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  • As a long-time Quicken user I find GnuCash a refreshing option. Quicken has been getting worse for several years. I have started using GnuCash and completely made the switch for 2020. Six months of completely using GnuCash and I have not looked back at Quicken. Another bonus for GnuCash is that the upgrades have been smooth. After suffering annual Quicken upgrades for many years, it is good to not have so many problems after updating the software.
    2 users found this review helpful.
  • I had a skim through the reviews here and found them a little harsh. 1) People, remember this is open source FREE software. This means that it will usually be MORE stable than proprietary software. 2) Not to mention more secure from the point of view that there are many developers over many years sifting through the code (at their own expense) to make it as rock solid as possible. 3) You own your data file. You can load it on your own computer with NO net connection. In the last 2 years I have now been done 3 times by software companies forcing me to either store my files in their cloud or be cloud connected to use their software. By done I mean just to look at my files there's usually a starting fee of around USD3k. So yes there is amazing accounting software out there, but if I can't have the original software I load on my computer now or anytime in the future with no net connection, it's useless to me. 4) If you want a point an click solution so that you don't need deal with the back end accounts, then you have no idea what is going on with your accounts anyway. Hire an accountant and just do what they tell you to do. Your financial life is in someone elses hands. 5) For those who slandered the QIF import then yes it's a little basic. The OFX import is much better and has some transaction matching. Agreed though, that some way to train the software with regular expression text matching rules on import would be fantastic. It does a pretty good job though with Bayesian matching 6) Inventory - It has not been designed to handle inventory, Well at a basic level, but it's more service oriented. Would love to find an inventory module. 7) Style sheets need some work, but they do work and it is intuitive enough. Then again, they are about as good as most of the retail packages our there. Most are restricted. If you don't like it then it's open source. Fix it. They've a MySql back end. you can write a third party open source program with your own style sheets without affecting the GnuCash source. Awesome!! Try do that with retail software for under USD10k. 8) Overall ease of use is pretty much as good as you get for an accounting package. The auto split ledger works great and is actually neater than most proprietary packages. 9) Not locked to units - A HUGE step up from almost all other accounting packages. Being able to track stock purchases and see their value relative to your accounting system. Amazing! i.e. You own 100 shares of XYZ. Gnu cash just sees that you have 100 shares and it calculated the value on the day you ask and shows it in your balance sheet. 10) Infinite ledger layer depth. I'm sure some retail software packages support it, but I've not come across any. GnuCash does it gracefully. 11) Rock solid - It just works. 12) Multi platform - I operate across Microsoft, Apple and Linux systems with GNUcash on the same data files easily. Thumbs up GNU cash developers, keep up the awesome work. I love this software! Regards, Dion Patelis.
    3 users found this review helpful.
  • This program is total trash. The developers ought to be embarrassed to attach their names to junk like this. It can't import even simple QIF files. The only error message it shows is "Failed." No further information. The user manual doesn't address this and the on-line "Help" is abysmal. This program is ShareWare and I think it's overpriced.
  • Love this program. Once you set it up, it is a pleasure to use. Thanks to everyone involved for creating an excellent program.
    3 users found this review helpful.
  • Love this program. Once you set it up, it is a pleasure to use. Thanks to everyone involved for creating an excellent program.
    2 users found this review helpful.
  • Tried to import a QuickBooks QBO file using the Mac version. While there was no indication that this program would do that, it allowed me to select the file in the Import dialog -- which, if that particular file format is not supported, should not have happened. Unfortunately that was all it did -- allowed me to select it. After that, it put up another window asking me to select some options, with a couple of check boxes ... but I could do absolutely *NOTHING* in this window. Checkboxes didn't work, nor did the little field in that same window allow me to adjust the values in it. Gave up. Quit the program -- but could not get that Import window to go away without resorting to the Force Quit keyboard command. Final verdict for Mac users: Look for something else. Programs on the Mac are supposed to follow the Apple Human Interface Guidelines, and this one clearly does not. For the developers of this program: Do better. Don't say a program works on the Mac without making even the smallest attempt of adhering to the Apple Human Interface Guidelines, which are easily found with a simple Google search. Shame on you.
  • You need to know bookkeeping and how other software programs work to make best use of this one. I'm in Canada and this is a US based free software so some things don't relate. However, creating new accounts is easy and entering data is also easy. Not so easy is the reporting system...and one of the worst aspects of all is being able to perform a bank reconciliation BUT NOT BE ABLE TO PRINT IT!!! What use is that? Creating re-usable reports isn't bad but the choices of formatting are very limited. This is a basic nuts and bolts program if you just want to keep a bookkeeping record but the features of the optional reporting system is very limited. As for importing QIF files from online banking, it did work for me in the beginning but I haven't tried lately...so not sure if an upgrade has caused a problem. I found it easier not to import QIF and just do manual entries anyway. Great work on the bookkeeping aspect, lousy at what you can do with the info once you have it. I've used Bedford, ACCPAC, Simply Accounting, and Quickbooks over the years. I needed a free software for my boss and his small company but this has been a trial. Now that it is all setup I'm debating on switching to something else but hate to lose all of the data and entry history.
