Folio is a privacy-focused personal finance app designed to help you track expenses, manage budgets, and analyze spending from a simple desktop interface.
It’s local-first, so sensitive financial data is stored on your own device rather than being handled by a hosted service. The application is built with Tauri, with a Svelte frontend and Rust backend.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Track expenses and monitor where your money is going.
- Create budgets and use analytics to understand spending patterns.
- Organize transactions with categories such as groceries, subscriptions, clothing, fuel, and rent.
- Track income streams so you can see where money is coming from.
- Stores financial data locally on your device.
- Desktop application built with Tauri, Svelte, and Rust.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux and Windows.
Website: github.com/snubwoody/folio
Support:
Developer: Wakunguma K.
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Folio is written in Rust and TypeScript. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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