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Quicken Essentials ... Built Mac smart, with you in mind.
- View your accounts all in one place. Our completely reimagined interface makes it easier than ever to see where you can save more and spend less.
- Save time and money. Quicken automatically categorizes transactions so you can see where your money's going and pay down debt.
- Avoid pesky overdraft and late fees. See your current balance, including upcoming bills and paychecks so you always know where you stand.
What's New
Version 1.7.1:
- Updated: The Quicken End User Software License agreement has been updated for 2012. Choose Help > License Agreement to see the updated agreement.
- Fixed: We resolved an issue where a newly created data file would not replace an existing data file that shared the same name within the same folder.
- Fixed: Disable purchase of Quicken Essentials from the Mac App Store when version 1.7.1 is already installed on your Mac.
- Fixed: We resolved an issue where the "Today" line in the Overview report indicated the previous day when viewed shortly after midnight.
- Fixed: Stock prices are now successfully downloaded even if some of the price data is missing.
- Fixed: We fixed a Mac OS X 10.7 Lion compatibility issue with the Quicken File Exchange Utility tool used to import Quicken 2005, 2006, and 2007 data files
Version 1.7.1:
- Updated: The Quicken End User Software License agreement has been updated for 2012. Choose Help > License Agreement to see the updated agreement.
- Fixed: We resolved an issue where a newly created data file would not replace an existing data file that shared the same name within the same folder.
- Fixed: Disable purchase of Quicken Essentials from the Mac App Store when version more...
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
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Quicken Essentials ... Built Mac smart, with you in mind.
- View your accounts all in one place. Our completely reimagined interface makes it easier than ever to see where you can save more and spend less.
- Save time and money. Quicken automatically categorizes transactions so you can see where your money's going and pay down debt.
- Avoid pesky overdraft and late fees. See your current balance, including upcoming bills and paychecks so you always know where you stand.
- IMPROVED! Redesigned with you in mind: Quicken Essentials for Mac personal finance software makes understanding your money a snap. Our interface has been completely reimagined, resulting in an intuitive, elegant application designed by-and for-Mac users.
- View a snapshot of your most important info: Our easy to understand Overview gives you a snapshot of all money coming in and going out, including upcoming bills and paychecks. You can also customize budgets and goals for yourself, to help you save even more.
- See all your accounts in one place: View your entire financial picture in one place with Quicken Essentials for Mac. See exactly where you stand with all your accounts, such as your bank, credit cards, loans, and more.
- See where your money's going: Quicken Essentials for Mac automatically categorizes your transactions to show you exactly what you've been spending money on.
- NEW! Avoid late fees and overdrafts: Keep track of upcoming bills, paychecks, and your current balance so you can avoid those pesky late fees.
- Transferring your data is easier than ever: Quicken Essentials for Mac easily and seamlessly converts your data from all supported Quicken Mac and Windows versions-in three easy steps.
- IMPROVED! Connect to more banks than ever: Quicken Essentials for Mac now downloads transactions from over 12,000 financial institutions, making it faster and easier than ever to see your whole financial picture.
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you're not 100% satisfied, return Quicken Essentials for Mac personal finance software with your dated receipt within 60 days of purchase for a refund of the purchase price (return shipping and handling charges not included).
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Kraftsims reviewed on 09 May 2012
I did have trouble with one feature, how to change many items at once, say a category. I wanted to find all of my gas charges, label them all auto:gas in one shot. I couldn't find the option, the manual didn't have it.
The documentation is rather poor, to be honest. I have this habit of digging through manuals and reading forums for answers. I never could get my answer through the manual or forums. Both were confusing or poorly laid out.
I eventually contacted customer support. Friendly nice people with hard to understand accents answered the phone. Very friendly. I have had the fortune in my job to work with many people from varying cultures and countries.
I felt sorry for this lady trying to help me. She couldn't understand my question: "How do I change multiple categories of the same vendor at once," or something to that effect. I felt sorry for her as she kept having to repeat the same programmed answer over and over.
The answer wasn't even close to the question.
I kept repeating my question in varying ways, hoping she would finally get it. She never did, after about 6 attempts and I could hear fear entering her voice. Having worked with foreigners, I realize many (but certainly not all) live in countries with expectations that you never fail and you have a positive customer interaction quickly and always - or you might lose your job or have some kind of retribution against you.
I hesitated, but finally decided to ask for a supervisor. I wasn't unhappy, but just wanted an answer. The supervisor came on the phone and it took her almost one hour to solve my question. She didn't know the answer either. All were kind.
I suspect Intuit is outsourcing such help, a practice becoming more and more common. I really don't mind in most respects, but I do want answers, especially when the question is fairly easy.
I would recommend this program if you want a simple home program to balance the budget.
