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About Beancount.io

Plain-Text Accounting. Powerful, Precise, Auditable.

Beancount.io is redefining accounting for the modern era—built for developers, finance professionals, and anyone who values transparency, automation, and control. Our platform combines the clarity of plain-text accounting with AI-powered insights and fully scriptable workflows, empowering you to automate, audit, and analyze your finances like never before.

Beancount.io

Our Mission​

To make accounting accessible, transparent, and developer-friendly. We believe your financial data should be as open and programmable as your code. Beancount.io enables you to:

  • Write and manage your books in plain text
  • Automate bookkeeping with AI
  • Build custom workflows with scripts
  • Audit every transaction with full transparency

How It Works​

  1. Plain-Text Ledger: Your finances are stored in a human-readable, version-controlled format—easy to review, share, and audit.
  2. AI-Powered Insights: Let AI categorize transactions, flag anomalies, and surface trends so you can focus on decisions, not data entry.
  3. Scriptable Workflows: Use Python or your favorite language to automate reconciliations, generate custom reports, or trigger alerts.
  4. Real-Time Analytics: Instantly visualize cash flow, build dashboards, and query your data with powerful tools.

Who We Serve​

  • Developers: Integrate with your stack, version-control your books, and extend with code.
  • Finance Professionals: Gain deep insights, automate repetitive tasks, and ensure auditability.
  • Teams & Startups: Collaborate securely, manage permissions, and scale with confidence.
  • Open Source Community: Contribute, fork, and customize—Beancount.io is built on open standards.

Why Beancount.io?​

  • Scriptable & Customizable: Accounting that adapts to your logic and workflows.
  • Transparent & Auditable: Every transaction is readable, reviewable, and version-controlled.
  • AI-Enhanced: Leverage the latest in LLMs and automation for smarter bookkeeping.
  • Modern & Secure: Cloud-native, privacy-focused, and designed for the future of finance.

Our Technology​

  • Plain-text Beancount format for ultimate transparency
  • AI assistants for categorization, anomaly detection, and reporting
  • Open APIs & CLI tools for integration and automation
  • Real-time dashboards and analytics
  • Scriptable pipelines for custom workflows

Community & Support​

Beancount.io is shaped by a vibrant community of developers and finance professionals. We offer:

  • 24/7 customer support
  • Comprehensive documentation and tutorials
  • Community forums and Discord
  • Regular updates and open roadmap
  • Dedicated onboarding for teams

Join the movement to make accounting open, programmable, and future-ready. Beancount.io—where your books are as powerful as your code.

About Beancount.io

Beancount.io is a powerful, open-source double-entry accounting system trusted by finance professionals, developers, and personal finance enthusiasts alike. Designed for clarity, extensibility, and precision, Beancount helps users manage complex financial data with plain-text accounting, robust validation, and seamless integrations. Since its inception, it has empowered users to gain full control over their finances, automate reporting, and maintain transparent, auditable records—making it a favorite among those who value simplicity without compromise.