GnuCash 5.9 Release Notes

GnuCash is a robust personal and small business finance software, licensed under the GNU GPL, and accessible on multiple platforms including GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows. Designed to be user-friendly while offering flexibility and power, GnuCash enables users to monitor income and expenses, reconcile bank accounts, track stock portfolios, and manage small business finances efficiently. Its functionality is rooted in professional accounting principles, ensuring accurate reports and balanced financial records.

With GnuCash, you can manage your personal finances with granular detail as per your needs. If you’re new to finance management, you can start by using GnuCash to keep track of your checking account transactions. As you become more comfortable, you may want to incorporate tracking for cash and credit card expenditures to gain insights into your spending habits. GnuCash also serves as a valuable tool for monitoring investment portfolios, planning significant investments like vehicles or homes, and managing loan repayments. For users with global financial dealings, GnuCash includes comprehensive multi-currency support.

Highlights of GnuCash 5.9 include:

• Bug 724745 – Fixed an issue where new transactions added during reconciliation were not visible in the reconcile window.
• Bug 797045 – Enhanced error reporting for bad credentials in the MySQL backend, changing “bad or corrupt data”to “access denied.”
• Bug 798568 – Resolved a problem with transaction copy/paste functionality.
• Bug 799308 – Addressed an error in the SQLite backend where a sample Python script would fail when creating a new file.
• Bug 799370 – Corrected cursor placement in the transaction journal view after committing a transaction change.
• Bug 799384 – Fixed an issue where reconciled dates could not be parsed.
• Bug 799389 – Resolved a crash when attempting to remove an account.
• Bug 799391 – Fixed a transaction cut/paste issue that did not transfer the transaction to the desired account.
• Bug 799395 – Corrected occasional errors in relative date offset for quarters.
• Bug 799399 – Fixed a decimal locale error with the Windows keypad.
• Bug 799416 – Adjusted the post invoice dropdown listbox size for better usability.
• Bug 799419 – Fixed an intermittent issue with quote prices.

Additional enhancements beyond bug fixes:

• Introduced YH Finance (FINANCEAPI) API Key to Quotes infrastructure, with a preference now available in the Online Quotes page.
• Modified copied_class and copied_leader_guid for improved structure within copied_item.
• Enhanced the CSV date parser using ICU and Boost for better date recognition.
• Added “Locale”dateformat with ICU, allowing parsing of dates according to the current locale.
• Augmented date parsing capabilities for various date formats like “30 Sep 2023″and “May 4, 1978”. Note that 2-digit years are not recognized.
• Improved the Csv Import assistant’s introductory interface.
• Ensured uncommitted edits are correctly handled when opening files from history.
• Deprecated gnc_difftime due to potential issues with time64 casting.
• Removed unused components from the price database header file.
• Updated translations for numerous languages, including Assamese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Dutch, English (UK), Hebrew, Hungarian, Macedonian, Norwegian Bokmål, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.

Download: GnuCash 5.9 | 166.0 MB (Open Source)
Links: GnuCash Homepage | Download for Other Operating Systems

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