GnuCash
by GnuCash · Free double-entry accounting for personal and small-business finances
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Overview
GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting software released under the GNU GPL and installed on the desktop. It tracks bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses using double-entry bookkeeping, and covers small-business accounting, reports and graphs, scheduled transactions and financial calculations. It imports QIF, OFX and HBCI data with transaction matching.
- Best for
- Individuals and small businesses wanting desktop double-entry accounting on Linux, macOS or Windows.
- Pricing
- No prices are shown; the software is freely licensed under the GNU GPL and the site links to a donations page.
- Runs on
- macOSWindows
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Double-entry books based on professional accounting principles
- Runs on GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris, macOS and Windows
- Imports QIF, OFX and HBCI with transaction matching
- Freely licensed under the GNU GPL
Trade-offs
- Developed and maintained entirely by volunteers
- Help is via public mailing lists, IRC and wiki, not private support
- Desktop download only; no hosted or mobile version is mentioned
- Older Windows and macOS machines are capped at old releases
How GnuCash markets itself
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Homepage capture
“Welcome to GnuCash.org”
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- Hero: Illustration
Pricing
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How this score is made up
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