I don't care for the monthly charge. Well, actually, don't mind paying a monthly charge to get the auto link to my banks and credit cards, but feel it is a bit steep for a recurring charge.
The reconcile feature is a bit confusing for me. I did finally figure out how to reconcile the bank accounts and credit cards, but it was and is a bit odd to me for some reason. I can't get my finger on it, but it isn't intuitive to me. Might be me, who knows.
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1. When entering a new transaction it is still necessary to wait before going (with the tab key) from month to day. If this is done too fast the cursor jumps back to months and the whole entry might be messed up.
2. It is still not possible to do a "Reject QuickFill" (from an old entry with the same payee) with the keyboard. It has to be done with the mouse and then the whole entry has to be started from the beginning.
3. There is still no warning before deleting a transaction - one accidental click and the transaction has silently disappeared.
4. It is still not possible to choose self defined sub-categories easily with the keyboard.
When are these bugs finally getting fixed?
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Lars70 reviewed on 27 Feb 2012
So, if I can access and use the file, my wife cannot access it from her Mac account, even though it's on the same Mac, the file resides in the Share folder and even if the file and program have the correct permissions. Apparently it is a well known problem, and there is no fix for this.
So, I would recommend this version of Quicken as long as there is an understanding of this program's access limitations.
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FlyinRyan7 reviewed on 05 Feb 2012
I like quite a few things about this software. I use this software to handle 3 bank accounts (1 international), 2 loans, 1 Roth IRA, 1 Traditional IRA and a stock account and it does all of this pretty flawlessly. When adding new accounts, I've never had any problems finding my banks/firms. I like the graphics and little icons, and the reports it can generate are extremely useful, particularly at tax time. The UI is intuitive and easy to use, and the search tool is very powerful. Additionally, I use dropbox to view my quicken data on both of my Macs.
My complaints about this software is that there are some things I would like to customize, but cannot. (actually, this is a complaint I have about most Mac software). For example, in the Overview screen, it shows my top 5 expenses for the month, however I have 3 fixed expense categories (rent, loans, and mutual funds) that will always be the top 3. I'd rather it display the top 7 or maybe the top 5, but allow me to exclude some categories from being displayed. It would be great if you could customize the Overview screen to display information that would actually be helpful based on your spending/saving goals. My final complaint is that the budget tools are weak and could be significantly improved. For example, I don't spend the same amount in clothes each month...some months I spend a lot, some I spend nothing. I'd rather just set an amount to spend per 6 months or a year or have a rolling amount.
In order to really appreciate this software, you will need to do what very few of the other reviewers in this forum have done and let go of your expectations based on previous versions. It's wonderful that you've been using Quicken software for the last 87 years, however this software is not the previous versions you've used. Does that make it irritating that you're having problems importing your data? Yes. Does that warrant your ridiculous rating of 1 star (particularly when the Quicken specifications state VERY clearly what file types are able to be imported) - no. Really, the 1 star ratings are substantiated on nothing else other than bitterness and illiteracy.
Ultimately, there are a ton of other mac financial apps out there for you to try, but I believe you should give QE a shot.
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Sleav reviewed on 30 Dec 2011
Intuit's disregard, disdain and disrespect for Mac users is legendary, and all I've wished for and hoped for all these years was a working substitute - even one that didn't do all the things Quicken does (badly) would have been fine.
Quicken Essentials itself, once you get rolling, isn't horrendous, but they've actually REMOVED features, not added them. Hey folks - all it needs to be able to do is add and subtract!
Finally, this year, here on December 30th, I've installed iBank on the Macs and iBank on the iPhone. They sync perfectly, they reconcile perfectly, it's easy to organize (and look at), etc.
Don't believe me? Go buy Quicken Essentials on a trial basis. Now, try to "Import" your Quicken 2007 data file. Hmm... can't do it because the file first needs to be "converted." OK. Launch the converter, go and select the file (a QDFM, typically). Except for one thing: .qdfm files are GREYED OUT and thus CANNOT BE OPENED. OK, so next - go crazy trying to figure out Quicken file extensions - maybe it's the .qdfm, what if you try .qdx? (nope) or .qd-whatevrer (nope). Turns out - the solution is DRAG THE FILE onto the file converter. That's right - the File > Convert function doesn't work - welcome to the wild and wacky world of Quicken for Mac.
And so, finally with great relief I say: Quicken for Mac - kiss my what? go where?
75Gordo75 reviewed on 22 Dec 2011
First, let me say that I have been using Quicken for Mac since 1996 and have upgraded each time a new version became available (other than to Quicken Essentials that doesn't track investments, which I need). I think Quicken 2007 is great. It has done exactly what I needed it to do...except run on Mac OS X Lion.
