Great work Moritz! Thank you for sharing it broadly :-) On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 8:21 AM 'Moritz Drexl' via Beancount < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > I'd like to share a project I'm working on: A from-scratch implementation > of > Beancount that is fast and independent of the Python ecosystem. > > https://github.com/themoritz/turbobean > > *Why?* > > I love Beancount, but as my journal has grown, processing takes a > considerable > amount of time. I came across the Beancount Vnext: Goals & Design > <http://furius.ca/beancount/doc/v3> document > which talks about how to address this with re-implementing the core in > C++. And > since Martin has so little time working on Beancount these days, I thought > why > not work on this evolved version of Beancount myself? I added some of my > own > design ideas to the mix and the result is TurboBean. > > *Philosophy* > > My vision is to have this very minimalist and fast core Beancount > implementation that is not tied to any language or ecosystem. It has some > essentials included (in particular the LSP) to get started quickly but then > mainly just interfaces with other languages via Protobuf. > > - Single binary, zero dependencies. You download one small binary and it > just > works — no Python environment, no pip, no virtualenvs. > - Instant processing. Even large journals are parsed and processed in > milliseconds. > - Plugins in Lua. Extend and customize processing without the overhead of > a full Python runtime. > - Interop with other languages. Just use templating to generate .bean > files. > Pipe the output of processed transactions into any other language via > Protobufs. > - LSP and formatter built in. Every editor gets first-class support out of > the > box — jump to account definitions, hover for balances, auto-completion > and > renaming for accounts/tags/links. > - Practical Web UI included. A built-in web server gives you basic journal, > balance sheet, and income statement views to get started quickly. > Similar to > Fava. > > *Compatibility* > > TurboBean aims to be as compatible with existing .bean files as possible. > Most > files should work without changes. Where breaking changes exist, they stem > from > the redesigned booking system inspired by Vnext. The key changes are > described > in this document > <https://github.com/themoritz/turbobean/blob/master/docs/inventories.md>. > > *Current Status* > > The project is at a point where I use the LSP for editing all my .bean > files > and the Web UI for basic reports. > > I plan to work next on Lua plugins, the formatter as well as Protobuf > output. > > The project is definitely still exploratory so it would be great to have > people > play with it, and get feedback on design decisions since that's always the > toughest part. > > Best, > Moritz > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Beancount" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/a2b794df-0e57-4bbb-abe3-1df34db824e3n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/a2b794df-0e57-4bbb-abe3-1df34db824e3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Beancount" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAK21%2BhN%2BNogCss3rhxJDCjOw2Sf2tqLnTVcuHvLXpCHjd7RRMw%40mail.gmail.com.
