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Actual Budget

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Velocity2.5

Local-first personal finance and budgeting app you can self-host

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Actual Budget 26.11 syncs bank accounts on a timer, with a SimpleFIN allowlist to set first.

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◆Current state
Actual Budget ships one calendar-versioned release a month, and the feed entries only point to off-site notes. Version 26.11.0 on November 1 adds automatic bank sync at a chosen interval while the app is open, custom reports grouped by tags, a configurable sidebar and start page, and per-budget SimpleFIN credentials. Two breaking changes come with it: self-hosted SimpleFIN bridges on private addresses now need a server allowlist, and standalone .flatpak downloads are gone.
◆Where it's heading
The monthly train is moving from manual bookkeeping toward hands-off syncing, with bank sync now running on its own and the API reporting what each sync did. Reports and navigation are getting more user control at the same time.
◆Prediction
A 26.12.0 release in early December is the likeliest next entry; which experimental features, such as the Monte Carlo report, graduate is unclear from the feed.

◆Recent moves

  1. 12d ago

    Actual 26.11: automatic bank sync, tag reports, custom sidebar

    The November release adds automatic bank sync at a set interval while Actual is open, tag-grouped custom reports, a configurable sidebar and per-budget SimpleFIN credentials. Self-hosters running a SimpleFIN bridge on a private address must configure the new allowlist, and standalone .flatpak builds are dropped.

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  2. 1mo ago

    Actual Budget October 2026 release (v26.10.0)

    The October cut of Actual's monthly release train, shipped to desktop channels with a note that the Microsoft Store build may lag. The feed omits the actual change list, so its weight within the product's arc can't be judged from this entry alone.

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