SlowBooks Pro 2026
Bookkeeping that stays on your computer.·slowbookspro.com
SlowBooks Pro is a free, source-available bookkeeping and accounting application for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It provides double-entry accounting, unlimited invoicing, full US payroll with tax forms, perpetual inventory, real-time analytics, and optional bring-your-own-key AI insights. All data is stored locally on the user's own computer rather than in the cloud. It is described as a clean-room replacement for QuickBooks Pro 2003.
What it's for
Features 20
- Bring-your-own-key AI Insights across seven providers
- Class tracking with P&L by Class report
- CSV and PDF export of reports
- Double-entry accounting
- Drill-down from P&L/Balance Sheet to underlying transactions
- Fixed-asset register with depreciation
- Full US payroll with tax forms
- Fuzzy duplicate detection for customers and vendors
- IIF import/export for QuickBooks Desktop
- Multi-currency invoices and bills with automatic FX gain/loss
- Online payments via Stripe, PayPal, and Square
- Perpetual inventory ledger with weighted-average cost and automatic COGS posting
- PostgreSQL-native backups
- Printable financial statements
- QuickBooks Online OAuth 2.0 sync (accounts, customers, vendors, items, invoices, payments)
- Real-time analytics dashboard (KPIs, revenue trend, A/R and A/P aging, 90-day cash forecast)
- Saved reports
- Single-user authentication with argon2id password hashing
- Unlimited invoicing
- Xero migration with dry-run verification
At a glance
Integrations
Pricing
Entirely free with no paid tiers, trial, or subscription. AI features require the user's own API key with a third-party provider (cost not set by SlowBooks).
Source-available license; free for personal, educational, and internal business use, including at commercial enterprises. Cannot be resold or offered as a paid/hosted service.
No invoice caps, revenue ceilings, trial clocks, or paid tiers