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GnuCash is the leading [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ GPL'ed] Desktop Financial Manager Application.  Appropriate for personal and small business use, it is meant to be easy to use and full of features.
 
GnuCash is the leading [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ GPL'ed] Desktop Financial Manager Application.  Appropriate for personal and small business use, it is meant to be easy to use and full of features.
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| There is no registration required to read this wiki or [[#Installation|download and install GnuCash]], only to edit this wiki.  
 
| There is no registration required to read this wiki or [[#Installation|download and install GnuCash]], only to edit this wiki.  
 
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== Translation ==
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== Installation ==
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GnuCash has versions that run on Windows, Mac OS X, and many different flavors of Linux.
  
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(Parts of) this wiki have been translated into other languages or contain information for one specific language only. These are the index pages for these language dependent sections:
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Installation instructions for the different operating systems under which GnuCash operates are included at [[Installation]].
  
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* [[de/GnuCash]] Deutsche Wiki-Seiten, im Entstehen (German pages, work in progress)
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== Getting Help ==
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* [[es/GnuCash]]  (Spanish pages, work in progress)
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If you have trouble using GnuCash, and the various documentation sources haven't helped you--or if you want to give some feedback, you can get help in several ways. See [[Getting Help]] for these options.
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* [[pt/GnuCash]] Sítio Wiki em Português, em andamento. (Portuguese Wiki site, work in progress)
 
  
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== Documentation ==
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== Available Documentation ==
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* The [[Glossary]] explains some often used terms.
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=== Official GnuCash Documentation ===
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* The [[FAQ|GnuCash FAQ]] contains the collection of all frequently asked questions about GnuCash, including administration, accounting, and glossary questions.
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GnuCash offers two major pieces of documentation:
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* Read the online copy of the [http://www.gnucash.org/docs/ released documentation] or the [http://code.gnucash.org/docs/ most recent, unstable versions]. It is highly recommended to read at least the first chapters of the guide.
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* [http://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?doc=help The Help Manual] - a quick reference manual for specific tasks, and
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* [[Documentation|List to external international documentation]] and a somewhat outdated list of [http://www.gnucash.org/docs.phtml available online documentation]
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* [http://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?doc=guide The Tutorial and Concepts Guide] - an in-depth guide to the concepts. It is highly recommended to read at least the first chapters of the guide.
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* [[GnuCash Quick Start Guide For Business Users]]. Also, business users might be interested in a book by PacktPub, UK: [http://link.packtpub.com/6FDDUr GnuCash 2.4 Small Business Accounting, by Ashok Ramachandran]
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The [http://www.gnucash.org/docs.phtml Documentation] page on the GnuCash.org website also contains the latest, unstable, releases of the documentation, documentation for other languages, documentation for  earlier releases, and documentation in PDF, ePub or mobi formats.
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* [[Using GnuCash]] collects real life experiences with GnuCash. You may find (user) solutions here that are not covered by the documentation.
 
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* Some more specific topics:
 
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** "Normal" Usage
 
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***[[Keyboard Shortcuts]]
 
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*** Using [[Scheduled Transactions]]
 
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*** Online Banking: [[Setting up OFXDirectConnect in GnuCash 2]] and [[AqBanking]] (FinTS/HBCI)
 
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*** [[Trading Accounts]] (New since 2.3.8/2.4.0)
 
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** Scripting and Programming:
 
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*** How to create some [[Custom Reports]]
 
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*** [[Python Bindings]]
 
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*** Notes about the [[C API]]
 
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*** The [http://cvs.gnucash.org/docs/HEAD/ GnuCash API]
 
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** Error Seaching:
 
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*** [[Logging]] messages and filtering detail.
 
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*** Getting a [[Stack Trace]]
 
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** OS specific:
 
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*** [[MacOSXReadme| Mac OS X Release Notes]]
 
  
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=== Installation ===
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=== GnuCash Wikis ===  
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OS/Distro specific annotations:
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(Parts of) this wiki have been translated into other languages or contain information for one specific language only.
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* [[FreeBSD]]
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* [[de/GnuCash|The German Wiki]] de/GnuCash Deutsche Wiki-Seiten, im Entstehen.
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* all flavours of [[MacOSXInstallation]] and specific [[MacOSX/Quartz]] tips
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* [[es/GnuCash|The Spanish Wiki]] es/GnuCash Wiki español.
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* Linux
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* [[pt/GnuCash|The Portugese Wiki]] pt/GnuCash Sítio Wiki em Português, em andamento.
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** [[Debian]], [http://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=gnucash Debian packages]
 
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** [[Gentoo]]
 
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** [[Mandriva]]
 
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** [[RedHat]]: FC5, RHEL4, CentOS4.3, RHEL5 / SL5.
 
