

From its inception in 1991 until its discontinuation in 2009, Microsoft Money was commercial software. Money is no longer being actively developed as a retail program.


Microsoft developed Money to compete with Quicken, another personal finance management software. It was designed for computers using the Microsoft Windows operating system, and versions for Windows Mobile were also available (available for Money 2000-2006 on select versions of Windows Mobile, up to, but not including, Windows Mobile 5.0). It had capabilities for viewing bank account balances, creating budgets, and tracking expenses, among other features. Microsoft Money was a personal finance management software program by Microsoft. The Sunset versions are able to open and convert Money Plus files and files from older versions of Money (e.g. * File conversion from older versions of Money. Self Help and community support may continue to be available for a few more years

* Online Help is replaced with a local Help file If your financial institution provides OFX or QIF statement downloads, the Sunset versions will allow you to import those statements into your Money file Discontinued services include online quotes, bill payment, statement downloads initiated by Money, data sync with MSN Money, etc. This version can be installed/reinstalled as needed without a requirement to activate The Microsoft Money Plus Sunset versions provide an alternative version of Money with the following: Now that Money Plus is no longer available for purchase, the online activation step will eventually become unnecessary and unsupported. Online Activation was also required for every machine onto which Money Plus was installed. All versions of Money Plus sold at retail and online, required users to perform an “Online Activation” step in order to keep using the product, even if online services had already expired.
