About accounting-laravel

Accounting application written in Laravel 12 / PHP 8.5 using Filament 5. QuickBooks, Xero, FreeAgent, Akhaunting ERP alternative.

l

Published by

liberu-accounting

Visit View Profile

README.md

View on GitHub

Liberu Accounting

Liberu Accounting — open-source, double-entry accounting built on Laravel 13, PHP 8.5, Filament 5 and Livewire 4

Liberu Accounting is a modular, open-source accounting platform built with Laravel 13, PHP 8.5, Filament 5 and Livewire 4. It delivers a full double-entry accounting engine with real-time reporting, a clean admin UI and a developer-friendly architecture — suitable for businesses that need a robust, customisable accounting core and for developers who want a production-ready starting point.

Key Features

Double-Entry Accounting Engine

Journal entries with unlimited debit/credit lines and automatic balance enforcement
Post and reverse transactions; support for general, adjusting, closing and reversing entry types
Comprehensive validation ensuring every transaction balances (debits = credits)
Account hierarchy with parent-child relationships and opening balance support

Chart of Accounts

Hierarchical account structure with configurable account types (asset, liability, equity, income, expense)
Bulk import and export of account structures

Modules

Ledger — general ledger with filterable, paginated transaction history
Invoices — customer and supplier invoicing with line-item detail
Payroll — employee pay-run management and payslip generation
Inventory — stock tracking integrated with cost-of-goods accounting
Fixed Assets — asset register with straight-line and reducing-balance depreciation
Bank Reconciliation — transaction matching and reconciliation workflow
HMRC / MTD — Making Tax Digital VAT submission support
QuickBooks Online — two-way sync with QBO via OAuth 2.0
Plaid — open-banking bank-feed integration

Modern Developer Experience

Filament 5 admin panel with rich resource pages, table filters and form components
Livewire 4 for reactive UI without leaving the Laravel ecosystem
RESTful API layer with token-based authentication
Modular architecture — enable only the modules you need
Comprehensive test suite (Pest / PHPUnit) with Codecov coverage reporting

📖 Double-Entry Accounting Documentation 📖 HMRC / MTD Integration 📖 QuickBooks Online Integration 📖 Plaid Bank Integration 📖 API Reference

Installation

Prerequisites

PHP 8.5 and Composer
Node.js 20+ (for front-end assets)
MySQL 8+ or PostgreSQL 14+

Option 1 — Command-line installer (recommended)

Clone the repository and run the interactive setup script:

git clone https://github.com/liberu-accounting/accounting-laravel.git
cd accounting-laravel
./setup.sh

The script will guide you through copying .env, configuring your database credentials, running migrations and seeding demo data, then optionally start the development server.

Option 2 — Manual steps

cp .env.example .env
composer install
php artisan key:generate
php artisan migrate --seed
npm install && npm run build
php artisan serve

Option 3 — Docker

docker build -t accounting-laravel .
docker run -p 8000:8000 accounting-laravel

Option 4 — Laravel Sail

./vendor/bin/sail up

Our Projects

Liberu Accounting is part of the broader Liberu open-source ecosystem. Below is a list of companion repositories — click any link to learn more or to contribute.

Project	Repository	Description
Accounting	liberu-accounting/accounting-laravel	Accounting and invoicing platform (this repository).
Automation	liberu-automation/automation-laravel	Workflow automation and event-driven integrations.
Billing	liberu-billing/billing-laravel	Subscription and billing management (payments, invoices).
Boilerplate	liberusoftware/boilerplate	Core starter kit and shared utilities used across Liberu projects.
Browser Game	liberu-browser-game/browser-game-laravel	Laravel-based browser game platform and mechanics.
CMS	liberu-cms/cms-laravel	Content management system with modular page administration.
Control Panel	liberu-control-panel/control-panel-laravel	Administration and control-panel components.
CRM	liberu-crm/crm-laravel	Customer relationship management features and integrations.
E-commerce	liberu-ecommerce/ecommerce-laravel	E-commerce storefront, product and order management.
Genealogy	liberu-genealogy/genealogy-laravel	Family tree and genealogy research platform.
Maintenance	liberu-maintenance/maintenance-laravel	Maintenance scheduling, tracking and reporting.
Real Estate	liberu-real-estate/real-estate-laravel	Property listings and real-estate management.
Social Network	liberu-social-network/social-network-laravel	Social features, profiles, feeds and messaging.

For the full list see the GitHub organisations: liberu-accounting and liberusoftware.

Contributing

Contributions are warmly welcome! Here is the typical pull request process:

Fork the repository and create a feature branch from main:
```
git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
```
Write your code and add or update tests to cover the new behaviour.
Run the test suite locally to make sure everything passes:
```
./vendor/bin/pest
```
Commit with a clear, descriptive message and push your branch.
Open a Pull Request against main. Describe what the PR does and reference any related issues.
A maintainer will review your PR. Please respond to any feedback promptly.

Keep changes small and focused — one feature or fix per pull request makes review much faster. If you are planning a large change, open an issue first to discuss the approach.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for the full text.

What the MIT License means for you

✅ Use freely — use Liberu Accounting in personal or commercial projects at no cost.
✅ Modify — change the source code to fit your needs.
✅ Distribute — redistribute the original or your modified version.
✅ Private use — keep your modifications private; you are not required to open-source changes.
✅ Sub-license — include it in proprietary products.

The only requirement is that the original MIT licence notice and copyright statement are retained in all copies or substantial portions of the software.

Maintainers & Contributors

See the contributors graph on GitHub for an up-to-date list of everyone who has contributed to this project.

accounting-laravel