Thanks for surfacing that again.. I reread it. Really great stuff. No, it hasn't caught on yet as the repo had zero stars and no-one knows about it. Here are the links again:
- https://github.com/conery/dexter - the repo
- https://conery.github.io/dexter - the excellent docs
- with detailed explanation of the elegant expense account budgeting method, which could be used with any PTA tool
- and the efficient-looking import process and classification/data entry TUI
I would say the requirement for a mongodb database is a downside. The docs mention an alternate hledger workflow that can also read and write a hledger journal. I don't know if that works today or not.
Recap:
Dexter is a standalone python CLI app, published in 2025, that uses a local mongodb database, imports bank CSVs, converts to double entry transactions with the help of a small TUI, supports a clever budgeting method using expense accounts as envelopes, provides simple register-style reports, and can also import from/export to hledger.