HomeBank
Different way of workingFreeFree, quick to learn and good at the everyday view of where money went. Less depth on investments.
Your files: Imports QIF and OFX files exported from Moneydance. Categories need tidying afterwards.
Does Moneydance run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. The Infinite Kind says Moneydance is available for Mac, Windows and Linux, and your existing data file opens on Linux unchanged.
Moneydance is one of the few paid personal finance programs that has treated Linux as a proper platform for years. The maker lists Mac, Windows and Linux together on its own product page.
Your data comes across as a file. Copy your Moneydance file from the Windows machine to the Linux one, open it, and your accounts, categories, budgets, reminders and investment history are there. It is worth making a spare copy on a USB stick before you wipe Windows, as you would with any records that matter.
Your licence carries over too, because it covers the program rather than one operating system. Online banking connections are set up inside Moneydance rather than by Windows, so they keep working.
If you would rather stop paying and move to something free, HomeBank and KMyMoney both handle a household's accounts, and GnuCash goes further into proper bookkeeping. All three read the QIF and OFX files Moneydance can export, although the tidying afterwards takes an evening.
Moneydance on Linux, and alternatives
KMyMoney
Close matchFreeThe nearest free match for someone who used Moneydance properly, with account ledgers, scheduled payments and investments.
Your files: Imports QIF and OFX. Investment history usually needs checking after the import.
GnuCash
Different way of workingFreeFree double entry accounting with a long history. Stricter than Moneydance, and better if you also run a small business.
Your files: Imports QIF and OFX files from a bank or from Moneydance.
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