System requirements

Banana Accounting 9 is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. For optimal performance, we recommend the following system requirements:

Banana 9 for Windows

• Windows 10, 8.1, 8
• 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 has not been updated since 2019 and was NOT designed for Windows 11.  While it could still work with Windows 11, it is to be considered unstable as some incompatibilities emerge. We recommend using Banana Accounting+, the most recent version.

Banana 9 for Mac OS X

• Mac OSX 10.15, 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 has not been updated since 2019 and was NOT designed for Mac OSX 11 Big Sur, MacOS 12 Monterey, MacOS 13 Ventura. While it could still work, it is to be considered "unstable" because incompatibilities emerge. We recommend using Banana Accounting+, the most recent version.

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 5.1 or more recent
• Banana Mobile for Android and Chrome OS have some limitations compared to the Desktop version.
• See also Android and Chrome OS page

Banana Mobile for Apple iOS (iPhone and iPad)

• Available on the Apple Store
• Version iOS 11 or more recent
• Banana Mobile for iOS has some 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.