kmezBooksBookkeeping that stays on your own computer
kmezBooks keeps the books for your small businesses: double-entry, on a cash basis, with each company separate. Your books are encrypted folders on your own disk, opened like a document. There's no account to make and nothing is stored online.
Your books stay yours
- On your disk Each company is a folder you choose, so your own file backups cover it.
- Encrypted A passphrase per company unlocks it. Without it, the files can't be read.
- No server, no account, no telemetry kmezBooks runs in your browser. Your books never leave your computer, and no usage data is sent anywhere.
- Works offline Install it as an app, and it opens, changes and saves your books with no internet.
What it does
- Transactions and journal entries Expenses, deposits, transfers and splits, with receipts attached.
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Banking
Import bank and card statements (
.qbo), review and match them, set rules, and reconcile. - Reports Profit and loss, balance sheet, trial balance and general ledger, exported to Excel or PDF.
- Closing the books Lock a period once it's done, and keep an audit log of every change.
- Backups and restore Encrypted backups of each company, with a restore you can try safely.
- Moving from QuickBooks Online Bring your whole history over from QuickBooks' exports, checked against its own balances.
- Invoices and bills Optional, per company: products and services, estimates, invoices, payments and bills.
- Several companies Each in its own folder, with its own passphrase, kept fully apart.
What you need
Google Chrome on a computer, which can open folders on your disk. Open kmezBooks, install it with the icon at the right of the address bar, and create your first company. Getting started walks you through it.