Ledge is a lightweight terminal-based personal finance tracker.
It’s designed for fast keyboard-driven use, letting you record transactions, monitor budgets, export reports, and review spending insights without leaving the terminal. The application stores data locally in a SQLite database and uses a YAML configuration file for settings such as currency display and tags.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Add, edit, and delete credit and debit transactions.
- Search and filter entries by amount, date, description, or tag.
- Shows totals, largest expenses, and spending breakdowns by tag.
- Lets you set and monitor monthly spending limits by category.
- Imports and exports data in CSV format.
- Uses configurable tags and display currency settings.
- Stores financial data locally in a SQLite database.
- Offers a keyboard-driven interface with Vim-style bindings.
Website: github.com/amxnnn/ledge-finance-tracker
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Developer: Amxnnn
License: MIT License
Ledge is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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