Volim Books
Bookkeeping that
stays on your Mac.
Track income and expenses, send invoices, and hand your accountant clean reports. Free to start.
New Planned Planned. Not available to download yet. Bonus: Volim Money Pro included, for your personal finances.
- Mar 3Sample Hosting−$24.00Needs a categorySoftware
- Mar 4Sample Paper Co.−$86.40Needs a categoryOffice
- Mar 5Client payment+$1,200.00Needs a categoryIncome
- Mar 6Sample Cafe−$18.50Needs a categoryMeals
- Mar 7Sample Air−$212.00Needs a categoryTravel
Money comes in and goes out through a dozen doors: bank lines, card charges, receipts in a pocket, invoices in a folder. Volim Books gathers it, sorts it and keeps it on your Mac. Then the reports fill in, and your accountant gets a clean export.
How it works
From a pile of paper
to a clear picture.
Eight short scenes, drawn out below. The pictures use sample figures, and the app itself is still being planned.
Step 1 · Bring it in
Every transaction,
in one place.
Type income and expenses in by hand, import a bank file or CSV, or connect your bank and card accounts so lines arrive on their own. Each one lands in a category.
- Import a CSV or bank file, as much as you like, free
- Connect your bank and card accounts with Pro
- Bank sync is planned for the US first
- Type it in
- CSV file
- Bank file
- Bank sync · Pro
Step 2 · Connect your bank
Lines arrive
on their own.
With Pro, connect your bank and card accounts and new transactions show up in your books without typing. Volim only reads them. It never moves your money.
- Unlimited bank and card connections with Pro
- Read-only, always
- Free includes 1 bank connection
- Sample Hosting−$24.00New
- Client payment+$1,200.00New
- Sample Cafe−$18.50New
- Sample Air−$212.00New
Step 3 · Sort every line
Each one lands
in a category.
Every transaction gets a category, so income and expenses add up the way you think about them. With Pro, AI can suggest the category for you, and you stay in charge.
- Categories for income and expenses
- AI categorizing is a Pro feature, and optional
- AI runs on your Mac or through your own AI provider
Step 4 · Match your receipts
Keep the proof
with the payment.
Attach a receipt to the transaction it belongs to, so the paper trail is in one place. With Pro, AI can read a receipt and suggest the category. AI is optional.
- Receipts live beside their transactions
- Pro adds receipt scanning and categorizing
- AI runs on your Mac or through your own AI provider
Step 5 · Reconcile
Check the books
against the bank.
Reconciling means checking that your books agree with what the bank says. Line up your bank statement with your records, and anything missing or counted twice stands out, until the difference is zero.
- Statement lines matched to your records
- Missing or doubled entries show up
- A clear difference, down to zero
- Bank reconciliation comes with Pro
- Bank statementYour books
- Mar 3Sample Hosting−$24.00Mar 3Sample Hosting−$24.00
- Mar 4Sample Paper Co.−$86.40Mar 4Sample Paper Co.−$86.40
- Mar 5Client payment+$1,200.00Mar 5Client payment+$1,200.00
- Mar 6Sample Cafe−$18.50Mar 6Sample Cafe−$18.50
- Mar 7Sample Air−$212.00Not in your booksMar 7Sample Air−$212.00
Step 6 · Send invoices
Send it. See when
it’s paid.
Create an invoice, send it and watch it go from draft to sent to paid. Free includes 5 invoices a month. Pro removes the limit and adds payment reminders.
- Draft, sent and paid, at a glance
- Pro adds unlimited invoices and payment reminders
- Automated sales tax with Pro
- Design work$900.00
- Hosting$300.00
- Total$1,200.00
- Draft
- Sent
- Paid
Step 7 · See the picture
Reports that fill in
as you go.
A profit and loss report and a balance sheet are free. Pro adds the full set of reports and a tax-time export. Then hand your accountant a file, not a folder of paper.
- Profit and loss and balance sheet, free
- Export for your accountant, free
- Full reports and a tax-time export with Pro
Step 8 · More than one business
Switch businesses
in one click.
Free covers one business. With Pro, keep the books for several businesses and switch between them from one place.
- 1 business free
- Multiple businesses with Pro
- Switch from one place
What it does
Everything the books need.
Nothing they don’t.
- 01
Invoices
Create an invoice, send it, and see when it is paid. Pro adds unlimited invoices and payment reminders.
- 02
Income and expenses
Enter them by hand, or import a bank file or CSV. Sort them into categories.
- 03
Bank sync
Connect your bank and card accounts so transactions arrive on their own. Pro. US first.
- 04
Reports
A profit and loss report and a balance sheet. Pro adds the full set of reports and a tax-time export.
- 05
Receipts
Keep a receipt with the transaction it belongs to. Pro adds AI receipt scanning and categorizing.
