Choose a beta version
Download the newest 0.5.0 beta or the earlier 0.4.0 beta below. Both remain available.
Lightning is in beta, and ready to use with your own statements. Learn the steps with a sample year if you like, then tell us exactly what should improve next.
In my first year investing, I was seeing returns of 50–70%. I thought that would be the key to financial freedom—until I stopped looking at percentages and looked at the actual amount I was making, and at the effort, anxiety and risk behind it.
From the moment I graduated, I tracked every inflow and outflow. Every transaction was logged and reviewed weekly. I realised that cutting Uber and Talabat orders, and being smarter around shopping, could create a very similar monthly gain to my risky investments—not once a year, but every month.
I come from finance and have read the books. They keep converging on the same idea: you cannot control much of the environment around you. You can control your own inputs, and sooner or later—usually later—the rest starts to fall into place.
The road to financial freedom is not one risky investment. It is good financial habits, compounding and compounding again. I tried every tool I could find: Excel was too complicated and time-consuming; good budgeting apps did not give me the full picture. That is what we are building here.
Learn the steps on Mohab’s sample year, then do the same with your own statements.
Download the newest 0.5.0 beta or the earlier 0.4.0 beta below. Both remain available.
Save the complete 2026 sample pack: eight fictional accounts and price files, in EGP and ready to import.
Match Date, Description and Amount once. Review the import, then visit Overview, Budget and Cash Planning.
Report a bug or improvement while it is fresh. You can add more than one ticket in a single submission.
0.5.0 beta 1 is the newest Windows build; 0.4.0 beta 1 remains available too. Each app version has its own permanent download. We keep at least the three newest versions in the version archive.
| Release | Platform | Status | Download | Release log |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning 0.5.0 beta 1Newest public beta | Windows x64 · ZIP archive SHA-256 checksum | Available now | Download for Windows | Read the log What changed in 0.5.0 beta 1. |
| Lightning 0.4.0 beta 1Previous public beta | Windows x64 · ZIP archive Checksum is available with the release. | Available now | Download for Windows | Read the log Previous beta build. |
Each version has its own download; older builds stay available
Import Mohab’s full fictional year to learn the steps. When you’re ready, do the same with your own statements.
cib-payroll.csv. It is the main account and gives the rest of the sample year context.Take the survey and we’ll invite you. Use the feedback form for anything that needs tracking.
Take the survey · 3–5 minYou do not need to test everything. A useful beta session answers whether each step is clear, trustworthy and worth returning to.
Can you tell what file to use and match columns without guessing?
Do review states and numbers make sense before anything is posted?
Do Overview, Budget and Cash Planning give you one clear next move?
One issue or idea at a time is easier for us to act on. The dedicated form lets you add multiple tickets, identify the build, and include your name or email only if you want a follow-up.
Beta testers wanted
Your opinion decides what we build next. Take the 3–5 minute survey and we’ll invite you to the beta, and to our testers’ community on WhatsApp.
or get news of each build