Beancount
Double-entry bookkeeping in plain text with a query language
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.
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 5.9k GitHub stars
- Written in Python
- Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
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