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Grisbi
by Grisbi
What Grisbi is
Grisbi is free personal finance and accounting software for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It manages multiple accounts, currencies, and users, with tools for third parties, income and expense categories, budget lines, financial years, estimates, and bank cards. Budgeting and bill tracking are included, while account synchronization is manual. Reports can be exported for use outside the application. The project says its feature set is suitable for associations and that French developers created it to respect French accounting rules. Grisbi is distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version. The official download page provides a stable release for production and a development release intended only for testing. Documentation includes a user manual and project wiki. Bug reporting requires creating an account, with development and bug-report mailing lists also available. The project notes that Grisbi includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project. Grisbi was founded in 2000 and lists a free plan at no cost. Its desktop availability gives users a choice of operating system, but account updates are not automatic.
Who it suits
It suits individuals and associations seeking desktop budgeting, bill tracking, and accounting tools. It is useful for users comfortable maintaining account synchronization manually on Linux, macOS, or Windows.
What it does well
- Free GNU GPL software
- Supports Linux, macOS, and Windows
- Handles multiple accounts and currencies
- Budgeting and bill tracking included
- Exports financial reports
What to know first
- Account synchronization is manual
- Development release is for testing only
- Bug reporting requires an account
- Provided without warranty
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Grisbi | Free software under GNU GPL v2 | Free |
As grisbi.org lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Grisbi covers core personal finance and accounting tasks across three desktop platforms, with broad account and budgeting support. Its free license and report export are clear advantages, while manual synchronization and the no-warranty terms deserve attention.
Facts from Grisbi's own pages
- Accounting features
- It manages third parties, income and expense categories, budget lines, financial years, estimates, and bank cards. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Accounts and currencies
- It can manage multiple accounts, currencies, and users. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Account sync
- manual · grisbi.org, 20 Sept 2026
- Associations
- The project says its features make Grisbi suitable for associations. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Bill tracking
- Yes · grisbi.org, 20 Sept 2026
- Budgeting tools
- Yes · grisbi.org, 20 Sept 2026
- Desktop availability
- The project lists Linux, Mac, and Windows among Grisbi's supported operating systems. · sourceforge.net, 12 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The official site links to a user manual and a project wiki. · grisbi.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2000 · grisbi.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · grisbi.org, 20 Sept 2026
- French accounting
- The project says Grisbi was written by French developers and respects French accounting rules. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project page says Grisbi includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project; it does not specify third party service integrations. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- License
- Grisbi is free software distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or any later version. · grisbi.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Grisbi is a personal finance and accounting application. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Release channels
- The official download page offers a stable version for production and a development version for testing only. · grisbi.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Report export
- Yes · grisbi.org, 20 Sept 2026
- Security and warranty
- The license page states that Grisbi is provided without warranty, including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. · grisbi.org, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to create an account to report bugs and provides development and bug report mailing lists. · grisbi.org, 12 Oct 2026
Where Grisbi stands on Freedom251
- Personal Finance Software#71 of 181