- 06
Reconciliation
Check your books against your bank statement, so nothing is missing or counted twice. Pro.
- 07
Contractor tracking
Keep track of what you pay your contractors. Pro.
- 08
Sales tax
Have sales tax worked out on your invoices automatically. Pro.
- 09
Ready for your accountant
Export your books for your accountant. That is free, and always will be.
Features describe what is planned and may change before release.
Books and Money
One for your business.
One for your household.
Pick the one that matches your job, or get both. Volim Books Pro includes Volim Money Pro, so one Pro purchase covers the two.
Volim Books
For freelancers, solo businesses and small companies.
- Bookkeeping, invoices and reports
- Ready-to-share exports for your accountant
- Tax time, made calmer
Volim Money
For individuals, couples and families.
- Budgets, spending and net worth
- Share with a partner through iCloud (Pro)
- Included with Books Pro, for your personal finances
Bonus: Volim Money Pro included, for your personal finances.
Privacy
Your books live on your Mac.
Your financial data lives on your Mac and in your own iCloud. We can’t see it, sell it or lose it. Volim Books is read-only: it never moves your money.
- Works offline, with your data on your Mac
- Stop paying any time. Your records stay readable and you can always export them
- No ads, and no selling your data
- Bank sync is planned for the US first
Volim’s servers Not in the middle.
Free and Pro
Books is free.
Pro goes further.
Free
A real set of books, not a demo.
- Enter income and expenses by hand
- 1 bank connection
- 5 invoices a month
- Profit and loss report and balance sheet
- Export for your accountant
- CSV and bank file import, unlimited
- 1 business
- Works offline, with your data on your Mac
Pro
Unlocked by any plan that includes Books.
- Unlimited bank and card connections
- Unlimited invoices and payment reminders
- Automated sales tax
- Full reports and a tax-time export
- AI receipt scanning and categorizing
- Multiple businesses
- Contractor tracking
- Bank reconciliation
If you cancel Pro, you drop to Free. All your history stays readable and exportable. The free limits are proposals and may change before release.
Ways to get it
Start free.
Go Pro in a few clicks.
It’s easy to go Pro in just a few clicks, right inside the app, with nothing to reinstall. Volim Books is planned and not on sale yet.
Free to start
$0
One business, one bank connection and 5 invoices a month. Yours to keep using.
Volim Books Pro
$59/year
Bonus: Volim Money Pro included, for your personal finances.
See pricingVolim Ultimate
$39/month, billed yearly
Every Volim app, with Pro in all of them. $468 a year.
See UltimatePrices in USD and may change before launch.
Good questions
Questions, answered.
Is my financial data stored on Volim’s servers?
No. It lives on your Mac and in your own iCloud. Bank sync is a Pro feature. How it connects depends on a provider we haven’t chosen yet. If a Volim relay turns out to be needed, it would pass transactions through without storing them, and we’ll say so here.
What happens if I cancel?
You keep the free version. All your records stay readable and you can always export them.
What is reconciliation?
It is checking that your books agree with what your bank says, and it comes with Pro. If something is missing or counted twice, the difference shows you where to look.
Can Volim move my money?
No. Volim Books is read-only.
Which banks work?
We haven’t confirmed a list, so we won’t promise one. Bank sync will start in the US.
Can I bring in what I have now?
Yes. Importing a CSV or bank file is free and unlimited.
Can my accountant use it?
You can export your books for your accountant, and that is free. Works with your accountant means files they can open.
Is there an iPhone app?
A free iPhone companion for subscribers is planned.
Do I need Books and Money?
Books is for your business and Money is for your household. Volim Books Pro includes Volim Money Pro as a bonus, and Ultimate includes everything.
Does it use AI?
Only if you want it. AI receipt scanning and categorizing are Pro features. Where AI is used, it runs on your Mac or through your own AI provider. Volim doesn’t host an AI service.
Is it available now?
No. Volim Books is planned. We haven’t announced a date, and this page will change as it gets closer.
Works well with
New PlannedVolim Money
All your money, one private place.
Budgets, spending and net worth in a real Mac app. Planned for your household, with your data on your Mac and in your own iCloud.
PlannedVolim Sheets
Spreadsheets, native to the Mac.
A native spreadsheet for opening and saving .xlsx and Numbers files. Free to start; Pro adds optional AI formulas.
Coming soonVolim PDF
For the work beyond viewing.
For the work beyond viewing: edit text, redact, run OCR, organize and compress pages, sign documents and build forms. Free to start, with Pro tools included in the Office suite and Ultimate. Mail still shows attachments inline for free.
Volim Books and Volim Money help you organize your records. They don’t provide financial, tax or legal advice.
Volim Ultimate
Every Volim app.
One membership.
$39 /month, billed yearly
$468 a year for everything we make, and everything we make next. Founders pay $364 a year, less than $1 a day, for as long as they stay.