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* [AI] Replace archived check-spelling action with typos for docs spell-check The check-spelling/check-spelling action was archived upstream and shipped a self-disabling "secpoll" kill-switch after a maintainer-account compromise (2026-06-16), causing the Check Spelling (Docs) workflow to fail fatally with a security-advisory error. There is no patched release to bump to. Replace it with crate-ci/typos, which is actively maintained and runs entirely from the checked-out tree (no PR-comment or bot-apply machinery, so the workflow only needs contents: read): - Rewrite .github/workflows/docs-spelling.yml to run crate-ci/typos, dropping the check-spelling comment/apply jobs and the pull_request_target trigger. - Replace the check-spelling config files with typos.toml: scope to packages/docs, exclude auto-generated release notes and binary assets, and allowlist words typos otherwise mis-flags (HSA, Lage/lage, BA). - Fix genuine typos surfaced in current docs (schedules.md, paying-in-full.md). - Update the contributing guide and docs-writing skill to describe the new allowlist location. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01DstzjPjGYdWMCG4jsrH6a1 * [AI] Add docs-spelling release note and format README Fix the remaining CI checks on the spell-check migration: - Add upcoming-release-notes/8249.md (Maintenance) so the "Release notes" check passes. - Reformat .github/actions/docs-spelling/README.md with oxfmt so the lint ("Test") and autofix.ci checks pass (autofix.ci is not permitted to modify files under .github, so the formatting has to be committed directly). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01DstzjPjGYdWMCG4jsrH6a1 * [AI] Disable credential persistence in docs-spelling checkout Address the code-scanning (zizmor) and CodeRabbit review finding: the read-only spell-check job performs no authenticated git operations, so set persist-credentials: false on actions/checkout as a hardening measure. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01DstzjPjGYdWMCG4jsrH6a1 --------- Co-authored-by: Claude <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!
