books

Desktop bookkeeping for Mac. Buy once, yours forever.

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v0.78.0 · August 2026

Built For

💻

Freelancers & Consultants

Track income and expenses, send invoices, and hand your CPA a clean year-end package.

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Small Businesses

Bank imports, auto-categorization, invoicing, and reports — everything to replace your spreadsheet.

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Small Agencies

Invoicing, vendor management, 1099 generation, consolidated reports across clients.

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Rental Owners

Multi-property P&L, property-level reporting, and a year-end handoff your CPA can build a Schedule E from.

Pricing

One price. Yours forever. One license includes every feature.

Solo

$79 one-time
  • 1 user
  • Install on up to 2 Macs
  • All features, no gates
  • Unlimited businesses
  • Unlimited transactions
  • Yours forever

Your license never expires. When we release a major new version, upgrades are optional and discounted for existing customers — the version you bought keeps running indefinitely.

Need something custom-built for your industry?

Getting Started

4 Onboarding Paths

Connect your bank, import statements, migrate from other software, or start from scratch.

Smart Onboarding

Two-step setup: name your business and pick its type. Your books are ready in under a minute.

Essential & Pro Views

Essential shows just what you need. Pro surfaces Chart of Accounts, journal entries, budgets, and advanced reports. Toggle anytime — every feature is included with every license.

Banking & Transactions

SimpleFIN Bank Connection

Live bank feeds via SimpleFIN for automatic transaction sync, with your credentials never stored in the app.

Multi-Format Import

Upload CSV, Excel, OFX, or QFX files from any bank. Auto-detect column mapping.

Auto-Categorization

Rules, learned patterns, and smart matching categorize transactions automatically.

Transaction Review

Review imported transactions, assign categories, approve. Bulk operations for speed.

Categorization Rules

Create rules like “Amazon = Supplies.” Fires automatically on every import.

Recurring Templates

Set up monthly rent, subscriptions, or contractor payments. Auto-reminders when due.

Accounting & Bookkeeping

Double-Entry Accounting

Every transaction creates a balanced journal entry. GAAP-compliant from the ground up.

Pre-Built Chart of Accounts

A small-business chart out of the box. Add custom accounts anytime.

Bank Reconciliation

Match records to statements monthly. Visual UI shows running difference until $0.

Cash & Accrual Basis

Toggle between methods in Settings. Most small businesses use cash basis.

Void Instead of Delete

Nothing is deleted. Voiding creates a reversal entry for a complete audit trail.

Year-End Closing

7-point checklist, closing summary, and automatic closing entries. Lock and start fresh.

Invoicing & Bills

Professional Invoicing

Line items, payment terms (Net 30/15/45/60), PDF export. Track aging and overdue.

Payment Tracking

Record full or partial payments. See who owes and for how long.

Bills & AP

Track vendor bills, due dates, payment status. Record payments by check, ACH, or card.

Reports & Analytics

Profit & Loss

Revenue vs. expenses for any date range. Monthly, quarterly, or annual.

Balance Sheet

Assets, liabilities, and equity at any point in time.

Cash Flow Statement

Where your cash actually went, including draws, transfers, and loans.

General Ledger

Transaction-level detail for every account. Filter by account, date, or business.

Trial Balance

Verify debits equal credits across all accounts.

Budget vs. Actual

Set monthly budgets and compare to actual spending. Overspend alerts.

Print & PDF Export

Print any report or export it as a PDF for your accountant.

Consolidated Reports

Combine P&L and Balance Sheet across multiple businesses.

Tax Preparation

Built for US-based small businesses — 1099-NEC follows the IRS form; everything else is packaged for your CPA, who prepares the return.

Tax Handoff Package

P&L, transaction detail, and 1099 vendor totals for the tax year — one organized download your accountant can work from.

Year-End Close

Close the books for the year: net income moves to Retained Earnings and the new year starts clean.

1099-NEC Generation

IRS-formatted PDFs and FIRE e-file. Batch generation for all qualifying vendors.

Smart Features

Sandy Expert Assistant

200+ plain-English answers, contextual tips, glossary, guided actions. Built-in, no API cost.

Products, Services & COGS

Catalog your products and services for invoicing, and classify COGS accounts for true gross profit on the P&L.

Vendor Management

Track vendors, W-9 status, tax IDs, and 1099 eligibility in one place.

Security & Platform

Local-First on Your Mac

Your company file is a local SQLite database. Your books live on your Mac, not someone else's server. The app runs fully offline.

Touch ID to Open

Opening your books asks for Touch ID, your Apple Watch, or your Mac password. No extra password to remember — macOS confirms it's you.

Automatic Backups

Snapshot backups to any folder you choose — point them at Google Drive or iCloud Drive for an off-Mac copy.

Encrypted Exports

Optional password-protected AES-256 encrypted exports of your company data.

Signed & Notarized

Apple Developer-signed and notarized for macOS. Launches without Gatekeeper warnings. Requires an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or newer) on macOS 11+ — Intel Macs are not supported.

Multi-Business

Unlimited businesses in one license. Switch with the Company Manager.

Two-Mac Activation

One license activates on up to 2 of your Macs — desktop and laptop — at no extra cost.

Custom Solutions

Industry-Specific Modules

Bar inventory, e-commerce fee breakdown, job costing, batch production tracking — built for exactly how your business works.

Tailored Workflows

Custom categorization rules, approval flows, report templates, and expense categories that match your industry.

Branded Instance

Your own deployment with your branding, your domain, dedicated onboarding, and priority support from the shorestack team.

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