One payment. No subscription. Your data stays on your computer — always.
CoreBooks is in public beta. Bugs happen — we ship fixes fast, free updates through v1.0, and refund anytime within 30 days.
Pricing based on QuickBooks Simple Start at $38/mo as of 2026. CoreBooks is not affiliated with or endorsed by Intuit Inc.
Every invoice, every transaction, every report — stored in a single file on your machine. Copy it to a USB drive. Back it up to anywhere. Move it when you switch computers. No one else has access to your numbers.
~/Documents/CoreBooks/.corebooks fileInvoicing, bills, expenses, bank reconciliation, profit & loss, balance sheet — everything a freelancer or small business needs. No payroll module you'll never use. No enterprise features padded into your tier.
CoreBooks is a desktop app. It doesn't need an internet connection to open, to invoice a customer, or to pull a report. No "service unavailable" pages. No waiting for the cloud to respond.
Every transaction posts a proper journal entry automatically. Your books are always balanced. Your accountant gets a real P&L and Balance Sheet at tax time — not a spreadsheet.
Connect your QuickBooks Online account and import everything in one click. Accounts, customers, vendors, invoices, bills, payments, expenses, and journal entries — all come with you. Your balance sheet matches QBO line for line.
Create as many company files as you need — each with its own books, invoices, customers, and settings. Switch between them from the sidebar in one click. Perfect for bookkeepers managing multiple clients.
Enable LAN access and up to 3 people in your office can use CoreBooks at the same time — from any browser on the network. The host computer runs the app, everyone else opens a URL. No extra installs, no subscriptions, no internet.
No tiers, no add-ons, no "upgrade to unlock." Everything CoreBooks has is yours from day one.
Create professional invoices with line items, tax, and notes. Track status from draft to paid. Export as PDF.
Enter bills from vendors, record payments, and track quick expenses with receipt attachments — all stored locally.
Import bank statements via OFX, QFX, or CSV. Match transactions to your ledger and mark them reconciled.
P&L, Balance Sheet, AR & AP Aging, General Ledger — all exportable to PDF and CSV. Give your accountant exactly what they need.
Maintain a full contact list for customers and vendors. Payment history, billing address, outstanding balance — all in one place.
Every transaction creates a proper journal entry automatically. Full audit trail — entries are voided, never deleted.
Log contractor payments, flag anyone who hits the $600 IRS threshold, and export a ready-to-file 1099 data report at year-end.
Export your data from QuickBooks Online and import it in one step — accounts, customers, vendors, invoices, and transactions come with you.
Record check payments from any bank account and print them on standard blank check stock. Check numbers auto-increment and post to your ledger automatically.
Apply a single customer payment across multiple open invoices at once. Partial applies, running balance, and outstanding totals — all handled correctly.
Attach a PO number, job number, or contract ID to any invoice, bill, or expense. Unique per record and searchable — no more digging through PDFs to cross-reference.
Send professional estimates to prospects. Convert accepted quotes to invoices in one click — no re-entering data.
See at a glance which invoices are past due and by how many days. AR aging keeps you on top of what you're owed.
Apply tax rates to invoices and track collected sales tax separately. Export a tax summary at year-end for easy filing.
Auto-backup on every launch. Save manual backups as a portable .corebooks file and restore on any machine — schema migrations included.
Manage multiple businesses from one install. Switch between company files instantly — each with its own books, invoices, and settings. Perfect for bookkeepers.
Enable network access and let up to 3 people in your office use CoreBooks simultaneously. No cloud required — other devices connect via browser on your local network.
Create estimates titled as Contract, Proposal, or Quote. Every document includes a signature line — print it, get it signed on-site. Convert to invoice when accepted.
Add a separate "Ship To" address on any invoice — perfect for contractors who bill to an office but do work at a different location.
Add your contractor license, CPA number, or any credential to Settings — it shows automatically on every invoice and estimate PDF. Required by law in many states.
Build a catalog of your products and services with descriptions and default prices. Select items when creating invoices or estimates — no retyping every time.
Download the installer for your platform. Already purchased? Your license key works on both Mac and Windows.
Buy once. Keep forever.
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