BOBBYD  I'd love to see a more customizable reporting function all-around. I love the program, but am not a huge fan of the way the html reports print.

Maybe an xml output option, and some xsl??  
(Version 3.3.1)

TRINA  In the short time I have used Mini$, I'm really impressed with the layout and the ease of use. I have come upon a problem, though, in that when entering a new transaction, the categories do not include donations that need to be tax related. Unless I have missed something, the category field will not allow me to type in a customized word.

Any suggestions? I can't use "gift" because some are not tax related.

Trina  
(Version 3.3.1)

ROTH  The source code is now available from the mini$ home page, as well as versions for other systems and languages.

Just use the "Developer" link above to access the mini$ site.  
(Version 3.1)

ROTH  Important:

For all 2.x users upgrading to 3.x, make sure to make a copy of your data. Budgets have been completely reworked and are no longer compatible. If you do not like the new budgeting system, you will want that backup for going back to 2.x.  
(Version 3.1)

MALLOW  This is by far the best free personal finance tool I've used, and I've tried them all. It's fast, robust, and handles everything I throw at it. The ability to split transactions, set budgets (with rollovers), create reports, search abilities, and totals view are all useful.

I can also tell that Roth has put a lot of effort into making the UI flow naturally from task to task. However, I would say that the UI is still the weakest part of mini$. That is not to say that it is bad, but it has some problems that have simple fixes. Of course, simple fixes may not be so simple to implement.  
(Version 2.6.2)

ROTH  For those that are interested, there is a mini$ 3.0 beta available.

http://rothearl.googlepages.com/minimoney_eng_3B.zip

mini$ 3 has been rewritten from the ground up using a test driven development model.

Note: Make a backup of your 2.x data. mini$ 3 uses a new budgeting scheme and it is not compatible with 2.x budgets.  
(Version 2.6.2)

SUNNYBROMO  On eporblem noted:

If you change the name of an expense category after already assigning it to several transactions, it will not update the transactions with the new category name. Rather, it designates them all as 'uncategorized'. Pretty frustrating, but lesson learned-- luckily I found this out when I just started. EDIT: This seems to only have effected transactions in which the renamed category was used in a 'split' (to assign different portions of a single transaction to seperate categories). The ones categorized outright seem to have updated okay.  
(Version 2.6.2)

MAXB  I have been enthusiast of using MiniMoney, but after installing the last update I found it's not in italian and there's some problem when import from .qif

I would like to know if I could downgrade to the earlier version.  
(Version 2.6.2)

ROTH  What an embarrasment! I released an update that had a MAJOR bug in it. The Scheduler window did not appear.

Well, thanks to user who caught that for me.  
(Version 2.6.1)

OAKLANDC  Could someone please send me a tutorial of how to use this program? That would be greatly appreciated. My email is chrisoakland31@gmail.com. Thanks! This looks like a promising program if I knew how to use it correctly....  
(Version 2.6.1)

ROTH  A user notified me of this display bug and I felt it serious enough to fix it, even though 2.6 was supposed to be the final release.

For users who use the balance column and sort their transactions by date in a descending order, then this release is critical.  
(Version 2.6.1)

CREATIVE ARTS & TECHNOLOGIES  Sorry to hear, you stopped working on it.

I have provided full localization for German, but I guess that won't make it in any more ?;-)

While not adding Multi-Currency features to each account yet, I have succesfully refactored the codebase of the last EZMoney you provided earlier to use a JSR standard extension I am SpecLead for (Units, Measures and Use Cases like Monetary System)

If you were able to contribute the code for mini$ at a trustable place (SF or others) I'd be very happy to contribute both this and the localization myself.

After all 90% of all Mac Financial programs listed here or elsewhere are crap only suitable for US$. Most even have the symbol hardcoded ;-)

mini$ is among the better ones, but the only true multi currency one I found here is ChequeBook.

Considering its reasonable price of 15$ I'd call it the best option beside mini$, but using Java it has some big advantages (e.g. working elsewhere)

Kind Regards,

Werner Keil

Creative Arts & Technologies  
(Version 2.6)

ROTH  This is the final release of mini$ and will be hosted by MacUpdate.

It was a pleasure to contribute to the community.

