Hi all,
That is a fair criticism, and I should have been clearer in my wording.
Cashdera is not Free Software in the FSF/open-source sense. It is a
no-cost proprietary public beta at this stage. I used
“free” to mean no-cost, but I understand that on a GnuCash mailing
list that wording is ambiguous and can be misleading.
I am not asking the GnuCash project, this mailing list, or its
maintainers to endorse, support, or advocate for Cashdera.
I shared it because it is built around GnuCash files and I thought
some users might be interested in trying an independent
analytics companion.
If proprietary software announcements or testing requests are not
appropriate here, I respect that and will not continue
promoting it on this list.
For clarity:
- Cashdera is independent software and is not affiliated with GnuCash.
- It is currently proprietary, not open source.
- The beta is no-cost, but that does not make it Free Software.
- The source GnuCash file is not modified.
- The app runs locally, with no account, no cloud upload, and no
telemetry in this beta.
Deva, thank you also for the macOS and FIFO balance sheet
suggestions. I have noted them, but I do not want to turn this
thread into product support if the list considers the project
off-topic or inappropriate.
Thanks for the correction and the candid feedback.
Regards,
Ars
On 5/9/2026 10:17 AM, Elliot Graham wrote:
Agree entirely. I don’t think we should be advocating for or supporting
this testing.
On Sat, 9 May 2026 at 18:15, John Ralls <[email protected]> wrote:
This offering is NOT Free software:
https://github.com/proars/Cashdera/blob/main/EULA.txt
https://github.com/proars/Cashdera/blob/main/LICENSE.txt
The author is offering a free public beta but clearly intends to make this
a paid product. He’s asking for you to beta-test his work with no offer of
compensation.
Regards,
John Ralls
On May 9, 2026, at 05:32, Elliot Graham <[email protected]> wrote:
Should we really be supporting a closed source option here? I’m not sure
why the source doesn’t come along with the package
On Sat, 9 May 2026 at 13:31, Deva PS via gnucash-user <
[email protected]> wrote:
Ars,
Please consider a macOS release as well. I think plenty of members on this
list are macOS users.
It will be nice to see a Balance Sheet report that gives me an option to
choose price source as FIFO. In GnuCash, I can get avg cost or current
market value, but our tax authority in India needs FIFO. Right now, I get
that from Investment Performance report (not remembering the exact name)
and replace the values in the Balance Sheet before I send it to my tax
consultant.
Cheers.
On 9 May 2026, at 12:07 PM, [email protected] wrote:
From: Cashdera <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [GNC] Cashdera analytics companion for GnuCash
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Hello,
I built a Windows desktop beta called Cashdera as an independent
analytics companion for GnuCash.
It opens an existing .gnucash file, imports it into a local SQLite
cache, and shows analytics such as:
- monthly cashflow
- category trends
- Sankey money flow
- transaction search
- budget vs actual
- net worth timeline
- year-over-year comparison
- CSV/PDF report export
The goal is not to replace GnuCash. It is a read-only analytics layer
on top of an existing GnuCash book. The source GnuCash file is not
modified.
Privacy/safety notes:
- local desktop app
- no account
- no cloud upload
- no telemetry
- independent project, not affiliated with GnuCash
- Windows-only beta
- unsigned installer, with SHA256 checksums in the GitHub release
- please test on a backup/copy first
GitHub public beta release:
https://github.com/proars/Cashdera/releases/tag/v0.1.0
Screenshots:
https://github.com/proars/Cashdera/blob/main/README.md#what-cashdera-gives-you
I would appreciate feedback from experienced GnuCash users, especially:
1. import issues with real books
2. calculation mismatches compared with GnuCash reports
3. reports/workflows that are missing
Thank you,
Ars
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