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Beancount

Double-entry bookkeeping in plain text with a query language

Budgeting & Finance ★ 6k stars Hard setup GPL-2.0

Beancount is a double-entry plain-text accounting system that parses ledger files written in its own syntax. It includes a SQL-like query language and integrates with the Fava web interface.

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Key features

  • Plain-text ledgers
  • SQL-like query language
  • Strict validation
  • Fava web companion

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Mature project with 6k GitHub stars
  • Written in Python
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM

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