Comments on: Running YNAB Pro on Your Mac – a Step by Step Walkthrough of VirtualBox

By: Casey

Casey — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:34:41 +0000

Another reason you might want to use Virtual Box instead of Boot Camp is if, like me, you already have Windows XP Service Pack 3. Correct me if i am wrong, but i think Boot Camp only works with Windows XP Service Pack 2. Virtual Box specs say it works on Windows XP with no specification on Service Pack
Good luck to all. I so need to get YNAB

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:43:29 +0000

The only reason you’d want VirtualBox is so you don’t need to shut down your Mac and restart it in Windows. Virtual Box lets you switch between Windows/Mac like you switch between Firefox and Mail.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:44:21 +0000

I have purchased YNAB Pro for my PC, but now have a Mac as my work computer. I would like to do the above installation so I can track my budget and purchases, yet I am confused about needing VirtualBox and the Windows installation discs. With my mac, I have Boot Camp which allows me to install and run both Windows and OSx – why do I need VirtualBox?

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:50:56 +0000

I thought I read on a review that YNAB would run on a Mac using “Open Office” software. Is that true or not? I’m really not interested in the above. Thanks

By: Taylor

Taylor — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:07:39 +0000

@Jennifer: Sorry for the late comment, but yes, you can certainly run YNAB Pro on Vista 64 bit. (Of course, if you are just running Vista 64 on a normal PC and not a Mac, you don’t have to do any of this VirtualBox stuff. It will just work).

@Gesyca13: You certainly don’t have to purchase again! Our current license lets you install it on multiple computers for your own personal use, so installing it on your new Mac is just fine with us! (Many of our customer use this policy to install YNAB Pro at home and the office and take their budget with them on a USB drive so that they’re always on top of purchases)

@Wayne: VMWare are Parallels are both usable with YNAB Pro, but I don’t think that Crossover and WINE have worked with YNAB Pro. We currently run on .NET, which makes those a bit trickier. Just wanted to mention that to save some folks some effort. Of course, if anyone does get it working with WINE, please let me know! :)

- Taylor (Lead programmer of YNAB Pro)

By: Wayne

Wayne — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:56:10 +0000

I have YNAB running on Vista 64 bit on VM Fusion on my MacBook Pro 10.5.6. There are MANY ways to run things on Mac or Linux if you are persistent and don’t mind trial and error. VMware, Crossover, WINE, etc, etc,

By: Gesyca13

Gesyca13 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:22:37 +0000

I have pro on my comp now but I am about to buy a mac…do I have to pay for it again? I just got this 2 weeks ago and I dont think I will b able to live without it!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:50:20 +0000

Will this download/operate on Vista 64bit?

By: Dot

Dot — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:47:43 +0000

Hard copy vs. downloaded copy.
I purchased a hard copy of ynab hoping to download it on my mac following he instructions using virtual box. What do I do now that I cannot eject the windows program disc to insert the ynabpro disc. I’ve tried to put it on an external harddrive and put it on my mac, but that won’t open it in virtualbox-windows.
Suggestions?

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:29:33 +0000

Hi, do you have to also install all the XP service packs and antivirus software? Thankyou