Release notes
hledger 1.52.1
Breaking changes
- The Gain (G) account type is no longer auto-detected from account names like
revenue:gains or income:capital gains; it must now be declared explicitly with ; type: G.
Also, the UnrealisedGain (U) account type, a subtype of Equity, has been added
(spellings U, UnrealisedGain, and UnrealizedGain are all accepted).
These improve compatibility between hledger 1 and 2.
Docs
- The "Cost basis / lot syntax" section has been renamed to "Cost basis",
and updated to mention hledger 2.
hledger-ui 1.52.1
Improvements
- Uses hledger 1.52.1.
- Allow vty-crossplatform 0.5.
hledger-web 1.52.1
Improvements
credits 1.52.1
Simon Michael.
Install
For all install options, see hledger.org: Install.
You can install hledger from most package managers (but check for a green badge indicating it's up to date).
Or you can build it from source yourself.
Or you can install up to date binaries from this page, by following the appropriate instructions below.
If you find problems with these instructions, please let us know.
Updates to binaries:
- 2026-01-12: Fixed the hledger-linux-x64.tar.gz asset below, it previously contained a dev build. #2526
All platforms
If you have eget, that's a convenient way to download the right binaries for your machine:
eget simonmichael/hledger --all
Otherwise:
GNU/Linux, 64-bit Intel
At the command line:
curl -fLOC- https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/releases/download/1.52.1/hledger-linux-x64.tar.gz | tar -xzv -f- -C/usr/local/bin hledger hledger-ui hledger-web
hledger --version; hledger-ui --version; hledger-web --version # should show 1.52.1
Mac, 64-bit ARM or Intel
In a terminal window (don't download the binaries with your web browser, they won't get authorised):
On ARM macs:
curl -fLOC- https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/releases/download/1.52.1/hledger-mac-arm64.tar.gz | tar -xzv -f- -C/usr/local/bin hledger hledger-ui hledger-web
hledger --version; hledger-ui --version; hledger-web --version # should show 1.52.1
On Intel macs:
curl -fLOC- https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/releases/download/1.52.1/hledger-mac-x64.tar.gz | tar -xzv -f- -C/usr/local/bin hledger hledger-ui hledger-web
hledger --version; hledger-ui --version; hledger-web --version # should show 1.52.1
Windows, 64-bit ARM or Intel
In a powershell window (press WINDOWS-R, powershell, ENTER):
cd ~
curl https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/releases/download/1.52.1/hledger-windows-x64.zip -OutFile hledger-windows-x64.zip
Expand-Archive hledger-windows-x64.zip -Force -DestinationPath AppData\Roaming\local\bin
hledger --version; hledger-ui --version; hledger-web --version # should show 1.52.1
Windows 7, 64-bit Intel
These instructions have not been tested recently, please let us know if they work for you:
- click hledger-windows-x64.zip below
- choose Open with Windows Explorer, OK
- click Extract all files
- choose a destination folder - ideally one that appears in echo %PATH%, like C:\Windows (though that one will require administrator permission); otherwise, your home directory (C:\Users\YOURNAME)
- check "Show extracted files when complete"
- click Extract, wait for the destination folder to open
- find the hledger, hledger-web icons (if you extracted to \Windows, you'll need to scroll down)
- for each icon: double-click, uncheck "Always ask before opening this file", click Run
- close those Explorer windows
- open a command window (press Windows-r, type CMD, press enter)
- hledger --version; hledger-ui --version; hledger-web --version should show 1.52.1
- echo # >> .hledger.journal to ensure a default journal file exists. (Important: the doubled >> is needed to avoid overwriting existing data.)
Problems:
- Starting hledger by double-clicking its icon won't work because it needs arguments; run it from the command window instead.
- Starting hledger-web by double-clicking its icon may fail eg because Explorer's command window is too small;
configure that to be larger, or run hledger-web from a command window instead.
- hledger or hledger-web may fail to run if there is not enough memory available.
Next steps
Once installed, run hledger, and perhaps read hledger.org: Quick start.
