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SmartScreen warns about any installer that is new or not signed with a paid code-signing certificate. Cryxel Ledger is an independent product from a one-person studio and the installer is not yet digitally signed, so Windows shows “Windows protected your PC” — this is about reputation and signing, not a detected virus.

Before you click More info → Run anyway, check the file’s SHA-256 against the value published on this page (see below) and, if you like, look at the public VirusTotal report. If the hash does not match, do not run it — delete it and email us.

Open PowerShell in the folder you downloaded to and run:

Get-FileHash .\CryxelLedger-Setup-6.2.1.exe -Algorithm SHA256

The long hex value must be identical to the one in SHA256SUMS.txt and on the download section of this page (letters are case-insensitive). Any difference means the file was altered or corrupted — do not run it.

It is really offline and it never asks for bank logins or card numbers. Cryxel Ledger runs on your PC and keeps everything in a local database. You add money in and out by typing, by importing a bank statement CSV you download yourself, or by pasting a bank SMS or payment email into the app. It makes no connection to your bank.

No. The app contains no telemetry or analytics and does not send your financial data anywhere. Your data lives in %LOCALAPPDATA%\CryxelLedger on your computer. See the privacy page.

Install it and use every feature for 14 days. After the trial the app becomes read-only: you can still open everything, export your data and make backups — you are never locked out of your own records — until you enter a licence key.

Your licence key is delivered by the store you buy from (receipt email / download page). Paste it into Settings → Licence. Keys are checked offline on your PC, so no internet connection is needed to activate.

Cryxel Ledger keeps everything on your PC and never emails you, so it gives you a one-time recovery code when you create your account (and whenever you make a new one in Settings → Password recovery). It is shown once — copy it, print it or save it as a text file and keep it somewhere safe.

If you forget your password, press Forgot my password on the sign-in screen (on the same PC), type your sign-in name and the code, and choose a new password. The code then stops working and you are given a fresh one. Too many wrong tries pauses the sign-in for a few minutes. Without your password, recovery code or security answers nobody can open your data — not even us — so please keep the code safe and make backups.

Email cryxelstudio@gmail.com from the address you bought with and include your order number or receipt. We verify the purchase and, once confirmed, re-send your key. Your data is not affected by a lost key.

Yes: ask within 14 days of purchase for a full refund, no questions asked, by emailing us. This is in addition to your rights under the Consumer Protection Act and the ECTA. Details on the terms page.

Windows 10 and Windows 11, 64-bit. The app opens in its own window using Microsoft Edge WebView2 (the installer includes the Microsoft component and installs it only if it is missing). It is not available for Mac or phones; a phone companion page can be opened over your home Wi-Fi.

No. By default it installs for your Windows user only. The installer adds no certificates to Windows and makes no changes to your security settings. Uninstalling keeps your data folder so you cannot lose records by accident.

English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa and Sesotho are built in, with rand (ZAR) amounts, SA payday habits, load-shedding slots and the South African tax year in mind.

No. Those figures are aids that depend on what you enter. Check them against your own records or a registered professional before relying on them.