Ledger commander helps you to handle your ledger. If the number of transactions is large or you want to store complex transactions then you appreciate all the help you can get. For example, you have bought two tickets, one for yourself and one for your friend. Three days later your friend transfer the price of his ticket. You can manually split the original buying transaction. Half the amount is your spending the other half is a loan to your friend. When the transaction of your friend arrives, your loan is repaid. In Ledger commander you can use the "Split among persons" function to speed up this process. This is just one of several functions.
Ledger commander stores your data locally in your computer, which is important for those who want the greatest security for their sensitive data. Your transactions never go out to the internet. MS SQL Server Express LocalDB is used to store the data which is capable to calculate complex queries effectively. Ledger commander can import and export your data between the database and Scutum ledger, so you can always decide to use only Scutum ledger and Excel to handle your data. Exporting the data to Scutum ledger can be useful if you want to create some custom diagram. Excel is very good in this.
Ledger commander is improved continuously. The aim is to help the user as much as possible. For example, it can download account balance and history from a few internet bank, though this is only an experimental functionality, better if you do this yourself. Ledger commander can import account history if you provide the structure of the history file. Ledger commander can also handle buying and selling of instruments, moreover, it can take into account capital gain tax even for open transactions as well. Naturally, Lc can display the balance of your accounts one by one or in a summarized form, or it can show the income and the expense of a given period based on transaction categories.