Linux desktop accounting

Accounting made clear.

LedgerSL brings your accounts, customers, suppliers, stock, and jobs together in one desktop application.

The Linux version is free and fully functional. Your company data stays in a local SQLite database, with one active user at a time and no separate database server.

Download for Linux Read the user manual (PDF)

Linux release 2026.10.04-1 · October 4, 2026

LedgerSL Main Console with company details, accounting modules, and company snapshot — See the Main Console and setup features

What you can do

Main Console & Setup: Company defaults, numbering, locations, departments, users, posting accounts, audit tools, and a live company snapshot.
General Ledger: Batches, period control, account activity, financial reporting, and bank reconciliation in one dependable workflow.
Receivables: Order entry, invoicing, customer payments, aging, histories, and practical drill-down when details matter.
Payables: Vendor invoices, recurring bills, payment preparation, check printing, 1099 support, aging, and vendor history.
Inventory & Purchasing: Purchase orders, receiving, transfers, allocations, product-needed tracking, price changes, and inventory reporting.
Job Costing: Organize job income and expenses and keep transaction detail connected to the work it belongs to.
Contacts: Keep customer, vendor, and business contacts organized with their related accounting activity close at hand.

Now developing LedgerPG

Our flagship PostgreSQL edition.

LedgerPG brings the familiar Ledger desktop workflow to a shared PostgreSQL database. Recent work adds a Daily Work List, automatic backups, Banking Center, recurring transaction drafts, budgets versus actuals, Collections follow-ups, and a 13-week cash-flow forecast with visible assumptions.

Explore LedgerPG · Banking Center · Recurring transactions · Budgets versus actuals · Collections · Cash-flow Forecast

LedgerPG Banking Center with bank and ledger transactions matched side by side — Banking Center in the current PG development build, using example data.

Start small. Keep the detail.

Begin with one location (a division), or track sales and expenses by division and for the whole company. Review transactions before posting and follow reports back to the supporting records.

The download includes a sample company with multiple locations, a clean company template, and offline help. Developed on Linux Mint, LedgerSL supports light and dark desktop themes.

About the SQLite edition · Source code and custom development

Learn LedgerSL

Start Here — install, connect, and explore the sample company.
User guide — setup and everyday work, organized by topic.
User manual (PDF) — an illustrated reference to save or print.
A worked business example — follow a purchase through to a customer payment.
Help and support — backups, common questions, and troubleshooting.

A quick question

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Which version of LedgerSL would you prefer to use? Your response helps guide development priorities.

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