Rating and comments for GnuCash

Can't install this software because there is no binary package, only source code is provided. This is very bad for a desktop user like me.

Awesome! Does what you would expect it to do.

GnuCash works very well on Windows (v. 2.1.0.) I couldn't get Grisbi, jGnash or GFP to do anything good on Windows.

On the Linux side, I have a minimal Debian 4.0, and I'm staying away from the gnome dependencies at the moment; sorry.

Works well, still a little buggy in the interface (expected as it is a DEVELOPMENT version...)

But apart from that, just as it would on linux or bsd.

P.S. There /are/ binaries, just look at the other versions listed. - the latest dev version is always /just/ source.

Better than any commercial personal accounting software I have used so far. Before I've used Quicken and Wiso Mein Geld. In my opinion GnuCash is much more straightforward to use. If you have some basic knowledge about accounting you will feel at home right away. Also, the reports are very powerful!

Mixes up debits with credits when importing my online banking details - NOT good! Don't know how to fix it and gave up and uninstalled it. Far too complicated for me I might as well just have set up a spreadsheet.
Perhaps ok for someone who does this crap all day, but not form me.
Can someone just make a SIMPLE personal finance application that tracks how much is coming in and going out - that's all I want!

A very nice interface, however the program crashes very easily.

I started using GnuCash this January, when I was suddenly given the responsibility of keeping books for two micro businesses. I had no knowledge of accounting at the time.

The program comes with a 100 page tutorial which I read in two afternoons. After that, I was a able to set up accounts for my two companies without any problems. The user interface is excellent, simple and elegant. The program also has a pretty good feature set, and so far I've used it to track bank accounts, cash, property, and mortgages, and to manage customer lists and issue invoices. Again, with no problems at all.

Overall, it's an excellent piece of software. Some missing help pages are about the only problem I can find with it. And the Windows version still needs some work before it can become usable.