tool for making GNUplot charts from Ledger (python)
- [ledger-plots](https://github.com/esovetkin/ledger-plots) R package & script to make charts from Ledger (R)
- [r-ledger](https://github.com/trevorld/r-ledger) an R package for reading and reporting on ledger/hledger/beancount files (R)
- [TaxingLots](https://framagit.org/jkepler/TaxingLots) calculates capital gains for a ledger journal (python)
### Time logging
- [org2tc](https://github.com/jwiegley/org2tc) org to timeclock converter
- [on-modify.timetrack.py](https://gist.github.com/wbsch/d977b0ac29aa1dfa4437) taskwarrior hook for timeclock output
- [t](https://github.com/nuex/t) ledger timeclock shellscript
- [tim](https://github.com/MatthiasKauer/tim) time logging/reporting tool using hledger
- [timekeeping-template](https://github.com/bbarker/timekeeping-template) time logging/reporting examples/how-to using hledger
- [tito](https://mostlyabsurd.com/files/tito) time logging bash scripts that avoid double clock-in
### UI, console
- [bean-add](https://github.com/simon-v/bean-add) interactive transaction entry tool (python)
- [hledger add](https://hledger.org/hledger.html#add) interactive transaction entry tool (builtin command)
- [ladd](https://github.com/ninewise/dotfiles/blob/master/local/bin/ladd) create and edit a new *ledger transaction by fuzzy-matching past descriptions
- [ldgr](https://github.com/brandonpittman/ldgr) command line tool to add/sort/tag ledger files (ruby)
- [ledger xact](https://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#xact) history-aware transaction generator (builtin command)
### UI, curses
- [hledger-iadd](https://github.com/hpdeifel/hledger-iadd) TUI for *ledger transaction entry (haskell)
- [hledger-ui](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-ui) TUI for *ledger browsing (haskell, [video](https://asciinema.org/a/29665))
- [ledger-add](https://github.com/Tagirijus/ledger-add) TUI for *ledger transaction entry (python)
- [puffin](https://github.com/siddhantac/puffin) TUI for hledger browsing (go)
- [regdel](https://github.com/guillaumechereau/regdel) TUI for browsing Ledger files (python)
### UI, GUI
- [fruit-credits](https://codeberg.org/dz4k/fruit-credits) data entry/reporting GUI for hledger (Vala, GNOME)
- [ledgerble](https://github.com/sbridges/ledgerble) reporting GUI with charts & adjustable reports (Javascript)
- [ledgerhelpers](https://github.com/Rudd-O/ledgerhelpers) misc. GUI tools + helper library (Python, GTK)
- [Prudent][prudent] integrated journal editing/importing/reporting GUI for Ledger (Javascript, mac only, closed source)
- [hledger-web-rs](https://gitlab.com/shivjm/hledger-web-rs) reporting GUI (rust)
### UI, web
- [fava](https://github.com/beancount/fava) web UI for beancount browsing (python, [demo](https://fava.pythonanywhere.com/))
- [hledger-web](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-web) web UI for *ledger browsing, data entry
(haskell,
[demo](https://demo.hledger.org),
[Sandstorm app](https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/8x12h6p0x0nrzk73hfq6zh2jxtgyzzcty7qsatkg7jfg2mzw5n90))
- [Paisa](https://paisa.fyi) web UI or desktop app for ledger, hledger and beancount (go, javascript, [demo](https://demo.paisa.fyi))
- [Ledger in Go](https://github.com/howeyc/ledger) web UI for browsing ledger transactions, reports, and porfolios
- [Ledger Web](https://github.com/peterkeen/Ledger-Web) ledger HTML reporting system (ruby, postgres)
- [Ledger Web](https://vifon.github.io/ledger-web) web UI/API for ledger browsing, data entry (python)
- [ledger-analytics](https://github.com/kendricktan/ledger-analytics) web UI for ledger data analytics (javascript)
- [ledger-dashboard](https://github.com/Ikke/ledger-dashboard) web UI for ledger browsing, data entry (python)
- [ledger-pyreport](https://yingtongli.me/git/ledger-pyreport/about/) web UI for standard accounting statements and unrealised gains (python)
- [ledgeraccounting](https://github.com/thecount2a/ledgeraccounting) web UI for hledger: data entry, basic reports and budgets (javascript)
