[Feature] Filter transactions by magnitude/absolute value #2659

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opened 2026-02-28 20:23:18 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
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Originally created by @tabedzki on GitHub (Nov 26, 2025).

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Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve?

While trying to find in and out transactions that were within larger than a certain value (>100), I realize that actual uses the sign to determine if it is larger or smaller, so transactions one could not filter all transactions that were >100 since all outgoing (credit) transactions are treated as negative.

Therefore, a transaction like -300 would never show up because -300 < 100, but having an absolute calculation would show up because |-300| > 100

It would be nice to add an option to filter by the magnitude of the transactions.

Describe your ideal solution to this problem

Filter by the magnitude of the transactions so that all transactions that are over (or under!) a certain size can be easily filtered.

Teaching and learning

Explain that they can click the + and - signs to cycle through the values (and explain the new one, \left\vert\cdot\right\vert for abs).


What version did you test this on?
Actual 25.11

Originally created by @tabedzki on GitHub (Nov 26, 2025). ### Verified feature request does not already exist? - [x] I have searched and found no existing issue ### 💻 - [x] Would you like to implement this feature? ### Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve? While trying to find in and out transactions that were within larger than a certain value ($>100$), I realize that actual uses the sign to determine if it is larger or smaller, so transactions one could not filter all transactions that were $>100$ since all outgoing (credit) transactions are treated as negative. Therefore, a transaction like $-300$ would never show up because $-300 < 100$, but having an absolute calculation would show up because $|-300| > 100$ It would be nice to add an option to filter by the magnitude of the transactions. ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem Filter by the magnitude of the transactions so that all transactions that are over (or under!) a certain size can be easily filtered. ### Teaching and learning Explain that they can click the `+` and `-` signs to cycle through the values (and explain the new one, $\left\vert\cdot\right\vert$ for abs). --- What version did you test this on? Actual 25.11
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 26, 2025):

Thanks for sharing your idea!

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 26, 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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@matt-fidd commented on GitHub (Nov 26, 2025):

You can do this by adding two filters, and setting the combination mode to "any".

@matt-fidd commented on GitHub (Nov 26, 2025): You can do this by adding two filters, and setting the combination mode to "any".
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@tabedzki commented on GitHub (Nov 26, 2025):

That's a fair point. I hadn't realized/forgot that you could stack filters in it.
I still think abs would be be useful so that the filters don't have to be any, but this serves what I need in the short-term. Thanks!

@tabedzki commented on GitHub (Nov 26, 2025): That's a fair point. I hadn't realized/forgot that you could stack filters in it. I still think abs would be be useful so that the filters don't have to be `any`, but this serves what I need in the short-term. Thanks!
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Reference: github-starred/actual#2659