Actual
Local-first personal finance tool based on zero-sum budgeting, supporting synchronization across devices, custom rules, manual transaction importing (from QIF, OFX, and QFX files), and optional….
- Finance & Budgeting
- TypeScript
- MIT
- Docker
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 29,330
- Forks
- 3,093
- Open issues
- 166
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1,392
- Last commit
- Oct 5, 2026
- Latest release
- v26.10.0Oct 2, 2026
- Created
- Apr 29, 2022
- License
- MITOpen source
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About Actual
Local-first personal finance tool based on zero-sum budgeting, supporting synchronization across devices, custom rules, manual transaction importing (from QIF, OFX, and QFX files), and optional…. Actual is open source under the MIT license and written mainly in TypeScript, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 29,330 stars and 3,093 forks on GitHub, with 1,392 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.
Topics
- budgeting
- finance
- money
- personal-finance
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What is Actual?
Actual is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Finance & Budgeting category. Local-first personal finance tool based on zero-sum budgeting, supporting synchronization across devices, custom rules, manual transaction importing (from QIF, OFX, and QFX files), and optional…. The source code lives at github.com/actualbudget/actual, where it has 29,330 stars.
Is Actual free and open source?
Yes. Actual is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Actual with Docker?
Yes. Actual provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. Our step-by-step deploy guide covers the Compose file, HTTPS and backups.
What are the best alternatives to Actual?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Actual include HyperSwitch, Firefly III and Lago. Actual itself is a self-hosted alternative to YNAB and Mint.
Is Actual actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Actual was on Oct 5, 2026 with 1,392 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v26.10.0, published Oct 2, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.