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GnuCash is a free, open source accounting program released under the


GNU General Public License (GPL) and available for GNU/Linux, *BSD,


Solaris, Mac OSX, and Microsoft Windows.





Designed to be easy to use, yet powerful and flexible, GnuCash allows


you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses. As quick and


intuitive to use as a checkbook register, it is based on professional


accounting principles to ensure balanced books and accurate reports.





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Available Support Options





Online FAQ:    http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ


Mailing Lists:  http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists


IRC (Chat):    Channel #gnucash on server irc.gnome.org, see also http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/IRC





If you encounter any bugs or problems, do not hesitate to report them


into our bug tracking tool "Bugzilla":


http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GnuCash





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Feature Highlights: 





    * Double-Entry Accounting


    * Stock/Bond/Mutual Fund Accounts


    * QIF/OFX Import


    * OFX/HBCI Online Banking


    * Reports, Graphs


    * Small-Business Accounting


    * Customers, Vendors, Jobs, Invoices, Accounts/Payables and /Receivables


    * Scheduled Transactions


    * Financial Calculations





More information and a Tutorial on how to get started can be found in


the "Help" menu when clicking on "Tutorial and Concepts Guide".





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About the Program:





GnuCash is a free, open source accounting program released under the


GNU General Public License (GPL). It is collaboratively developed by


12 people from over 6 countries.





Programming on GnuCash began in 1997, and its first release was in


1998. 





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This is the GnuCash 2.2.x README file for Windows binary packages.