Install the LedgerKeep beta on Android
Download your approved LedgerKeep beta, install it on Android and open it for the first time.
Learn by doing
LedgerKeep how-tos
Set up your books, record transactions, reconcile accounts, and keep a backup.
About LedgerKeep and beta access
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Install the LedgerKeep beta on Linux
Download your approved LedgerKeep beta, install it on Linux and open it for the first time.
Install the LedgerKeep beta on Windows
Download your approved LedgerKeep beta, install it on Windows and open it for the first time.
Create a ledger on your phone
Create a fresh local ledger on Android and open Quick Entry.
Enter an opening balance
Record the balance that already exists in an account when you begin your books. The example starts Checking at $1,500.
Record a phone expense
Record an $18.50 Corner Market purchase paid from Checking.
Record money coming in
Record a $500 example paycheck deposited into Checking.
Add an account
Create an asset account for a travel fund. Explicitly choose Assets in Type, then enter Travel.
Transfer between accounts
Move $100 from Checking to Savings without treating it as spending or income.
Review a Pocket Nerd import
Review the $8 Coffee entry sent from Pocket Nerd, assign existing accounts, and approve it.
Create desktop books
Create a new local set of books in an empty folder on Linux.
Open existing books
Switch LedgerKeep to a folder containing existing plain-text ledger books.
Set your pay schedule
Set two monthly paydays. This example uses the 10th and 25th.
Switch LedgerKeep themes
Preview Simple, HUD, Tranquil, and Campaign with the same accounts and transactions.
Plan a debt payment
Turn over the Credit Card battle card and set a $100 monthly payment from Checking.
Change a reminder date
Edit the first due date of an existing reminder. The example moves Credit Card into the October pay period.
Record a debt payment
Record a full $100 credit-card payment and watch the Campaign attack animation.
Create a bill reminder
Create a $60 monthly Example Internet reminder as a Campaign side quest.
Record bill payments
Record two $30 payments against the $60 Example Internet bill.
Reschedule or skip a bill
Move the $30 Demo Water reminder to October 8, then skip that occurrence.
Choose your character
Choose a different Campaign hero and preview its animation.
Read financial reports
Read the balance sheet, income and expenses, spending categories, and cash flow for one sample ledger.
Edit a budget target
Change Groceries from a $250 target to $300 for one selected pay period.
Add a desktop expense
Use Register’s new-entry row to record a $5 Demo Stationery expense from Savings.
Edit or delete an entry
Correct the Demo Stationery amount from $5 to $6 in the account view, then delete that example.
Reconcile a statement
Match six Checking payments to a fictional October 4 statement with a $4,065 closing balance.
Export a recovery backup
Export a portable recovery package of the open books and wait for LedgerKeep to verify it.
Inspect change history
Open a saved change to see its timestamp and the exact ledger lines it changed.
Clean up payee names
Rename Demo Fuel to Example Fuel across its matching transactions.
Edit a ledger file
Open main.ledger, add a semicolon comment, and save it in the built-in editor.
Sync an existing Git repository
Connect these books to an existing Git repository and sync a saved change.
Read the readiness breakdown
Open Financial readiness and read the explanation behind each rated or unrated dimension.
Restore a backup
Restore the fictional desktop backup as a separate Android book named Recovered Household.
Switch between ledgers
Open the recovered household book, inspect its entries, then return to the original mobile book.