[GNC] Cashdera v1.0.0 — first stable release, now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Robert Kesterson
robertk at robertk.com
Mon May 18 13:32:33 EDT 2026
I appreciate knowing Cashdera is out there, but could support issues for
it be directed someplace besides this list?
On 18 May 2026, at 12:05, Fross, Michael via gnucash-user wrote:
> 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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