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'''Skrooge''' allows you to keep track of your expenses and incomes, categorize them, and build reports of them.  
'''Skrooge''' allows you to keep track of your expenses and incomes, categorize them, and build reports of them.  
'''Skrooge''' is a part of [http://extragear.kde.org KDE Extragear], in the ''Office'' module




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However, '''Skrooge''' being a quite young application, it is possible that it is not yet available in repositories. You should of course bug the distro's packagers to include it, but in the mean time you can [http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Skrooge compile and install Skrooge yourself], it is not that difficult.
You can [http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Skrooge compile and install Skrooge yourself], it is not that difficult.
 
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Ubuntu's policy is not to propose the latest software versions, but rather to focus on stability. For that reason, it is possible that the '''Skrooge''' version available in official repositories is several versions behind the latest stable from developers.
 
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To install the last version on Ubuntu, you need to add the following lines in your /etc/apt/sources.list:
 
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For ''jaunty'':
{{Input|1= deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/s-mankowski/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/s-mankowski/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
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For ''karmic'':
{{Input|1= deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/s-mankowski/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/s-mankowski/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
}}
 
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*Open a terminal and enter:
 
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{{Input|1= sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 796FFDFC }}
 
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*Finally, tell Ubuntu to re-load the details of each software archive it knows about:
 
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{{Input|1= sudo apt-get update }}
 
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*Install '''Skrooge:'''
 
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{{Input|1= sudo apt-get install skrooge }}
 


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Discussion was also started with the [[KMyMoney|KMyMoney]] team for a more efficient way to exchange files between these two KDE applications.  
Discussion was also started with the [[Special:myLanguage/KMyMoney|KMyMoney]] team for a more efficient way to exchange files between these two KDE applications.  


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* [http://skrooge.org Skrooge Homepage]
* [https://skrooge.org Skrooge Homepage]
* [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-office/skrooge/index.html Online Documentation]
* [https://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-office/skrooge/index.html Online Documentation]
* [http://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=20 KDE Office & Productivity Forum]
* [https://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=210 Skrooge forum]
* IRC: '''Skrooge''' developers try to hang in the ''#skrooge'' channel. Some users may also help in ''#kde''.
* IRC: '''Skrooge''' developers try to hang in the ''#skrooge'' channel. Some users may also help in ''#kde''.


Latest revision as of 18:18, 13 September 2023

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Skrooge is a personal finances manager powered by KDE, aiming at being simple and intuitive.

Skrooge allows you to keep track of your expenses and incomes, categorize them, and build reports of them.


Overview

What a strange name!

Yes, it is It has been inspired by Dickens' A Christmas Carol tale, where an grumpy old man, named Ebenezer Scrooge, turns good after receiving the visit of three ghosts on Christmas night.

Some people may also see the reference to Walt Disney's famous character, Scrooge Mc Duck, which was also inspired by the aforementioned book.

What can I do with Skrooge?

  • Keep track of your incomes and expenses
  • See how you spend your money
  • Manage your investments and see how they perform over time
  • Manage several accounts

Features

  • Graphical reports
  • Several tabs to help you organize your work
  • Infinite undo/redo (even after the file was closed!)
  • Instant filtering on operations and reports
  • Infinite categories levels
  • Mass update of operations
  • Scheduled operations
  • Track refund of your expenses
  • Powerful Search and Process functions

Screenshots

Installing Skrooge

The recommended way is to install Skrooge using your distribution's package management tool.

You can compile and install Skrooge yourself, it is not that difficult.

Importing existing data

If you are a user of other personal finances managers, you may import your existing data from these, using one of the following formats :

Discussion was also started with the KMyMoney team for a more efficient way to exchange files between these two KDE applications.

More Information

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