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While Mac OS X works well for most tasks, there are times when it just can’t do what you want it to; usually that’s some application or game that just isn’t supported natively. More often than not, this means running Windows on your Mac.
You can often get away with running Windows in a Virtual Machine using Parallels or VirtualBox, but sometimes that won’t cut it. Maybe you’re using a peripheral that doesn’t play nice with virtualization (like some printers) or you want to squeeze as much performance as possible from a game.
Maybe you really like Apple’s hardware, but can’t stand OS X. In either case, you want to boot Windows 10 on your Mac.
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Consider Virtualization
If you just need to get Windows 10 up and running to use a particular application once in a while, you can save a lot of hassle by just running Windows 10 in a virtual machine inside OS X using virtualization software like Parallels, VMWare Fusion or VirtualBox (our guide to VirtualBoxHow to Use VirtualBox: User's GuideHow to Use VirtualBox: User's GuideWith VirtualBox you can easily install and test multiple operating systems. We'll show you how to set up Windows 10 and Ubuntu Linux as a virtual machine.Read More.)
There are a number of advantages to going down the virtualization route. You don’t need to partition your hard drive and potentially waste space – your Windows installation will only take up as much space as it needs. Installation is a lot faster and more straightforward, and you don’t need to worry about downloading and installing drivers.
I grew up on #Windows; being able to go through tortuous Win updates on my VM’d Boot Camp whilst working in #Mac at the same time is AMAZING
— Chris Law (@inequals) April 29, 2016
The main downside, of course, is that by using this method you’re running multiple operating systems at the same time, so it’s by no means efficient. You’ll need to make sure that your Mac has enough RAM to handle both OS X and Windows, and battery life will take a significant hit while the VM is running.
This is also definitely not the solution if you’re wanting to do anything particularly graphics intensive. While virtualization software has made great strides in the last few years in making the graphics card more accessible to virtual machines, performance is still nowhere near what you’ll get running Windows natively.
Booting Directly Into Windows
If virtualization isn’t an option for you, you’ll want to boot directly into Windows. This means partitioning your hard drive so that it’s shared between OS X and Windows (unless you plan to only run Windows) and then using the Boot Camp Utility in OS X to create a bootable USB drive containing the Windows installer and Apple’s Boot Camp drivers.
Boot Camp
The Boot Camp Assistant is Apple’s utility for running Windows natively on your Mac (meaning that you shut down OS X and boot into Windows). It makes it easy to partition your drive, download the drivers that you need and create a bootable USB drive using an ISO file (if you bought Windows 10 from a retail store, you’ll probably be better off just using the DVD or USB drive that came with it).
This guide assumes that you’ve bought Windows from Microsoft’s online store and that you’ve got an ISO file from them. You can download Windows 10 directly from Microsoft here.
When you start up Boot Camp Assistant (found in /Applications/Utilities/), you’ll be given the option to create a bootable install disk using a USB drive and download the latest Boot Camp drivers. To do either you will need a USB drive plugged in (at least 8GB if you want to create a Windows installation drive). If you choose both options, the Assistant will automatically copy the drivers to the install disk. If you’re planning on just downloading the drivers, you may wish to just download them directly from the Apple support website (see the Running Windows Only section below).
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To use the BootCamp Assistant for prepping your Mac to install Windows, you’ll need at least 50GB free on your hard drive and also check the “Install or remove Windows 7 or later version” option. The Assistant will give you a slider allowing you to choose how much space you want to allocate to Windows. It’ll then shrink your OS X partition accordingly and create a new partition ready for the Windows installation.
Once you’ve created the installer and partitioned your hard drive, you can restart your Mac and boot using the USB drive you just created. The Boot Camp Assistant should do this for you automatically, but you can also select the USB drive from the boot menu by holding down the Option key as your Mac boots.
To install Windows, you’ll need to do a “custom install” rather than an upgrade, and you’ll need to format the partition created by the Boot Camp Assistant. Then sit back, relax, and grab yourself a beverage as Windows completes the installation process.
