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Robust plain text accounting.
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<span style="font-size:x-large;">hledger</span> is an accounting program, for tracking money, time, or
other commodities. It is cross platform and released under GNU GPLv3.
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With powerful, intuitive functionality accessible from command line, terminal or web browser, 
hledger is a fast, secure, dependable alternative to spreadsheets, Quickbooks, GnuCash, Xero etc.

The hledger project is led by Simon Michael.
I've been building and relying on hledger since 2007.
I hope you find it helpful in mastering your time and money.
Welcome to the project!

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## Introduction

### What is hledger?

An enhanced, well-documented reimplementation of plain text accounting.\
**[What is hledger ?](intro.html)**

### What is plain text accounting?

Using plain text data formats and version control for robust, transparent accounting.\
**[plaintextaccounting.org](http://plaintextaccounting.org)**

### What is accounting?

Tracking your use of valuable commodities, such as money or time, for increased awareness and effectiveness.\
**[Selected accounting links](more-docs.html#accounting)**
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## Help/Feedback

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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.* -->
| Twitter:          | [#hledger,<br>#plaintextaccounting](#twitter)
| Reddit:           | [/r/plaintextaccounting](https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting/)
| 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)
| Mail list:        | [list.hledger.org](http://list.hledger.org), [hledger@googlegroups.com](mailto:hledger@googlegroups.com)
| Issues:           | [bugs.hledger.org](http://bugs.hledger.org)&nbsp;(bugs), [issues.hledger.org](http://issues.hledger.org)&nbsp;(all), [open issues](CONTRIBUTING.html#open-issues)&nbsp;(overview)
| Other:            | [simon@joyful.com](mailto:simon@joyful.com)
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## Reference

**[Download](download.html)**\
All the ways to install hledger.

**[Release notes](release-notes.html)**\
What's new in each hledger version.

**[User manual](manual.html)**\
The main hledger manuals combined on one page for easy searching.
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[hledger](hledger.html)\
the command-line UI

[hledger-ui](hledger-ui.html)\
a curses-style UI

[hledger-web](hledger-web.html)\
a web UI

[hledger-api](hledger-api.html)\
a HTTP JSON server

[journal format](journal.html)\
hledger's native file format

[csv format](csv.html)\
hledger's CSV import system

[timeclock format](timeclock.html)\
a file format for precise time logging

[timedot format](timedot.html)\
a file format for human-friendly approximate time logging
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## Contribute

**[Contributor Guide](CONTRIBUTING.html)**\
What's to do and how to do it

**Help fund hledger!**\
Making good software and documentation costs a lot.

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## [[Cookbook|Home]]

### Getting started

[[hledger basics tutorial]]  
[[hledger terminology]]  
[[Create a journal]]  
[[hledger accounting concepts]]   
[[Common journal entries]]  
[[FAQ]]  
[[Accounting links]]  

### Managing data

[[Convert CSV files]]  
[[Customize default CSV accounts]]  
[[Track changes with version control]]  
[[Use another account separator character]]  

### Reporting

[[Queries]]  
[[hledger tags tutorial]]  
[[Rewrite account names]]  

### Real world setups/workflows

[[About real world setup docs]]  
["Full-fledged Hledger" tutorial](https://github.com/adept/full-fledged-hledger)&nbsp;&rarr;  
["hledger: Make It So" tutorial & slideshow](https://github.com/apauley/hledger-makeitso)&nbsp;&rarr;  
[[Simons setup]]  

### Accounting tasks

[[hledger multicurrency tutorial]]  
[[Foreign trip expenses]]  
[[Budgeting and forecasting]]  
[[Project accounting]]  
[[Track investments]]  
[[Time planning]]

### Usage tips

[[Addons]]  
[[Command-line completion]]  
[[Editor configuration]]  
[[hledger-web tips]]  
[[Mobile apps]]  
[[Save frequently used options]]  
[[Scripting]]  

### See also...

[plaintextaccounting.org](http://plaintextaccounting.org)
([software](http://plaintextaccounting.org/#software),
[docs](http://plaintextaccounting.org/#docs),
[common&nbsp;tasks](http://plaintextaccounting.org/#common-tasks),
[discussion](http://plaintextaccounting.org/#discussion))
&nbsp;&rarr;  
[Ledger](http://ledger-cli.org)
([docs](https://www.ledger-cli.org/docs.html),
[wiki](https://github.com/ledger/ledger/wiki))
&nbsp;&rarr;  
[Beancount](http://furius.ca/beancount)
([docs](http://furius.ca/beancount/doc/index))
&nbsp;&rarr;  
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