GnuCash

GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting software, freely licensed under the GNU GPL and available on Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, and other Unix-like platforms. A Microsoft Windows (2000 or newer) port was made available starting with the 2.2.0 series.

Designed to be easy to use, yet powerful and flexible, GnuCash allows you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses. As quick and intuitive to use as a checkbook register, it is based on professional accounting principles to ensure balanced books and accurate reports.

GnuCash is a free and open source accounting software program that 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.

 

Feature Highlights

  • QIF/OFX/HBCI Import, Transaction Matching
  • Reports, Graphs
  • Scheduled Transactions
  • Financial Calculations
  • Double-Entry Accounting
  • Stock/Bond/Mutual Fund Accounts
  • Small-Business Accounting
  • Customers, Vendors, Jobs, Invoices, A/P, A/R
  • Scheduled Transactions
  • Mortgage and Loan Repayment Assistant
  • SQL Support
  • Multi-Currency Transaction Handling
  • Online Stock and Mutual Fund Quotes
  • Built-in and custom reports and charts
  • Budget
  • Bank and Credit Card reconciliation
  • Check printing

Small business accounting features

  • Invoicing
  • Accounts Receivable (A/R)
  • Accounts Payable (A/P) including bills due reminders
  • Employee expense voucher
  • Depreciation
  • Mapping to income tax schedules and TXF export for import into tax prep software (US)
  • Setting up tax tables and applying sales tax on invoices

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Gnucash Social Networks

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gnucash/195886766945

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/gnucash

[/box] Switching to GnuCash from other accounting software is also easy since it is able to import from both Microsoft Money and Quicken. Finally GnuCash is available in 29 languages to make sure you feel at home and understand exactly what is going on. Here is a cool tutorial to get you started Tutorial.

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Lucas Byteforge, a software expert and MIT Computer Science graduate from San Francisco, California, is the passionate author behind TheFreewareHub.com. With extensive experience in various software domains and a vision to make high-quality software accessible to everyone, Lucas established the site as a comprehensive platform for discovering, learning about, and utilizing the best free software available. As an avid tech enthusiast, Lucas enjoys attending conferences, participating in coding challenges, and exploring Silicon Valley's startup scene, all while providing expert insights, detailed guides, and reliable recommendations on TheFreewareHub.com.
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Lucas Byteforge, a software expert and MIT Computer Science graduate from San Francisco, California, is the passionate author behind TheFreewareHub.com. With extensive experience in various software domains and a vision to make high-quality software accessible to everyone, Lucas established the site as a comprehensive platform for discovering, learning about, and utilizing the best free software available. As an avid tech enthusiast, Lucas enjoys attending conferences, participating in coding challenges, and exploring Silicon Valley's startup scene, all while providing expert insights, detailed guides, and reliable recommendations on TheFreewareHub.com.