Ballast is a private, fully offline accounting app built for freelancers, independent contractors, and small business owners who want real bookkeeping without recurring subscription fees or their financial data living on someone else's server. Every transaction, receipt, and report stays encrypted on your own computer — nothing is uploaded, synced, or shared. There's no bank-linking service reading your account, no cloud subscription, and no internet connection required to use any feature. Ballast handles the accounting fundamentals properly: real double-entry bookkeeping running quietly behind a simple, guided transaction entry screen, so you never have to think in debits and credits yourself. Import bank statements directly from CSV or PDF exports, and Ballast automatically categorizes each transaction and learns from your corrections over time. Drop in a photo of a receipt and Ballast reads the vendor, date, and total automatically, entirely on your device. Choose a Chart of Accounts template built around your region — United States, United Kingdom, or a general international structure — so your categories already line up with how your business actually reports and files taxes. When you need the numbers, Ballast generates a real Profit & Loss statement, Balance Sheet, Trial Balance, and a tax category summary, ready to export or print for your accountant. A dashboard keeps you on top of anything that needs attention: unreviewed imports, receipts still awaiting review, and expenses missing documentation. No monthly fee. No data leaving your machine. Just accurate books, kept where they belong — with you.