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GnuCash

FINANCE
Velocity0.0

Free accounting software for personal and small-business finance

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GnuCash 5.17 is another bugfix list, with a real capital-gains fix tucked inside.

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◆Current state
GnuCash 5.17 continues the 5.x stable series, and the announcement again leads with numbered bug reports closed since the previous release. The notable work sits further down: the Show Lots dialog now handles stock splits so capital gains use the correct basis, transactions voided without a reason can now be unvoided, and charts gain global preferences and clearer tooltips. AqBanking import can also bring in pending transactions.
◆Where it's heading
The rhythm holds at about one release per quarter, and improvements continue to arrive inside bugfix lists rather than as announced features. Chart interaction has become the most active area in this release, with several preferences added at once. Nothing here points to a 6.x line. This is a mature application working through its backlog steadily.
◆Prediction
Expect 5.18 around the end of the year, following the quarterly pattern and last December's release. The entries give no sign of a major version.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1mo ago

    Stock-split basis fix, chart preferences, pending AqBanking imports

    The usual fix list, but stock-split handling in Show Lots corrects capital gains basis, and charts gain several new preferences. Those matter more to investors than most entries in this series.

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  2. 4mo ago

    Register date filter gains relative and days-ago ranges

    The most user-visible release in this window: the register's Filter By date range can now be expressed as relative dates, specific dates, or days ago, and a misleading control label is corrected. Typical of the current pattern — a real usability change arriving as one line in a bugfix list.

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  3. 7mo ago

    Namespace selection when removing old prices

    Adds namespace display and selection to the Remove Old Prices dialog, plus better can't-balance messages for scheduled transactions with multiple templates. Another enhancement request landing inside a routine bugfix release.

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  4. 10mo ago

    Fixes clipboard focus, Save As, and CAMT text duplication

    Pure bugfix release: cut, copy and paste corrected when focus is outside the sheet, Save As restored for non-XML data files, and duplicated CAMT description text removed. No change to what the application can do.

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  5. 1y ago

    Zero-value imbalance splits and a file-switching crash fixed

    Bugfixes only, including a carefully scoped fix for zero-valued Imbalance splits that only removes the split under narrow conditions to limit fallout. Cautious maintenance on a codebase where accounting correctness constrains what can be changed.

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  6. 1y ago

    Auto-decimal, reconcile focus, and startup URL fixes

    A bugfix release closing entry-field and startup issues, including auto-decimal misbehavior when entering stock quantities with zeros. Routine work in the middle of the 5.x series.

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