Once you’ve finished fighting your way through the initial setup process and got to the desktop, it’s time to install the Boot Camp drivers. Open a File Explorer window and go to the USB drive that you set up with the Boot Camp Assistant and find the Boot Camp folder. Now it’s just a case of running setup.exe — it’ll install everything for you.
Once that’s done, everything should work — it includes drivers for graphics card, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, audio, webcam, keyboard (including backlighting and the media keys) and the trackpad.
Boot Camp Performance
If the main reason you want to run Windows 10 in Boot Camp is for performance, you probably want to know what to expect.
First up, the good news – if you’re heading to Windows for gaming, you’ll probably get good graphics performance out of your Mac (as long as you have a dedicated graphics card). That’s because, generally speaking, a lot of games are written for Windows first and will often use Direct X (a Microsoft technology); the same games in OS X will have to make do with a different technology, OpenGL, which is cross-platform and well supported but generally less efficient resulting in lower performance.
Quite pleased with my Mac with boot camp gaming, despite driving a 5k display it can do DS3 1080 at 55fps Max setting and 2k at 40fps
— Gaijinhunter (@aevanko) April 19, 2016
Now, the not so good news. You know how your Mac gets incredible battery life and has an amazing trackpad? They’re both so good because they’re optimized for use with OS X, which is tailored to work perfectly with a very specific set of hardware and is heavily optimised because of it. Windows, designed to run on lots of different hardware, is nowhere near as optimised, and it shows. You’ll most likely lose a few hours battery life running Windows — with some reports of a 50% reduction in battery life. Your mileage may vary, but it definitely doesn’t stand up to OS X.
Unfortunately, the trackpad doesn’t behave so well in Windows, either. While you can set up tap to click and two finger right clicking, it just doesn’t feel as nice as it does in OS X.
Extra Drivers
If you’re wanting to play games you’ll probably want to go and find the latest drivers for the particular graphics card in your Mac from either AMD or NVIDIA. These can increase the performance of your graphics card even further, but beware: they may break functionality like the ability to change the brightness of your display.
The Boot Camp drivers work well enough, though power management and trackpad functionality are definitely nowhere near as good as they are in OS X. Thankfully, better options are available which bring them a lot closer… if you’re willing to pay for them.
Power Plan Assistant helps to eke out a bit more battery life by giving you much greater customisation over power saving mechanisms, such as how quickly your monitor should dim and turn off. It lets you have multiple profiles (for different battery percentage ranges, or when you’re charging), and also provides quick access to toggling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on or off — which usually requires diving into your network/Bluetooth settings.
Trackpad++ [No Longer Available] (which requires Power Plan Assistant to be installed) gives you back the extra trackpad functionality from OS X that you lost in Boot Camp. Yes, the settings window is super cluttered and confusing, but you can tweak pretty much anything from scrolling sensitivity to extra gestures (like pinch to zoom), and even configure things like trackpad rejection when you’re typing.
Both of these applications are free to install, but require a reinstall with every version release unless you have a serial number (which you can only get with a $17 “donation” to the developer).
Running Windows Only
You may decide that you’re done with Mac altogether and that you only want to run Windows on your Mac. In this case, you’ll probably still want to use the Boot Camp utility to download the Boot Camp drivers, although you won’t need to use its partitioning tool to resize your hard drive as you’re planning on wiping it anyway.
In case it wasn’t obvious, if you’re planning on installing Windows on the Mac by itself, you’ll be wiping your hard drive, so you’ll want to make sure that all of your files are saved elsewhere (you should already your files saved elsewhere because they’re already backed up, right?). Bear in mind that if you’re relying on getting your files from a backup, Time Machine won’t work because Windows has no way of accessing Time Machine (though being able to read Mac filesystems definitely helps6 Ways to Read Mac Drives in Windows6 Ways to Read Mac Drives in WindowsNeed to read a Mac drive on Windows? Here's how to access your Mac-formatted APFS or HFS+ drive on Windows.Read More). The best way to make sure is to just copy all of the files you want onto another hard drive so you’re definitely sure you have everything you need.
If you’ve already wiped your hard drive and installed Windows only to realise that you didn’t download the Boot Camp drivers using the utility, fear not; you can download them directly from the Apple website. Older Macs (pre 2013) need Boot Camp 5.1.5621, whereas newer Macs (from 2013 on) need Boot Camp 5.1.5640.