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** [[SuSE]]
 
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** [[Slackware]]
 
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** [[Ubuntu]]
 
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* [[Solaris]]
 
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* [[Windows|Microsoft Windows]]: GnuCash runs on Windows as well. Download the binary package from [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192 sourceforge.net].
 
  
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== Support ==
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=== The GnuCash FAQ ===
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The [[FAQ|GnuCash FAQ]] contains the collection of frequently asked questions about GnuCash, including administration, accounting, and glossary questions.
  
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If you read the relevant parts of the pages above and still stuck with a problem or only wish to give some feedback, you can contact us in several ways:
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=== Using GnuCash ===
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[[Using GnuCash]] collects real life experiences using GnuCash. You may find (user) solutions here that are not covered by the documentation.
  
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=== Current discussion ===
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=== The Wiki Glossary ===
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# [[IRC]] chat, usually in english, is the quickest way;
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The GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide includes a comprehensive Glossary.
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# a bunch of [[Mailing Lists]] for discussions in different languages;
 
  
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=== Third party tools ===
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Additionally, the [[Glossary|Wiki Glossary]] includes more terms useful for developers, documentation writers, and translators.
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Several users [[published tools]] to work with Gnucash.
 
  
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=== External support pages ===
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== Getting involved in the GnuCash project ==
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These external support sites have subsections related to Gnucash. They are not maintained by the gnucash team, so there is no guarantee on the correctness of the information you will find here.
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The GnuCash Project is a volunteer-driven organization. We need your help to ensure that GnuCash survives and grows, and we need your help to help others.  
  
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# [http://money.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/gnucash Stack Exchange forum on money (with "gnucash" tagged questions)]
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There are many ways to contribute your knowledge and experience. Before you dig in, you may want to check out the [http://www.gnucash.org GnuCash website] for the latest news.
  
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=== Feature request and bug tracking ===
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'''Note:''' This part of the wiki is intended to become the main repository of GnuCash developer documentation. Some formerly static pages have been moved here from the [http://www.gnucash.org GnuCash website], but the move is not yet complete. Some remaining static pages may be out of date. Wherever a wiki article disagrees with a static web page on the Website, the wiki article here is more likely to be correct.
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# [[Bugzilla]] bug database for error reports and enhancement requests;
 
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# [http://gnucash.uservoice.com "Uservoice" Feature Request Forum].
 
  
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This will also influence the
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Here are a number of ways to get involved.
  
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== Further Development ==
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=== Mailing Lists ===
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Subscribing to the mailing lists, and asking and answering questions there, is an excellent way to begin contributing the the success of GnuCash. See [[Mailing Lists]] for more.
  
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You may also want to check out http://www.gnucash.org/ for the latest news.
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=== Filing Bugs and Enhancement Requests ===
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Occasionally, GnuCash will not work the way it was designed to work--or you have an idea for making GnuCash better. Improvements and fixes can be submitted using the [[Bugzilla]] bug tracker; more general suggestions can be made via the  [http://gnucash.uservoice.com Uservoice] pages.
  
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This part of the wiki is intended to become the main repository of GnuCash developer documentation. Some formerly static pages have been moved here from the Website http://www.gnucash.org, but the move is not yet complete. Some remaining static pages may be out of date. Wherever a wiki article disagrees with a static web page on the Website, the wiki article here is more likely to be correct.
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=== Developing the Documentation ===
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* [[Documentation Update Instructions]]. This page describes the process to change both the GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide and the Help Manual.
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* [http://svn.gnucash.org/docs/HEAD/|Doxygen Documentation]. The Doxygen source documentation system and its  [[Doxygen|wiki page]].
  
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=== Getting involved in the project ===
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=== Translating the Documentation ===
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* [[Translation|Translations]] gives an overview of this process, but please keep an eye on the [[Translation Status]]
  
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==== Permanent valid ====
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=== Developing the Application Code ===
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* How to get involved in [[Contributing to GnuCash]] - not only for programmers ...
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==== Policy ====
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* [[Documentation Update Instructions]] describe the process to change both the GnuCash "Guide"  and the GnuCash "Help" manuals as well as any other parts of GnuCash documentation.
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* Our [[Development Process]]
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* How to edit and improve the [[Translation]]s, but please keep an eye on the [[Translation Status]].
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* [[CodingStandard | Coding Standards]]
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* How to improve or add new [[Account Hierarchy Template]]s.
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* [[Testing]]
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* Reminders for the [[Project Administration]]
 
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==== Special events ====
 
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* There was a [[Bounty Program]] in June / July 2013
 
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* [[GSoC]] Google Summer of Code
 
  
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=== Current Source Code ===
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==== Procedures ====
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==== Informative ====
 
 
* [[Git]] access
 
* [[Git]] access
 
* [[Building]] GnuCash from source code.
 
