Accounting software
with no invoice attached.
Double-entry accounting for UK businesses, charities and clubs — with VAT, a nine-box VAT Return and pounds-first documents. Free under the AGPLv3, running on hardware you control: no subscription to raise, no seats to count, and your books always yours. Import your QuickBooks history on the way in, export a portable ZIP anytime.
Docker and about five minutes — nothing to sign up for. Already on QuickBooks? Bring your history with you →
No price to ratchet
There is no subscription, so there is nothing to raise. You download it, you run it, you owe us nothing — and the AGPLv3 keeps it that way even if we change our minds.
Your data is yours
It never leaves your server in the first place. Export any company to a portable ZIP anytime — no lock-in, no ransom, no “export is a paid feature.”
Read every line
LineLedger is open source. Audit exactly how your books are calculated, change what you like, and run your own build.
Your QuickBooks history comes with you
We import your chart of accounts and replay your complete general ledger — multi-file, full history, accounts mapped and contacts linked. And because every company exports to a portable ZIP, leaving is as easy as arriving. No fresh start, and no lock-in — in either direction.
- Import a QuickBooks chart of accounts
- Multi-file, full-history general ledger replay
- Maps accounts, links contacts & tracks refund cheques
Everything you need to keep the books
Built on a proper double-entry foundation — with VAT native, documents that print in pounds with day-first dates, and reports you can click into.
General ledger
A real double-entry core — chart of accounts, journal entries, and a trial balance that always ties out.
Invoicing (AR)
Customers, invoices, credit memos, receipts, and customer statements you can view, download, or email.
Bills & payments (AP)
Track vendors and bills, record payments, and print cheques on standard Intuit voucher stock.
VAT
VAT built in: HMRC’s Standard, Reduced, Zero-rated and Exempt codes, a sales tax report with drill-down, and locked period snapshots on every return you file.
Multi-currency
Per-account and per-contact currencies, daily rates with manual override, and realized & unrealized FX — built for cross-border work.
VAT Return, nine boxes
Every box of an HMRC VAT return, worked out from the books for the quarter and frozen when you file. Copy them into your Making Tax Digital software to submit.
Works with your payroll provider
Run payroll where you do today and post each pay run straight to your books. LineLedger has no UK payroll of its own, and none is planned.
Drill-through reports
Balance sheet, income statement, cash flow & budgets — click any row down to the source transaction.
Visual dashboards
A real picture of the money at a glance — cash, AR, AP and net income on the dashboard, with charts on every financial report.
Multi-company
Run as many companies as you need — Canadian, US and UK books side by side — with combined reports when you want the big picture.
English & French
The app, your documents, your emails and both portals run in French, per person and per customer. Most report PDFs are still English.
Workflows you'd expect from the big tools
Estimates, purchase orders, recurring documents, a customer portal with Stripe, full multi-currency, budgets, passkey sign-in, portable backups — already shipped, already in the box.
Sales & AR
Purchases & AP
Reporting, tax & multi-currency
AI, security & platform
A clean, fast workspace for your finances
From the dashboard to the trial balance, LineLedger keeps the numbers front and center. Already on QuickBooks? Bring your full history with you — import your chart of accounts and replay your general ledger.
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- Import your history straight from QuickBooks
- Invoices, statements & checks as polished PDFs
- Drill from any report row down to the source transaction
- Back any company up as a single portable ZIP
- Export any report to CSV or XLSX
- Per-company colors, logo & payment terms
Also a great fit for…
Whatever you’re leaving QuickBooks for, the same flat price and portable books apply.
Open the books today.
One compose file and about five minutes. Nothing to sign up for and nothing to cancel — it’s open source under the AGPLv3, running on a server you control. Want to check the math first? Run the accounting proofs yourself.
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