Besides that, installation is the same as for Boot Camp. Just use the partition selector under Windows installation to delete any current partitions before formatting for Windows, and you’ll still want to install the Boot Camp drivers (and any other 3rd party drivers mentioned above).
A Note on EFI vs. BIOS
Traditionally, computers have used a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) to compile a system report listing the hardware that the computer has available to it. This includes the CPU model and its specifications, the amount of RAM installed, any storage devices (like any hard drives installed via IDE or SATA) and other devices (optical drives, graphics cards, sound cards, or any other expansion card). This report is then passed on to the operating system so that it knows what it’s working with.
Macs don’t use a BIOS, but rather use a system called the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI). It performs much the same functions as a BIOS, but allows extra features (such as support for a graphical user interface and built in support for booting over a network).
For older versions of Windows that only supported booting with a BIOS, a compatibility support module (CSM) translates the information from the EFI to a virtual BIOS which is then provided to the operating system to allow it to boot.
Microsoft started providing support for EFI booting from Windows 8 onwards. Booting from EFI results in much faster boot times, is by default much more secure (protecting you from malware hijacking your computer or running outside of what can be detected and fixed by antivirus software) and allows you to boot from devices larger than 2TB. Windows 10, like Windows 8, supports booting from either a BIOS or the EFI.
Unfortunately, driver support can be a bit hit and miss when booting Windows in EFI mode. For example, the Mid–2012 13-inch MacBook Pro will happily boot into Windows 10 in EFI mode, but for whatever reason Windows 10 will absolutely refuse to recognise the sound card.
the efi version of windows 10 doesn't recognize my hdd just like Mac OS X >10.8.2! Apple mac drawing software free. So I must use the bios version pic.twitter.com/U9JbGLDNMq
— Computer Guy (@TCG96) October 1, 2014
Whether you should boot via an EFI or BIOS comes down to whether your particular Mac is fully supported by Windows in EFI mode, and requires a bit of research. Booting in EFI mode is generally much faster, but you run the risk of something not being properly supported; this may or may not be a deal breaker based on your own personal requirements.
While BIOS mode is slower and will one day be phased out, that day is not today. It’s the method officially supported by Apple and its Boot Camp drivers, so if reliability, compatibility and ease of setup is your biggest priority, BIOS mode is still the way to go.
Windows Works Well… Mostly
If you need to run the odd Windows application on your Mac, you should definitely consider running a virtual machineWhat's the Best Way to Run Multiple Operating Systems on Your PC?What's the Best Way to Run Multiple Operating Systems on Your PC?Undecided between Windows and Linux? It's possible to run multiple OSes on a single machine either by dual booting or using a virtual machine. Let's find out which one is best for you.Read More. For most users it should be more than sufficient, and is generally much easier to set up and transition to and from OS X.
However, sometimes you really do just need to run Windows natively, whether it’s for gaming or you just can’t stand OS X any longer. Boot Camp makes this much easier to set up, too. With drivers that all install together, you’ll be up and running in no time. You’ll have better graphics performance at the expense of battery life and trackpad usability, but sometimes a Mac’s gotta do what a Mac’s gotta do.
If you have a Windows computer around, why not try remote accessing Windows from your Mac instead? You can also run Mac apps on WindowsHow to Run Mac Apps on Windows 10How to Run Mac Apps on Windows 10Have you found amazing software that's Mac-only? Here's how you can run Mac apps on your Windows 10 machine.Read More with a virtual machine.
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- has anyone here run Windows on the 16GB Macbook Pro ? Windows 7 used to make the fan turn on high speed running the OS with no applications open. I'm wondering if Windows 10 runs without destroying my CPU when idling.
- I installed without Boot Camp. I was able to get the sound card working on my mid-2012 MacBook Air by downloading and running the Boot Camp Support Software for Windows AND manually running CirrusAudioCS4206x64 under BootCampDriversCirrus in the downloaded package.
