What is Billbooks?
Billbooks is an open-source accounting and invoicing application designed for small businesses and freelancers. It provides a wide range of features to manage finances, including:
- Double-entry accounting system to track income, expenses, accounts receivable/payable, and banking transactions
- Recurring invoice and bill generation with customizable templates
- Customer, vendor, and item databases to save repetitive data entry
- Financial reports such as profit and loss statements and balance sheets
- Multi-currency support for international trade
- Bank feed imports from OFX and QIF formats
- Inventory management with item info and price lists
- Tax rate management and automatic tax calculations on invoices
Billbooks is available on Linux, Windows, and Mac platforms. It offers integration with other business apps. The software has multi-user network support as well for collaboration. Its simple UI and wizard-style setup makes Billbooks easy to use for non-accounting backgrounds.
As an open-source solution, Billbooks is available to download and use for free without any subscription costs. It receives frequent updates from its community of users and developers. Support is available through forums and a mailing list.