Actual Budget is a local-first personal finance app designed for people who want a fast, privacy-focused, and fully user-controlled way to manage their money.
It provides a modern platform for budgeting, tracking accounts, recording transactions, and understanding day-to-day finances without giving up ownership of your data. Actual is built around a local-first architecture, meaning your budget data lives on your device, while synchronization can be used to keep changes consistent across devices. The project is fully open source and available under the MIT license.
Actual combines strong performance with a clean budgeting workflow and is especially well known for its support of envelope budgeting. It is designed for users who want a practical and transparent personal finance tool that remains private, flexible, and self-directed. Optional end-to-end encryption and multi-device sync help users keep control over both access and portability.

Features

  • Local-first personal finance management
  • Budgeting and account tracking
  • Fast and privacy-focused workflow
  • Multi-device synchronization
  • Optional end-to-end encryption
  • Envelope budgeting methodology
  • Open-source and user-controlled deployment

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2026-04-10