LEDGER//1987 — Retro Budget Tracker

RETRO BUDGET TRACKER

A privacy-first budget tracker that looks like it was compiled in 1987. Runs 100% offline. No accounts. No cloud. No subscription.

I got tired of every budget app wanting my bank login and a monthly fee just to show me a pie chart. So I built this.

Everything lives on your machine, encrypted with AES-256. There's no server to breach, no company storing your transactions, no algorithm selling you credit cards. Just open it, enter your password, and get on with it.

→ Try the free web demo: https://ledger-1987.vercel.app/

FEATURES

Add and edit transactions, filter by month, category or keyword, and delete with a 5-second undo window. Import your bank's CSV export through a 4-step wizard that auto-suggests categories and catches duplicates. Set savings goals and watch ASCII progress bars fill up. Put monthly caps on spending categories with amber and red alerts. Track assets and liabilities in a net worth log. Set recurring transactions for rent, subscriptions, and anything else that hits every month.

Reports cover monthly breakdowns, 6-month spending trends, and a full yearly grid. Export everything as CSV or back up your encrypted database to take it anywhere.

Three phosphor themes — green, amber, blue. CRT scanlines. A boot animation with typewriter text and audio beeps. Full keyboard navigation.

SECURITY

AES-256 local encryption · bcrypt master password · PBKDF2 key derivation · auto-lock · zero network calls

RUNS ON

Windows 10+

PRICE

Pay what you want. Minimum $10