    2 users found this review helpful.
  • I have only just started, but can't say I like it. The QIF import fails. And there is Nothing more to say! Not why, not where. I hate to feel that I am completely wasting my time! Oh My! The"tradable commodities' screen was the worst design I think I even saw. The screen is enormous, the bottom is not viewable; to see the 'Next' button you have to go full screen, with an acre of blank space between the corners! Wow. And THEN, you have to press the next button a few hundred time just to get through.
  • Failed to import the .QIF file.
  • Couldn't get the import of QIF to work. Only a "failed" message with NO clues as to why. Can anyone tell me if this software supports tracking of inventory before I burn up more time on the whole QIF import thing?
  • Feature rich and powerful.
    2 users found this review helpful.
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    1 user found this review helpful.
  • On Windows 10 version 3.2 starts the first time but then crashes on each subsequent attempts to start the application again. Column resizing on the transaction display is hopeless. It is difficult to see the amount column if there more that 6 digits, and it is not possible to resize that column. Those are the only issues I have otherwise a very well done application.
    1 user found this review helpful.
  • One of the best programs for personal money account. Hope the devs will release version for small enterprises.
    3 users found this review helpful.
  • 'bit miffed that my custom reports were not imported during the upgrade to version 3.1. But, as ever, GNUCash is a great piece of accopunting software which I have been using for more than 10 years for the household accounts.
    2 users found this review helpful.
  • Version 3. has a reported trojan
    1 user found this review helpful.
  • Version 3 with the ellipsis tabs is very annoying/and poorly implemented. Other graphical elements seem to be improved.
  • My data is finally fully available to me. Wish I had switched to GnuCash earlier.
    2 users found this review helpful.
  • I have been using GnuCash for more than five years. Through the forums, support is excellent and searches of the web generally provide me with what I need to resolve issues. My difficulties with the package are caused through not having a formal accounting background rather than GNUCash shortcomings. When I do (finally) get a strategy for resolving an issue, GNUCash does it elegantly and efficiently. The latest for me was after I entered payment of invoices through reconciling with my bank statement instead of through the Business section. The result was a balanced reconciliation with invoices showing as unpaid. It took me a while to get the terminology right in my searches but GNUCash gave me an easy path once I knew what to do. For the uninitiated, there is a steep learning curve but this is around the subject matter, not the package. It is a powerful app which has many fail safes. Reading of the difficulties others have had, most seemed linked to misunderstanding what is being attempted. GNUCash is best learnt through the many tutorials and a clear understanding about what the user wants to do. It is intuitive but it deals with a subject that is not - tracking what is happening with finances.
    2 users found this review helpful.
  • Gnucash has to be one of the best accounting packages available, certainly in the open source and free software categories. It may not be customized to a particular country's tax system, legal and business framework as many commercial packages are but it does have the flexibility to be used world wide, supports Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and can be readily customized for individual requirements.
    2 users found this review helpful.
  • I have used money management software for years. I have used Microsoft Money & Quicken. I switched to Gnucash about five years ago, because I wanted more control over where the data is stored and who has access to account information. Gnucash provides that over the other software I have used. It does take a bit getting used to the way Gnucash manages accounts and imports data. But, if you take the time to read the manual, and test your own data, you will actually come to appreciate the care and detail provided by this package.
    2 users found this review helpful.
  • Seems really focused towards a retail business. I was looking for something to manage my farm. There is no simple way to track Individual animals or equipment.
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  • Een compleet en gemakkelijk te gebruiken gratis boekhoudprogramma. Elke ondernemer die zelf zijn boekhouding doet moet GnuCash serieus overwegen als zijn boekhoudprogramma.
  • Considering the cost of most accounting software and the idea of fee's or storing your data on a cloud system (which I don't want to do) this program is great. The positives: Biggest one (ITS FREE) it does everything I need it to do and more for my small business. Great client and other reports the option to invoice and the ability to split transactions for detailed tracking and checking account reconciliation. Sales tax tracking and adjustments are easy to do. The Drawbacks: A little difficult to learn how to use. The invoice interface is clumsy and I can't get the invoices to look the way I want them too. Over all I would recommend this program to anyone with a small business who needs to track cash flow, expenses, costs and organize their data for tax filing.
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