Community edition · AGPLv3 · free forever

Get started free. No licence key, no clock running.

This is the same double-entry ledger the paid tiers run on — chart of accounts, invoicing, bills, bank reconciliation, GST/BAS reporting, payroll, time tracking — with the Community flag set. Download one file, run it, and the full server with its web interface is on your machine — no Docker, no command line. Own the database underneath it, and never see a nag screen.

One-click server Desktop app Try it in the browser first

Free · AGPLv3 Full double-entry included Cashbook mode for sole traders Your data, your machine

Install path one — recommended

One-click server. Download one thing, run it.

A single file that runs the complete Tasur server — the accounting engine, the web interface, and a bundled SQLite database — on your own computer. No Docker, no installer, no command line on Windows. First run seeds a set of starter books and opens the web interface in your browser; your data stays on your machine and survives restarts.

Linux — x86_64

One binary. Mark it executable and run it; your browser opens on the starter books.

Download Tasur server — Linux (72 MB)

chmod +x SAEBooks-linux-x86_64 && ./SAEBooks-linux-x86_64

SHA-256 checksums for this file.

Windows — x64

One .exe. Double-click it; your browser opens on the starter books.

Download Tasur server — Windows (56 MB)

Not yet code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen shows a “Windows protected your PC” notice on first run — click More info → Run anyway. Verify against the SHA-256 checksums first.

macOS — Apple Silicon

One binary for Apple Silicon (arm64) Macs. Mark it executable and run it; your browser opens on the starter books.

Download Tasur server — macOS (56 MB)

chmod +x SAEBooks-macos-arm64 && ./SAEBooks-macos-arm64

Ad-hoc signed, not notarized — on first run clear the download flag (xattr -d com.apple.quarantine SAEBooks-macos-arm64) or right-click → Open. Verify against the SHA-256 checksums first.

All server downloads live on the Tasur releases page. This is beta software — keep your own backups.

Install path two

Desktop app (v0.4) — connects to your server.

A native desktop client for Windows and Linux. Run the one-click server above on the same machine and the desktop app’s first-run wizard finds it and pairs with it automatically — or point it at a Tasur server anywhere else on your network.

Linux — AppImage

Download, mark executable, run. No installer, no root needed.

Download Tasur 0.4.0 — AppImage (95 MB) tasur (eesti/русский) — AppImage

Verify your download against the SHA-256 checksums. All releases live on the GitHub releases page.

Windows — MSI

v0.4 installs and runs on a clean machine — the runtime is now bundled, with Start-menu and desktop shortcuts.

Download Tasur 0.4.0 — Windows (48 MB) tasur — Windows

The installer is not yet code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen shows a “Windows protected your PC” notice on first run — click More info → Run anyway. Verify against the SHA-256 checksums.

macOS — universal2

v0.4 universal2 DMG (Apple Silicon + Intel). Open the disk image and drag the app into Applications.

Download Tasur 0.4.0 — macOS (135 MB) tasur — macOS

Ad-hoc signed, not notarized — Gatekeeper blocks the first open: right-click the app → Open → Open, once. Requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. Verify against the SHA-256 checksums.

Android — APK

The cashbook and ledger on your phone. Sideload the signed APK.

Download Tasur 0.3.0 — Android tasur — Android

Not yet on Google Play — enable install from your browser when prompted. Verify against the SHA-256 checksums.

Install path three

Docker compose.

Prefer containers? One compose file, running locally in a couple of minutes. This is the path for a spare machine or small VPS; for TLS, backups and production hardening use the full self-host guide instead.

One command, running in a couple of minutes.

The published community images — tasur/tasur-community-api and tasur/tasur-community-web — start the engine, the web application, and a bundled SQLite database. It opens on http://127.0.0.1:18960.

Run the image.

# downloads the compose file and starts the engine + web app
curl -fsSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tasur/tasur/main/docker-compose.community.yml
docker compose -f docker-compose.community.yml up -d

Open it in your browser.

open http://127.0.0.1:18960
# sign in with the starter books — see SAEBOOKS_DEMO_* in the compose file

That's it. The database (SQLite) is bundled inside the image for this path — no separate Postgres to install. Your data lives in a Docker volume; back that up like any other Docker volume.

What you get, free

Nothing held back for later.

The Community edition isn’t a trimmed demo — it’s the same codebase as every paid tier, with the paid flags left off. Full accrual accounting today, or flip to cashbook mode with one setting if you're a sole trader who just wants cash in / cash out.

Full double-entry, included

Chart of accounts, journals, general ledger, sales, purchases, bank reconciliation, GST/BAS report generation — the whole ledger, not a stripped-down trial.

Cashbook mode

Prefer cash in / cash out over full accrual? One config flag switches the same install to sole-trader defaults — same data, same server, switch back any time.

Self-hosted, by default

Runs on your own server, your own laptop, or a small VPS — on a database you control. Nothing phones home that you haven’t opted into.

AGPLv3, no strings

Source is open. Self-compile and flip the licence flag if you want to see how it works — that’s what AGPL means. No key server, no phone-home licence check.

Your data, your server

Full export any time — CSV, JSON, OFX, QIF, or a complete database dump. Nothing about the free edition is designed to make leaving hard.

No licence key, no nag screens

The Community binary just runs. Paid-tier features stay flag-gated in the same image — described below, not hidden from you, just not switched on.

Before you install

Honest system notes.

What do I need to run this?

For the one-click server: a 64-bit Linux or Windows machine and a spare gigabyte of disk — nothing else to install. For the Docker path: Docker Engine 24 or newer and outbound HTTPS for the first pull. A cheap VPS or an old laptop is plenty for a single company’s books.

Is this the same thing as the self-host guide?

Same Community codebase, different packaging. This page is the fastest way to get it running — one file, a desktop app, or one compose command. The self-host page covers the full compose stack with TLS, backups, and hardening for a production server. Start here, move there when you’re ready to run it for real.

Why does my OS warn me about the download?

The binaries are not yet code-signed (Windows) or notarized (macOS), so SmartScreen and Gatekeeper flag them on first run. That’s a signing-certificate gap, not a verdict on the software — and you don’t have to take our word for it: every artifact ships with a SHA-256 checksum linked beside its download button, published on the GitHub release built from the open source.

What's not turned on in the free edition?

Services that need us to run infrastructure on your behalf — hosted bank feeds, direct BAS e-lodgement, managed hosting — are gated behind a licence flag until those services are ready. They’re not hidden from you, just switched off in the Community build; the ledger itself is not limited. You can still lodge BAS via the ATO portal using the numbers Tasur generates.

Is this pre-1.0 software?

Yes. Tasur is approaching its first public beta; APIs may still shift before 1.0. It runs today and the demo is live, but kick the tyres before you trust it with anything that matters, and keep your own backups regardless of who hosts them.