Buddi
Buddi is a free budgeting program for people with little or no financial background. It lets users create accounts and categories, record transactions, and review spending habits. Project examples include a main budget window, a reports view, a net worth graph, and an income pie graph. The desktop software is listed for Linux, macOS, and Windows and is licensed under GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2). Its listed languages include Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, and Swedish. A separate plugins project lists CSV and QIF import and export. Older .buddi files need the Import Legacy Buddi Data plugin because the default format is .buddi3. Older plugins may need updating or recompiling after a Buddi version change. The latest listed release is Buddi-3.4.1.14, with stable files dated 2019-04-03. Buddi Live is described as an online option that works on mobile devices, though phones are difficult to use and tablets work better.
Who it is for
Buddi suits people seeking a no-cost desktop tool to organize accounts, categorize transactions, and review spending. Its listed operating systems and language options may help users looking for a local budgeting program in one of those environments.
What is good
- Free GPLv2 budgeting software.
- Runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
- Supports 13 listed languages.
- CSV and QIF plugin options are listed.
- Includes budget, net worth, and income views.
What to know first
- Latest listed release dates to 2019-04-03.
- Older .buddi files need a legacy-data plugin.
- Older plugins may need updating or recompiling.
- Phones are difficult to use with Buddi Live.
Verdict
Buddi covers core account, transaction, and spending review tasks without a listed charge. Its dated latest release and the extra plugin steps for older data are important considerations.
Buddi plans and pricing
All plansCompared on personal finance software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Amiga models
- A1000 (OCS/ICS), A500 (full OCS), A500 (ECS Agnus with OCS Denise), A500+, A600
- Host platforms
- Windows 7+, macOS (Intel and ARM), Linux, BSD
- Save states
- Yes
- Disk image formats
- ADF, HD-ADF, HDF, IPF, DMS, SCP
- Hardware acceleration
- Yes
