hledger-textual 0.1.3

A terminal user interface for managing hledger journal transactions

hledger-textual

A terminal user interface for managing hledger journal transactions. View, create, edit, and delete transactions from your terminal.

Built with Textual and Python.

Stack

• Python 3.12+
• Textual - TUI framework
• hledger - plain-text accounting (must be installed separately)
• uv - package manager (no requirements.txt needed, dependencies are in pyproject.toml)
• pytest - testing

Requirements

• Python 3.12+
• hledger installed and available in PATH

Installation

# With pipx
pipx install hledger-textual

# With uv
uv tool install hledger-textual

Usage

hledger-textual -f path/to/your.journal

The journal file is resolved in this order:

1. -f / --file CLI argument
2. LEDGER_FILE environment variable
3. ~/.config/hledger-textual/config.toml (journal_file key)
4. ~/.hledger.journal

Documentation

See the Wiki for the full documentation: feature overview, configuration, investment tracking, and per-tab reference.

Development

git clone https://github.com/thesmokinator/hledger-textual.git
cd hledger-textual
uv sync

Testing

# Run all tests
uv run pytest

# Run with verbose output
uv run pytest -v

# Run with coverage report
uv run pytest --cov=hledger_textual --cov-report=term-missing