wxBanker is a free, light and portable financial management desktop application which runs on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.
wxBanker allows you to enter and keep track of transactions in accounts, such as credit cards, bank accounts, and virtual accounts such as receivable and payable accounts.
Think of wxBanker like a much-enhanced and easier to use equivalent of balancing your checkbook.
wxBanker does not currently synchronize with online bank interfaces, though this is planned for future versions. The point of wxBanker is to keep your own separate balances to compare with your online banks and other accounts, much like when you use your checkbook registry to balance your checking account, for example.
Keeping your own balance separate from online interfaces allows you to avoid the pitfalls of exclusively using such interfaces, which can`t be aware of charges which haven`t gotten to them yet, such as checks you wrote, or places which batch credit/debit card transactions for charging later.
For example, imagine checking your balance online and seeing you have enough money to make a purchase, only to realize later your rent check hadn`t cleared yet, and your purchase caused it to bounce.
It also allows you to keep your financial institution (such as a bank or credit card company) in check, as well as the places you are making transactions with. This ensures they don`t make mistakes, which is more common than people who don`t verify charges realize.
For example, when you paid with your credit card at that restaurant, did that waiter bump up the tip you left? When you signed that credit card receipt, were you actually charged the amount you signed for?
Another advantage of keeping track of accounts this way is that you can create arbitrary accounts for loans with friends or family, or make accounts just for saving up for special purchases.
Installation: To install wxBanker on your Mac you will have to open a Terminal window, browse to wxBanker`s folder and run the following command from inside that directory (you will need administrator privileges to be able to run it):
sudo python setup.py install
Requirements:
· Python
What`s New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Undo the appmenu workaround now that it is fixed in Maverick, and other minor fixes.
