Do I need accounting experience?

No. LineLedger is a real double-entry system underneath, but day to day you work in invoices, bills, and bank reconciliation — the debits and credits happen correctly behind the scenes, and your accountant can drill into all of them.

I bill clients in another currency. Will that work?

Yes — per-contact currencies with daily rates and manual overrides, realized gain/loss on settlement, and unrealized period-end revaluations. Your home books stay in your home currency.

Can my accountant get access?

Yes — invite them as an Accountant member (or a custom role) with exactly the sections they need. There are no seats to buy, so invite whoever you need.

Nothing. LineLedger is free software under the GNU AGPLv3 — install it on a small server of your own and there is no subscription, no trial, and nobody to pay.

Solutions for freelancers & creatives

Spend your time on the work,
not the bookkeeping.

From the first quote to clean books at tax time, LineLedger keeps a freelancer’s finances straight without an accountant on retainer — and without a monthly bill. Free and open source, every feature on.

Install LineLedger View source on GitHub

Free software, AGPLv3. Nothing to sign up for.

Built for the way you work

Seven things LineLedger does for you out of the box — and the rest of the product is on too.

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Estimates that become invoices

Quote first, post later — non-posting drafts that convert to an invoice in one click and stay linked through to payment.

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Recurring invoices for retainers

Set the retainer up once; drafts show up on schedule for you to review and send. Day-of-month clamping and end conditions included.

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Clients pay online

A customer portal with magic-link sign-in and Stripe payments built in — receipts auto-apply when the money lands, fees booked for you.

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T2125 ready at tax time

A statement of business or professional activities driven by your books, with CCA classes and declining-balance pools for the Area A schedule.

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Track sales tax where you owe it

GST/HST returns with line-level drill-down, or your own tax agencies and rates per jurisdiction — so the quarterly filing is a report, not a lost weekend.

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Multi-currency for cross-border clients

Bill overseas clients in their currency and keep one source of truth at home — daily rates, manual overrides, and realized and unrealized FX handled.

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Receipts in the documents vault

Attach receipts and contracts up to 50 MB right on the transactions they explain — previewed inline, ready when the CRA or your tax preparer asks.

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Common questions

Do I need accounting experience?: No. LineLedger is a real double-entry system underneath, but day to day you work in invoices, bills, and bank reconciliation — the debits and credits happen correctly behind the scenes, and your accountant can drill into all of them.
I bill clients in another currency. Will that work?: Yes — per-contact currencies with daily rates and manual overrides, realized gain/loss on settlement, and unrealized period-end revaluations. Your home books stay in your home currency.
Can my accountant get access?: Yes — invite them as an Accountant member (or a custom role) with exactly the sections they need. There are no seats to buy, so invite whoever you need.
What does it cost?: Nothing. LineLedger is free software under the GNU AGPLv3 — install it on a small server of your own and there is no subscription, no trial, and nobody to pay.

Get back to the work you bill for.

Free and open source under the AGPLv3. Clone it, run it, and keep every dollar you invoice.