MyBooks is a desktop accounting app — a QuickBooks Desktop alternative — built for businesses that want to own their accounting software, not rent it.
Windows, macOS & Linux — 30-day free trial
A full accounting suite that runs on your desktop — your books never touch our servers.
Double-entry GL, chart of accounts, journal entries. Accrual and cash basis reporting.
Sales orders, invoices, receive payments, credit memos. AR aging and customer statements.
Stripe, PayPal, Square, Cash App, Venmo. Payment links + QR codes on invoices. Plus Zelle instructions so customers can pay from their bank app.
Send invoices and statements directly. Gmail, Outlook, SendGrid, Mailgun. PDF attachments.
P&L, Balance Sheet, AR/AP Aging, Trial Balance. Export to Excel, CSV, or PDF.
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.
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.
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.
1 user included. Add seats for $49 each. Role-based access: Admin, Standard, Time Entry, and Read-Only.
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.
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.
| 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 | ✓ (DigiCert EV) | ✓ |
No subscriptions. Buy MyBooks once and own it.
+ $49 per additional user
30-day money-back guarantee
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Requires Windows 10 or Windows 11 • Code-signed by I Own Software LLC
Also available for macOS and Linux — auto-detected for your device.
30-day trial, no credit card required.