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[Feature] Spend by category #509

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opened 2026-02-28 19:06:43 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 19:06:43 -06:00
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Originally created by @Scot-Survivor on GitHub (Jul 15, 2023).

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 think it would be useful for people (and me) to see how much they’re budgeting (and actually spending) per category.

Describe your ideal solution to this problem

Ideally this will be under the reports section of the app. And clearly show the category spend & the category budget for each given category in a users file.

For people with large numbers of category’s that can’t easily fit on a screen, they’ll be able to select which categories are displayed and which ones are not.

Similar to other reports you’ll also be able to choose a time frame to see this graph.

I believe a simple bar chart is all that’s needed here, two different colours for how much budgeted and how much actually spent.

(Of course these could always be entirely separate graphs)

Implementing in the way I suggested also makes mobile compatibility easy because we can set hard limits for the minimum width a bar can be based on screen size, or a maximum number of bars. Either way it’ll allow us/you guys to easily calculate the number of bars that should be shown as to not clutter the screen but also give enough information to remain useful

Teaching and learning

I do not believe users will need much teaching on how to use, or what this graph is doing. However basic things like a key, and a possible question mark icon that has a hover message for what the graph is and what the numbers mean.

Originally created by @Scot-Survivor on GitHub (Jul 15, 2023). ### 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? I think it would be useful for people (and me) to see how much they’re budgeting (and actually spending) per category. ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem Ideally this will be under the reports section of the app. And clearly show the category spend & the category budget for each given category in a users file. For people with large numbers of category’s that can’t easily fit on a screen, they’ll be able to select which categories are displayed and which ones are not. Similar to other reports you’ll also be able to choose a time frame to see this graph. I believe a simple bar chart is all that’s needed here, two different colours for how much budgeted and how much actually spent. (Of course these could always be entirely separate graphs) Implementing in the way I suggested also makes mobile compatibility easy because we can set hard limits for the minimum width a bar can be based on screen size, or a maximum number of bars. Either way it’ll allow us/you guys to easily calculate the number of bars that should be shown as to not clutter the screen but also give enough information to remain useful ### Teaching and learning I do not believe users will need much teaching on how to use, or what this graph is doing. However basic things like a key, and a possible question mark icon that has a hover message for what the graph is and what the numbers mean.
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2023):

✨ Thanks for sharing your idea! ✨

This repository is now using lodash style issue management for enhancements. This means enhancement issues will now be closed instead of leaving them open. 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 👍!

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 15, 2023): :sparkles: Thanks for sharing your idea! :sparkles: This repository is now using lodash style issue management for enhancements. This means enhancement issues will now be closed instead of leaving them open. 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 👍! <!-- feature-auto-close-comment -->
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