Feature Request
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Add feature to show the 'hidden' column in the Accounts tab
In the accounts tab, you can select to view a number of different columns. I would find it helpful to show the 'hidden' column so that I can see which accounts have the 'hidden' attribute selected/deselected.
4 votesI’m happy to inform you this request has been implemented for the upcoming 4.0 release.
Related bug report: https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797485
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File linkage to transaction
Currently in v2.6.0 there is a possibility to associate file or location to the transaction. However there is no possibility to unlink it. Also there is no 'symbol' to allow user to see there is a file/location linkage to the transaction. It should show up so user will be able to differentiate when transactions have a file associated or not.
41 votesThis feature has been implemented in the current development branch. It will appear in gnucash 2.8, currently planned for release in 2017 or 2018.
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An error occurred during the processing of the file
I can not open the file in Gnucash 2.6.0. I do not have this problem in Gnucash 2.4.13. I'm running Win 8.1. Is the latest version of Gnucash supports the Win 8.1?
1 voteThis is not a feature request, but a support request.
If you still experience this issue, please use the gnucash mailing lists to get help on this. Note that you are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent gnucash version (2.6.9 as of this writing).
For more information on the gnucash mailing lists, please refer to
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Tracking Last Reconcile
I used to use Microsoft Money and it would keep track of the last date that a reconcile was done. So, every time I went to reconcile the checking account, it would give me the date of the last reconcile and the amount. I liked this feature because I don't wait for statements to reconcile to. I reconcile to the online activity whenever I get a chance to sit down and work on it. Having a reminder of the last date the account was reconciled makes it easier to find the transaction that I need to start on in the…
1 voteThank you for your suggestion.
However this is already possible in GnuCash. I can give you two options:
1. Open the register for your checking account. There is a reconcile column in there (on character wide) with one of 3 characters in it (in English)
n – not reconciled
c – cleared (ie manually marked as ok, but not verified)
y – reconciled
It suffices to look for the last row with a “y” in the reconcile column and read the balance at that date.2. On the account hierarchy page, click on the down-arrow in the top right corner. This will reveal a list of available (an visible) columns. Select the columns
Reconciled
Last Reconcile date
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sorting option for the entry "Transfer"
Why is there no sorting option for the entry "Transfer" ?
When reviewing entries, this would be very useful!1 voteAs there is no more response, I’ll mark this as completed.
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Add 'Memo' (Notes) to list of choices of columns for .csv import
I use GnuCash 2.4.11 on Windows. Currently, the choices available for the columns in GnuCash .csv import are 'Date', 'Description'. 'Balance', 'Deposit', 'Withdrawal', and 'Num'.
The 'Generic import transaction matcher' has a column in 'List of downloaded transactions' for 'Memo', but predictably is always blank since there is no discernable method of selecting a .csv column for 'Memo'. I am assuming that 'Memo' is the same as 'Notes' displayed when using 'Double Line' display for an account.5 votesThe csv import has been reworked fairly intentensively in the current development branch. In gnucash 2.8 it will be possible to select both a memo column and a notes column. This version is currently expected for release early 2018 as other major changes are being implemented still.
Thank you for your request. Feel free to submit additional requests.
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More freuquent updates to distribute smaller changes
Currently, versions are updated quite rarely. However, a number of smaller changes has been finished for quite a while. In particular some of the changes improve the user experience. These should be released on a much more frequent basis (e.g. 2.4.11 was released 2012-07-14).
2 votesYes, the 2.5.x series has seen some releases now and this is likely to continue.
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OFX Importable number of characters for NAME is too short
OFX Importable number of characters for NAME is 32.
But it is 10 at multibyte language.(1 character == 3 bytes at multibyte characters on UTF8)
Isn't it extended?example patch for libofx
--- inc/libofx.h.in~ 2011-04-17 02:10:20 +0900
+++ inc/libofx.h.in 2013-03-25 18:50:29 +0900
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
#define OFXACCOUNTIDLENGTH (OFXBANKIDLENGTH + OFXBRANCHIDLENGTH + OFXACCTIDLENGTH + 1)
#define OFXACCOUNTNAMELENGTH 255
#define OFXMARKETINGINFOLENGTH (360 + 1)
-#define OFXTRANSACTIONNAMELENGTH (32 + 1)
+#define OFXTRANSACTIONNAMELENGTH (96 + 1)
#define OFXUNIQUEIDLENGTH (32 + 1)
#define OFXUNIQUEIDTYPELENGTH (10 + 1)
#define OFXSECNAMELENGTH (32 + 1)1 voteThanks for the patch. Indeed, the libofx library should allow larger field lengths. In fact, the source code of libofx shouldn’t rely on fixed maximum field sizes anyway, but currently the source code still does it. Sorry for that.
