Gnuaccounting
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Plans and prices
From Gnuaccounting's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Gnuaccounting | Free | Free software under the GPL License · no warranty stated |
The facts
Each one read from Gnuaccounting's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounting features
- The application integrates with OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice, supports HBCI/FinTS chipcard banking, and can use Apache Derby.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Bank feeds
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Banking integrations
- The home page lists Hibiscus, Moneyplex, and Starmoney as home banking software it interfaces with.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Database options
- MySQL and PostgreSQL are listed as optional database interfaces.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The site offers user manuals in English and German, including an ODT version and a PDF manual for version 0.8.5.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Invoice creation
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Languages
- The application is bilingual in German and English.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Latest version
- The home page lists version 0.8.9, released 2016-12-31, as the most recent version.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License and warranty
- The download page states that Gnuaccounting is GPL-licensed free software and comes without warranty.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local data
- The documentation says the application creates a .gnuaccounting directory in the user home directory to store settings and data.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The home page describes it as cross-platform for Linux and Windows; the download page specifies 32- or 64-bit Linux and 32-bit Windows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Other integrations
- Listed interfaces include Winston, tax advisor exports, email servers, OpenTRANS, osCommerce, Taskcoach, and KTimeTracker.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Portable option
- A roughly 300 MB Windows all-in-one package includes portable Java and OpenOffice.org and can be extracted and run.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Gnuaccounting is a free Java application for accounting and bookkeeping.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Receipt capture
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Requirements
- The download page lists Java Runtime Environment 1.6 or higher and OpenOffice.org among the prerequisites.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile platforms
- web onlychecked 20 Sep 2026
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