How it Works
Everything You Need to Budget With Confidence
Plan 3 Months at a Glance
See your budget across multiple months in one view. Plan for irregular expenses, spot overspending early, and keep the full picture visible instead of resetting your mental model every month.
- Multi-month view shows the full picture
- Overspending rolls forward transparently
- Real-time calculations across all months
Every Transaction, Organized
A clean desktop register keeps the day-to-day work fast. Transactions are grouped by week with running balances, so you can move quickly without losing confidence in the numbers.
- Weekly groupings with in/out summaries
- Running balance on every transaction
- Inline editing, search, and bulk operations
See Where Your Money Actually Goes
Built-in reports make the budget easier to trust. Review cash flow, spot category patterns, and check net worth without shipping your day-to-day budgeting into a hosted dashboard.
- Income vs expenses trends over 12 months
- Spending heatmap by category and month
- Net worth tracking with asset & liability breakdown
Track Your Full Financial Picture
Go beyond monthly categories. Track checking accounts, credit cards, loans, and investments in one local desktop app, then watch how the full picture changes over time.
- 4 account types: cash, credit, loan, tracking
- Assets vs liabilities at a glance
- Net worth trends over 1, 3, or 5 years
Built for Privacy, Not Lock-In
The product promise is simple: buy once, keep sensitive budget data close, and use a desktop app built for actual budgeting work.
Your budget data stays on your machine. The day-to-day workflow is built so you do not need to hand private financial details to a hosted service just to budget.
Buy the app once for $39 instead of taking on another budgeting subscription. The commercial model stays simple and easy to trust.
Move into FireBudget without rebuilding your whole system by hand. Import existing data, keep momentum, and switch on your own timeline.
Backups and exports are part of the privacy story. You should be able to protect your data and leave with it if you ever need to.
Moving from YNAB? Import accounts, categories, budgets, and transactions without starting from scratch.
A Different Tradeoff
FireBudget is for people who want more privacy, a calmer workflow, and fewer moving parts than a hosted subscription product.
What You’re Actually Buying
Privacy
Your budget data stays close to you, with backup and export paths that make the product easier to trust.
Focus
The workflow is built around budgeting, transactions, and planning ahead instead of layering on account and subscription overhead.
Clarity
The offer is simple: one purchase, includes 2 years of free software upgrades, and a tool that is meant to feel calm and solid.
One Straightforward Purchase
Buy the desktop app once for $39. No recurring bill. No confusing tiers. Just the app and a clear upgrade window.
What’s included?
Desktop app license
Includes 2 years of free software upgrades
YNAB and CSV import
Backup and export tools
The offer is simple enough to understand at a glance: one purchase, one desktop app, and no recurring bill.
What happens after you buy?
Buy and download
Purchase through checkout and download the desktop app
Activate and import
Bring over an existing budget or start fresh
Budget privately
Use the app day to day with your budget data staying on your machine
macOS
Desktop app
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to common questions
How does pricing work?
Where is my data stored?
Do I need internet to use the app?
Can I import from YNAB?
What happens if I want to leave later?
Which platform does FireBudget support right now?
Is there a mobile app?
Is FireBudget right for me?
Ready for a Budget App That Feels Like Yours?
Buy FireBudget once, keep your budget data on your machine, and use a calmer budgeting workflow without another recurring bill.
$39 one-time purchase · Includes 2 years of free software upgrades