Pécule (French for "nest egg") is a free, open source desktop application for tracking personal bank accounts and household budgets on Windows 10 and 11. It stores everything in a local SQLite file: no account to create, no cloud, no connection to your bank.
Features include reconciliation, recurring transactions, monthly and yearly budget tracking with charts, CSV import of bank statements, QIF import to carry over history from another program (Money, Quicken, GnuCash, HomeBank), and local backups. The app tracks one account per data file.
Please note: the user interface and the CSV import format are French only.
Yes. Pécule is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
What is the latest version of Pécule?
The latest version is 1.23.0, released on Aug 12, 2026.
Is it safe to download Pécule?
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 6f32f5ed8c5811d76a6f38119b02c43c54422b9b9c8b70a7619751276fb1890e.
Which Windows versions does Pécule support?
Pécule runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
How do I uninstall Pécule?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Pécule and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=andre12230-png.Pecule -e.
Is there a portable version of Pécule?
Yes. Pécule is available as a portable ZIP archive (Pecule-1.23.0-win64.zip, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.
Alternatives to Pécule
Other Finance programs for Windows from different developers.
