[GNC] Cashdera v1.0.0 — first stable release, now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Fross, Michael
michael at fross.org
Mon May 18 13:05:45 EDT 2026
Hello Ars, your readme says "Open Cashdera — no sign-in, no setup wizard"
but on windows, I'm immediately presented with a setup wizard.
On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 1:18 AM cashdera <cashdera1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Kim,
>
> Thank you for the kind words. I’m glad to hear that you are enjoying
> Cashdera.
>
> Yes, this is a real bug. At the moment, the export file is being written
> to the Downloads directory by default, even when a different target
> directory is selected.
>
> This is not a Windows 11 issue on your side.
>
> I will fix this in the next release so the export uses the directory
> selected by the user.
>
> Thank you for reporting it.
>
> Regards,
> Ars
>
>
> On 5/16/2026 10:36 PM, Bali Visits wrote:
> > Hello Ars,
> >
> > I have your latest Windows release (v1.0.0) and tried exporting
> > accounts today. I selected a target directory for export, but the
> > exported CSV file didn't arrive as expected. I finally found it in my
> > Download directory. Is this a bug, or is it a glitch with my Windows
> > 11 setup? Apart from that, I am enjoying Cashdera.
> >
> > *Kim Wood*
> > *Mobile:* +61 401 117-997
> > *Email*: kimley.wood at gmail.com
> >
> > On Sun, 17 May 2026, 13:10 cashdera, <cashdera1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The source code is not published at this time.
> >
> > Cashdera is released as a free-to-use binary application, not as a
> > FOSS
> > project. I understand that this distinction matters in the GnuCash
> > community.
> >
> > If source availability is a requirement for you to evaluate or run
> > the
> > software, that is completely reasonable.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ars
> >
> >
> > On 5/16/2026 8:29 PM, Jon Schewe wrote:
> > > I see the binary release, where is the source code?
> > >
> > > On Sat, 2026-05-16 at 20:21 -0700, cashdera wrote:
> > >> Hi everyone,
> > >>
> > >> I wanted to share that Cashdera v1.0.0 is now available as the
> > first
> > >> stable public release.
> > >>
> > >> Cashdera is a local analytics companion for GnuCash. It imports a
> > >> GnuCash book into a local SQLite analytics cache and provides
> > >> dashboards, search, reporting, money-flow views, budget vs
> > actual, net
> > >> worth, year-over-year comparison, and basic anomaly detection.
> > >>
> > >> The original GnuCash book is not modified.
> > >>
> > >> Based on feedback from GnuCash users, Cashdera is no longer
> > >> Windows-only. The v1.0.0 release is now available for:
> > >>
> > >> * Windows
> > >> * macOS
> > >> * Linux
> > >>
> > >> v1.0.0 is the first stable tag promoted from the 0.2.0 public beta
> > >> baseline. No intentional breaking API or UX changes were
> > introduced in
> > >> the promotion step.
> > >>
> > >> Notable changes in v1.0.0 include:
> > >>
> > >> * Dashboard now shows separate counters for Transactions and
> > Postings.
> > >> * Dashboard now separates Overview and Money Flow into tabs;
> > Money
> > >> Flow loads on demand.
> > >> * Categories page now includes account-type tabs: Expenses,
> > Income,
> > >> Assets, Liabilities, and Equity.
> > >> * After successful import or re-import, the app automatically
> > switches
> > >> to the imported book.
> > >> * Recent imports now includes a Delete action to remove
> > Cashdera local
> > >> import data and cache.
> > >> * Analytics aggregation now uses exact decimal arithmetic to
> > avoid
> > >> cumulative rounding errors across large transaction sets.
> > >> * React ErrorBoundary added to prevent unhandled render
> > crashes from
> > >> showing a blank screen.
> > >> * Account count now excludes the technical Root Account
> > container.
> > >> * Date Range starts inactive on app launch and only filters
> > analytics
> > >> after the user chooses a range.
> > >> * Categories hierarchy behavior has been improved with better
> > >> expand/select logic and clearer rollups.
> > >> * XML namespace parsing for account entities was fixed to
> prevent
> > >> phantom account rows during import.
> > >> * Re-import result messages are now tied to the active
> > background job
> > >> to avoid stale completion messages.
> > >> * Dashboard avoids false empty states when postings exist but
> > >> transaction headers are unavailable.
> > >>
> > >> Privacy / data handling:
> > >>
> > >> * No cloud upload
> > >> * No server sync
> > >> * No account required
> > >> * No telemetry
> > >> * Data is processed locally
> > >> * The original GnuCash file remains the source of truth
> > >> * Deleting an import removes only Cashdera local data; the
> > original
> > >> |.gnucash|file is not modified or deleted
> > >>
> > >> Release:
> > >>
> > >> https://github.com/proars/Cashdera/releases/tag/v1.0.0
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Documentation / screenshots:
> > >>
> > >> https://github.com/proars/Cashdera/blob/main/README.md
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> If anyone tries it with a real-world GnuCash book, practical
> > feedback is
> > >> welcome, especially around import correctness, report accuracy,
> > >> performance on larger books, and missing analytics views.
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >> Ars
> > >>
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