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* [AI] Enforce append-only migration files in CI Shipped migrations are append-only: existing installs never re-run them, so editing one silently forks the database schema across the user base, and deleting one breaks the migration check for every existing budget file. The CI migration check now diffs blob hashes against the merge base to reject edits/deletions, keeps the existing timestamp-ordering rule, emits advisory PR annotations for migrations containing DROP/RENAME statements, and fails loudly when git commands fail instead of passing on empty output. First of a series that makes clients on different app versions sync safely against the same budget file. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * [AI] Derive the newest upstream migration id with an explicit max The ls-tree listing is alphabetical, so taking the last entry only worked while every migration id has the same digit count. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * [AI] Post advisory migration warnings as a PR comment The risky-SQL warnings were only visible as job annotations, and since the job passes there was no prompt to look at them. The migrations job now uploads its findings as an artifact, and a new workflow_run workflow (trusted base-repo context, so it also works for fork PRs whose tokens are read-only) validates the artifact against a fixed allowlist and posts/updates a PR comment — removing it again once the warnings are resolved. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * [AI] Align overview numbering with the inline check comments --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Getting Started
Actual is a local-first personal finance tool. It is 100% free and open-source, written in NodeJS, it has a synchronization element so that all your changes can move between devices without any heavy lifting.
If you are interested in contributing, or want to know how development works, see our contributing document we would love to have you.
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Key Links
- Actual discord community.
- Actual Community Documentation
- Frequently asked questions
Installation
There are four ways to deploy Actual:
- One-click deployment via PikaPods (~1.40 $/month) - recommended for non-technical users
- Managed hosting via Fly.io (~1.50 $/month)
- Self-hosted by using a Docker image
- Local-only apps - downloadable Windows, Mac and Linux apps you can run on your device
Learn more in the installation instructions docs.
Ready to Start Budgeting?
Read about Envelope budgeting to know more about the idea behind Actual Budget.
Are you new to budgeting or want to start fresh?
Check out the community's Starting Fresh guide so you can quickly get up and running!
Are you migrating from other budgeting apps?
Check out the community's Migration guide to start jumping on the Actual Budget train!
Documentation
We have a wide range of documentation on how to use Actual, this is all available in our Community Documentation, this includes topics on Budgeting, Account Management, Tips & Tricks and some documentation for developers.
Contributing
Actual is a community driven product. Learn more about contributing to Actual.
Code structure
The Actual app is split up into a few packages:
- loot-core - The core application that runs on any platform
- desktop-client - The desktop UI
- desktop-electron - The desktop app
More information on the project structure is available in our community documentation.
Feature Requests
Current feature requests can be seen here. Vote for your favorite requests by reacting 👍 to the top comment of the request.
To add new feature requests, open a new Issue of the "Feature Request" type.
Translation
Make Actual Budget accessible to more people by helping with the Internationalization of Actual. We are using a crowd sourcing tool to manage the translations, see our Weblate Project. Weblate proudly supports open-source software projects through their Libre plan.
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Sponsors
Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who make Actual Budget possible!
