# \#beancount **URL:** https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/tag/beancount/1.md [Latest](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/tags.md) --- ## [Beanie Budgets - looking for testers (beancount compatible iOS app)](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beanie-budgets-looking-for-testers-beancount-compatible-ios-app/882)
**Author:** [@quabbage](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/quabbage)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beanie-budgets-looking-for-testers-beancount-compatible-ios-app/882 "2026-09-22T21:06:34Z")
Thank you Simon for inviting me to post here. Beanie Budgets is a beancount compatibile native iOS app. I have been working on it for purely personal reasons: I really wanted an elegant iOS app to capture transactions o… --- ## [Is AI slop killing the Beancount community? (beancount mail list)](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/is-ai-slop-killing-the-beancount-community-beancount-mail-list/830)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/is-ai-slop-killing-the-beancount-community-beancount-mail-list/830 "2026-09-11T23:49:38Z")
--- ## [Lazy Beancount: a guide and repository to bootstrap Beancount experience](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/lazy-beancount-a-guide-and-repository-to-bootstrap-beancount-experience/324)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/lazy-beancount-a-guide-and-repository-to-bootstrap-beancount-experience/324 "2026-06-02T11:26:40Z")
https://lazy-beancount.xyz https://github.com/Evernight/lazy-beancount Opinionated guide on how to start (and continue) tracking personal finances using the open-source Beancount accounting system. It comes together … --- ## [Interactive BeanQuery Manual](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/interactive-beanquery-manual/778)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/interactive-beanquery-manual/778 "2026-04-17T16:52:52Z")
An excellent new manual for beanquery: https://github.com/Ev2geny/beanquery-interactive-manual https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting/comments/1snvht4/interactive\_beanquery\_manual --- ## [Schemas for data that would be easy to import to PTA systems](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/schemas-for-data-that-would-be-easy-to-import-to-pta-systems/767)
**Author:** [@alerque](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/alerque)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/schemas-for-data-that-would-be-easy-to-import-to-pta-systems/767 "2026-03-17T12:35:07Z")
I’m working on some tooling acceptarium for extracting structured data from scanned receipts for importing into PTA ledgers. The goal is to be entirely agnostic as to the PTA tool used (ledger-cli, hldeger, beancount, wh… --- ## [Some words about LLMs and Agents](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/some-words-about-llms-and-agents/755)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/some-words-about-llms-and-agents/755 "2026-02-27T01:41:40Z")
Martin Blais on AI and beancount: --- ## [Support added to Go Ledger for importing various common formats](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/support-added-to-go-ledger-for-importing-various-common-formats/749)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/support-added-to-go-ledger-for-importing-various-common-formats/749 "2026-02-22T22:25:12Z")
--- ## [New PTA app: rustledger](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/new-pta-app-rustledger/716)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/new-pta-app-rustledger/716 "2026-01-21T19:43:30Z")
--- ## [Currency Tracker plugin for Fava](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/currency-tracker-plugin-for-fava/713)
**Author:** [@vandereer](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/vandereer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/currency-tracker-plugin-for-fava/713 "2026-01-09T22:30:19Z")
Just released a Currency Tracker plugin for Fava: GitHub - Evernight/fava-currency-tracker: Fava (Beancount) plugin for tracking currencies and fetching historical prices using UI It's meant to be an improved experience… --- ## [One Number I Trust: Plain-Text Accounting for a Multi-Currency Household](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/one-number-i-trust-plain-text-accounting-for-a-multi-currency-household/708)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/one-number-i-trust-plain-text-accounting-for-a-multi-currency-household/708 "2026-01-06T16:39:42Z")
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46463407 (100 points , 63 comments as of this post) This is an excellent detailed review of OP's beancount-based workflow, and plain text accounting in general, goin… --- ## [10 years of personal finances in plain text files](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/10-years-of-personal-finances-in-plain-text-files/709)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/10-years-of-personal-finances-in-plain-text-files/709 "2026-01-02T19:35:54Z")
