Buckets
Offline-first envelope budgeting desktop app
Buckets is an envelope-style budgeting application for Windows, macOS, and Linux built with Electron/TypeScript. Budgets are stored in a local file, bank statements can be imported, and it works fully offline. Its source code is published in the buckets/application repository.
Key features
- Bucket-based envelope budgeting
- Offline-first desktop app
- Bank statement import
- Self-hostable sync
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Flexible budgeting model
- Privacy-focused
Trade-offs
- Sync setup is manual
- Smaller community
Buckets replaces
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