As some of you may know, we have been working on implementing OFX support in our products for some time now. For those of you who don’t know, OFX stands for Open Financial Exchange, and is a format used by many banks for downloading transactions to financial software. Currently our products support QIF, which is fine in many cases, but some banks don’t support QIF. Plus, OFX is a more advanced standard, and allows direct connecting to your bank and automatically downloading transactions (instead of the manual export/import process used by QIF).
I just want to reassure our valued customers that we are working hard on adding OFX to our products, and it will be available very soon. Please let me know if you have any comments, thanks!
I’m pleased to announce the release of the latest version of Fortora Fresh Finance, 1.1.7. Here are the changes:
- Improved QIF import feature to better handle certain QIF files.
- Added customizable colors for credits/debits, so now it is easier to spot your various transactions.
- Now sorts the number column by transaction type, in addition to check number.
- Can now cut/copy/paste transactions between accounts.
- Added bulk-edit feature, so you can now change multiple transactions at one time. You can now set the category, number, payee, and memo for multiple transactions, via the Edit menu in the program.
- Can now sort transactions by cleared status.
- Added more colors to the pie chart, and made other adjustments, to improve readability.
- Added expenses bar graph to the reports.
- Added a transaction number field to reminders, so that you can automatically specify your upcoming transactions’ types (i.e. ATM).
- Other various fixes/enhancements.
To update, click on the “Help->Check for Update” menu option in the program, or you can download the latest version from http://www.fortora.com/downloads. I hope all of you enjoy this update, and as always, please send us your comments. Thank you and have a great day!
I’m happy to announce that the latest version of our straightforward personal finance software has just been released. Here are the changes:
- Improved search feature; Searches should be faster now.
- Transaction number field is now a popup and is customizable; So now you can quickly specify the transaction type (such as ATM) when adding a transaction. You can also filter reports by transaction number, so for example you can generate a report listing just your ATM transactions.
- Reminders can now be automatically recorded; You can now specify whether or not a reminder should be automatically recorded so that you don’t have to manually click on a reminder each time it is due.
- Accounts can now be closed; You can specify an account as closed, and it will not be displayed on your home screen and it will not be calculated in your net worth.
- Improved budget forecast tool; The budget forecast tool now reports transfer reminders, plus a bug has been fixed.
- Various fixes/enhancements; There are other enhancements and changes which should improve the overall performance and experience of the application.
An additional change has been made that pertains only to Fortora Fresh Finance for Mac. The date fields have been improved, so now dates can now be entered directly. And some shortcut keys have been added: ”+” key increases day; “-” key decreases day; “T” key inserts today’s date.
To update, click on the “Help->Check for Update” menu option in the program, or you can go to http://www.fortora.com/downloads to download the latest version. We hope you enjoy this update, we are constantly working hard to improve our products, especially based on user feedback. Please let us know if you have any comments regarding this update. Thanks and have a great weekend!
I’m happy to announce that the next update has just been released (the second update just this month)! The changes in version 1.1.5 are:
1) Added a search feature: Now you can easily search for transactions directly from the account register.
2) Added two chart reports: Expenses Chart and Income & Expenses Chart.
3) Improved printouts.
4) Various fixes/enhancements.
To update, select the “Help->Check for Update” menu option in the program, or you can download the new version from http://www.fortora.com/downloads. And be sure to let us know if you have any comments regarding this update… Thanks and have a great week!
The latest update, version 1.1.4, has just been released. This version fixes some QIF import related issues, as well as other issues. Fortora Fresh Finance for Mac is also now distributed with an installer program, which will make installing the software and updates easier from now on. As always, please let us know if you have any comments. Thank you and have a great week!
This update addresses some import issues and should improve the quality and general experience of the import facility of the software. Some other minor enhancements and fixes are also included. Be sure to read the help manual regarding importing data from other financial packages for some important notes… To update, click the “Help->Check for Update” menu option in the program, or go to http://www.fortora.com/downloads. As always, please send us your comments if you have any, and have a great week!
I’m happy to announce that a new version of Fortora Fresh Finance has just been released, and ahead of schedule too! Here’s what’s new:
1) You can now import QIF files from other financial packages, such as Quicken.
2) A new “Import Filter” feature that allows you to automatically categorize transactions when importing from banks. For example, you can configure the program so that if a transaction contains the text “Chevron” the category will automatically be set to “Automobile:Fuel” and the payee to “Chevron”. This makes your bank imports much easier and neater.
3) Fixed some issues with the multi-currency feature.
4) Various fixes/enhancements.
You can download the update by either clicking the “Help->Check for Update” menu option in the program, or by going to http://www.fortora.com/downloads. Please let us know if you have any comments regarding this update… Have a great weekend!
On the heels of the 1.1.1 release, we are now working on the next version (tentatively called version 1.1.2), which should be out sometime within the next month. This version will concentrate on improving the import facilities of the product, and expected enhancements are:
1) The ability to import QIF files from other financial packages such as Quicken. This means you will finally be able to automatically migrate your data from your old financial software into Fortora Fresh Finance. This feature has been frequently requested, and is one of the reasons why many people have not switched to Fortora Fresh Finance yet.
2) An improved web import feature that will allow you to automatically specify categories for imported transactions. You will also be able to automatically cleanup your payees (for example, changing “CHEVRON 04/29 CARD PURCHASE #XXX BELLFLOWER, CA” to “Chevron”).
So those are the plans, however they aren’t concrete and things may change (as this is the software business after all). I will keep you guys posted on any further changes. As always, please let me know if you have any comments. Have a great week!
I am happy to announce that version 1.1.1 of Fortora Fresh Finance for Mac and Fortora Fresh Finance for Windows is now available. This update adds multi-currency support (so you can have one account in United States Dollars, and another account in Canadian Dollars for example). The reconcile system has also been enhanced and should now behave in a manner more consistent to user expectations. There are also additional fixes and enhancements in this version. To update, click on the “Help->Check for update” menu option in the program. And be sure to let us know if you have any comments regarding this update. Thanks!
Hello, my name is George and I would like to welcome you to the new Fortora blog. The purpose of this blog is to let our customers (and potential customers) know the latest news here at Fortora (such as product updates) and to have an additional avenue of communication with our customers.
Now I would like to introduce our company and products. Our company, Fortora (pronounced fôr-tô-rä), is a software company headquartered in Bellflower, California (USA). Our flagship products are Fortora Fresh Finance for Windows and Fortora Fresh Finance for Mac. They are straightforward personal finance managers for people who want something that has all the things they need to manage their finances, but without all of the extra features (i.e. software bloat) and complexity that people just don’t want.
The great thing about our company and products is that they are very customer focused. We call ourselves the people friendly software company, because we are just that. We cherish our customers because we understand that without our customers we just can’t exist. So we listen to all of our customers’ concerns, we plan our policies with fairness and customer freedom in mind, and our products evolve through customer feedback. That means you get products that are designed for your needs, not the needs that we think you may have.
In closing, I just want to let you know that we are constantly enhancing our products, and have lots of planned enhancements for the near future. So if you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know!
