[Feature] A simplified income & expenses view mode #1165

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GiteaMirror · 2026-02-28T19:34:28-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 19:34:28 -06:00

Originally created by @WaterBloom on GitHub (Jun 23, 2024).

Verified feature request does not already exist?

I have searched and found no existing issue

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Would you like to implement this feature?

Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve?

(I saw this mentioned in an update from +-2021 – that the app could possibly expand to allow other budgeting styles, but I could not find any active thread about it.)

Besides budget planning, I would really like to see at a glance how much we have earned and spent. I think it's an important, distinct use case: one activity within budgeting app is to to plan and oversee the budget categories, but at other times, I want to quickly compare my sources income over the months, or how much I spend on takeout, and it would be really nice to hide all the other data while doing so (especially when comparing multiple months, the amount of columns with numbers gets a little overwhelming).

Describe your ideal solution to this problem

Ideal solution would be one button that switches to a expense-income view mode, or a toggle (show/hide) for individual sections.

the top monthly overview section could have an alternative view where it changes from "Available funds, Overspent, etc." to "Received, Spent, Balance"
the categories could be toggled, so "Budgeted" and maybe even "Balance" columns could be hidden

Teaching and learning

I think this on its own would be great for marketing the app, as a flexible option for attracting more people.

Originally created by @WaterBloom on GitHub (Jun 23, 2024). ### Verified feature request does not already exist? - [X] I have searched and found no existing issue ### 💻 - [ ] Would you like to implement this feature? ### Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve? (I saw this mentioned in an update from +-2021 – that the app could possibly expand to allow other budgeting styles, but I could not find any active thread about it.) Besides budget planning, I would really like to see at a glance how much we have earned and spent. I think it's an important, distinct use case: one activity within budgeting app is to to plan and oversee the budget categories, but at other times, I want to quickly compare my sources income over the months, or how much I spend on takeout, and it would be really nice to hide all the other data while doing so (especially when comparing multiple months, the amount of columns with numbers gets a little overwhelming). ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem Ideal solution would be one button that switches to a expense-income view mode, or a toggle (show/hide) for individual sections. - the top monthly overview section could have an alternative view where it changes from "Available funds, Overspent, etc." to "Received, Spent, Balance" - the categories could be toggled, so "Budgeted" and maybe even "Balance" columns could be hidden ### Teaching and learning I think this on its own would be great for marketing the app, as a flexible option for attracting more people.

GiteaMirror added the needs votes feature labels 2026-02-28 19:34:28 -06:00

GiteaMirror closed this issue

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GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-28 19:34:28 -06:00

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jun 23, 2024):

✨ Thanks for sharing your idea! ✨

This repository uses lodash style issue management for enhancements. That means enhancement issues are automatically closed. This doesn’t mean we don’t accept feature requests, though! We will consider implementing ones that receive many upvotes, and we welcome contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help you make a successful contribution).

The enhancement backlog can be found here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues?q=label%3A%22needs+votes%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jun 23, 2024): :sparkles: Thanks for sharing your idea! :sparkles: This repository uses lodash style issue management for enhancements. That means enhancement issues are automatically closed. This doesn’t mean we don’t accept feature requests, though! We will consider implementing ones that receive many upvotes, and we welcome contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help you make a successful contribution). The enhancement backlog can be found here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues?q=label%3A%22needs+votes%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+ Don’t forget to upvote the top comment with 👍!