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-> ⚠️ **Clario is currently in beta.** Expect rough edges. Feedback and bug reports are welcome.
+> **Clario is currently in beta.** Expect rough edges. Feedback and bug reports are welcome.
 
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 ## Features
 
-- 📋 **Expense & income tracking** — Log transactions with categories, amounts, dates, and notes
-- 📅 **Date range filtering** — Quickly slice your data by day, week, month, or custom range
-- 🏷️ **Categories** — Organize transactions with custom categories and icons
-- 📊 **Spending overview** — At-a-glance summaries of where your money is going
-- 🌙 **Dark-first UI** — Designed for dark mode from the ground up (but supports both dark and light mode)
-- 🖥️ **Cross-platform** — Runs natively on Windows, macOS, and Linux
+- **Expense & income tracking** — Log transactions with categories, amounts, dates, and notes
+- **Date range filtering** — Quickly slice your data by day, week, month, or custom range
+- **Categories** — Organize transactions with custom categories and icons
+- **Spending overview** — At-a-glance summaries of where your money is going
+- **Dark-first UI** — Designed for dark mode from the ground up (but supports both dark and light mode)
+- **Cross-platform** — Runs natively on Windows, macOS, and Linux
 
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-Made with ☕ and Avalonia UI.
+Made with Avalonia UI.
 
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