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| Skrooge is a personal finances manager for KDE4, aiming at being simple and intuitive. It allows you to keep track of your expenses and incomes, categorize them, and build reports of them.
| Skrooge is a personal finances manager for KDE4, aiming at being simple and intuitive. It 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


Skrooge is a part of [http://extragear.kde.org KDE Extragear], in the Office module
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<br> [[Image:SkroogeReport.png|center|320px]]  
<br> [[Image:SkroogeReport.png|center|320px]]  


== Overview ==
== Overview ==


=== What can I do with skrooge ?  ===
=== What can I do with skrooge&nbsp;?  ===


*Keep track of your incomes and expenses  
*Keep track of your incomes and expenses  
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*Powerful Search and Process functions
*Powerful Search and Process functions


=== Screenshots ===
=== Screenshots ===


== Installing Skrooge ==
== Installing Skrooge ==


The recommended way is to install Skrooge using your distribution's package management tool. 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 [[Skrooge/Compilation | compile and install skrooge yourself]], it is not that difficult !
The recommended way is to install Skrooge using your distribution's package management tool.  
 
To install the last version on '''ubuntu jaunty''', you have to do:
 
*Add the following lines in your /etc/apt/sources.list:
 
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/s-mankowski/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/s-mankowski/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
 
*Open a terminal and enter:
 
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 796FFDFC
 
*Finally, tell Ubuntu to re-load the details of each software archive it knows about:
 
sudo apt-get update
 
*Install skrooge:
 
sudo apt-get install skrooge
 
<br> 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 [[Skrooge/Compilation|compile and install skrooge yourself]], it is not that difficult&nbsp;!  


== Importing existing data  ==
== Importing existing data  ==
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*CSV
*CSV


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


== Getting Help ==
*'''Documentation''': in case the Skrooge Handbook is not installed on your machine, you can [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-office/skrooge/index.html browse it online].  
* '''Documentation''': in case the Skrooge Handbook is not installed on your machine, you can [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-office/skrooge/index.html browse it online].
*'''Forum''': you may also seek assistance in the [http://forum.kde.org KDE forums], in the ''Office &amp; Productivity'' section.  
* '''Forum''': you may also seek assistance in the [http://forum.kde.org KDE forums], in the ''Office &amp; Productivity'' section.
*'''IRC''': skrooge developpers try to hang in the ''#skrooge'' channel. Some users may also help in ''#kde''.
* '''IRC''': skrooge developpers try to hang in the ''#skrooge'' channel. Some users may also help in ''#kde''.

Revision as of 06:07, 14 September 2009

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Skrooge is a personal finances manager for KDE4, aiming at being simple and intuitive. It allows you to keep track of your expenses and incomes, categorize them, and build reports of them.

Skrooge is a part of KDE Extragear, in the Office module


Overview

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.

To install the last version on ubuntu jaunty, you have to do:

  • Add the following lines in your /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/s-mankowski/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/s-mankowski/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

  • Open a terminal and enter:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 796FFDFC

  • Finally, tell Ubuntu to re-load the details of each software archive it knows about:

sudo apt-get update

  • Install skrooge:

sudo apt-get install skrooge


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 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.

Getting Help

  • Documentation: in case the Skrooge Handbook is not installed on your machine, you can browse it online.
  • Forum: you may also seek assistance in the KDE forums, in the Office & Productivity section.
  • IRC: skrooge developpers try to hang in the #skrooge channel. Some users may also help in #kde.