FOSS Personal Finance Software?

SlowCoder · 10-14-2007, 08:18 PM

I'm looking around for a personal finance software program, a replacement for Quicken, that allows simple account balancing, that can used in Windows?

andrews-mark · 10-14-2007, 09:19 PM

as far as I know gnucash runs on windows too. the www.gnucash.org site seems to be acting funny right at this moment, but from the wikipedia description of gnucash...

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GnuCash is a software application which implements a double-entry bookkeeping system. It was initially aimed at developing capabilities similar to Intuit, Inc.'s Quicken application, but also has features for small business accounting. Recent development has been focused on adapting to modern desktop support-library requirements....A Microsoft Windows (2000 or newer) port was made available starting with the 2.1.x series released on 14 April 2007.

ericartman · 10-14-2007, 09:40 PM

Moneydance is cross platform(java). Mac Win and Linux I believe. Has a nice trial to be sure you like it, price is about 30 dollars.

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AnanthaP · 10-15-2007, 06:14 AM

try :

http://sourceforge.net/projects/moneymanagerex

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Kahless · 10-16-2007, 11:08 PM

kmymoney was nice too

Havent used gnucash, ill have to try it

sonicbhoc · 10-18-2007, 09:41 AM

Seconding KMyMoney.
(Boy, it's been a while since I've posted here...)

lleb · 10-18-2007, 11:12 AM

the nice thing about gnucash is it will convert your quicken data files into gnucash so you do not have to reenter all of your data again.

if you are starting from scratch then the only FREE home personal finace i have tried under linux is gnucash.

SlowCoder · 10-19-2007, 10:22 AM

I think GNUCash will do what I need. The Quicken import function is a nice feature, as I do have some old Quicken data around. I noticed it also provides communication with my bank for automatic balancing. Nice!

Thank you, all, for your input.

Dragineez · 01-24-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SlowCoder

I think GNUCash will do what I need. The Quicken import function is a nice feature, as I do have some old Quicken data around. I noticed it also provides communication with my bank for automatic balancing. Nice!

Thank you, all, for your input.

Has gnucash worked out for you? Especially the online reconciliation with the bank.

My Mom's machine has finally died. She, of course, no longer has the original Windows install discs. So I thought I'd give her one of the many Linux machines I've got hanging around. Only issue is that she must be able to do her personal accounting. I've recovered all her Quicken data, so if gnucash will imbibe the QIFs and do online reconciliation I might push a little harder to get her to run Linux.

Since I'm her "technical support" I'd really like to move her to something that's stable, virus free, and that I can remotely diagnose if necessary. But if she can't do her accounting, it's a no-go.