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Dext is a world-leading automation platform that helps accountants and bookkeepers simplify data entry, improve accuracy, and make smarter financial decisions.

What is Dext?

Dext uses innovative technology, including AI and machine learning, to streamline bookkeeping and empower accountants, bookkeepers, and businesses to focus on high-value work.

By automating data capture, processing, and categorisation, Dext helps eliminate manual entry errors and saves time across every stage of the accounting process.

With Dext, you can see how financial data flows seamlessly into cloud-based accounting systems, giving professionals real-time insights and enabling faster, more accurate decision-making.

Get started with Dext

As an ACA student, you can explore Dext Business with a 90-day trial This gives you hands-on experience with automation tools used by accounting firms around the world.

Discover how to:

  • Capture receipts, invoices, and bank statements instantly using OCR and mobile uploads
  • Review and categorise transactions before exporting to your accounting system
  • Sync Dext with cloud-based general ledgers for seamless bookkeeping workflows
  • Understand how automation and AI support efficiency, accuracy, and client value

You’ll gain practical experience with tools that are redefining how accountants and bookkeepers work, helping you build digital skills that are in high demand across the profession.

How to access Dext

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