Banana Accounting+ Roadmap

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With Banana Accounting+, thanks to the subscription model, we will have the possibility to make progressive improvements, so that you will always have a cutting-edge software solution.
You can also be involved in the planning, development and fine-tuning of the software.

Banana+ Insider

We have created the Banana+ Insider Program to build a community of Banana Accounting enthusiasts who want to stay ahead of the curve. Similar to the Windows Insider initiative, it gives you the chance to preview upcoming features, provide direct feedback to our engineers, and actively contribute to shaping the future of Banana Accounting+.

The program includes different participation levels, such as the Dev Channel, ideal for users with advanced technical skills. You'll be among the first to try early development versions.

We are actively working on the projects below and will gradually roll out new features through the Insider Program.

Roadmap 2025 - 2026

Automation and speed improvement

Make bookkeeping faster with advanced import tools that automate data entry, eliminate manual downloads, and reduce reconciliation time.

  • Expanding use of Neutral numbers
    • Some years ago, with the VAT reverse charge solution, we pioneered the use of amount with the plus/minus sign, "±123.00" .  
    • In the future you will be able to enter neutral amounts, that don't have any accounting effect, like normal amounts.
  • Comment in amounts and date column
    • You will be able to enter commented values, within square brackets "[this is a comment]", in the date, time and amounts columns.
    • It will make it simple to annotate your accounting work.
  • Advanced bank transaction import
    • New procedure that imports bank transactions from Camt files without requiring account or date range selection. The system automatically detects the bank accounts present in the accounting file, finds their corresponding transactions, imports only new ones, and avoids duplicates. This speeds up data entry and reduces manual errors.
  • Switzerland bLink direct-bank connection
    • New bLink interface in Banana, which will allow you to connect directly to your bank accounts and download bank statements to import into the program.
  • Enhanced deterministic import rules
    • We are continuously enhancing the existing "Rules for the automatic completion" feature in the program, as we firmly believe in its importance: a tool that operates deterministically based on the user-defined instructions.

User Experience Improvement 

We are continually improving the ease of use, the speed of completing tasks. 

  • We continue polishing the interface and keeping it in line with the evolution of operating systems.
  • Copy the sum of the selected amounts.
  • Better Search and Replace dialog.
  • Continued improvement to the context help. 

Accounting Reporting & Analytics

Enhance accounting with robust data-integrity checks and advanced analytics, delivering reports that support strategic planning and ensure full regulatory compliance.

  • Cash Flow Reporting
    • This tool allows you to monitor receipts and payments, including future ones, providing valuable insights into your company's financial strength and operational efficiency.
  • XBRL/IFRS & Advanced reporting
    • New feature to export accounting data in the internationally compliant XBRL format, enabling the digital transmission of financial statements in accordance with the new Swiss standard.
  • Multi-period account card
    • View and compare multiple fiscal years on the same card for instant historical analysis.
  • VAT management
    • A new VAT-type amount will simplify the entry of VAT movements without impacting the taxable amount of transactions — ideal for handling VAT deposits.
  • Multi-currency for Income and Expense accounting
    • New Multi-currency support in the Income & Expense accounting application, with a simplified interface for entering exchange rates.
  • Estimates and Invoices Application
    • Migration to structured addresses compliant with the new regulations.
  • Payment Extension
    • Migration to structured addresses and publication of the new SPS 2025 payment standard – Swiss Payment Standards (pain.001).

Investments & Asset Management

Manage bonds, shares, ETFs, crypto and more directly within the accounting file, with automatic calculation of portfolio value, gains and losses.
Thanks to the collaboration of professionals operating in the financial sector, we have figured out how to integrate securities accounting directly within a financial accounting. The results are very promising and we are improving the solution. 

  • Investment Accounting Extension
    • Manage your assets, each linked to its own asset account.
    • Record quantity, price and exchange rates directly inside normal accounting transactions, so book value, realized / unrealized capital gains, and FX gains are calculated automatically.
    • Portfolio list, valuation and movement reports, plus add-on tools that compute profit / loss on disposals and produce printable summaries.
    • The new type of neutral amount +/−, which is not recorded in the accounting, will allow you to determine the profit for each individual security.
    • New investment columns in the Items table, which will allow to calculate the weighted average cost (WAC) of investments.
    • Option to change the number of decimals in individual columns, particularly useful when managing securities with prices that require higher decimal precision.

Collaboration & Cloud

Always up to date with the latest desktop and mobile operating systems.
We embrace Microsoft Teams as an innovative workspace-OS where apps share files and collaborate in real time

  • Banana+ Web App
    • Built on Qt for WebAssembly: runs in modern browsers with no installation and near-native speed.
    • Currently in tech preview and updated as Qt for WebAssembly evolves.
    • Works on any platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, iPadOS).
  • Banana+ for Microsoft Teams
    • Perfect for teams: chats, comments and version history stay linked to the accounting file.
    • We are working on a version that runs on Teams, so Banana Accounting opens, edits and saves your ledgers on OneDrive without ever leaving Microsoft Teams.
  • Integration with public clouds
    • Includes all existing cloud options (Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive).
  • Real-time file sharing
    • Simultaneous access to the same file from multiple workstations, with smart record-locking.
    • Ideal for accounting firms collaborating with clients in the cloud.

New and improved extensions

We are continuously improving and adding new extensions. Here are just a few highlights.

  • More Import extensions for CSV bank formats.
  • Exercise correction.
    A new extension that saves hours correcting double entry accounting transaction exercise. 
     

How to follow our progress:

Suggestions

We welcome any suggestions that help us make Banana+ even easier to get started with and that help you be more productive.