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ZecBooks

Private books for shielded Zcash

Import a viewing key. Build a ledger. Share a proof pack with your accountant — without ever touching a spend key.

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This app cannot spend ZEC. Never paste a seed phrase.

ZecBooks ledger showing classified shielded notes in ZEC gold on a dark Mac window

Cannot spend

Viewing keys only. No seed. No spend key. No signing path. Books stay read-only by design.

Stays on your Mac

Vault, tags, and packs live locally. Sync talks to lightwalletd for notes your key can see — nothing else.

Scoped sharing

Export an expiring proof pack with the rows you choose. Your accountant never needs the vault.

Watch

See the private books flow

From viewing key to ledger to proof pack — the same warm gold interface you get on Mac.

Native 16:9 overview (same format as SaneCite / SaneClip). Drop demo/overview.mp4 when the cut is ready — the page auto-swaps the poster for the player.

How it works

Three moves. Zero spend risk.

ZecBooks is the accountant layer for shielded Zcash — not a wallet, not CipherPay.

Import a viewing key

Paste a UFVK from Zashi or Zodl, or import from a supported wallet export. UIVK works in degraded receivables mode with a permanent banner.

Build the private ledger

Classify income, change, expense, and fees. Tag memos. Keep amounts discreet when you need the screen friendly for shared desks.

Share a proof pack

Pick the rows, set an expiry, export an encrypted pack. Your reviewer opens it in Reader — no vault, no viewing key, no spend path.

Product

Built like books, lit like ZEC

Warm ink. Liquid gold. Real Mac screens — not mock chrome.

ZecBooks welcome screen with Import Viewing Key — **Welcome** Fastest path: import from Zashi or Zodl — or paste a viewing key.

Proof pack builder with selected notes — **Proof pack** Scope the rows before anything leaves your Mac.

Proof pack reader unlocked view — **Reader** Open a pack without importing the vault.

Share disclosure before exporting a proof pack

Full ledger with six classified demo rows

Guides

Learn the safe path

Practical write-ups in the same guide format as our other products — viewing keys, packs, and what never to share.

Basics

What is a viewing key?

Why UFVK is the right import, and why a seed phrase is never welcome.

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Setup

Export a UFVK from Zashi

Get a view-only key out of Zashi without exposing spend authority.

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Workflow

Build a proof pack

Scope rows, set expiry, and export something an accountant can open.

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All guides

Start the books. Keep the keys.

Download ZecBooks for Mac. Import a viewing key. Build a ledger you can actually hand to someone — without handing them power to spend.

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