8 Personal Finance Software Solutions for Linux Computing

Money Management with Linux OS

Moneydance for Linux offers impressive features, including multiple currency support, currency rate updates, online banking and support for many languages. Easy-to-install extensions are available to add to the functions Moneydance offers.

Moneydance personal finance software for Linux costs $39.99, but you can use the free trial before you buy.

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GnuCash for Linux sports a plain-looking interface, but still has a good feature set, including online stock quotes, small business features and multiple currency support. GnuCash is free.

KMyMoney is free personal finance software for Linux with good budgeting features that allow for split transactions in account entries, multiple currencies and online banking support via QIF, OFX and HBCI.

KMyMoney supports investment accounts and retrieves online stock quotes. Personal finance reports can be configured a number of ways, and KMyMoney widgets can be installed to add further functionality such as a pop up calculator and date selection calendar.

The KMyMoney interface looks clean, easy to navigate and less dated than some of the other personal finance options for Linux. KMyMoney's online user manual is an excellent resource that takes you step-by-step through all features.

Buddi has a clean look and is designed to be easy to use even if you have no financial background. Buddi has features for budgeting, tracking accounts and generating personal finance reports, and there are translations for many languages. Plug-ins are available to extend Buddi's features for reporting, data synchronization and importing or exporting data.

Screen shots on Buddi's web site indicate that the interface is definitely understandable but does not look quite polished off. The online documentation is comprehensive and well-written, and Buddi is free, so it is worth a try.

GFP is personal finance software for Linux, or any operating system that handles Java Virtual Machine. GFP supports credit card, checking and savings accounts, includes a budgeting feature and has been translated into 10 languages, but it does not support multiple currencies at this time.

Screen shots indicate that the GFP interface is attractive and easy to understand, but development of GFP has slowed down and the online user guide is not complete. GFP is free.

PLCash is another free personal finance software application for Linux. PLCash does not have support for online banking, but it will handle general personal finances with multiple account registers, reconciliations, reports and more. PLCash has a number of options for personal finance reporting and it supports investment accounts.

The PLCash interface is simple and easy to use. Icons at the top of the screen clearly indicate the commands represented, such as print, find, save, etc.

PLCash user documentation is comprehensive and well-written in logical order.

AceMoney personal finance software for Linux offers a variety of personal finance reports plus budgeting, investment tracking and e-commerce features. AceMoney imports account transactions from most financial institutions using QIF or OFX downloads.

AceMoney supports over 150 currencies and automatically downloads exchange rates via the Internet.

AceMoney costs $30 for a single license, there are volume discounts, and a license includes free upgrades forever. You can try AceMoney before you buy it by downloading the free AceMoney Lite which supports just one account, but gives you an idea of how AceMoney works.

If you are not completely satisfied with your Linux personal finance software, you can always try online personal finance software. Web based financial software is being actively developed among many competitors, and most of them offer free personal finance software. Most online personal finance software will run in Firefox for Linux.