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| <img src="images/coins2-248.png" width="" height="200" style="float:right; margin:1em 1em 0 1em;" />
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| <h1 style="/*font-size:4em;*/ ">hledger</h1>
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| <span style="font-size:xx-large;">
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| Robust plain text accounting.
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| <!-- Friendly, robust plain text accounting. -->
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| <!-- Robust, powerful, plain text accounting. -->
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| <!-- Robust, precise, plain text accounting. -->
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| <!-- Plain text accounting for everyone. -->
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| <!-- Making accounting fun for techies. -->
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| 
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| <span style="font-size:x-large;">hledger</span> is an accounting program, for tracking money, time, or
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| other commodities. It is cross platform and released under GNU GPLv3.
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| <!-- [](https://travis-ci.org/simonmichael/hledger/builds) -->
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| [{style="min-width:102;" title="Star us!"}](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/)
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| 
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| With powerful, intuitive functionality accessible from command line, terminal or web browser, 
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| hledger is a fast, secure, dependable alternative to spreadsheets, Quickbooks, GnuCash, Xero etc.
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| 
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| The hledger project is led by Simon Michael.
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| I've been building and relying on hledger since 2007.
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| I hope you find it helpful in mastering your time and money.
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| Welcome to the project!
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| <div id=introduction class=contentbox>
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| ## Introduction
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| 
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| ### What is hledger?
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| An enhanced, well-documented reimplementation of plain text accounting.\
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| **[What is hledger ?](intro.html)**
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| 
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| ### What is plain text accounting?
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| Using plain text data formats and version control for robust, transparent accounting.\
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| **[plaintextaccounting.org](http://plaintextaccounting.org)**
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| 
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| ### What is accounting?
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| Tracking your use of valuable commodities, such as money or time, for increased awareness and effectiveness.\
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| **[Selected accounting links](more-docs.html#accounting)**
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| 
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| <div id=help class=contentbox>
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| ## Help/Feedback
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| 
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| | IRC:              | [#hledger](http://irc.hledger.org) on Freenode <!-- [chat log](http://ircbrowse.net/browse/hledger); --> <!-- see also [#ledger](http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=ledger&randomnick=1) --> <!-- *Quick help and background chat.* --> <!-- *If you don't get an answer promptly, you can type `sm` to alert me, or leave the window open and check back later.* -->
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| | Twitter:          | [#hledger,<br>#plaintextaccounting](#twitter)
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| | Reddit:           | [/r/plaintextaccounting](https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting/)
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| | Hacker News:      | [stories](https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hledger&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story), [comments](https://hn.algolia.com/?query=hledger&sort=byDate&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=comment)
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| | Mail list:        | [list.hledger.org](http://list.hledger.org), [hledger@googlegroups.com](mailto:hledger@googlegroups.com)
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| | Issues:           | [bugs.hledger.org](http://bugs.hledger.org) (bugs), [issues.hledger.org](http://issues.hledger.org) (all), [open issues](CONTRIBUTING.html#open-issues) (overview)
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| | Other:            | [simon@joyful.com](mailto:simon@joyful.com)
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| ## Reference
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| 
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| **[Download](download.html)**\
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| All the ways to install hledger.
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| 
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| **[Release notes](release-notes.html)**\
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| What's new in each hledger version.
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| 
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| **[User manual](manual.html)**\
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| The main hledger manuals combined on one page for easy searching.
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| Includes:
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| [hledger](hledger.html)\
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| the command-line UI
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| [hledger-ui](hledger-ui.html)\
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| a curses-style UI
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| [hledger-web](hledger-web.html)\
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| a web UI
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| [hledger-api](hledger-api.html)\
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| a HTTP JSON server
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| 
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| [journal format](journal.html)\
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| hledger's native file format
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| [csv format](csv.html)\
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| hledger's CSV import system
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| 
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| [timeclock format](timeclock.html)\
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| a file format for precise time logging
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| [timedot format](timedot.html)\
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| a file format for human-friendly approximate time logging
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| </div>
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| </div>
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| 
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| <div id=dev class=contentbox>
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| ## Contribute
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| 
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| **[Contributor Guide](CONTRIBUTING.html)**\
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| What's to do and how to do it
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| 
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| **Help fund hledger!**\
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| Making good software and documentation costs a lot.
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| 
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| <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5J33NLXYXCYAY"><img width=62 height=31 border=0 src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but04.gif" title="Give one time or recurringly with Paypal" alt="paypal"></a>
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| <a href="https://opencollective.com/hledger#support"><img border="0" src="https://opencollective.com/hledger/backers/badge.svg" title="Back us with a monthly donation at Open Collective" alt="open collective backers"></a>
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| <a href="https://opencollective.com/hledger#support"><img border="0" src="https://opencollective.com/hledger/sponsors/badge.svg" title="Sponsor us with a $100+ monthly donation at Open Collective and get your organization's logo on our README" alt="open collective sponsors"></a>
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| \
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| <a href="https://www.bountysource.com/trackers/536505-simonmichael-hledger"><img border=0 src="https://www.bountysource.com/badge/tracker?tracker_id=536505" title="Contribute or claim issue bounties via Bountysource" alt="bountysource"></a>
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| <!-- WIKICONTENT -->
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| ## [[Cookbook|Home]]
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| 
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| ### Getting started
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| 
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| [[hledger basics tutorial]]  
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| [[hledger terminology]]  
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| [[Create a journal]]  
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| [[hledger accounting concepts]]   
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| [[Common journal entries]]  
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| [[FAQ]]  
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| [[Accounting links]]  
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| 
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| ### Managing data
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| 
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| [[Convert CSV files]]  
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| [[Customize default CSV accounts]]  
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| [[Track changes with version control]]  
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| [[Use another account separator character]]  
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| ["Full-fledged Hledger" tutorial](https://github.com/adept/full-fledged-hledger) →  
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| ["hledger: Make It So" tutorial/slideshow](https://github.com/apauley/hledger-makeitso) →  
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| 
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| ### Reporting
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| 
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| [[Queries]]  
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| [[hledger tags tutorial]]  
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| [[Rewrite account names]]  
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| 
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| ### Accounting tasks
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| 
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| [[hledger multicurrency tutorial]]  
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| [[Foreign trip expenses]]  
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| [[Budgeting and forecasting]]  
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| [[Project accounting]]  
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| [[Track investments]]  
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| [[Time planning]]
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| 
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| ### Usage tips
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| 
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| [[Addons]]  
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| [[Command-line completion]]  
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| [[Editor configuration]]  
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| [[hledger-web tips]]  
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| [[Mobile apps]]  
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| [[Save frequently used options]]  
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| [[Scripting]]  
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| 
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| ### See also...
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| 
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| [plaintextaccounting.org](http://plaintextaccounting.org)
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| ([software](http://plaintextaccounting.org/#software),
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| [docs](http://plaintextaccounting.org/#docs),
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| [common tasks](http://plaintextaccounting.org/#common-tasks),
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| [discussion](http://plaintextaccounting.org/#discussion))
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|  →  
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| [Ledger](http://ledger-cli.org)
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| ([docs](https://www.ledger-cli.org/docs.html),
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| [wiki](https://github.com/ledger/ledger/wiki))
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|  →  
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| [Beancount](http://furius.ca/beancount)
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| ([docs](http://furius.ca/beancount/doc/index))
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|  →  
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