[Feature] Add report to track category balances over time #2328

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opened 2026-02-28 20:10:40 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @Rho95 on GitHub (Jul 30, 2025).

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It would be incredibly useful to have the ability to track the balance of a specific category over time on the Reports page, similar to how spending trends are visualized. For sinking funds or long-term savings goals, users often carry over unused category balances from month to month.

Being able to see the track the category balance (not just spending) over time would help visualize how much is being carried forward or built up over time.

This can be especially helpful for categories like:

  • Car maintenance
  • Vacation
  • Emergency fund
  • Medical expenses

Describe your ideal solution to this problem

  • Add an option to generate a line graph report that shows the monthly ending balance of a selected category or category group
  • Optional: Allow users to selected multiple categories to aggregate balances over time or alternatively the selection of multiple categories to compare trends

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Originally created by @Rho95 on GitHub (Jul 30, 2025). ### 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? It would be incredibly useful to have the ability to track the balance of a specific category over time on the Reports page, similar to how spending trends are visualized. For sinking funds or long-term savings goals, users often carry over unused category balances from month to month. Being able to see the track the category balance (not just spending) over time would help visualize how much is being carried forward or built up over time. This can be especially helpful for categories like: - Car maintenance - Vacation - Emergency fund - Medical expenses ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem - Add an option to generate a line graph report that shows the monthly ending balance of a selected category or category group - Optional: Allow users to selected multiple categories to aggregate balances over time or alternatively the selection of multiple categories to compare trends ### Teaching and learning _No response_
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 30, 2025):

Thanks for sharing your idea!

This repository uses a voting-based system for feature requests. While enhancement issues are automatically closed, we still welcome feature requests! The voting system helps us gauge community interest in potential features. We also encourage community contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help guide you toward 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 (Jul 30, 2025): :sparkles: Thanks for sharing your idea! :sparkles: This repository uses a voting-based system for feature requests. While enhancement issues are automatically closed, we still welcome feature requests! The voting system helps us gauge community interest in potential features. We also encourage community contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help guide you toward 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 👍! <!-- feature-auto-close-comment -->
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@youngcw commented on GitHub (Jul 30, 2025):

duplicate #3248

@youngcw commented on GitHub (Jul 30, 2025): duplicate #3248
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Reference: github-starred/actual#2328