Merkato is a modern financial data tracker that brings market information directly to your desktop.
The tool lets you monitor your investments with ease and stay updated on market movements subject to delayed pricing.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Real-time stock quotes from Yahoo Finance.
- Auto-refresh every 60 seconds.
- Trash mode to remove stocks.
- Sort by gains, losses, or alphabetically.
- Persistent watchlist.
- Native GNOME/Adwaita design.
Website: github.com/sheep-farm/merkato
Support:
Developer: Flavio Vasconcellos Correa
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Merkato is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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