And, hledger 2.0 preview 1 (AKA 1.99.1), which adds
automated lot tracking and capital gains calculation,
improvements to `print`'s beancount output,
and a new policy for AI-assisted development.
This is the first hledger release to explore AI-assisted development, so please do check out the evolving AI policy/FAQ: https://hledger.org/AI.html
- https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/releases/1.99.1
- https://hledger.org/relnotes.html#2026-03-28-hledger-1991
I'm pleased to announce a #hledger double release! First, hledger 1.52, with
more robust paging,
faster valuation,
commodity tags,
and cost basis annotations which are preserved and can be exported (examples provided).
- https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/releases/1.52
- https://hledger.org/relnotes.html#2026-03-20-hledger-152
- https://hledger.org/install
https://shinglyu.com/blog/2026/03/18/hledger-and-ai.html
“Once you see how clean the numbers are — and how easy it is to verify them — going back to spreadsheets feels like going back to a flip phone.”
#plaintextaccounting @shinglyu
You get automation without blindly trusting a model with your numbers. Write the import rules once, and everything stays deterministic and auditable after that.
If you want more control over their financial data without paying for yet another SaaS tool, this might be the workflow you've been looking for.
Full post: https://shinglyu.com/blog/2026/03/18/hledger-and-ai.html
@Bebef ahso - ich verwende client-seitig kein Excel oder ähnliches.
Hab eine selbstgebaute Pipeline, welche mit Hilfe von "mlr" die exportierten CSVs normalisiert und dann basierend auf teils generierten, teils manuell definierten Regeln mit "hledger import..." meine Journals generiert.
Ich sehe also die CSVs im plain-text.
Support question for the #hledger #plaintextaccounting community:
Prefacing this by acknowledging that I know I'm probably trying to do something weird, but I’m just getting started so please be patient.
I’m trying to import a large CSV file and am running into unbalance transaction errors. For example:
> hledger: Error: /Users/cris/checking.csv:1751-1750:
> 1751 | 2025-03-21 Starting Balance
> | SBA $-100
>
> This transaction is unbalanced.
> The real postings' sum should be 0 but is: $-100
The line from the CSV file is:
> SBA,,03/21/2025,Starting Balance,,,,,$100,$0.00,Cleared
And the relevant rule from my import rules:
> fields account1, , date, description, , , account2, comment, amount-out, amount-in,
I can manually add the above transaction without issues, so I guess I need some clarity as to what I'm doing wrong with my import file.
Thanks!
Me! 👋
Don't Skip The Docs.
For emacs tips, start at https://hledger.org/editors.html#emacs.
Don't assume you need hledger-mode (ledger-mode also works well, I use it).
With flycheck-hledger (or a VCS precommit hook), don't feel you need maximal error checking - do what's most useful now, you can always do stricter checks manually.
Don't try for perfect accounts/files/workflow up front - expect evolution.
Don't limit yourself with an ancient hledger version - get the latest.
Simon Michael
John-Paul Flintoff
shinglyu
Elias Probst
Cris 
sef