Pocket Ledger: A Local Receipt Sorter for Lazy Bookkeeping

A developer built Pocket Ledger, a local-first receipt parser that converts pasted or uploaded receipt text into a structured, reviewable CSV for freelancers and consultants. The tool flags uncertain records for manual review before export rather than assuming perfect parsing, and runs locally via Streamlit after cloning the Husltr repository and installing its requirements. It was submitted to the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3.

This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week3-2026-10-19 Bookkeeping is one of those tasks that seems small until a month's worth of receipts piles up. Pocket Ledger is a local-first receipt parser that turns messy receipt text into a structured, reviewable CSV. It's designed for freelancers, consultants, designers, and developers who want to spend less time manually entering expenses and more time doing the work they actually enjoy. Users can paste receipt text or upload text files. Pocket Ledger extracts: The idea is simple: automate the repetitive parts, surface uncertainty, and let the user make the final call. Rather than pretending every receipt can be parsed perfectly, Pocket Ledger makes uncertain records visible so they can be reviewed before export. You can run Pocket Ledger locally: bash git clone https://github.com/Tswetabh/Husltr.git cd Husltr pip install -r requirements.txt streamlit run app.py