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title: hledger
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hledger
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hledger is a computer program for easily tracking money, time, or other
commodities, using standard accounting principles. It is quite limited in
features, but reliable.  For some, it is a bare-bones, less complex, less
expensive alternative to Quicken or Microsoft Money.

hledger aims to help both computer experts and every-day users gain clarity in their finances and time management.
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

Here is a demo_ of the web interface.

Here are ready-to-run binaries_ for mac, windows and gnu/linux.
They are not the `current release`_, sorry about that.

Here is the manual_.
For support and more technical info, see `development`_ or `email me`_.

.. (If you're reading this in plain text, see also README2, MANUAL etc., or http://hledger.org)

.. _development:          README2.html
.. _manual:               MANUAL.html
.. _demo:                 http://demo.hledger.org
.. _binaries:             http://hledger.org/binaries/
.. _hledger for mac:      http://hledger.org/binaries/hledger-0.6-mac-i386.gz
.. _hledger for windows:  http://hledger.org/binaries/hledger-0.6-win-i386.zip
.. _32 bit intel:         http://hledger.org/binaries/hledger-0.6.1+9-linux-i386.gz
.. _64 bit intel:         http://hledger.org/binaries/hledger-0.6-linux-x86_64.gz
.. _email me:             mailto:simon@joyful.com
.. _current release:       http://hledger.org/MANUAL.html#installing