- Thanks to this article, I partitioned my Mac Air with Bootcamp so one partition runs Mac Os and the other Windows 10. I really cannot stand Mac Os, and found the Win 10 install process ridiculously smooth and error free. I have a very simple setup on a machine that I'd wiped clean, so no driver or connectivity issues whatsoever. Couldn't be happier running Win 10 on the mac.
- Hey , how is it working on windows in a Mac Air ?
Does it affect the performance of the Mac Air?
What is the partition you did ?
I'm so confused in these issues , if you could clear it out it'll be really helpful. Coz for my office use i'll have to use tally software , and it'll only run on windows so i would like to know if i can run it smoothly . i will only use windows the purpose of this software only.
It'll be really helpful
Thanks- I have encountered no problems running Win10 in the mac (mid 2013 128 GB model). Your experience may be different, as no one use case is exactly the same. I did not detect any difference in performance, and the experience is the same as if you are using a windows laptop. My advice is to BACK UP EVERYTHING !!! If you have both work and personal stuff, exercise caution. In my case, I was tired of mac os and was about to sell the mac or exchange it for a windows laptop. I have a separate windows laptop from my employer which is used strictly for work. The mac is my personal machine used only for private use, so I did not worry about losing anything, especially as I had backed everything up. I wiped the mac clean so it was basically a fresh start. I created a windows installer in a usb stick (https://www.windowscentral.com/how-create-windows-10-installer-usb-drive-mac) and followed the steps as advised by Lachlan Roy. You can also follow the steps in this help article (https://support.apple.com/en-za/HT201468). Using Bootcamp is a really easy, step by step approach. Bootcamp wil ask you how you want to partition your hard drive. I chose to do a 50/50 split to give each os an equal amount of space to play. It takes quite a long time to create the windows installer on a USB stick, and it may also take a similarly long time to install windows. Just be patient and leave the machine alone to do its thing. Once it's installed, set up is a doddle. My bluetooth mouse installed as easily as on any windows machine. Job done. Just one point to remember, check if your software ('tally') needs 32 bit or 64 bit windows, and install the relevant windows version. The mac is 64 bit but I believe you can still install 32 bit windows on it - best you verify this. Good luck.
- Mart,I'm looking for a computer to do programming and it seems Macs have the best screens. What specs do I need in a computer to run Windows based coding applications, like anaconda?
- I also love windows 10 only on my iMac but it is a 2008 model do have some sound issues I just use Bluetooth sound to get around it, it works well
- Got fed up when Apple said the latest version of OSX wouldn't run on my older IMac so decided to try windows 10 install was easy and bootcamp installed all the drivers apart from sound which I had to do manually other than that runs perfect and is far faster than OSX so well pleased with the change from OSX to Windows 10
- I just wanted to take the 20 seconds to say this article was well-written while being informative.'Maybe you really like Apple’s hardware, but can’t stand OS X.'This in particular speaks to me.
- I am running win10 in bootcamp on my mac. In actuality, it performs better than most PCs running windows 10 except for annoying network items.
The firewire to ETH cable wont work on the Win side.
Various connectivity issues arise even when I use wireless. .Net apps have issues, and connectivity is not as good as when on the Mac partition using the same wifi.
It is super frustrating. I have tried updating the bootcamp drivers and all that, as well as updating the drivers in the win 10 side. Nothing resolves it.
Think Im going to move to VMware Workstation to run Windows to see if its any better. - Beware! As Roy said, the trackpad performance is 'not as nice' under Windows Bootcamp, it's very smooth under Windows Virtualbox (100% open source free). Also, with Virtualbox you don't need to 'update' as much since Windows runs as a virtual machine. Plus you can save and restore multiple snapshots in seconds with Virtualbox (so you can run trial software, erase a virus, etc., and do it all again).
- perhaps i missed it in the original article however there is one last step that must be performed post native windows install which is to run the 'Boot Camp Installer' - for me, the installer had already launched and was waiting for me to acknowledge and 'next / next' through it. For me this was a critical 'last mile' step as I had bangs in Device Manager for several devices, among them the wireless network card. Post BC install and reboot all is well and DevMgr is happy - all drivers loaded and all hardware functioning as expected. Don't forget to enable BitLocker, turn the firewall feature on, load up an AV client, and in general sanitize the W10 install to your liking.Thank you for the write up, much appreciated - saved me a lot of time. Macbook Pro w/Retina 15' - lightening fast boot and a beautiful display.On to running OSX in a VM now.
