GnuCash is a free, open source accounting program released under the
GNU General Public License (GPL) and available for GNU/Linux, *BSD,
Solaris, Mac OSX, and Microsoft Windows.

Designed to be easy to use, yet powerful and flexible, GnuCash allows
you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses. As quick and
intuitive to use as a checkbook register, it is based on professional
accounting principles to ensure balanced books and accurate reports.

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Available Support Options

Online FAQ:    http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ
Mailing Lists:  http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists
IRC (Chat):    Channel #gnucash on server irc.gnome.org, see also http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/IRC

If you encounter any bugs or problems, do not hesitate to report them
into our bug tracking tool "Bugzilla":
http://bugs.gnucash.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GnuCash

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Feature Highlights: 

    * Double-Entry Accounting
    * Stock/Bond/Mutual Fund Accounts
    * QIF/OFX Import
    * OFX/HBCI Online Banking
    * Reports, Graphs
    * Small-Business Accounting
    * Customers, Vendors, Jobs, Invoices, Accounts/Payables and /Receivables
    * Scheduled Transactions
    * Financial Calculations

More information and a Tutorial on how to get started can be found in
the "Help" menu when clicking on "Tutorial and Concepts Guide".

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About the Program:

GnuCash is a free, open source accounting program released under the
GNU General Public License (GPL). It is collaboratively developed by
12 people from over 6 countries.

Programming on GnuCash began in 1997, and its first release was in
1998. 

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This is the GnuCash 2.2.x README file for Windows binary packages.
