Free open-source accounting software for small businesses with strict licensing terms. Built with PySide6 for native cross-platform performance.
Ganzabara (Old Persian: گنزابارا) was the esteemed title for a provincial or sub-provincial treasurer and financial administrator in the Achaemenid Empire (circa 509 BCE).
As recorded in the Persepolis Treasury tablets, these powerful officials were entrusted with:
- Managing state treasuries and vast imperial wealth
- Overseeing large groups of workers and craftsmen
- Approving payments, rations, and financial distributions
- Reporting directly to central authorities
"To bear the treasure" — from Old Persian ganza- (treasury) + bara- (bearer/keeper)
✅ Allowed
- Free personal & business use
- Modify source code for internal use
- Distribute non-commercially (with proper attribution)
🚫 Prohibited Without Agreement
- Sell or monetize the software
- Use as a SaaS/PaaS service
- Remove or alter license terms and attribution
💼 Commercial Licensing Contact Vahrka for:
- White-label solutions
- Enterprise deployments
- Revenue-sharing agreements
- Custom feature development
- Double-entry bookkeeping — The foundation of trustworthy records
- VAT/GST tax calculations
- Financial reporting (PDF/Excel)
- Multi-currency support
- Invoice & receipt scanning (OCR)
- Inventory tracking
- Payroll management
- Bank feed integration
- SQLite/PostgreSQL backend
- AES-256 data encryption — Securing your digital treasury
- Automated cloud backups
- Theme customization (QSS)
git clone https://github.com/Vahrka/Ganzabara
cd Ganzabara
pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 main.py🤝 Contributing
We welcome contributions from the open-source community. Please read our CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting pull requests.
Inspired by the legacy of the ancient Persian treasurers who managed empires with precision, integrity, and honor.