| GnuCash 2.0.0 goes gold |
Jul. 10, 2006
The GnuCash development team released the milestone 2.0.0 version of the open-source accounting program on July 9, featuring several major advances over the last version (1.9.8, released on June 18). GnuCash is released under the GPL and available for Linux, *BSD, Solaris, and Mac OSX.
GnuCash 2.0.0 is based on state-of-the-art gtk2 GUI technology, according to the team, which notes that the developers worked hard to integrate the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) for a consistent behavior and look-and-feel for the whole Desktop.
Major changes in the 2.0.0 release, according to the project team, include:- OFX DirectConnect, which can directly retrieve and import account statements over the Internet
- A "hide account" feature to keep a better overview of your current accounts tabbed window functionality
- The ability to create budgets within GnuCash using your account data
- Support for Accounting Periods
- The data file format has been improved with respect to international characters. Data files with international characters can be transferred to other countries flawlessly
- GnuCash Help and Guide are now fully integrated with the GNOME Help system (Yelp)
These new features and changes will make GnuCash easier to use for newcomers, the team said in the release annoucement. The move to gtk2 will enable users to be able to enjoy cutting-edge functionality with the freedom of not being locked into proprietory file formats, the team added.
As with other leading Linux software designed to replace proprietory programs, GnuCash is a functional replacement for expensive accounting programs, the team said. Like OpenOffice.org and The Gimp, GnuCash is also programmed to communicate and interact with as many existing programs, institutions, and people as possible, it added.
The GnuCash development team has continued to improve file import filters, which allow users to import work from old programs like Microsoft Money and Quicken. GnuCash can load QIF and QFX files, which are used by both of those programs.
The release is available in 29 languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Norwegian, and others.
GnuCash 2.0.0 can be downloaded here. It is available as source code. To install GnuCash, users will need Gnome 2, guile, slib, and g-wrap, the team said.
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