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46463644 (338 points, 136 comments as of this post) Another good workflow/experience report from a 10 year beancount user. --- ## [Beancount txn parser/writer in Emacs Lisp?](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beancount-txn-parser-writer-in-emacs-lisp/314)
**Author:** [@TRS-80](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/TRS-80)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beancount-txn-parser-writer-in-emacs-lisp/314 "2025-12-20T20:32:14Z")
Hi friends, Over the last years I seem to have implemented some hacky parts of this here and there, and was about to start working on pulling it together properly into a library, and perhaps even publishing it at some p… --- ## [My Beancount books are 95% automatic after 3 years \[2024\]](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/my-beancount-books-are-95-automatic-after-3-years-2024/509)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/my-beancount-books-are-95-automatic-after-3-years-2024/509 "2025-12-20T18:58:11Z")
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43268454 --- ## [Beancount plugin for UK tax reporting](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beancount-plugin-for-uk-tax-reporting/525)
**Author:** [@vandereer](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/vandereer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beancount-plugin-for-uk-tax-reporting/525 "2025-12-14T20:06:33Z")
Hi all, I've finally cleaned up code I wrote for UK capital gains tax reporting: GitHub - Evernight/beancount-plugin-tax-uk: Beancount plugin for generating informational UK tax report. The usual disclaimer: I'm not an… --- ## [Double-Entry Bookkeeping for US Healthcare](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/double-entry-bookkeeping-for-us-healthcare/670)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2025, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/double-entry-bookkeeping-for-us-healthcare/670 "2025-11-02T08:32:33Z")
https://reds-rants.netlify.app/personal-finance/double-entry-bookkeeping-for-us-healthcare Healthcare accounting in the US can get messy: you visit a provider, insurance processes a claim, and weeks later you receive a… --- ## [Toward a more intuitive input syntax for plain text accounting](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/toward-a-more-intuitive-input-syntax-for-plain-text-accounting/197)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/toward-a-more-intuitive-input-syntax-for-plain-text-accounting/197 "2025-10-07T04:10:18Z")
https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting/comments/1bh3x7o/toward\_a\_more\_intuitive\_input\_syntax\_for\_plain I propose using unsigned amounts in transactions, along with GnuCash-like keywords to specify the sign (Debit… --- ## [Vim macros for Beancount](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/vim-macros-for-beancount/620)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/vim-macros-for-beancount/620 "2025-08-20T10:31:39Z")
A nice account of one person’s real-world PTA adventures. Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44950952 --- ## [Beanquick - mac gui for creating beancount journal entries \[reddit\]](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beanquick-mac-gui-for-creating-beancount-journal-entries-reddit/598)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beanquick-mac-gui-for-creating-beancount-journal-entries-reddit/598 "2025-07-27T02:44:52Z")
https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting/comments/1m8pfvj/i\_was\_tired\_of\_verbose\_beancount\_syntax\_so\_i https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beanquick/id6748978029 --- ## [HostedBeans](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/hostedbeans/594)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/hostedbeans/594 "2025-07-18T23:58:20Z")
Found via reddit: --- ## [Beancount cost and price](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beancount-cost-and-price/391)
**Author:** [@gulugulu](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/gulugulu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beancount-cost-and-price/391 "2024-10-28T08:20:05Z")
I'm confused. 1. I buy BTC. I use {} instead of @ because I want to track "capital gains". Then I buy ETH with BTC. I expect this to work: 2025-01-01 open Assets:Test 2025-01-02 \* "buy btc" Assets:Test 1 BT… --- ## [Feature matrix for the big 3 PTA apps](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/feature-matrix-for-the-big-3-pta-apps/369)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/feature-matrix-for-the-big-3-pta-apps/369 "2024-09-27T23:42:34Z")