Enjoy.  
(Version 2.6)

OKOEL  It couldn't show Chinese... It would be excellent software if fix this glitch.  
(Version 2.5.1)

HOKUSAI  A great little program. Fulfills all my needs. Plus, it's free.  
(Version 2.5.1)

GLOBETROTTERDK  Sweet. There are some currencies lacking that I use often:

Danish Crowns (DKK)

Indonesian Rupiahs (IDR)

Please add.  
(Version 2.5)

BRUTTUS  Very simple and straight forward application. If you are looking for a not complicated way of tracking your finances this is it. This application is written as you were doing it in paper or a simple spreadsheet. I was looking for something like this for a long time. Still trying to find out how budget sub-categories work.  
(Version 2.4)

THEBIMBO  Please add annual repeat to scheduler... thanx.  
(Version 2.3)

THEREVRUSS  Mini$ is a wonderful program and I think I've finally found a replacement for Microsoft Money on my PC. It does everything I need it to do and it does it well.

The developer has done a great job and really listens to the input of those who use it...he truly wants to develop a quality piece of software.  
(Version 2.2)

ROTH  Apologies for the quick update. There were a few... wrinkles that had to be ironed out. I just want to ensure that users have a stable and reliable program.

And regarding attachments, praise be that Photoshop is not your default program for simple images. However, there are far too many advantages for accessing the default program. This way you can attach PDFs, HTML pages, or any thing you like, and view them appropriately.

Enjoy.  
(Version 2.1)

SYED ALI  I just love the new version. A real improvement over the last one. Only one grip. Why didn't version 1.4 automatically upgrade. I even checked for upgrade in the application and it says I have the latest version. If it wasn't for MacUpdate, I wouldn't have known about the new version.   
(Version 2.0)

MASTERFENDER  Wow.. this application is just what I was looking for. I was using some other application for a while but I switched to mini$ and I'm pretty happy. the interface and the way it shows your expenses, all account balances is so good. thank you to the developers. keep up the good work.  
(Version 1.4)

ELRAC  This is the best personal finance app I have tried. It seems to work excellent for what I want it for. The only problem I am having is that is does not work well with Spaces, I think due to the '$' in the name. Other then that this is an excellent program.   
(Version 1.4)

ROTH  mini$ is, or was, "EZ Money". Same code base, same developer, etc. They both share the same data set, so a backup for one, is a backup for the other.

Only the name and logo were changed.

mini$ however, contains bug fixes and other enhancements that are not in "EZ Money".  
(Version 1.1)

AKROBAT  Is it my imagination or wasn't this identical app called EZMoney?  
(Version 1.1)

RORO01  REPLY TO KC_CHEIFS

Buddi plug-ins are not created by it's developer. If you would use Buddi without them it will never crash. I have been using it for the last few months on my iMac Intel 10.4.10 - without the plug-ins - and it never crashed.

You should not import data from your bank account into a personal finance application as this defeat the purpose of bank account management.

Bank account management means entering the every day transactions you make, e.g. issuing a cheque, into the personal finance application and then when the bank sends you a statement, reconciling the entries in the application with those on the statement.

Buddi is a double entry application so if, for example, you want to transfer money between bank accounts you record the transaction once and it post it to both accounts, debiting one and crediting the other.

In buddi, you can create unlimited income and expense accounts and thus, categories your incomes and expenses.

The current version of Buddi is the best free personal finance application.  
(Version 1.0.1)

REGANDEARL  What I needed was something that could import data, allow me to "Split" transactions among multiple categories, and provide reports. This one does all of that plus more.

Although I prefer the iTunes like interfaces (Cha-Ching, Moneywell, etc.), the fact that mini$ is free makes up for any interface differences.

Among the free financial applications, this one is the best by far.

However, I'd like to see a feature where I can automate entering transactions for reoccurring events like a paycheck.  
(Version 1.0.1)

KC_CHEIFS  In response to previous thread:

Although mini$ is not by any means the best financial application, I have been using it without any problems and it does everything it claims to...and it's free! I can import my data from my bank and it never crashes.

Buddi on the other hand consistently crashed, did not support importing. When I installed the CSV plugin, Buddi would not start anymore. I thought the search text field was the ugliest widget I had ever seen. Buddi looks and feels like a "built overnight just to get it out the door" kind of application. You have to constantly resize windows to get everything to fit.  
(Version 1.0.1)

RORO01  I can't understand why people fell in love with this application - Buddi IS the best free & simple personal finance application  
(Version 1.0.1)

JARCHAMBEAU  Excellent piece of software. Easy to use, intuitive and comprehensive.

I actually switched off Quicken to use this because it is so much smoother. It is missing some of the online features of Quicken but I could care less.

The autobackup is very nice and the ability to ad accounts and categories is straight forward.

I would like to see the ability to add liability accounts that are not credit cards (such as equity lines) - but currently I just add them as bank accounts now.  
(Version 1.0.1)