Does Wave Accounting run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes. Wave is a website with nothing to install, so it works on Linux the same as on Windows. Wave's own help says its tools are web based and no installation is necessary.

Wave Accounting by Wave Financial · Business & accounting · Works in a browser

Wave never had a Windows program to lose. Everything happens at waveapps.com in a browser, which means Firefox or Chrome on Linux gets you the identical product. Invoices, bookkeeping, receipts and reports all behave as before.

Because your data sits on Wave's servers, there is nothing to export and nothing to convert. Sign in on the new machine and your books are there. That is the quiet advantage of having been on a cloud service already.

Wave's mobile apps are iOS and Android only, so if you used one of those on a phone, keep using the phone. There is no Linux desktop app, and you do not need one.

The only thing worth checking is your bank connection. If Wave imports transactions from your bank automatically that will keep working. If you were downloading files from internet banking and uploading them by hand, confirm your bank's website behaves in your Linux browser, which it almost certainly will.

What to use instead of Wave Accounting

GnuCash

Different way of workingFree

Worth considering only if you want your books on your own machine rather than someone else's server. Free, and more capable than Wave, but harder to learn.

Your files: Imports CSV exports from Wave. Categories will need checking after the import.

Invoice Ninja

Close matchFree with paid extras

Similar job to Wave for a sole trader, with a free plan for up to five clients and a real Linux desktop app if you want one.

Your files: Imports clients and invoices from CSV exports.

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