Your patch is now in the libofx git repository so that it will be in the next release, libofx-0.9.6. Unfortunately, I’m not its maintainer (but Benoit is), so I can’t tell when there will be a release.
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do not duplicate the account name in the description field and avoid polluting the description field with irrelevant information.
It is much better if the description field contains only informmation worth reading, if all description fields are pre-filled with the account name you end up not reading the description anymore because it won't seem worth the time spent reading it.
1 voteIn 2.6.x this seems to be no issue any more. When selecting a category, only the category description is given in the description field. There are no accounts (or even account descriptions) in there (any more).
So this should be solved. If not, feel free to correct me, and make me understand better.
Thank you for your request.
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Add cleared balance column and check box
Allows user to reconcile running balance to daily bank transactions (check against online banking rather than end of month statement) but also see an overall balance of current and future transactions i.e. bills that are entered in to be paid, but not yet cleared. In short, a how much money I have, how much money the bank says I have right now.
1 voteAs there is no response, I assume Cstim’s suggestion was sufficient to complete this request
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thanks for the software,can you add a week days only (Mon-Fri) option for scheduled tranactions
thanks for the software,can you add a week days only (Mon-Fri) option for scheduled tranactions
0 votesThank you for your request. However in the current version of gnucash this is already possible:
- Choose “Weekly” as recurrence
- Tick Monday, Tuesday,… Friday in the “Days” panel. -
Add new ISO code for Zambia: ZMW
I am in Zambia and need the ISO code ZMW for the rebased currency effective 1st Jan 2013. I want to treat this as a new currency so that I can maintain my records in the old (ZMK) and new currencies.
1 voteDone in SVN trunk, so that it will be in version 2.5.2 and all following ones.
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Say on your download site whether GC is compatible with Windows 8
Say on your download site whether GC is compatible with Windows 8. I cannot find it anywhere
1 voteThank you for your request. Windows 8 had already been added in the download link some time ago. At this point Windows 10 is already in the wild and there have been several reports of successful use of gnucash on that platform. , So I have just updated the link to mention that as well.
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Built-in PDF export
Gnucash should have a built-in PDF generator, allowing to customize some aspects you can't manipulate when using an external PDF printer - like when you want to print out a specific period of time of transactions within an account (e.g. starting day X and ending day Y).
1 voteThe current 2.6 gnucash series has this feature. Thank you for your request.
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Export account or periods of a account to excel file
Add the posibility of export account records or partial periods
39 votesAs the link in an earlier comment currently states: as of GnuCash 3.0 it is possible to export transaction data to CSV. Excel can perfectly import CSV files so this request has now been fulfilled.
To export you can open a register or general ledger. Optionally filter the data to only what you want to export and then select File→Export→Export Active Register to CSV.
If you want to export all transactions in one or more accounts, you can instead use File→Export→Export Transactions to CSV -
Doubleclick on Placeholder account should open tree not account tab
If a placeholder account is double-clicked in the account tree view, the tree should open rather than opening the placeholder account.
4 votesI have chosen to change the behaviour of all accounts with children: double clicking that account to show/hide its children seems to be the most frequent use case.
You can still open the account itself by using the menu option for that (also available via right-click context menu) -
Arabic Language
Is there a chance that Arabic language will be added?
8 votesGnucash 2.6 is almost 50% translated in Arabic. Any further improvements are best coordinated with the Arabic translation team. Their website appears to be https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/gnucash-2410/
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Add 'Delete Budget' as a menu item, rather than having a button
Currently budgets can only be delete by a button within the budget. This is very hard to find for beginners. It should be a menu item similar to "New Budget", "Open Budget" and "Duplicate Budget". Actually not having it in there made be believe for a long time that you couldn't delete budgets...
0 votesThank you for your request. At least in gnucash 2.6.x, it’s there:
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create scheduled transaction option for week and day of month
I have a payment that comes in on the third Wednesday of each month, but there's no way to schedule that transaction accurately.
This would requre additional options on the frequency tab.
• in the "On the" drop down box for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th week
• check boxes for the day of the week (or an additional drop down box where one selects the day of the week) which is disabled until a week is chosen in the "On the" listI have seen this problem discussed in the mail list but without a solution.
2 votesYou’re welcome :)
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I would like the ability to create a listing of my current monthly bills, then add them to the check register with the updated amounts I owe
I would like the ability to create a listing of my current monthly bills, then add them to the check register with the updated amounts I owe, then I can add them to my register and update the amounts instead of having to manually add them every month.
1 voteAs no further response has been given I’ll close this as sufficiently implemented.
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