Bring in your bank
The statement file your bank already gives you, for free.
Built by a professional accountant
Stop paying for software and someone to run it.
It reads your bank statement, brings every line to you, posts what you approve and closes the month with a statement that ties out to the cent. It runs on your own Mac, and your books never leave your computer.
A friend sent you. When you join, they move up the line.
$349.99 for the first 500 in line · then $499.99 · pay once, never a subscription
- Works offline
- Mac with Apple silicon
- 14-day refund
October · closed and locked
- Lines its rules proposed
- 26 of 26
- Entries posted
- 29
- Checking account, the month’s movement
- −6,613.85
- Debits = Credits
- 36,720.09
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26 of 26 proposedThe month’s statement, tied out
100%of the lines its rules propose name the right account
80%+of bank lines its rules propose a category for
100%of entries balance, to the cent
$0a month
Do the math
What you pay every month, next to what you’d pay once.
Put in what your accounting software and your bookkeeping cost you each month. The figures already in the boxes are examples.
How it works
One statement in. The month closed.
It drafts the entry
Each one with the rule it used. It never guesses the math.
You approve each one
Every entry waits for you.
Your own filing, remembered
A payee you filed before comes back with how you filed it.
The month locks
A later fix lands in the next month as a reversing entry.
It stays with you
No account to make, and nothing of yours on our servers.
The month’s statement, tied out
Every category and the total, to the cent.
Every control a careful finance team insists on
Built in and switched on from the first entry.
- Backed up and provenrestored before it counts; any copy off this computer encrypted
- Warns on an unencrypted diskand says how to turn encryption on
- Audit trailwho changed what, and when
- Tamper-evident journaleach entry marks the one before it
Private
Your books stay on your computer.
Importing your statements and keeping your books happen on your computer. Local Accountant never sends your numbers to the cloud, and we never see them. An AI is optional: if you connect one, which one and where it runs is your choice.
There is no account to make. It goes online to verify your activation key once and to check for updates. How we handle privacy
| Your books | nothing |
|---|---|
| Your statements | nothing |
| Usage tracking | nothing |
| Activation key | once |
| Update check | the version number |
Who built it
An accountant got tired of the second bill.
Desk after desk, the same story: software billed every month, then another bill to have the numbers put right. Local Accountant is the answer: software that keeps your books on your computer, brings every line to you, and belongs to you. Its maker is an accountant who also builds software.
Price
Pay once. Keep it.
No plan, no seats, no renewal date. You buy it and it’s yours, with free updates for as long as it’s sold.
Founding price
$349.99
For the first 500 people in line when sales open. Join now to hold a place.
Get the founding priceAfter that
$499.99
The same software and the same license, for everyone after the first 500.
| Everything it does | included |
|---|---|
| An AI | not needed; connect your own if you want one |
| Updates | free while it’s sold |
| Computers | up to 3 |
| Runs on | Mac with Apple silicon* |
| Refund | full price within 14 days |
| Due again | never |
Who it’s for
Business owners
Your books kept, your bank reconciled and your month closed, with you approving.
Individuals
Your own accounts and statements, kept in order and private.
Bookkeepers
Each client’s books in their own Mac user account, under their own licence.
System requirements: a Mac with Apple silicon and macOS 26 or newer, 8 GB of memory, four cores and 20 GB of free disk. No graphics card needed, and no AI: it runs complete without one.
Questions
Before you join.
How does the founding price work?
When sales open, the first 500 people in line can buy Local Accountant for $349.99. Your place is set by when you joined, and each person who joins with your link moves you up 10 places.
Does the AI post entries on its own?
No. Local Accountant ships without an AI, and every entry waits for you before it posts to your ledger. An AI you connect can only propose and draft.
Do I need to be online to use it?
No. Beyond the one-time activation and the update check it never goes online, and neither of those carries your books.
Does it connect to my bank?
No. You bring in the statement file your bank’s website gives you. Nothing connects to your bank.
Can anyone see my financial data?
No one, including us. Your books stay on your computer, so keeping a backup is up to you.
What do I need to get started?
A Mac with Apple silicon and the statement files from your bank’s website. A step-by-step setup guide comes with it.
Do I have to work in the app?
No. The app is one way in. It can also be driven by an agent, through the same approvals and the same record, and an entry still waits for your say.
What is in the app?
General ledger, your bank and card accounts and their statement files, the review of every line, bank reconciliation, opening balances, the monthly statement and the month close. It does not do receivables, payables, fixed assets, payroll or stock.
Can I keep books for more than one business?
Yes: one set of books per Mac user account, each under its own licence.
Is it a subscription?
No. You pay once: $349.99 if you are among the first 500 in line, $499.99 after that. Updates are free for as long as Local Accountant is sold.
What if it isn’t right for me?
Ask for a full refund within 14 days.
When can I buy it?
It isn’t on sale yet. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you when it is.
Founding price
Hold your place in line.
The first 500 in line get it for $349.99, paid once. Everyone after pays $499.99. We’ll email you to confirm, and once more when it goes on sale.
Your place
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