Bagels – TUI expense tracker

In plain words

Bagels is a terminal-based expense tracker built with Python that stores all financial data in a single SQLite file. Designed for users who prefer tracking expenses at the end of the day rather than on-the-go, it helps maintain accurate budget records and allows data export for further processing. The app uses the textual API framework for its interface.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Powerful expense tracker that lives in your terminal. - EnhancedJax/Bagels

Bagels expense tracker is a TUI application where you can track and analyse your money flow, with convenience oriented features and a complete interface. Why an expense tracker in the terminal? I found it easier to build a habit and keep an accurate track of my expenses if I do it at the end of the day, instead of on the go. So why not in the terminal where it's fast, and I can keep all my data locally? Bagels can be installed via uv on MacOS, Linux, and Windows. uv is a single Rust binary that you can use to install Python apps. It's significantly faster than alternative tools, and will get you up and running with Bagels in seconds. You don't even need to worry about installing Python…from github.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi! I'm Jax and I've been building this cool little terminal app for myself to track my expenses and budgets! Other than challenging myself to learn Python, I built this mainly around the habit of budget tracking at the end of the day. (I tried tracking on-the-go, but the balance was always out of sync.) All data is…

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