Incidentally, I have also been an investor in Intuit since December 1997 when I bought 300 shares. I've added to that over the years and along with Intuit's growth that investment is now my largest holding. From my view, much of Intuit's success and my willingness to stay invested for going on 14 years has been a strong management that cares about its customers.
So now I am disappointed to find that Quicken 2007 for Mac doesn't work with the new Mac OS X Lion. I was at first angry with Apple for dropping Rosetta but then realized the real problem is Intuit not upgrading for Apple's OS X when it had 10 years to do so.
Apple included Rosetta in OS X so programs written for the old architecture could run until they were rewritten. Lion finally dropped Rosetta. Quicken for Mac has been upgraded at least 5 times during the last 10 years yet (except for Quicken Essentials) it has not been rewritten for OS X. I would be happy to use Quicken Essentials or Mint.com if either tracked investment buys and sells. Neither does.
So I'm now stuck with these alternatives:
Forgo upgrading to Lion and give up all the great new features in order to continue to use Quicken 2007 (I won't)
Get a second computer running an older OS X so I could still use Quicken 2007 (inconvenient to use and costly)
Wait for Quicken 2007 to get upgraded to run on Lion, (it would have to be very soon)
Wait for Intuit to come out with a Mint.com solution that includes tracking investments (but I'd have to figure out an alternative for the meantime)
Buy Quicken for Windows, Windows 7 and Parallels so I could run Quicken for Windows on my Mac or do it with the dual-boot mode (both too costly)
Upgrade to Lion and find another accounting solution already in the cloud or one written for OS X which means I'd have to drop Quicken (unfortunately, this seems to be the most practical).
Quicken could put together a competitively priced package to include Windows 7 and Parallels with Quicken for Windows until a permanent solution for Mac is available.
Maybe there are other solutions I haven't considered and if so, I'd certainly like to know about them.
Since I am a loyal supporter of both Quicken and Apple, only Intuit upgrading 2007 or coming up with a cloud solution fits what I would really like to see happen…but I'm only willing to forgo upgrading to OS X Lion for a limited time.
Is there any hope on the horizon for customers such as myself? I'm very much hoping to be a continuing, happy and satisfied Quicken (or Mint.com) user.
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Alanterra reviewed on 26 Nov 2011
I am looking for a way to transfer from Quicken 2006, and thought that this might work. I use Classes in Quicken, and thought that the Tags in Quicken Essentials for Macintosh (QEM) would work similarly.
While Tags have promise, there is no way to do a report by tag. You can only do a report by Category + Tag, so you can't see what you spent on a tag. (In my case, I am looking for tags with values other than 0, which is an easy thing to do in Quicken 2006).
You can only budget on a monthly basis, there appears to be no way to compare budgets on an annual basis.
These were show-stoppers for me. I have asked for a refund.
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Danemcgregor reviewed on 26 Sep 2011
rdeeble reviewed on 25 Sep 2011
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Doug Miles reviewed on 23 Sep 2011
THANK YOU Intuit for giving me the incentive I needed to kick your half-hearted, perpetually buggy pile of... software to the curb!
I tried a few alternatives and finally settled on iBank, and I couldn't be happier. Older versions were pretty lacking in various ways, but the latest version does everything I need simply and beautifully. Importing 19 years of records was seamless. And with their track record, I expect it to continue to get better and better.
Now, it's not perfect. There are a few things that could be more streamlined, and there was definitely a learning curve. It does things just enough differently from Quicken. But actually reading the manual and watching a few tutorial videos on the website had me up and running. Once I learned how to make it do what I wanted, I have yet to catch myself thinking "I liked the way Quicken did this better..." And it's much more stable than any Quicken version I've ever used.
I know I sound like a shill, but honestly, I'm just a REALLY happy customer. If in doubt, do what I did. You get the 30-day trial, so just run both side-by-side for a few weeks.
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Please bring back the gradient blue dots in the status column of the register view for recently downloaded transactions so users can see what transactions were just downloaded.
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I do not know why?????
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Safari canÕt open the page.
Safari canÕt open the page Òftp://ftp.quicken.com/pub/quicken/Qkn_2006_R6_Updater.hqxÓ. The error was: Òunknown errorÓ (NSURLErrorDomain:-1) Please choose Report Bug to Apple from the Safari menu, note the error number, and describe what you did before you saw this message.
Anyone know how to d/l the update?
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System Preferences: Network: Proxies tab.
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Then in the Network prefs window, select your network connection (Show: Built-in Ethernet, in my case)
Then click on the Proxies tab.
See near the bottom of the window, "Use Passive FTP Mode (PASV)"
That box should be "checked".
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Should leave it checked all the time, no worries whatsoever.
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