Quicken today announced the launch of the 2018 version of its popular finance and budgeting software for the PC and Mac.Quicken 2018 introduces access to online bills from more than 11,000 companies, all of which are integrated into a streamlined bill and payment dashboard. The bill management center is designed to let Quicken users manage all of their bills in one place, with features like downloading PDFs of each bill.The software also includes expanded investment capabilities with more specific lot tracking and a more customizable portfolio view, along with new loan tracking features that include 'what-if' loan analysis.'
We are always listening to customer feedback and the 2018 releases of Quicken reflect the balance of new features and refinements to existing capabilities that we know our users want,' said Eric Dunn, chief executive officer of Quicken. 'With our latest products, Mac offerings are more robust, our interfaces are more intuitive, and our new membership program ensures that customers always have the latest and greatest Quicken without the pain of manually upgrading.'
Quicken 2018 for Mac offers Mac users access to Quicken Starter, Quicken Deluxe, and Quicken Premier for the first time, allowing Mac users to choose the best Quicken software to meet their financial needs. Previously, these separate versions of Quicken were limited to Windows users.The software offers different features depending on version, with Deluxe and Premier offering features for creating budgets, creating multiple savings goals, and tracking loans and investments. Finance and budgeting software Quicken for Mac was updated to version 4.4 this week, adding a handful of useful new features ranging from auto backup to improvements to summary reports.With Auto-Backup, Quicken will back up five files at a time to a user-set location whenever someone logs out of the app, preventing data from being accidentally lost. A new Transaction Sidebar indicator has been added, which highlights all accounts that have new transactions when connected accounts are refreshed.Comparison and summary reports can be exported or copied to a spreadsheet for printing or data analysis, and there's a new Total column in the summary report. New report comparison customization options make it easier to compare the current period with previous periods on a quarterly or monthly basis.First released in October, Quicken 2017 features a new interface, a range of custom report options, and Quicken Bill Pay for paying for bills directly within the app.Quicken for Mac 2017 can be downloaded from the Quicken website or from the Mac App Store for $74.99. Direct Link.
Intuit announced last week that it has sold Quicken to private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, which plans to double the personal finance tool's Mac engineering team in an effort to improve the 33-year-old software. The investment group aims to bring Quicken for Mac closer in line with the Windows version.' On the Mac team, we’re bringing in a new product manager starting this coming Monday,' said Quicken head Eric Dunn. 'We have plans within the calendar year to double the engineering team, so we can do the work we need to do to bring Mac closer to the feature set of Windows over the next quarters and years.' Quicken is the most popular personal finance software in the United States, but the Mac version has historically been lacking compared to its Windows counterpart. Dunn is confident that the software 'will thrive with increased investment' and 'become great again' under the new investment group's leadership.My team and I know you count on Quicken to help you stay on top of your finances, and we are committed to continuing to improve your experience with Quicken.
We’ve already started the journey with the new Quicken 2016 products that launched in November with new features to help consumers stay on top of their bills. In the last six months, we’ve also increased our investment in U.S.-based phone support.Quicken 2016 for Mac, the latest version of the software, is available as a one-time purchase for.
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When it comes to personal finance software, users care most about: the cost (if there is any), whether or not the software can be used for budgeting, and whether or not the software has support for bill paying. Let's look at how Quicken for Windows and Quicken for Mac compare against each other. To start, let's consider the cost the use either service. Unfortunately neither software is free. Quicken for Windows costs $34.99 - $99.99/year and Quicken for Mac costs $34.99 - $74.99/year to use. Budgeting is another huge topic when it comes to personal finance.
Both Quicken for Windows and Quicken for Mac have the ability for users to budget within their apps, so it's a tie with this functionality. When it comes to support for bill paying, both services offer this feature. Overall, Quicken for Windows rates 8 out of 10, while Quicken for Mac ranks 8 out of 10.
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