SmartLedger™
Version 3.4 (15 Oct 2009)

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SmartLedger's mission in life is to help you track income and expense without having to type numbers, dates, and names. SmartLedger makes use of pop-down lists that automatically grow as you use the program, so that you can click, rather than type, most of your information into the ledger.

If you don't have time for a full-blown financial program but need something more than a spreadsheet, SmartLedger may be just the tool for the job. (more )

Here's a snapshot of SmartLedger's main screen. Please scroll down for more about the program and instructions for downloading it.


Main screen of SmartLedger

Reports buttonClick the Reports button at left to view sample printed reports and see how the software subtotals your entries by category.
Accounts button Click the Accounts button at left to see how the software allows you to track multiple bank and credit card accounts by using simple, reusable search requests.
Print button Click the Print button at left to see how the software prints your entries as a simple list.
Startup Options to choose wide ledger Click on Startup Options at left to see SmartLedger's optional wide ledger for tracking sales tax and fees.
Built with FileMaker Developer™ as a standalone application, SmartLedger looks and behaves the same on both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

When downloading, please note: A regular mouse click may not work!
Please notice the instructions specific to your computer's operating system when downloading the installers below.

Try It

  • SmartLedger for Mac OS X
    Macintosh OS X users, please click this link to download SmartLedger™ for Mac OS X. (You can download it also at MacUpdate.) Choose your desktop as the destination. Once the downloaded file arrives on your desktop (ledgerinstall.dmg), double-click it to open the installer disk image. Simply drag the enclosed SmartLedger Folder to the desktop, and then put the installer in the trash. (5.2 MB)

  • SmartLedger for Mac "Classic"
    Macintosh OS 8 - OS 9.x users, please press and hold down the mouse button on this link to download SmartLedger™ for Mac OS 9. Choose "save link target as" or "download" from the pop-up menu, and choose your desktop as the destination. When the download has finished, a new folder named "SmartLedger Folder" may appear on your desktop. If not, use StuffIt Expander™ to unpack the downloaded file (ledgerinstall.sit). (5.2 MB)

  • SmartLedger for Windows
    Windows users, please right-click this link to download SmartLedger™ for Windows. Choose "save target as" from the pop-up menu, and choose your desktop as the destination. When the download has finished, exit your web browser and double-click the newly arrived ledgerinstall.zip Drag the enclosed folder "SmartLedger Folder" to the destop. (4.3 MB)

Buy It

SmartLedger is try-before-you-buy software. You pay $20 to license and keep your own copy.

SmartLedger (cont'd)

SmartLedger is ideal for adding up randomly all those receipts you've stuffed into a grocery sack, awaiting your accountant's attention. Don't sort them out by hand—just start with the first one and continue till you reach the bottom of the bag. Leave sorting and subtotaling to the program.

Do you have a PayPal account? SmartLedger can import your PayPal™ account history automatically and give you the big picture on income/expense, subtotaled by category. For online sellers using eBay™, an eBay Calculator is included for figuring fees and consignment percentages. To incorporate account history from any bank, use the Import Manually command under the SmartLedger Menu.

You'll swear this application has artificial intelligence (indeed, it has intuition). Get to know the on-screen toggles and pointers, and you'll be entering transactions more quickly than you'd ever have thought possible.

SmartLedger is flexible and won't nag you to reconcile your accounts. Enter only the transactions that are meaningful to you or your accountant. Reconcile when you want to — in a simple, natural way — using the checkboxes and Accounts button.

What's New in Version 3.4

  • The extraneous "Debits & Credits" title has been removed from entry screens and printed reports, allowing more room for users to put titles of their own on the printouts.

  • Graphics for the on-screen command buttons have been edited to display more faithfully at odd screen magnifications.

  • The application's built-in Help screens have been updated to give more coverage to topics that new users most often ask about.
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    Tips for a Happy Installation

    Mac OS X users, please note: The software needs to be copied from the Install SmartLedger disk image to your computer's hard disk or a flash drive before it can be used. It will not run properly on the downloaded disk image itself. Think of the downloaded file as a packing crate that the software arrives in. You can get rid of the packaging after copying the enclosed SmartLedger Folder to your computer's hard disk or a flash drive.

    Mac Classic and Windows users, please note: You want only one installation of the software on your computer, although you may create as many separate ledgers as you need. Think of the downloaded file — ledgerinstall.sit or ledgerinstall.zip — as a packing crate that the software arrives in. You can get rid of it after unstuffing or unzipping the file. Just confirm that one copy of the SmartLedger Folder it contains has arrived on your computer's desktop or hard drive.

    All users: You can place the SmartLedger Folder wherever you like on your machine, but please keep all of its files together in the enclosing SmartLedger Folder. SmartLedger's various components "talk" to each other, but can't do so if they get separated. The desktop is a perfectly good place to install the SmartLedger Folder. (One exception: You should not install it in the system folder.)

    Registered users of prior releases: Please contact me if you have any difficulty upgrading to the most recent release of SmartLedger. Simply reply by email to the "Thank you" message you received at purchase time and explain the trouble. Registered (paid) can always upgrade to the most recent version free of charge.

    PriceUpdater™ and LinkCaddy™ users, please note: A much older edition of SmartLedger is included in PriceUpdater and LinkCaddy. A second installation of SmartLedger on the same computer is not recommended. Registered users of LinkCaddy and PriceUpdater may request a replacement SmartLedger file via the contact info on the home page.
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