True North
Offline budgeting
for humans
Navigate your finances with clarity. No subscriptions, no cloud, no bank logins - just a calm, powerful tool that lives on your computer.
Your data stays on your device. Always.
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Why True North?
Budgeting should be simple, private, and yours forever.
100% Offline
Nothing leaves your computer. Your financial data stays exactly where it belongs - with you.
One-Time Purchase
No subscriptions, no recurring charges. Pay once and own it forever.
No Logins, No Cloud, No Tracking
We never ask for your bank credentials. No accounts, no analytics, no data harvesting.
Designed for Clarity
Clean interface, focused features, zero clutter. See what matters at a glance.
Budgeting tools have become too noisy, too complex, and too invasive
Most apps want your bank logins, push notifications at you, and bury your data behind subscriptions. You deserve better.
Invasive by default
Bank logins, data scraping, third-party sharing - the standard model treats your finances as their product.
Constant noise
Push alerts, upsells, gamification badges - these apps fight for your attention instead of serving it.
Lack of clarity
Overcomplicated dashboards that obscure the one thing you need: a clear picture of where your money goes.
How It Fits Into Your Life
True North works the way you think about money - simply.
Start with what you know
Enter your take-home pay, set your pay period, and add expenses categorized by Needs, Wants, Debt, and Investing. Set savings goals to pay yourself first.
See the full picture
Your dashboard groups expenses by pay period, shows a 12-month forecast to spot cash crunches, and tracks your 50/30/20 budget allocation. No noise, no clutter.
Brief check-ins
Mark expenses as paid, update a goal contribution, review anything flagged as stale. True North is designed for two-minute check-ins, not hour-long spreadsheet sessions.
Your month, at a glance
See expenses, income, and goals on a color-coded calendar. Click any event to edit it directly - no need to navigate away.
- Color-coded events: income, Needs, Wants, Debt, Investing, and goals
- Click any event to open its edit form - changes save instantly
- Spot cash flow patterns and spread expenses to avoid crunches
Your data is yours. Period.
True North Budgeting collects no data, stores nothing in the cloud, and never asks for your bank logins. Everything lives on your machine, encrypted by your operating system.
No cloud sync
Your budget file stays on your hard drive. We never see it.
No analytics
Zero telemetry, zero tracking pixels, zero third-party scripts.
No bank logins
We will never ask for credentials to your financial accounts.
A calm walkthrough (about 5 minutes)
See how True North Budgeting works in practice.
One price. Yours forever.
Founder's Rate - save 20% for a limited time.
No subscriptions. No hidden fees. Ever.
Ready to take control of your finances?
True North Budgeting gives you a calm, private space to understand your money - no strings attached. Buy once, use forever.
Works on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Download instantly after purchase.
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