HomeBank
ScreenshotHomeBank screenshot.png
Screenshot altMain Window
DeveloperMaxime Doyen
Released1995 (age 31)
Ver layoutsimple
Programming languageC, GTK
EngineGTK
Operating systemLinux, Windows, macOS
Languagemultilingual
Language count56
GenreAccounting software
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Websitehttps://www.gethomebank.org
Repohttps://code.launchpad.net/~mdoyen/homebank/5.9.x

HomeBank is a personal accounting software package that runs on BSD Unix, Linux, Windows, macOS (via MacPorts[1] or Homebrew[2]) and AmigaOS.[3][4][5]

Released under version 2 or later of the GNU General Public License, HomeBank is free software alternative to popular commercial personal banking offerings.[6] HomeBank can be found in the software repositories of Linux distributions such as Fedora,[7] Ubuntu[8] and Linux Mint.[9] HomeBank is now available as a Flatpak for Linux.[10]

Unlike the more complicated alternatives to HomeBank, you don't have to learn double-entry bookkeeping to use HomeBank.[11]

History

Development of HomeBank began in 1995 on Amiga. Stable version 1.0 was released in January 1998 as shareware. In May 2003, version 3.0 was released as free software and a full rewrite was started using the C language and the Gtk+ library. Version 3.2 was released in September 2006 on Linux. As of August 2007, HomeBank was made available on macOS. In May 2008, version 3.8 was also released on Microsoft Windows.[12][13]

Features summary

  • Import and export of QIF & CSV files. Import OFX files.[14]
  • Transfers between: bank, cash, goods, credit card & debts filtered by date, amount, type, etc.[15]
  • Breakdown of transactions: distribute a transaction over several expense categories.[15]
  • Generation of general reports, pie charts, line charts, vehicle costs, etc.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Install homebank on macOS with MacPorts". ports.macports.org. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  2. ^ "homebank". Homebrew Formulae. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  3. ^ Cox, Alex (27 March 2025). "Best free personal finance software 2025". TechRadar pro. Future US, Inc. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  4. ^ Popov, Dmitri (30 September 2008). "Keep tabs on your finances with HomeBank". Linux.com | The source for Linux information. The Linux Foundation. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. ^ Serea, Razvan (11 July 2025). "HomeBank 5.9.4". Neowin. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  6. ^ Cherry, Jessica (25 February 2020). "How to use HomeBank for your open source alternative to Quicken | Opensource.com". opensource.com. Red Hat, Inc. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  7. ^ Harwood, Matt (6 May 2016). "Organising your finances with HomeBank". Fedora Magazine. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  8. ^ "HomeBank in Launchpad". Launchpad. Canonical Ltd. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  9. ^ linuxmint, community (5 August 2023). "Linux Mint - Community". community.linuxmint.com. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Install HomeBank on Linux | Flathub". Flathub - Apps for Linux. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  11. ^ Sonney, Kevin (20 January 2019). "Get started with HomeBank, an open source personal finance app | Opensource.com". opensource.com. Red Hat, Inc. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  12. ^ "about Homebank". Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  13. ^ "HomeBank for Windows - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download". download.cnet.com. Ziff Davis. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  14. ^ Wallen, Jack (13 December 2024). "4 top personal finance apps for Linux that run on MacOS and Windows, too". ZDNET. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  15. ^ Clymo, Rob (24 December 2024). "HomeBank personal accounting review". TechRadar. Future US, Inc. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  16. ^ Doyen, Maxime. "HomeBank Features | Free, easy finance software, personal money management for everyone". www.gethomebank.org. Retrieved 23 August 2025.