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Are you renting bookkeeping software that you should own?

MyBooks is a desktop accounting app you buy once — a QuickBooks Desktop alternative with no subscription, ever.

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Windows · macOS · Linux Double-entry accounting Data stays local No subscription
Everything in the box

A complete accounting suite you own outright.

A full accounting suite that runs on your desktop — your books never touch our servers.

Full accounting

Double-entry GL, chart of accounts, journal entries. Accrual and cash basis reporting.

Invoicing & AR

Sales orders, invoices, receive payments, credit memos. AR aging and customer statements.

Online payments

Stripe, PayPal, Square, Cash App, Venmo. Payment links + QR codes on invoices. Plus Zelle instructions so customers can pay from their bank app.

Email built in

Send invoices and statements directly. Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, Mailgun. PDF attachments.

Reports

P&L, Balance Sheet, AR/AP Aging, Trial Balance. Export to Excel, CSV, or PDF.

1099 tax forms

1099-NEC & 1099-MISC on a paid (cash) basis. Per-account box mapping, printable Copy B (recipient) and Copy C (your records), plus a CSV export formatted for the IRS IRIS e-file portal — self-file, no support plan needed.

QB import

A guided wizard imports your accounts, transactions, and history from files you export — no QuickBooks sign-in, and nothing from Intuit runs inside MyBooks. Make a portable .qbarchive with our free QuickBooks Data Archiver, or bring in exported IIF / report files. Works on any platform.

Bank feeds & import

Connect your bank with a secure, read-only feed (SimpleFIN) — your bank password never reaches MyBooks. Or import OFX/QFX/OFC files. Smart matching auto-categorizes by history, flags anything already in your books, and never imports a transaction twice.

Multi-user

1 user included. Add seats for $49 each. Role-based access: Admin, Standard, Time Entry, and Read-Only.

Share over the internet

Let a bookkeeper or second location work in your company from anywhere — no router setup, end-to-end encrypted. Available on accounts with an active support plan.

You own it

Runs on your desktop. No subscription. No cloud storage — your books stay in a file you control and never touch our servers.

On a Mac or Linux? MyBooks imports on every platform — no QuickBooks sign-in, and nothing from Intuit runs inside MyBooks. Because QuickBooks Desktop itself runs on Windows, our free QuickBooks Data Archiver runs there to save a portable .qbarchive of your own data; you then import that file into MyBooks on any machine — your books live in a single file that moves with you. Prefer not to use the archiver? Exported IIF / report files import the same way.

60-second comparison

MyBooks vs QuickBooks Desktop.

Feature MyBooks QuickBooks Desktop
One-time purchase✓✕ (subscription)
Data stays local✓✓
Online payment links✓ (7 gateways)Limited
Email from app✓ (6 providers)Limited
Bank import✓ (smart matching)✓
Multi-company✓✓
Multi-user✓ ($49/seat)✓ (subscription)
Auto-update✓✓
Import from QB✓ (guided wizard)N/A
Excel export✓✓
Code signed✓ (Sectigo EV)✓

MyBooks

One-time purchase
Yes
Data stays local
Yes
Payment links
7 gateways
Email from app
6 providers
Bank import
Smart matching
Multi-user
$49/seat
Import from QB
Guided wizard
Code signed
Sectigo EV

QuickBooks Desktop

One-time purchase
Subscription
Data stays local
Yes
Payment links
Limited
Email from app
Limited
Bank import
Yes
Multi-user
Subscription
Import from QB
N/A
Code signed
Yes
Can I actually switch?

We'd rather tell you the truth up front.

QuickBooks Desktop

Yes — a guided wizard imports accounts, transactions, and history from a free export tool or your own IIF/report files. No QuickBooks sign-in required. Duplicate detection is built in.

QuickBooks Online

Not yet. No supported import path today — we'd rather tell you now than sell you something that can't bring your data over.

Wave

No direct import today. Your bank can usually export OFX/QFX directly, which MyBooks does import — transactions only, not Wave's invoices or categorization.

On a Mac?

MyBooks runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux with the same import wizard. Your OS isn't the issue — which software you're switching from is.

Not sure which situation you're in? Contact us — we'd rather answer the question than take your money for something that won't work for you.

Simple pricing

One price. Forever yours.

No subscriptions. Buy MyBooks once and own it.

One-time You own it

MyBooks

$… one-time purchase

+ $49 per additional user

  • Full accounting suite
  • 1 user included
  • Unlimited companies
  • All payment gateways
  • Email integration
  • QuickBooks import
  • 1 year of updates included
  • No subscription ever
Additional users: $49/seat
Update renewal: $49/year
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