# Books

> Simple desktop accounting for small teams and freelancers.

- Canonical URL: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/books
- JSON export: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/books.json
- Website: https://github.com/frappe/books
- Category: Accounting
- Open source: yes
- Self-hostable: yes
- Verified listing: no
- Featured: no
- Published at: 2026-04-04T05:08:52+00:00
- Catalog revision: `1503055200`

## Repository metrics (point-in-time)

- Repository: https://github.com/frappe/books
- Stars: 5006
- Forks: 1165
- Open issues: 143
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Last push: 2026-10-02T10:56:40+00:00
- Metrics observed at (synced_at): 2026-11-04T11:16:07+00:00
- Archived: yes

Tags: Accounting, Inventory Management, Invoice, akunting, Desktop, Biling
Tech stacks: javascript, nodejs, typescript, vue

## Features
- Double-entry accounting — Supports proper bookkeeping with journals, ledgers, and financial records. *(highlighted)*
- Invoicing and billing — Includes tools for creating invoices, billing customers, and tracking payments. *(highlighted)*
- Works offline — Desktop-first app built with Electron and uses a local SQLite database. *(highlighted)*

## Description

Frappe Books is a free, open source desktop accounting app for small businesses and freelancers. It helps you manage invoices, billing, payments, and reports in a simple offline workflow.

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Interpretation rules: https://www.fosshunter.com/llms-full.txt