Microsoft Money in Linux - 04June2025

[N G]

Hi everyone,

The previous Microsoft Money in Linux thread has grown pretty long so let's start a new one.

Minor update to the Linux msmoneysetup Install.sh script:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1akUw7Tr_t5OMXLiMZZBXS9ddZcgtIFS0/view?usp=drive_link

No change to the main functionality but I *finally* figured out why pocketsense wasn't working for me from the Start menu. I install MSMoney and GetData into the start menu but there's a setting that I use for MSMoney that breaks GetData. Finally solved! (phew!)

If you don't use pocketsense then there's no reason to use this version.

Nathan

[M B II]

I will say thank you for these efforts.   I've been using the mar28th version on Mint without any major issues.   Since it's working, I haven't been brave enough to go after an update to your latest work.   You've given me freedom to be full linux as I thought I would have to VM a win variant to utilize MSMoney.

[N G]

Hi MB,

Awesome! Glad to hear it! 

A lot changed after March 28, no more shortcut on the desktop, it's in the start menu now. Also, the msmoneyprefix folder is now hidden like a regular wine prefix ( .msmoneyprefix). Are you running a US version or the UK version of Money?

Escape from running a VM was an early goal of mine, and it took me many years. The genie is out of the bottle now...

Nathan

[Dharmendra]

I don't have pocketsense but I was wondering about the "GetData" shortcut that got installed (my fresh install on Linux) in the programs list, what does it do and how do I use it to update investment values? 

[N G]

Hi Dharmendra,

GetData is a shortcut to GetData.py in the ofxpy_pocketsense-python3-linux folder in msmoneysetup. If you use pocketsense to either download your transaction files from your bank(s), import ofx/qfx files that you download from your bank(s) websites, or just retrieve quotes, you can click GetData in the Main Menu instead of opening a terminal to run:

 

$ python3 GetData.py

If you can doubleclick your ofx files and they open in Money then you might not need pocketsense. Pocketsense (unfortunately) is becoming less useful over time since many financial institutions are taking their ofx/qfx servers offline. 

I still have a credit union account that downloads ofx files with this in the header:

OFX OFXHEADER="200" VERSION="220" SECURITY="NONE"

MS Money doesn't recognize unless I process them with pocketsense. 

If you don't use pocketsense you can delete /home/username/.local/share/applications/GetData.desktop in your home folder to remove GetData from your Main menu.

Hope this helps.

Nathan