- [ledgible](https://github.com/lipidity/ledgible) web UI for ledger browsing, data entry (python)
- [n4s](https://github.com/n4s-linux/n4s-gratis-regnskab/) danish-language ERP system (php)
- [node-ledger-web](https://github.com/slashdotdash/node-ledger-web) web UI for ledger browsing (javascript)
- [WealthPulse](https://github.com/readysetmark/WealthPulse) web UI for ledger browsing, price fetching (F#)
- [BeanHub](https://beanhub.io) web UI for beancount browsing, data entry with a Git repository (proprietary SaaS; some components open source)
### UI, mobile
- [Beancount](https://beancount.io) mobile app (Android, IOS)
- [beancount-mobile](https://github.com/xuhcc/beancount-mobile) data entry app (Android)
- [NanoLedger](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/be.chvp.nanoledger) data entry app supporting the ledger and hledger syntax (Android)
- [cashier](https://gitlab.com/alensiljak/cashier) mobile or desktop client for ledger and hledger-web (Android/Desktop, javascript, [app](https://cashier.alensiljak.eu.org/))
- [cone](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/info.tangential.cone/) data entry app for the h/ledger format (Android, [dart](https://github.com/bradyt/cone))
- [MoLe](https://fossdroid.com/a/mole.html) mobile client for hledger-web (Android, [java](https://git.ktnx.net/?p=mobile-ledger.git))
- [hledger.org: Mobile apps](https://hledger.org/mobile.html)
### Library
- [beancount-parser](https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beancount-parser) standalone [Lark-based](https://github.com/lark-parser/lark) beancount syntax parser (not relying on the beancount library)
- [beancount-parser](https://docs.rs/beancount-parser/latest/beancount_parser/) a Beancount parser in Rust using [nom](https://docs.rs/nom/latest/nom/)
- [beancount-parser-lima](https://docs.rs/beancount-parser-lima/latest/beancount_parser_lima/) another Beancount parser in Rust using [Logos](https://docs.rs/logos/latest/logos/) and [Chumsky](https://docs.rs/chumsky/latest/chumsky/)
- [beancount-txn-elisp](https://sr.ht/~trs-80/beancount-txn-elisp) a library to read/parse and write/insert individual Beancount transactions, implemented in Emacs Lisp
- [beanhub-forms](https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beanhub-forms) a library provides data types and processors of custom beancount forms for inputting repeating similar entries easily
- [beanhub-web-react](https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beanhub-web-react) react components for beancount entry input forms and [beanhub-forms](https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beanhub-forms)
- [magicbeans](https://github.com/ericaltendorf/magicbeans/) Beancount extensions for cryptocurrency tax tracking and reporting
### Utilities
- [beanhub-cli](https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beanhub-cli) beancount command line tools come with features like formatter, [beanhub-import](https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beancount-import) and a [beanhub-forms](https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beanhub-forms) web app
### API
- [gledger](https://github.com/gledger/gledger) Go package to interface with Ledger (go)
- [hledger-lib](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-lib) library for parsing and generating reports from *ledger files (haskell)
- [hledger-web](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/hledger-web) the web app includes a JSON API server for *ledger files (haskell)
- [ledgerhelpers](https://github.com/Rudd-O/ledgerhelpers) extends Ledger's python library (python)
- [node-hledger](https://github.com/rstacruz/node-hledger) Node.js API for *ledger files (javascript)
- [BeanHub API](https://api.beanhub.io/redoc) proprietary SaaS API for operating on hosted beancount repositories and [beanhub-forms](https://github.com/LaunchPlatform/beanhub-forms)
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