Alternative to GNUCash (Personal)

Peter Yates pd.yates at gmail.com
Fri Nov 17 15:21:57 UTC 2006


".. to connect directly to my bank (I'm not even sure
what that means).."

Basically it allows for the automatic importing/updating of data rather than
downloading the quicken files and importing manually.

GnuCash can do this using the AqBanking feature
http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Setting_up_OFXDirectConnect_in_GnuCash_2#AqBanking

GnuCash also supports HBCI which is used by some European banks.

Unfortunately my bank (National Westminster) support neither so I download
and import

On 17/11/06, Jaime Davila <jdavila at hampshire.edu> wrote:
>
> Scott wrote:
> > Chris spake thusly on 11/16/2006 01:52 PM:
> >>> I've never tried grisbi. I tried gnucash and kmymoney, and chose
> >>> kmymoney 'cause it was easier to use. There are some more complex
> stuff
> >>> that gnucash can handle better, but it's the type of thing I wouldn't
> >>> use. So, I went with the simplest one that did everything I needed.
> >>>
> >> Does kmymoney allow you to connect to your bank and download
> transaction
> >> information?  From looking at the manual, it doesn't look like that is
> a
> >> feature.
> >>
> >
> > Per the manual "This version of KMyMoney does not support the ability to
> > contact your bank directly to obtain statements or make payments.
> > However, Martin Preuss has created a program called AqBanking to do this
> > for you. It includes a plugin which integrates seamlessly with KMyMoney.
> > Please visit the AqBanking site for more details."
> >
> > There are a bunch of packages related to aqbanking in the Ubuntu
> archive.
> >
>
> I would add that, while I have never used kmymoney (or any other
> financial software) to connect directly to my bank (I'm not even sure
> what that means), most financial institutions allow you to save
> information into quicken compatible files, which you can then import
> into kmymoney.
>
>
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