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Whenever accounting comes up in geek circles, it's worth mentioning ledger and similar systems it inspired which use plain text files to implement double entry
by zdw 4y ago
Whenever accounting comes up in geek circles, it's worth mentioning ledger and similar systems it inspired which use plain text files to implement double entry accounting:
https://www.ledger-cli.org https://www.ledger-cli.org
I used this system for years as a consultant - it's also pretty easy to extend - I did this using the Python API to implement an arbitrary RPN calculator on top of it:
https://github.com/zdw/ledgercalc https://github.com/zdw/ledgercalc
- fabianhjr 4y agoI have tried several (like https://hledger.org/ https://hledger.org/ ) but would prefer some REA/ValueFlows accounting software.
- dugmartin 4y agoMore info here on other like-minded systems like hledger and Beancount: https://plaintextaccounting.org/ https://plaintextaccounting.org/
- rthomas6 4y agoI use this, except I use Beancount. It's written in Python and is easier to write your own little extensions. There's also a GUI called Fava that goes along with it and is really good.
- NoboruWataya 4y agoAlso GnuCash, which I feel requires no elaboration on HN as it is so frequently its own topic of discussion.