~ ZH- HiI gather that you recommend Bootcamp . sounds like you've had success.I have a Macbook Pro Retina 15'. It is a mid 2012 model. What year is yours?
Do you have any good links to a 'How to' for the process? I'm currently running latest OS with Parallels and it is highly problematic . Win10 updates seem to regularly bring incompatibility issues with Parallels and I waste a lot of time with their support process which is diabolically clunky.
Does your trackpad work well? Keyboard?Hope you can help.Thanks
- Thanks for your guide, im switching my macbook to Windows 10 because of MS office 2016, but for MSoffice- i miss too much outlook (with the integration of the ms word to use tables) and a lot of tools in excel (formula step by step evaluation does not exist in mac version and a lot of VBA tools.) and sadly, i have to use this software most of the day, and a virtual machine with unity (is what im running right now). just does not cut it.
do you know where i can get the compatibility details for a Macbook mid-2012 (13-inch)?- Hello Hector
Did you find any info re compatibility for your Macbook? I have the 15' model.
Cheers, John- Hi John.actually, yes,i found it. for EFI sound was missing (i remember having other issues, although, i cannot recall it right now. so, i tried BIOS installation, it was ok, for the most part, but the trackpad was so bad. even with the third party software i had to re caliber a couple of times a day. i just got tired and ended selling the mac, i though in buying a new MAC, but when i checked that you cannot install more RAM in the new models,because is soldered i just got angry and got a Dell machine, it was a very good change, sometimes i miss the OS (everytime i need to SSH my server), But thats the thing, i miss it , but i dont need it (i got plenty of alternatives to compensate the things i miss). its sad though.the MAC has not changed much since SJ died, and the differences are not advantages anymore, they just get in the way.
- thanks for your reply Hector.Geometry dash 20 pc download. Which Dell did you end up getting? The XPS models get good reviews I see.
- Hi johnI got an inspiron 15' (7559). Very good machine and I expanded it to 16GB Ram and a 512 GB SSD. Using it with win 10 as main OS. I don't regret it. (first time I have a good graphic card in a laptop)
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For years, Quicken was the name in personal finance software.
But let's accept reality – Quicken breaks a lot. It doesn't sync your accounts randomly, you have password problems, screens that should appear are blank, and it's just not a great experience anymore. Sometimes it feels like they're just getting you to buy the newer version, right?
Quicken was once the most popular and powerful personal finance management software out there.
But Quicken isn't what it used to be. It's hard to innovate a platform built in 1983. Back then, cell phones were bricks (if you could afford one) and apps were what you ordered at a restaurant. Quicken has faced a lot of technical issues and its support is meh at best. (if you own Quicken for Mac, you know this headache first hand)
In 2010, Intuit acquired Mint for $170 million. In 2016, Intuit sold Quicken to private equity firm H.I.G. Capital. That tells you something.
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15 Best Quicken Alternatives:
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- CountAbout – can import data from Quicken
- Pocketsmith – a budget planner and projector
- Mint – ad-supported budgeting tool
- Status Money – compare your situation with your peers
- Banktivity – native Mac application
- MoneyDance – not cloud-based
- EveryDollar – follows Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps
- GoodBudget – follows envelope budgeting method
- GnuCash – open-source and free
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1. Personal Capital
If you're a long time user of Quicken, you're beyond the “help me build my budget” phase.
If you're more interested how your investment account is performing and less interested in just knowing how much you're spending on groceries, Personal Capital is a great Quicken alternative (but it'll also pull your credit card transactions so you will know how much you spent on groceries if you want!).
Personal Capital is a full-featured, free, personal finance management tool that focuses on helping you with investing.
It has a powerful mobile app (also means it's a cloud-based service) that replicates the web experience. They're free because some users pay them for their wealth management services (optional). They are not stuffed with advertisements like some other free tools. You can read my full review of Personal Capital.
