Expensave is a free, open-source self-hosted expense tracker for personal and family budget management. Track spending, share calendars with family members, import bank statements, and monitor your finances — all on your own server.

Calendar & editing: browse your timeline, review entries, and create or edit transactions.

Reports & themes: analyze spending trends and use Expensave in light or dark mode.

Mobile experience: manage expenses, edit entries, and review reports on smaller screens.

• 👥 Multiple user support
• 📅 Shared expense calendars between family members
• ♾️ Multiple & unlimited expense calendars
• 🔁 Recurring expenses — daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules
• 🏦 Import bank statements in various formats — OFX/QFX, ISO 20022 XML, Revolut, Dollarbird
• 📊 Reports on spending and income habits
• 🤖 AI assistant integration — manage expenses from Claude, Cursor, and other AI tools via the built-in MCP server
• 📱 Mobile PWA — installable on iOS and Android
• 🎨 Responsive design — works on desktop, tablet, and mobile

Requires Docker. Installs and starts Expensave interactively:

curl -fsSL https://expensave.app/install.sh | sudo bash

The installer will:

• Verify Docker is installed and running
• Ask whether to use default or custom settings
• Configure timezone and locale from your OS automatically
• Generate a secure database password
• Pull images and start the application
• Print the URL and credentials when done

1. Create a directory and download the compose file:

mkdir -p /opt/expensave && cd /opt/expensave
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/algirdasc/expensave/main/docker-compose.yml -o docker-compose.yml

2. Create a .env file:

cat > .env <<EOF
TZ=Europe/Vilnius
LOCALE=en
REGISTRATION_DISABLED=no
EOF

3. Start:

docker compose up -d

App is available at http://localhost:18000

Useful commands:

docker compose logs -f          # view logs
docker compose pull && docker compose up -d   # update to latest
docker compose down             # stop

One-click deploy on a Hostinger VPS with Docker pre-configured:

Expensave works as a Progressive Web App — install it on your phone directly from the browser, no app store required.

See wiki: Using mobile version.

Import your balance from financial institutions in various formats:

• OFX / QFX — supported by most US banks (Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citi, American Express, …). Look for a "Quicken (QFX)", "Web Connect" or "OFX" download option in your internet bank. Both bank account and credit card statements are supported.
• ISO 20022 XML (camt.053, versions .001.02–.001.08) — the standard SEPA statement format offered by most European banks (Luminor, ING, Nordea, mBank, …).
• Revolut — CSV statement exported from the Revolut internet bank.
• Dollarbird — CSV data export, for migrating from Dollarbird.

See wiki for detailed export instructions: Bank statement import.

Expensave exposes a built-in MCP (Model Context Protocol) server at /_mcp, so AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, or pi can manage your expenses programmatically — add, update, and delete expenses, browse calendars and categories, and generate spending reports — with the same permissions as the web app.

Point your MCP client at https://your-expensave-host/_mcp with a Bearer token from the login endpoint, and ask things like "add a 12.50 grocery expense for today" or "show my monthly spending report".

See wiki for setup, client configuration, and the full tool list: MCP server (AI assistants).

Have a question, idea, or want to share how you use Expensave?

👉 Join the discussion on GitHub

• 💡 Ideas & feature requests — suggest what you'd like to see
• ❓ Q&A — ask questions and get help from the community
• 🗣️ Show & tell — share your setup or how you use Expensave

Found a bug or need help?

• Open an issue for bug reports
• Start a discussion for questions and ideas

Expensave is developed and maintained in my free time. If you find it useful, consider supporting the project:

• Click the Sponsor button at the top of this page
• Your support helps me dedicate more time to new features, bug fixes, and keeping the project alive
• It also lets me know that Expensave is useful to others — which means a lot

Expensave is open-source software licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.