Over the weekend GnuCash devlopers announced that version 2.2.0 of GnuCash, was officially released. GnuCash had previously been available in a development release for Windows. Now, for the first time, GnuCash Open Source Software for personal financial accounting is available for Microsoft Windows in a stable release intended for every user.

In addition to the Windows release, GnuCash also runs on Unix and Mac OSX operating system platforms.

For GnuCash version 2.2.0, developers focused on releasing highly stable code suitable for all users, not just those users interested in testing a so-called beta release. With the focus on stability rather than features, there are only a couple of interesting new features users will notice in version 2.2.0.

• The Scheduled Transaction list view has been improved. It is now more succinct, making it easier to understand. In addition, the Since-Last-Run dialog has been simplified.
• Check printing now features new formats and simpler format descriptions.
• GnuCash now has an automatic save function to keep your personal financial data even more secure

If you're tired of shelling out your hard earned cash for proprietary personal finance software overloaded with useless features, then I recommend heading over to the GnuCash download page and getting yourself a copy. Unlike Microsoft Money and Quicken, it's totally free. Try it out and see for yourself.