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(since you access it with a browser, it is compatible with Mac OS!)
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One of the most popular personal finance tools out there is a little software application known as Microsoft Excel.
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Why it is better than Quicken: Quicken is now cloud-based so if you want to avoid putting your data into the cloud, going with a spreadsheet is your best option. Tiller makes it possible for you to get automation AND keep your data locally.
3. You Need a Budget (YNAB)
You Need a Budget is one of the best budgeting software tools available.
Think of it like Mint with a personality and a philosophy.
YNAB's philosophy revolves around four rules:
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Those four pillars form the foundation for a budgeting app that has helped many people transform their financial lives.
If you're looking to transition to a financial tool that will help you (as in help you make the change, not just record expenses), you should take a look at YNAB.
Why it is better than Quicken: Quicken only tracks your budget, YNAB does that AND helps you build a budget that meets the demands of your life and your savings needs. If you want to change the way you budget, while still tracking it, YNAB is your solution.
YNAB is not an entire personal finance management suite – it focuses on budgeting and only budgeting. You won't get investment tools, retirement planning, or wealth management. It's strictly about building, maintaining, and transitioning into the budget you want.
4. CountAbout
The founders built CountAbout to be a Quicken alternative. Founded in mid-2012, it is one of the only personal finance apps that will import data from Quicken (and Mint!). If you're looking to transition away from Quicken but worry about losing all your data, you can feed it your Quicken file and it'll populate itself. That'll make the transition far less painful!
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Why is it a good alternative to Quicken? CountAbout has a lot of similar features to Quicken’s: split transactions, recurring transactions, attachments, budgeting and more.
CountAbout is web-based, with multi-factor account security, so you don't have to download a program onto your computer, and there's no need to deal with unwieldy syncing issues – all you need is a web browser. And with CountAbout’s iOS and Android apps, your financial information is always at your fingertips.
Check out the key features (reminds me a lot of Quicken):
- Imports data from Quicken and Mint
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5. Pocketsmith
Pocketsmith is a freemium budgeting tool that uses calendars and the concept of “event-based budgeting.” Being calendar based means that rather than viewing your transactions as merely a long list of transactions, the calendar helps you understand when those transactions are happening and if they are doing so on a regular basis. This helps inform you about your spending and one of the more visual ways, when compared to others on this list.It's freemium with the Basic option giving you 12 budgets, 2 accounts, and the ability to project 6 months into the future. If you upgrade to the Premium level, which is $9.95 per month or $7.50 when you pay annually, then you get automatic transaction importing (you can still do it manually if you wish) as well as categorization of spending. You also get unlimited accounts and projection out to ten years. The Super, which is $19.95 per month or $14.16 when paid annually, gives you unlimited accounts and 30 years projection.We do have a promotion code for Pocketsmith, gives you 50% off the first two months of Premium – make sure to enter the code 50OFFPREMIUM-5G7T to get 50% off the first two months.Learn more about Pocketsmith
6. Mint
You might have heard of these guys since they're now owned by the same company that once made Quicken.
Intuit acquired them in 2010 and that's the reason why they shuttered Quicken Online shortly thereafter.
Later, Intuit sold Quicken to H.I.G. Capital and that's when you knew the end was near!
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Why it is a good alternative to Quicken: Mint is free and very powerful on the budgeting and expense tracking side. They do not have much to help you with investment and retirement savings, which I think you'll find is a huge limitation as you get older. The goal of Mint was always to be a budgeting app and with that in mind, they do a very good job.
If you are sick of Quicken and focus entirely on expense tracking, Mint is a good Quicken alternative. It, like Personal Capital, is cloud-based so there's no software to download, patch, or update. If you have investments and want to manage those, Mint will not be able to adequately fulfill your needs.
7. Status Money
Status Money is a free cloud-based budgeting tool that lets you compare your finances with people around the United States.
It offers all of the tracking functionality of these other tools, will always be free, but adds the comparison component so you can see how you are performing against your peers and against the National Average.
Your peer groups are set by your age range, income range, location (location type), credit score range, and housing status (own, rent). This ensures you are getting a true apples to apples comparison and you aren't compared with someone in another age group, different cost of living, or life phase.
