I've long been an advocate of SEE Finance 2 being the overall best personal finance software for Mac OS users. The reasons for that appear in other threads. Those of you who have been using it are probably well aware by now that nobody has heard from the developer (Patrick) for at least the past several months as far as I know. Also, a couple of issues seem to have started recently that he hasn't addressed - for example, security price downloads and report exports.
Since most Bogleheads who use personal finance application are probably very dependent on it and understand the pain of transitioning to alternative apps, I am starting this thread as a central place to share information about:
(1) any recent responses from the developer indicating that he is still in business and supporting the software
(2) solutions/workarounds to restore capabilities that have recently stopped working
(3) experiences indicating whether or not the current version of the app works with Mac OS 15 (Sequoia)
If you are SEE Finance 2 user, please post any information you can share on these topics.
My info related to those items above:
(1) The last time I got a response from the developer was in February 2023. No response to several attempts since then.
(2) I believe I have a fix for the report export problem related to a message saying that you don't have a valid license. This seems to affect those who bought the app from the Mac App store. If anyone is having that issue, please post here and I will summarize a fix that has worked for me.
(3) I have not upgraded to Mac OS 15, so I have no experience with that. But I have seen one or two posts elsewhere indicating that the app may not work once you upgrade to Sequoia.
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If we get to a point where we confirm that the developer has abandoned the app, then this forum can transition to sharing information about alternative apps that are able to accurately and completely import our SEE Finance data using either the QIF or CSV export formats provided in the current app.
Since most Bogleheads who use personal finance application are probably very dependent on it and understand the pain of transitioning to alternative apps, I am starting this thread as a central place to share information about:
(1) any recent responses from the developer indicating that he is still in business and supporting the software
(2) solutions/workarounds to restore capabilities that have recently stopped working
(3) experiences indicating whether or not the current version of the app works with Mac OS 15 (Sequoia)
If you are SEE Finance 2 user, please post any information you can share on these topics.
My info related to those items above:
(1) The last time I got a response from the developer was in February 2023. No response to several attempts since then.
(2) I believe I have a fix for the report export problem related to a message saying that you don't have a valid license. This seems to affect those who bought the app from the Mac App store. If anyone is having that issue, please post here and I will summarize a fix that has worked for me.
(3) I have not upgraded to Mac OS 15, so I have no experience with that. But I have seen one or two posts elsewhere indicating that the app may not work once you upgrade to Sequoia.
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If we get to a point where we confirm that the developer has abandoned the app, then this forum can transition to sharing information about alternative apps that are able to accurately and completely import our SEE Finance data using either the QIF or CSV export formats provided in the current app.
Statistics: Posted by Markwhy — Fri Oct 25, 2024 6:03 pm — Replies 1 — Views 112