GnuCash
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 Screenshot of GnuCash |
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| Original author(s) | Gnumatic[1] |
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| Developer(s) | GnuCash development team |
| Initial release | 1998[2] |
| Stable release | 2.4.13 (April 21, 2013) [±] |
| Preview release | Non [±] |
| Written in | C, Scheme[3] Java (Android version)[4] |
| Platform | Cross-platform[5] |
| Available in | multilingual[6] |
| Type | Accounting and personal finance |
| License | GNU General Public License Apache License 2 (Android version)[7] |
| Website | www.gnucash.org |
GnuCash is a free software accounting program that implements a double-entry bookkeeping system. It was initially aimed at developing capabilities similar to Intuit, Inc.'s Quicken application,[8] but also has features for small business accounting.[9] Recent development has been focused on adapting to modern desktop support-library requirements.
GnuCash is part of the GNU Project,[10][11] and runs on Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, and other Unix-like platforms.[5] A Microsoft Windows (2000 or newer) port was made available starting with the 2.2.0 series.[12]
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History [edit]
Programming on GnuCash began in 1997, and its first stable release was in 1998. Small Business Accounting was added in 2001. A Mac installer became available in 2004. A Windows port was released in 2007.[2]
In May 2012 the development of GnuCash for Android was announced.[13]
Features [edit]
- Double-entry bookkeeping[6]
- Scheduled Transactions[6]
- Mortgage and Loan Repayment Assistant
- Small Business Accounting Features[9]
- OFX, QIF Import[6]
- HBCI Support[6]
- Transaction-Import Matching Support
- SQL Support
- Multi-Currency Transaction Handling[6]
- Stock/Mutual Fund Portfolios
- 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 [edit]
- Invoicing
- Accounts Receivable (A/R)
- Accounts Payable (A/P) including bills due reminders
- Employee expense voucher
- Payroll Module
- 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
Technical design [edit]
GnuCash is written primarily in C, with a small fraction in Scheme.[3] One of the available features is pure fixed-point arithmetic to avoid rounding errors which would arise with floating-point arithmetic. This feature was introduced with version 1.6.[14]
The Android version of GnuCash is written in Java[4] and does not share any code with the PC version.[7]
Users [edit]
Users on the GnuCash mailing list have reported using it for United States 501(c)3 non-profit organizations successfully. However, the reports need to be exported and edited.[15]
Slaw, a Canadian legal webzine, offered this advice to lawyers just starting out in practice, especially those who are trying to pay off student loans, "The GnuCash software...should present a great alternative for lawyers looking for a solid accounting system at low cost. Do not believe that open source software is somehow second-class."[16]
In April 2011, the Minnesota State Bar Association made freely available their GnuCash trust accounting guide in PDF format.[17]
Download stats [edit]
As of June 2012 Sourceforge shows a count of over 2.7 million downloads of the stable releases starting from July 2007 with GnuCash 2.2.[18] Also, Sourceforge shows that current downloads are running at 13,775 per week.[19] However, this doesn’t include other software download sites as well as Linux distributions that provide download from their own repositories.
Project status [edit]
Ohloh did an analysis of the source code repository and compared the commit activity for the two years before March 2012 and concluded that the project has a mature, well established code base, with increasing year-over-year development activity and a large active development team.[20]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ http://primates.ximian.com/~miguel/gnome-history.html
- ^ a b "Free Accounting Software - GnuCash". gnucash.org. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ a b "Why don't you rewrite GnuCash in programming language xyz so that I can contribute easily?". Frequently asked questions. GnuCash website. Retrieved 2010-05-14. "GnuCash is a large body of code maintained by a small group of developers who are comfortable in C and Scheme (Guile). Actually, 80% of it is in C and approx. 13% is in Scheme/Lisp."
- ^ a b http://www.codinguser.com/2012/07/coding-money-in-gnucash-for-android/
- ^ a b "Download GnuCash". GnuCash. GnuCash. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ a b c d e f Canterford, Conrad (2006-11-06). "Review: GnuCash 2.0". Linux.com. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ^ a b http://www.codinguser.com/2012/08/gnucash-for-android-now-with-apache-license-version-2-0/
- ^ "X-Accountant". gnucash.org. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ a b "1.1. What is GnuCash?". GnuCash Documentation. GnuCash. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "Index of /gnu". GNU Project FTP Server. GNU Project. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "GNU Readme". GNU Project FTP Server. GNU Project. Retrieved 2010-05-14. "Programs that are directly in this directory are actually GNU programs, developed under the auspices of GNU."
- ^ "FAQ GnuCash". Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ^ http://www.codinguser.com/2012/05/gnucash-mobile/
- ^ "What's new in GnuCash 1.6?". gnucash.org. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "GnuCash for non profits". gnucash.org mail archive. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ^ "There's G'No Cash Like GnuCash". Slaw.ca. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ "Keeping Client Trust Accounts with GnuCash". Minnesota State Bar Association. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "Download Gnucash software for free at SourceForge.net". Sourceforge.net. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- ^ "SourceForge.net: Software search". Sourceforge.net. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "GnuCash – Ohloh Analysis Summary". ohloh.net. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
Further reading [edit]
- Garrels, Machtelt (2002-06-08). "Keep Track of Your Money". Linux Journal. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- "If You Knew Cash Like GnuCash Knows Cash". linux-mag.com. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- Barr, Joe (2006-11-08). "Using GnuCash 2.0 to balance your checkbook". Linux.com. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
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