Open Financial Exchange
| Filename extension |
.ofx |
|---|---|
| Internet media type | application/x-ofx |
| Developed by | Microsoft, Intuit and CheckFree |
| Initial release | February 14, 1997[1] |
| Latest release | 2.1.1 |
| Container for | Financial information |
| Extended from | SGML, XML, OFC |
| Extended to | QFX |
Open Financial Exchange (OFX) is a data-stream format for exchanging financial information that evolved from Microsoft's Open Financial Connectivity (OFC) and Intuit's Open Exchange file formats.[1]
History
The OFX standard was announced on the 16 January 1997 by Microsoft, Intuit and CheckFree and was designed as a unified technical specification to converge their respective mechanisms. The specification allows for bank and application specific extensions, although only a subset is necessary to describe a financial transaction. Since the current version is a flavour of XML, it is simple to create well-formed OFX documents.
The first OFX specification, version 1.0, was released on February 14, 1997.[1]
Versions 1.0–1.6 relied on SGML for data exchange whereas all versions since are XML based. According to the main OFX site: "The specification is freely licensed, allowing any software developer to design an interface that will be supported on the front-end."[1]
QFX is a proprietary variant of OFX used in Intuit's products. Confusingly, Intuit's documentation uses the term "OFX" when in reality the products only work with QFX. [2]
List of software supporting OFX
- Accountz Home (for Mac OS X v10.4+, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7 and Linux)[3]
- Accountz Personal (for Mac OS X v10.4+, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7 and Linux)[4]
- ACCPAC
- Apple iWork ’08, ’09 Numbers[5]
- Aquamaniac Banking Interface[6]
- BudgetToolkit.com[7]
- ClearCheckbook.com[8] (web-based application) Import Only
- ExpenseView.com[9]
- Expensify.com[10]
- Finance Explorer [11]
- Fortora Fresh Finance
- GnuCash (since version 2.0)(free software)
- Google Finance
- HomeBank
- HoudiniESQ[12] (OS X, Windows, Linux)
- iBank[13] (for Mac OS X)
- Icarra[14]
- iCompta[15] (for Mac OS X)
- Inzolo[16]
- JGnash (import only)
- Jumsoft Money[17] (for Mac OS X)
- KMyMoney
- Manubia.com.br
- MechCAD AceMoney[18]
- Microsoft Money
- Microsoft Office Accounting
- Mint.com
- Moneydance
- MoneyWell[19] (for Mac OS X, import only)
- Mvelopes
- Nolapro
- Openbravo
- Piggy Banks
- Quicken DOES NOT SUPPORT OFX
- Savings[20] (for Mac OS X)
- Simple Home Budget[21] (import only)
- Skrooge
- SplashMoney[22] (for Windows, Mac, iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm, WM)
- Squirrel[23] (for Mac OS X Leopard)
- Wesabe[24]
- Xero (for PC, Mac and iPhone)
- You Need A Budget (YNAB)[25]
- yupee.com.br
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "OFX FAQ".
- ^ http://www.quickencommunity.com/webx?14@@.efd1586/34
- ^ "Accountz website".
- ^ "Accountz website".
- ^ Michaels, Philip (2007-08-07). "Spreadsheet app Numbers joins iWork '08". MacWorld. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
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- ^ "BudgetToolkit.com website".
- ^ "ClearCheckbook website".
- ^ "ExpenseView.com website".
- ^ "Expensify Import Help Page".
- ^ "Metalogic Software website".
- ^ "HoudiniESQ website".
- ^ "iBank website".
- ^ "Icarra website".
- ^ "iCompta website".
- ^ "Inzolo pricing page".
- ^ "Jumsoft Money page".
- ^ "AceMoney page".
- ^ "MoneyWell website".
- ^ "Savings website".
- ^ "Simple Home Budget website".
- ^ "SplashMoney website".
- ^ "Squirrel website".
- ^ "Wesabe: Help - Uploading Data".
- ^ "You Need A Budget software (OSX, Windows, Linux)".
External links
- More information on the OFX specification
- MT2OFX: Tool for conversion between MT940, CSV, QIF, OFC, OFX and other non-binary formats
- Free OFX library
- OFX4J: Free OFX implementation in Java
- OFX Press Release (copy)
- List of OFX connection details for banks that support OFX
- .NET OFX Library
- OFX forums, list of verified OFX connection details