System requirements

Banana Accounting 9 is available for Windows, Mac and Linux, as a stand alone version.

This version won't be updated anymore. Last update: Dec 2019.
For an always up to date version switch to Banana Accounting Plus, subscription based.

Banana 9 for Windows

• Windows 10, 8.1, 8. NOT Compatible with Windows 11 (please update to Banana Plus)
• 180 MB of disk space
• Internet connection to access the Templates and the Help function of the program
• Windows 7 is supported up to version 9.0.3
• See also the Windows page

Banana 9 for Mac OS X

• Mac OSX 10.14, 10.13, 10.12
• 180 MB of disk space
• Internet connection to access the Templates and the Help function of the program
• See also the Mac page

Banana 9 for Linux

• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or more recent versions,
  other supported distributions
• 180 MB of disk space
• Internet connection to access the Templates and the Help function of the program
• See also Linux page

Banana Mobile for Android and Chrome OS

• Available on Google Play Store
• Version Android 4.2 or more recent
• Banana Mobile for Android and Chrome OS have some limitations compared to the Desktop version.
• See also Android page and  Chrome OS page

Banana Mobile for Apple iOS (iPhone and iPad)

• Available on the Apple Store
• Version iOS 8.4 or more recent
• Banana Mobile for iOS has ome limitations compared to the Desktop version.
• See also iOS page

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.
• Files created with different versions (Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android and Chrome OS) are interchangeable.
• 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.
• The program can be used with Terminal Server or similar remote desktop technologies.
  Also see the Installing on a server or on a USB key page.