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Introduction
Getting Started

Getting Started

Financy is a desktop app. Your finances live in a single .financy file that you own and can back up, move, or keep in a synced folder.

Install

Download the build for your platform from the latest release:

Download Financy-<version>-linux-amd64.tar.xz, extract it, and run the app:

tar xf Financy-*-linux-amd64.tar.xz
./Financy
Builds are currently unsigned, so Windows and macOS may ask you to confirm before the first run.

First run

On first launch the Setup Wizard appears. Choose one:

  • Load demo data (USD) — a complete worked example: ~6 months of transactions and a fully-assigned zero-based budget, so you can explore the Budget, Accounts, Transactions and Analytics immediately.
  • Start from scratch — pick your currency, then choose where to save your new .financy file.

You can re-open the wizard any time from File ▸ Setup Wizard…, and create a fresh document with File ▸ New… (which asks for the currency first).

Build from source

You need Go 1.25+ and a C toolchain + OpenGL/X11 headers (a Fyne requirement). On Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install gcc pkg-config libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev
go run .        # or: make run

Next steps

  • Budgeting — give every dollar a job with a zero-based budget.
  • Core Concepts — how double-entry keeps your books correct.
  • Importing CSV — load real bank data instead of typing.
Core Concepts