Overview
Financial Freedom is an open-source personal finance application positioned as an alternative to Mint and YNAB, focused on budgeting and keeping financial data under user control.
Features and best fit
Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:
Manage budgets, cash flow, and transaction organization yourself
The README highlights budgeting, cash flow, tagging and splitting, and global currency support.
Sources: [2]
Self-host wherever Docker is available
The project is intended to run on Docker-capable infrastructure, from cloud servers to a Raspberry Pi.
Sources: [2]
As a reference for privacy-focused personal finance architecture
It is relevant when financial data storage and synchronization should remain under user control.
Sources: [2]
Do not treat the current repository as install-ready
The README explicitly says the project is on hold, mid-refactor, and should not currently be installed.
Sources: [2]
Official sources
- [1]serversideup/financial-freedom repository(2026-09-20)
- [2]Financial Freedom README(2026-09-20)
- [3]Financial Freedom project page(2026-09-20)
- [4]Financial Freedom GPL-3.0 license(2026-09-20)
Supplemental curator note
The concept is compelling for privacy-focused personal finance, but the README explicitly says the project is on hold and should not be installed during a major refactor. Treat it as a code and design reference for now.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Get the source
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/serversideup/financial-freedom.git - 2
Enter the repository
cd financial-freedom - 3
Check the official steps
Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.
find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Growth
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Development activity
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- Commits (last 30 days)
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GitHub data
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GitHub Topics
- budgeting
- financial-independence
- finance
- laravel
- vuejs
- Stars
- 2,923
- Forks
- 217
- Watchers
- 74
- Open issues
- 14
- Contributors
- 4
- Primary language
- Vue
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Repository last updated
- May 10, 2026
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