* [[Building]] GnuCash from source code.
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* The [http://svn.gnucash.org/docs/HEAD/ Doxygen] source documentation system and its  [[Doxygen|wiki page]].
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* Creating [[Custom Reports]]
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* Notes about the Graphical User Interface aka [[GUI]]
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* [[Python Bindings]]
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* Notes about the [[C API]]
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* The [http://cvs.gnucash.org/docs/HEAD/ GnuCash API]
 
* Some notes about the [[GnuCash XML format]] for the XML Backend.
 
* Some notes about the [[GnuCash XML format]] for the XML Backend.
 
* The schema for the [[SQL]] Backend.
 
* The schema for the [[SQL]] Backend.
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==== Policy ====
 
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* Our [[Development Process]]
 
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* [[CodingStandard | Coding Standards]]
 
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* [[Testing]]
 
  
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=== Future developments ===
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==== Other Development Notes ====
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* How to improve or add new [[Account Hierarchy Template]]s.
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* Reminders for the [[Project Administration]]
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==== Future developments ====
 
* Our [[Release Schedule]]
 
* Our [[Release Schedule]]
 
* Future [[Roadmap]]
 
* Future [[Roadmap]]
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* A general edited list of requested enhancements: [[WishList]]
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==== Historical Information ====
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** [[Concept Guide]]
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* Outdated [[WishList]]
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** [[Budgets]]
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* [[Budget History]]
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** [[Credit Notes]]
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* [[Credit Notes]]
 
* [[Old discussions]] about enhancement requests that have been implemented.
 
* [[Old discussions]] about enhancement requests that have been implemented.
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** [[Upgrade from 1.8.9 to 1.8.10 and HBCI online banking support]]
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* [[Upgrade from 1.8.9 to 1.8.10 and HBCI online banking support]]
 
* Discussion about the [[License]]
 
* Discussion about the [[License]]
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* Special events
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The GnuCash Project is a volunteer-driven organization. We need your help to survive and grow, to help others and to help the Project.
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** There was a [[Bounty Program]] in June / July 2013
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** [[GSoC]] Google Summer of Code

Revision as of 18:44, 6 July 2017

GnuCash is the leading GPL'ed Desktop Financial Manager Application. Appropriate for personal and small business use, it is meant to be easy to use and full of features.

There is no registration required to read this wiki or download and install GnuCash, only to edit this wiki.

Installation

GnuCash has versions that run on Windows, Mac OS X, and many different flavors of Linux.

Installation instructions for the different operating systems under which GnuCash operates are included at Installation.

Getting Help

If you have trouble using GnuCash, and the various documentation sources haven't helped you--or if you want to give some feedback, you can get help in several ways. See Getting Help for these options.

Available Documentation

Official GnuCash Documentation

GnuCash offers two major pieces of documentation:

The Documentation page on the GnuCash.org website also contains the latest, unstable, releases of the documentation, documentation for other languages, documentation for earlier releases, and documentation in PDF, ePub or mobi formats.

GnuCash Wikis

(Parts of) this wiki have been translated into other languages or contain information for one specific language only.

The GnuCash FAQ

The GnuCash FAQ contains the collection of frequently asked questions about GnuCash, including administration, accounting, and glossary questions.

Using GnuCash

Using GnuCash collects real life experiences using GnuCash. You may find (user) solutions here that are not covered by the documentation.

The Wiki Glossary

The GnuCash Tutorial and Concepts Guide includes a comprehensive Glossary.

Additionally, the Wiki Glossary includes more terms useful for developers, documentation writers, and translators.

Getting involved in the GnuCash project

The GnuCash Project is a volunteer-driven organization. We need your help to ensure that GnuCash survives and grows, and we need your help to help others.

There are many ways to contribute your knowledge and experience. Before you dig in, you may want to check out the GnuCash website for the latest news.

Note: This part of the wiki is intended to become the main repository of GnuCash developer documentation. Some formerly static pages have been moved here from the GnuCash website, but the move is not yet complete. Some remaining static pages may be out of date. Wherever a wiki article disagrees with a static web page on the Website, the wiki article here is more likely to be correct.

Here are a number of ways to get involved.

Mailing Lists

Subscribing to the mailing lists, and asking and answering questions there, is an excellent way to begin contributing the the success of GnuCash. See Mailing Lists for more.

Filing Bugs and Enhancement Requests

Occasionally, GnuCash will not work the way it was designed to work--or you have an idea for making GnuCash better. Improvements and fixes can be submitted using the Bugzilla bug tracker; more general suggestions can be made via the Uservoice pages.

Developing the Documentation

Translating the Documentation

Developing the Application Code

Policy

Procedures

Other Development Notes

Future developments

Historical Information

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