# hledger ## lightweight, portable, dependable accounting tools hledger is a computer program for easily tracking money, time, or other commodities, on unix, mac and windows. It is first a command-line tool, but there is also a [web interface](manual.html#web) and a [Haskell library](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger-lib) for building your own programs and [scripts](more-docs.html#scripting-examples) (hledger is written in Haskell). hledger was inspired by and is largely compatible with [Ledger](faq.html#hledger-and-ledger). hledger is free software available under the GNU General Public License v3+. hledger aims to help both computer experts and regular folks to gain clarity and control in their finances and time management, but currently it is a bit more suited to techies. I use it every day to: - track spending and income - see time reports by day/week/month/project - get accurate numbers for client billing and tax filing - track invoices Though limited in features, hledger is lightweight, usable and reliable. For some, it is a simpler, less distracting, more future-proof alternative to Quicken or GnuCash. To get started, see the navigation links.