# ledger
> Powerful double-entry accounting system with plain text format

## Summary
Plain text double-entry accounting system for personal and business finance tracking

## Capabilities
- Track finances with double-entry accounting
- Use simple plain text format for transactions
- Generate financial reports and balances
- Support multiple currencies and commodities
- Query and filter transactions

## When to Use
- You want plain text accounting from the command line
- You need double-entry bookkeeping

## When NOT to Use
- You need a graphical accounting application

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/ledger
