Real screenshot of Sovereign Ledger, shown with sample data.
What you need
Python 3.10 or newer (free, python.org). Nothing else to install.
Check by running: python3 --version (Windows: python --version)
How to start
Open a terminal in this folder, then:
python3 sovereign_ledger.py import <file.csv> # load transactions
python3 sovereign_ledger.py list [search] # view entries + running balance
python3 sovereign_ledger.py add DATE DESC CAT DEBIT CREDIT # add one entry
python3 sovereign_ledger.py delete <id> # remove an entry
python3 sovereign_ledger.py export <file.csv> # save your data out
python3 sovereign_ledger.py report # open an offline HTML statement
Where your data lives
A single local file in your home folder (~/.sovereign_ledger). Back it up by copying it. That's it.
What you download
sovereign_ledger.py
README.txt
run.sh
run.bat
Start files included: run.sh, run.bat.
Full README
Read the exact README included in your download
SOVEREIGN LEDGER — Offline Expense / Ledger Tool
(c) 2026 Spiridon Tsakonas (Cyrus Nash) — Light in the Dark Solutions — All Rights Reserved
WHAT THIS IS
A fully offline desktop tool. Your data never leaves your computer.
No internet. No accounts. No subscriptions. No tracking. Ever.
WHAT YOU NEED
Python 3.10 or newer (free, python.org). Nothing else to install.
Check by running: python3 --version (Windows: python --version)
HOW TO RUN
Open a terminal in this folder, then:
python3 sovereign_ledger.py import <file.csv> # load transactions
python3 sovereign_ledger.py list [search] # view entries + running balance
python3 sovereign_ledger.py add DATE DESC CAT DEBIT CREDIT # add one entry
python3 sovereign_ledger.py delete <id> # remove an entry
python3 sovereign_ledger.py export <file.csv> # save your data out
python3 sovereign_ledger.py report # open an offline HTML statement
YOUR SPREADSHEET COLUMNS
date, description, category, debit, credit
(Column names are matched automatically. Extra columns are ignored.)
WHERE YOUR DATA LIVES
A single local file in your home folder (~/.sovereign_ledger). Back it up by copying it. That's it.
ONE-TIME PURCHASE
You bought this outright. It is yours to use forever, offline, on your own machine.
Support
Problems with a download or getting started? Email [email protected]. Refunds within 14 days, no reason needed: refund policy.