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Firefly III

Firefly III: a personal finances manager

WebsiteGitHub
Data confidence89/100
Source coverage82/100
Publish confidence86/100
Evidence checkedJul 31, 2026
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Reliability
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Adoption
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Sustainability
Longer-term posture combining health, activity, adoption, confidence, and decay risk.
ToolVitals93/100Health90/100Shipping95/100Zombie Risk0/100
Overall Score93Active
Activity95
Reliability90
Adoption89
Sustainability92

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About this tool

What ToolVitals knows about Firefly III

Firefly III: a personal finances manager

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Maintenance and shipping signals are strong.

Source-visible projectPersonal BudgetingOSI-approved OSSScored Intelligence
Repository

GitHub Activity

PHP
firefly-iii/firefly-iii
Stars24,175
Forks2,234
Watchers24,175
Open Issues153
Primary Language
PHP
Last Commit
Today
Releases 90d
4
Default Branch
main
License
AGPL-3.0
Repository Status
Active repository
Evidence

Signal Quality

Data Confidence89/100Strong
Source Coverage82/100Good
Publish Confidence86/100Strong

ConfidenceHigh-confidence score from multiple public signals.

Zombie RiskNo meaningful zombie signal right now.

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License Evidence

Class
OSI-approved OSS
License
AGPL-3.0

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Sources

Tracked Sources

Websitehttps://firefly-iii.orgGitHubfirefly-iii/firefly-iii
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Classification

Category
Finance
Use Case
Personal Budgeting
Openness
OSI-approved OSS
License
AGPL-3.0
Tool Mode
Source-visible project
Score Model
Open Source Maintenance
Score Visibility
Scored Intelligence
Status
Active
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Release Notes

Jul 30, 2026Development release for 2026-07-30Jul 29, 2026Development release for 2026-07-29Jul 28, 2026Development release for 2026-07-28Jul 27, 2026Development release for 2026-07-27Jul 26, 2026Development release for 2026-07-26

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Tags
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