An outgrowth of the https://hledger.org/ledger.html page , now with Beancount included and moved to pta.o: It's my current best understanding, and aims to be neutral; suggestions for improvement welcome! --- ## [Moving from Beancount 2.x to 3.x](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/moving-from-beancount-2-x-to-3-x/304)
**Author:** [@simonmic](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/simonmic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/moving-from-beancount-2-x-to-3-x/304 "2024-07-25T21:33:42Z")
--- ## [A declarative idempotent rule-based beancount transaction import engine - beanhub-import](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/a-declarative-idempotent-rule-based-beancount-transaction-import-engine-beanhub-import/265)
**Author:** [@fangpenlin](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/fangpenlin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/a-declarative-idempotent-rule-based-beancount-transaction-import-engine-beanhub-import/265 "2024-05-10T03:57:17Z")
Hi Paintext Accounting fellows, I love beancount and use it daily, but if there's one thing I wish there was a better way to do, it is dealing with importing transactions from CSV files. There are issues to deal with, s… --- ## [Chaining commodity prices. I have A=\>B and B=\>C, reports should give me A=\>C](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/chaining-commodity-prices-i-have-a-b-and-b-c-reports-should-give-me-a-c/261)
**Author:** [@spch](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/spch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/chaining-commodity-prices-i-have-a-b-and-b-c-reports-should-give-me-a-c/261 "2024-05-05T07:21:26Z")
I have some investments that are USD denominated, and most of my other transactions are in my home currency INR. I have registered the following prices - 2023/04/01 price USD 82.18 INR 2023/07/01 price USD 82.10 INR … --- ## [\[beancount\] Status of the "improved inventory booking" proposal?](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beancount-status-of-the-improved-inventory-booking-proposal/235)
**Author:** [@pkgw](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/pkgw)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beancount-status-of-the-improved-inventory-booking-proposal/235 "2024-04-10T14:47:13Z")
I use Beancount V2 to record transactions for various retirement accounts on Vanguard (among other things). I'm pretty sure that I haven't been dealing with my cost basis information correctly ... and I know that in at l… --- ## [Reconciliation: incomplete transactions vs. transfer accounts?](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/reconciliation-incomplete-transactions-vs-transfer-accounts/198)
**Author:** [@human-bean-count](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/human-bean-count)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/reconciliation-incomplete-transactions-vs-transfer-accounts/198 "2024-03-24T22:26:05Z")
Hi I fell off the PTA wagon a few years back and I’m getting back into it. Started with ledger, right now I’m trying beancount (some “performance anxiety” but I like the documentation and emphasis on avoiding footguns)… --- ## [Splitting transactions without using sub accounts? \[beancount\]](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/splitting-transactions-without-using-sub-accounts-beancount/94)
**Author:** [@redditbot](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/redditbot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/splitting-transactions-without-using-sub-accounts-beancount/94 "2024-03-09T18:46:00Z")
This is prefixed with the usual: I am new to beancount, so I probably would not know tips/tricks to keep my accounts in shape. (Feel free to suggest any general tips as well) I am splitting expenses with my friend, and … --- ## [\[beancount\] Stock Purchase Plan Qualifying Disposition](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beancount-stock-purchase-plan-qualifying-disposition/77)
**Author:** [@redditbot](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/redditbot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beancount-stock-purchase-plan-qualifying-disposition/77 "2024-03-09T00:59:37Z")
How do you handle ESPP qualifying disposition in beancount? I see a statement where I had say $500 disposition. It seems like this amount is just added to my earnings income statement. submitted by /u/LeadGorilla… --- ## [\[Beancount\] CLI tool to import Wise multi-currency transactions](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beancount-cli-tool-to-import-wise-multi-currency-transactions/75)
**Author:** [@redditbot](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/u/redditbot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.plaintextaccounting.org/t/beancount-cli-tool-to-import-wise-multi-currency-transactions/75 "2024-03-09T00:59:37Z")
submitted by /u/fd93\_blog \[link\] \[comments\] This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting/comments/1b20asv/beancount\_cli\_tool\_to\_import\_wise…