Ports
A powerful double-entry accounting system accessed entirely from the UNIX command line, using plain text files for data storage.
What is Ports?
Ledger is a command-line double-entry accounting application that manages financial data using plain text files. It reads transaction journals and produces reports like balance sheets and registers directly from the terminal, offering a transparent, scriptable alternative to GUI-based accounting software. It solves the need for a lightweight, automatable financial tool that keeps data in an open, human-readable format.
Developers, system administrators, and technical users who prefer terminal workflows, need to automate financial reporting, or want full control over their accounting data in a plain-text, version-controllable format.
Developers choose Ledger for its simplicity, transparency, and scriptability—it avoids proprietary databases, uses plain text files for easy editing and backup, and integrates seamlessly into Unix pipelines and automation scripts.
Overview
Double-entry accounting system with a command-line reporting interface
Use Cases
Best For
- Automating personal or business financial reports from the command line
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