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rustledger vs Ledger: catalog facts
rustledger	Ledger
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Works with Beancount ledger files Includes bank import and investment return features	Never modifies your journal; reporting is entirely read-only Handles commodities, currencies and arbitrary reporting periods
Requires maintaining accounts in plain-text ledger files	Command-line only, with a terse query syntax to learn No import tooling of its own
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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