You can also build custom groups too if you feel you're in a special situation not captured by basic demographic information.
8. Banktivity
Built specifically for MacOS, Banktivity is a personal finance money manager that will import data from Quicken so you don't lose anything in the transition process. https://Mysql-Client-For-Mac-Os-X-358.peatix.com/. It'll do everything you want in a personal finance app, including budgeting, track spending, schedule and pay bills, monitor your investments (including real estate), and pull data from financial institutions.
It also has some powerful reporting options that, if you're a report junkie, you will probably really enjoy building, tweaking, and rebuilding. All this is also possible across iOS devices too with seamless mobile synchronization.
It is not free, it costs a one-time fee of $69.99 but there is a 30-day trial (no credit card required).
9. MoneyDance
MoneyDance is not as well known as some of the other alternatives I've listed but I wanted to mention them because they're one of the few money apps that doesn't rely on the cloud. If you are concerned about your data being stored online, this solution is an alternative that keeps your data local to your computer.
You can still link your accounts online, so they pull your transactions in automatically, but they only store them on your computer. You can enter transactions manually if you didn't want to link your accounts.
MoneyDance looks and feels like a checkbook, with the check register for transactions, but has charts and tables for reporting. It does budgeting but can also track your investments as well, albeit not as feature rich as others.
MoneyDance is free to download and try but it costs $49.99. The free version has all the features as the paid version. The free version's limitation is that you can only enter 100 manual transactions.
10. EveryDollar
Have you heard of Dave Ramsey?
Many folks swear by his approach and EveryDollar is built with that in mind. His approach takes into account human psychology, rather than relying solely on math, and explains why it is so effective. It also explains why ideas like the debt snowball work so well, we need to work with our biases and tendences if we hope to succeed. EveryDollar is a budgeting tool affiliated with Dave Ramsey's group, the Lampo Group.
Much like YNAB, it's a budgeting tool that uses the principles of zero-based budgeting.
In zero-based budgeting, you assign every dollar to a category (or job, in YNAB parlance). It's a level of rigor that can be refreshing or restricting, depending on your personality. The app itself is beautiful, available on your smartphone, and there is both a free and paid version. The paid version costs $129 a year.
(paid version offers phone support and automated transaction importing… which is a big time saver; otherwise, you must manually enter the data)
11. GoodBudget
GoodBudget is a free budgeting app based on the envelope budgeting method. Envelope budgeting is when you set aside a prescribed amount for each category of spending, then spend it down each month.
It's one of the most popular money management techniques in personal finance. The envelope refers to the manual method of managing these types of budgets where you put the money into an envelope. When you run out of money, you either borrow cash from another envelope or you make do.
GoodBudget adds technology to the mix and will synch up bank accounts to help track your income and your spending. You set the amount for each category and then watch as your spending nears the limit each month. It's available for both iOS and Android phones.
12. GnuCash
GnuCash is a free open-source accounting software that, if you're willing to put into the work, can replicate a lot of the Quicken experience for those who are willing to scale the learning curve. It features double-entry accounting (every transaction must debit one account and credit another), which is effective but will require an adjustment if you're not used to it.
It offers a lot of the functionality of Quicken like splitting transactions, categorizing transactions, managing multiple accounts, schedule transactions, and reporting that includes all kinds of charts and reports (balance sheet, P&L, portfolio valuation, etc).
The big benefit is that it does budgeting as well as investments. It's not strictly a budgeting tool.
Lastly, it offers QIF importing, so you can import your Quicken files, plus OFX (Open Financial Exchange) protocol. So you can pull in your data if your bank offers you the ability to export transactions.
13. Dollarbird
Dollarbird is another personal finance app with an eye towards collaboration and a monthly calendar. You synchronize your accounts (banking, brokerage, and credit cards) with Dollarbird and they build a schedule of future income and expenditures to help with planning. Dollarbird also offers a 5-year financial plan that lets you establish longer-term financial goals and track your performance against them.
The innovation they bring to the table is the idea of calendar-based money management. You can collaborate with other people (partner, family, or a team) to manage a team budget, though the collaborative piece requires the Pro version ($39.99 / year).
