Installation

Treeline runs entirely on your machine. There are no accounts to create, no servers to connect to, and no data leaving your computer. Choose your installation method below.

Desktop App

The desktop app provides a visual interface for managing your finances, running queries, and installing plugins.

Download

Visit treeline.money/download to download the installer for your platform:

• macOS - .dmg for Apple Silicon and Intel
• Windows - .exe installer
• Linux - .AppImage

After installing, launch Treeline from your Applications folder (macOS), Start menu (Windows), or application launcher (Linux).

On first launch, Treeline creates a data directory at ~/.treeline/ for your database and settings. No internet connection is required.

CLI Installation

The tl command-line tool lets you manage accounts, import data, query transactions, and automate workflows from your terminal.

macOS and Linux

curl -fsSL https://treeline.money/install.sh | sh

This installs tl to ~/.treeline/bin/ and adds it to your PATH. Restart your terminal or run source ~/.zshrc (or ~/.bashrc) after installation.

Windows

Open PowerShell and run:

irm https://treeline.money/install.ps1 | iex

This installs tl.exe to ~/.treeline/bin/ and adds it to your PATH. Restart your terminal after installation.

Verify Installation

tl --version

You should see output like:

tl 26.1.3001

What’s Next

• Quick Start - Take a tour of Treeline’s features
• Importing Data - Bring in your financial data