<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <chapter id="introduction"> <chapterinfo> <date>2009-08-05</date> <releaseinfo>1.0</releaseinfo> </chapterinfo> <title>Introduction</title> <sect1 id="what-is-kmymoney"> <title>What is &kappname;?</title> <para> Put simply, &kappname; is a personal finance manager for &kde;. It enables users of open source operating systems to keep careful track of their personal finances by providing a broad array of financial features and tools. </para> <para> The principal goals of the project are: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <formalpara><title>Feature Parity</title> <para> &kappname; intends to provide all important features found in the commercially-available personal finance managers. Although this release is closer than ever to that goal, there is still work to be done. </para> </formalpara> </listitem> <listitem> <formalpara><title>Ease of Use.</title> <para> &kappname; strives to be the easiest open source personal finance manager to use, especially for the non-technical user. </para> </formalpara> </listitem> <listitem> <formalpara><title>Correctness.</title> <para> Based on tried and tested double entry accounting principles &kappname; ensures that your finances are kept in correct order. </para> </formalpara> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </sect1> <sect1 id="what-kmymoney-is-not"> <title>What &kappname; is not</title> <para> As a personal finance manager, &kappname; is not intended to scale to the needs of an average business. However, it would be possible to create client / supplier / document features through plugins. </para> <para> &kappname; is not simply a clone of the commercially-available personal finance programs. Although many of the features present in &kappname; can be found in other similar applications, &kappname; strives to present an individual and unique view of your finances. </para> </sect1> </chapter>