14. MoneyWiz
Of all the alternatives on this list, I know the least about MoneyWiz despite them being around since 2010. They support practically every operating system you can imagine – everything from Windows to Android to iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad – and it'll synch them in real time.
It's a powerful budgeting tool that integrates with 16,000+ banks in 51+ countries – which includes cryptocurrencies if you're in that investment class. If importing from your financial institution concerns you, you can manually enter data as well and it works just as well. For budgeting, you can work with their categories (which are multi-level) or add your own (and subcategories). You can split transactions, bulk edit, tag, and create powerful reports. It won't pay your bills for you but does have notification features.
It's a freemium product with the free version that has all the functionality minus synching across multiple devices and automated transaction downloads. For that, you need to buy the Standard ($49.99) or Premium ($49.99/yr or $4.99/mo).
15. PocketGuard
PocketGuard is a fairly simple budgeting app that links your credit cards, checking and savings accounts, investments, and loans all in one place. It has a complete picture (or at least what you tell it) of your finances but its strengths is in the budgeting – how it updates and categorizes your spending as it happens and looks for opportunities to save. Using your spending, it also builds a personalized budget based on your data as well as the goals you set for yourself.
They have a free version and a Plus version. The free version has all that you need for tracking your expenses and keep an eye on them. Plus gives you the opportunity to add your own categories, track cash transactions like income and bills. Plus costs $3.99 per month or $34.99 per year.
16. Wally
Wally is the last app on the list because they only handle budgeting. Most people who start using Quicken often do so to help understand their own spending. It isn't until your savings start growing that the investment portion becomes a bigger and bigger piece of the financial picture.
If that describes you and budgeting is what you care the most about, Wally may be for you. It's a beautifully designed app that helps you track your spending and understand your budget. Users have reported a few hiccups with the interface but if you get over the learning curve, and are OK with not having automatic transaction downloads, it's worth a try.
It is free though, which is why they can't offer automatic transaction downloads. One could argue that manually entering them puts you closer in touch with your spending.
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Common Questions about Quicken Alternatives
What happened to Quicken Online?
Intuit created Quicken Online to try to compete with Mint. Near the end of 2009, they gave up and acquired Mint.
Afterward, they opted to shut down Quicken Online and sold the entire Quicken unit to H.I.G. Capital in 2016. Quicken Online no longer exists.
Quicken does have an online experience, something they've only recently created, but it's not free and it's playing catch up.
What is the best non-cloud-based Quicken alternatives?
Some of the best tools out there are cloud-based. Personal Capital, Mint, and many on this list store your information online. If they are somehow compromised, they potentially could leak your data. They have a lot of security protocols in place to prevent this type of thing but nothing is 100% safe. The ones that do not store your data in the cloud are less powerful but … they don't store your data in the cloud.
Moneydance Personal Finance, which is included in the list above, is one alternative that is a local program and stores your data locally. It still has the functionality of pulling data from hundreds of financial institutions so it will still save you some time.
Tiller is a tool that integrates with a Google Sheet (which is cloud-based) and Microsoft Excel (which local). They do store some of your information since they have to get the credentials to pull your data but it's not like other services that contain the credentials and the data.
What is a good accounting software alternative to Quickbooks?
I haven't used Quickbooks and I'm not familiar with the world of accounting, but GnuCash is often cited as a powerful and free alternative to Quickbooks and Quicken.
Quicken for mac 2018 youtube. It has a lot of features present in accounting software, like double-entry accounting and small business accounting, but many folks have success using it as a personal accounting software package. It's a software program you download and install locally, which means it's not cloud-based, and it's completely free. Best finance software for mac.
Which of these Quicken alternatives work on Mac?
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Any cloud-based alternative will work on the PC and a Mac. It's cloud-based so they work in your browser, which makes them operating system agnostic.
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If you want a piece of software designed specifically to run on Macs, Banktivity is your best option. It's one of the few personal finance applications built specifically for the MacOS and it has the richest feature-set. Most importantly, especially if you use an iPhone or iPad, it seamlessly integrates among the three.