# beancount/fava

Fava - web interface for Beancount

Repository: https://github.com/beancount/fava
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fava
Homepage: https://beancount.github.io/fava/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: beancount, plaintext-accounting, ledger
Last push: 2026-08-25T18:09:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3925, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2561, forks 401 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:00.927626+00:00)

## What it is
Fava is a web interface for the Beancount plain-text double-entry accounting tool, focused on features and usability. It runs as a local web server that renders Beancount ledgers with reports, charts, and editing support.

## Use cases
- browse and visualize a beancount ledger in a browser
- track personal finances with plain-text double-entry accounting
- generate balance sheet and income statement reports from a ledger file
- edit beancount files with a web-based editor
- self-host a local accounting dashboard

## When to choose
- you already use Beancount and want a GUI for your ledger
- you prefer plain-text accounting but want charts and reports
- you want a self-hosted, local-first bookkeeping interface

## When to avoid
- you need multi-user or bank-sync accounting out of the box
- you don't want to maintain ledger files in plain text
- you need a mobile-first accounting app

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, data-visualization, developer-tools
- domain: fintech, developer-tools, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: python, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: plaintext-accounting, beancount, double-entry-bookkeeping, ledger, personal-finance, web-interface, web-server

## Member repositories
- beancount/fava (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:00.927626+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:23:30.180841+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/beancount/fava (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:00.927626+00:00, sha c699bdf87dfd)
  - homepage: https://beancount.github.io/fava/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:06:01.869251+00:00, sha b3f6668c4515)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/fava/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:06:01.878763+00:00, sha ecea5c5d37b8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.