Installing Banana

Banana Accounting 8 is an obsolete version. Neither the license key nor the installation file is provided anymore.

Installing Banana Accounting 8 is only still possible if you have an old computer and still have the original installation CD and the license. Banana.ch SA assumes no responsibility for the proper functioning of the program, as it has not been tested since 2017.

With Banana Accounting Plus you have the same familiarity as always, but with many more features, continuous updates, and better performance. All at a competitive price.

Download Banana Accounting Plus and try it.
As a user of a previous version, you get 1 month free!

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System requirements

Banana Accounting 8 is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. For optimal performance, we recommend the following system requirements:

Banana 8 for Windows

  • Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
    (Windows Phone and RT are not supported)
  • 200 MB of disk space*
  • Internet connection to access the Help function of the program

Banana 8 for Mac OS X

  • Mac OSX 64bits 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, and macOS 10.12 "Sierra"
    (iOS, IPad and 32 Bit are not supported)
  • Intel processor
    (PowerPC processors are not supported)
  • 200 MB of disk space
  • Internet connection to access the Help function of the program

Banana 8 for Linux

  • Ubuntu 12.04 or more recent,
    other distributions partially supported
  • Dependency: libc6 (>= 2.14), libstdc++6 (>= 3.4.15), libfontconfig1, libfreetype.6, libglib2.0-0, libgtk2.0-0, libz.1, libpng12-0
  • 200 MB of disk space
  • Internet connection to access the Help function of the program
 

Other information

  • The indicated disk space requirement depends on the amount of transactions and accounts used in the accounting file. 3 MB is an average space for an accounting file with 200 accounts and 2000 transactions.
  • There is no limitation to the number of files.
  • The software is a single user program, just like Excel. Only one person at a time can edit a file.
  • The Windows version can be installed on a server, and then be run on client computers.
  • Th program can be used with Terminal Server or similar remote desktop technologies.
  • Also see the Installing on a server page.

 

 

License key

Banana Accounting 8 is no longer developed or sold since the end of 2017. The license key was a code provided when purchasing the program and made the program fully operational. The license key was provided in the following ways:

  • in the box, printed on a specific card
  • sent by email in case of online purchase by credit card
  • printed on the invoice (for those who purchased directly from us).

Different license keys for Windows, Mac and Linux

Banana Accounting 8 is no longer developed or sold since the end of 2017. Depending on the operating system, different license keys were provided. The license was valid only for the operating system selected at the time of purchase. 
Anyone who buys a new computer or switches to a different operating system must switch to the current version Banana Accounting Plus: former users receive one free month on the annual subscription.

Enter the license key

  • Open Banana Accounting 8
  • Select the command Manage license keys... from the Help menu
  • Enter the license key number in the appropriate field
  • Click the Save license key button
  • Confirm the operation if required

The license key is saved only for the current user.

Registration code

Once the license key has been entered and saved, the program displays the registration code, and the following window appears (Manage license key from the Help menu):

For security reasons, the license key itself is partially hidden.

Lost license key

Banana Accounting 8 is an obsolete version. Neither the license key nor the installation file is provided anymore.

It is therefore necessary to switch to Banana Accounting Plus, our latest version with an annual subscription. You can upgrade to Banana Accounting Plus even without the license key of the old version.

With the upgrade you also receive some free months: