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Fava

Web interface for Beancount plain-text accounting

Budgeting & Finance ★ 2.5k stars Medium setup MIT

Fava is a web interface for the Beancount plain-text, double-entry accounting system. It provides charts, balance sheets, income statements, and queries on top of plain-text ledger files.

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Key features

  • Web UI for Beancount
  • Interactive charts and reports
  • Powerful query language
  • Plain-text ledger backend

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Great for plain-text accounting fans
  • Version-controllable data

Trade-offs

  • Requires learning Beancount syntax
  • Not beginner-friendly

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