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Bookie

Open source · Desktop app

Bookkeeping that
belongs to you.

Bookie is the free, local alternative to subscription tools like lexoffice or sevDesk. Write invoices, record bills, track time – offline, on your own machine.

The app interface is currently German – an English UI is on the roadmap.

  • Windows · macOS · Linux
  • ~6 MB
  • Open source · MIT
  • Free, no subscription
New invoice with PDF preview
Features

Everything for invoicing and oversight.
Nothing you don’t need.

100% local

Your data lives in a SQLite database on your machine. No account, no server, no tracking.

0
cloud servers
0
€ subscription
0
tracking

Mandatory fields per country

Invoice profiles with all legally required fields for six countries.

DEATCHFRNLUS

Your logo & PDF preview

Invoice PDFs in your own design – check them before you send.

Dashboard

Revenue, expenses and profit & loss by month, quarter or year.

Time tracking

Track hours per project and bill them as timesheets.

Backups with S3 sync

Local backups, optionally synced to your own S3 bucket.

Automatic updates

Bookie updates itself from GitHub Releases.

A closer look

This is Bookie.

  • Overview with profit & loss

    01Overview with profit & loss

  • New invoice with PDF preview

    02New invoice with PDF preview

  • Incoming invoices

    03Incoming invoices

  • Time tracking & timesheets

    04Time tracking & timesheets

  • Settings: organisation

    05Settings: organisation

  • Cloud: team hours & approvals

    06Cloud: team hours & approvals

Roadmap

What’s next.

  1. In progress

    E-invoicing

    Receive and create XRechnung and ZUGFeRD invoices.

  2. Planned

    English interface

    Plus more countries and jurisdictions.

  3. Planned

    Managed cloud

    Optional cloud backup for a small fee – no S3 bucket of your own needed.

Free. Local forever.

For Windows, macOS and Linux. The download page detects your operating system automatically.

Bookie is not code-signed yet, so your OS may show a warning on first launch – the download page explains how to proceed.