Maybe is pivoting to B2B financial forecasting and scenario planning and as a company, will no longer be actively maintaining this repository. What this means:
- This final release is a working, “as-is” version of the software
- As a company, we will be turning 100% of our focus to the pivot, and therefore, will not be actively maintaining / accepting contributions to this repository
It had a nice UI, but it never really felt finished. There are a few other more popular financial trackers out there, which one do you use?
Not sure it is the same kind of thing, but I’ve been using Homebank ever since the various personal financial management applications pulled out of the UK market.
Personal finance software is tough. It’s costly to develop, even with a very limited feature set. Automatic transaction downloads are a must if you want widespread adoption and that has its own set of complications.
I still use Quicken – which doesn’t get anyone excited since it’s still a Windows (and Mac) desktop app built on an ancient codebase – but I’m a power user and have yet to find an adequate replacement. It’s not sexy but it does the job. I’m more the exception than the rule. The average user probably doesn’t need or care about the same features that I do.
Oddly enough, one of its redeeming qualities is that it runs quite well on Linux through Wine.
Does quicken still sync well with most American banks, investment accounts, and credit card companies?
I used to be a power user as well but then moved overseas where is syncs with nothing.
Now I use gnucash with a ton of custom python scraping and importing scripts. It isn’t perfect but as close as I have been able to find.
Yes. I rarely have any sync issues.
I use Firefly III for personal finance
I’m not convinced it’s possible to make a Free Software finance tracker with the feature that matters – synchronizing with your bank accounts – because banks (at least in the US) don’t seem to be interested in letting you connect to their API unless you’re an 800 lb gorilla, like Intuit, or at least a for-profit middleman willing to constantly jump through hoops, like Plaid.
You don’t have an open banking requirement for banks?
The overall trend of these personal finance apps to online subscription-only models over the years has been unfortunate, though as others have mentioned it is somewhat understandable. For what it’s worth, my app of choice is still You Need a Budget (YNAB) v4, which was the last version they released that was just a desktop app.
It’s no longer available to buy on Steam (or download anywhere) but given the hours I’ve apparently clocked using that app the devs will have to pry it from my cold, dead hands before I use anything else…
I never used it, but I remember reviewing the code base and it was such an empty shell of an app. Maybe I’m remembering incorrectly.
Vibe coded?
PTA is the way to go.
hledger, especially, is amazing.
I tried maybe, Actual budget but then settled on GNU Cash (Native Linux app).
Firefly III works pretty darn well
